On account of the limited facilities at Central Baptist church, Mr. Cox conducts a large Bible class for men at the Strand theatre, one block from the church. The attendance of this class averages about three hundred, although it was organized as recently as February, 1921. On Mother's Day in 1922, at which time women were admitted, the attendance was ten hundred and fifty. This is the first Memphis Sunday school class to meet in a theatre. Central Baptist church shows a deep and practical interest in denominational matters.
Central church is listed as leading the entire south.
The amount subscribed was six hundred and seventy-two thousand dollars, including special gifts totaling six hundred thousand dollars by two members of the church. Dr. Cox is a member of the Baptist State Mission Board, and in this board is a member of the educational committee. He is also a charter member of the Southern Baptist Convention Commission, appointed in the interest of building a Negro Baptist Theological Seminary. He is one of the six Memphis preachers listed in Who's Who in America. There are also three grandchildren.