The Denver star., 1914-06-27

confsrs Honor on His Race and His
RsIision-~lifs Of Our Lord" From
His Hand. Praised by Literary
crities.
Knoxville. Tenn.-The Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary and College, located
at Lynchburg. the pride Of the Baptists
of Virginia. has furnished to the state
and country some of the strongest men
and women of the race. and they are
being heard from in all parts Of the
country. Rev DIR. William II. Moses.
pastor of the Mount Zion Baptist
church. Knox vile. Is one Of the bright
est stars.
DR.. Moses is regarded as one of the
leading pulpit orators and speakers OF
the race and has recently taken his
place among the leading Negro authors.
his latest book being ''The Life of Our
Lord" which Is considered one of the
finest of it's kind that has ever been
written by any one. 1t is told in an
interesting and instructive manner and
put 80 plainly that the smallest child
may understand and get an insight
into the life of Jesus Christ
Dr. Moses comes from family of
ministers. He is the senior of three
Baptist ministers. 8. A. Moses. pastor
Of the High Street Baptist church. Dan
VILE. Va. and J. NJ. Moses, pastor OF
Monumental Baptist church, Philadei-
phia.
The youna pulpit orator and theo-
logian was born in Charlotte county.
Va. Dec. 81. 1872. He was reared
largely by his grandfather. Richard
Morton. and being his favorite boy was
allowed the free use of his extensive
library. Mr. Morton was one OF tho
largest landowners In that section Of
the country.
1t is to the farm that DIR. Moses is
indebted for his early work and prac-
tical training, for at the age Of four
teen years he was performing dim
cult task OF plowing with two horses.
and at the age OF fifteen was able to
chop as much wood and haul N many
rails and cut as much grain rs the
average man in his prime. u was
while thus engaged that he was con-
verted and Joined the Morrison Grove
Baptist church. Charlotte Court House.
Va. All this time he had not lost sight
Of his studies. but kept at them all the
time.
1t is of interest to know that at the
age Of seventeen he was made over
seer Of the entire plantation OF his
grandfather. and it was in this posi-
don that he earned money enough to
enter college. He had advanced suf-
ficiently to enter the Virginia TheolOgt
cal Seminary and College to prepare
for his life's work. At the age Of twenty
years he entered the school. and by
the timely assistance OF President
Gregory W. Hayes. to whom he attri-
butes much Of his success. remained
in school until he was graduated.
carrying on class hOnors- He Is today
considered the ripest scholar and abiest
graduate the school has turned out.
He imbibed the spirit of President
Hayes.
During his school life he made II
good record. and his ability was r.cos
nized by the Mount Zion Baptist
church. Staunton. Va. one of the larg-
est churches in the state. which callet
him to the pastorate before he had
completed his course ut school, Dur
ing the ten years he remained In Stnnn-
ton he erected for that ariStocr,tic
congrega ton Il church costing xSO.OU
and fine parsonage.
After much persuasion he was In
duced to accept u call from the Metro
politnn Baptist church Of Pittsburgh.
He remained only short time. bt>
cause he accepted the position OF tie!d
secretary for the foreign mission board
Of the National Baptist convention.
with DR.. l.. G. Jordan. AS mission
worker Dr. Moses Is said to have ex-
celled any other man In his deEomina-
tions and the amount Of money he col
lected for missions was larger by far
than the combined collections Of al
missionaries In the district employed
for the same length Of time.
Aside from his pastoral work and
missionary efforts DIR. Siose.s has Occu-
pied. among other high positions. the
once Of corresponding secretary of the.
Virginia Baptist convention. editor Of
the Baptist Statesmnn. trustee OF the
Virginia seminary and college. Of Nor
ris college. Sumter. S. C.. and Nelson
Merry college, jefferson City. Tenn.
For short time he WIS pastor of the
First Baptist church. Newh,rry. =. e..
and is ut present pastor OF the Mt
Zion Baptist church. the iending church
In west Tennessee
"The Life OF Our Lord Ia just rs-
Gently from the prt-ss Nnd IL b<sfnx
placed In many homes and among the
ministers Other literary productions
are ''rhe Nexn Raptist Church. :
..SanctificatiOn~ and "a Young AanN