The Denver star., 1914-05-02
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST
MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
Annual Meeting to Be Held In Bridge
port, Conn.,, June 1s.

Rev w Bishop johnson, Ii. D..
president OF the New England Baptist
missionary convention. has issued the
following call for the next annual
meeting Of the convention:
washington. April, 1914.
ITO the Pastors. Sunday Schools and
the Various Auxiliaries of the New
England Baptist Missionary Conven-
ton, Greeting:
"The New England missionary con
vention will convene in its fortieth
annual session at Bridgeport. Conn.
with the Messiah Baptist church. Rev.
DIR. w. n. Morton. pastor. June 1S
1914. God has abundantiy blessed the
churches during the year with peace.
prosperity and large additions to their
membership. This means greater re-
sponsibility and intelligent effort to
put increased membership at work for
the Master, as well as stimulate the
true and tried who have borne. the
burden and heat of the day. We want
this session to be a record breaker
from financial viewpoint Spiritual
p our sessions are always inspiring
and edifying, but We do not put forth
sufficient effort nor make the sacrifice
we should to raise money to carry on
the work of the convention. All of us
can send more money to the conven-
ton. Let us do so this year.
Our boards are calling for help.
The widows relief fund finds itself for
the first time In its history without
funds to pay the widows of deceased
pastors what the convention orders.
The churches should remember that
the list of minister's widows increases
annually. Our faithful pastors. full OF
age and good works. are being called
to their reward. and we are pledged to
help their widows.
1.-The home mission board is being
flooded with requests OF needy churches
for aid to assist in paying for their
property and contending for the faith
at weak and destitute points In our
conventional territory.
"The educational boards must see to
1t that more money is sent to our in
stitutions that we have fostered and
that are doing work that honors us
MS well as themselves. Virginia sem
mary makes the special request that
we raise at least $500 to help erect its
new building. This can be done II ev-
cry alumnus OF that institution will
heed the call Of his and her alma mater.
and IL every old friend will renew his
loyalty and keep the memory and work
OF Hayes. Bowling. !. Il. Smith. Lee.
Phillips. Miller and others alive. Un.
ion university. Clayton. Williams uni
versity and our own Northern univer
sity. located in and Incorporated under
the laws OF the state OF New Jersey.
Of which you will hear many cncour
aging things at Bridgeport. all call for
help. Then there Is our foreign mis-
sion work. which viii never cease de
manding our money until every knee
shall bow and every tongue confess.
"Open the doors wide to help our
noble women in their work: encourage
the people to give II larger donation to
them. for they never waver In their
support of the convention. They fol
low us everywhere and beautifully
serve the churches and convention.
Help and encourage them as you never
have before.
1.-THE Sunday school convention Is do
ing splendid work and must be sup
ported Send lnrger contributions and
stronger delegations to keep the young
Of our churches.
yours In behalf of the convention,
Wv. BISHOP JOHNSON,
president. 445 Fourth Street North.
east. Washington"