Oakland sunshine., 1915-11-06
LEADERSHIP OF
DR.. S.A. MOSELY
Former Educator Wins Success
In the Ministry.
POPULAR WITH THE MASSES

Interesting Account of Services Rem
dened by a Native Tennesseean Who
Has Risen to Prominence by Per-
sistent Effort-State Vice President
of National Baptist Convention.
men in the Baptist church who have
contributed to the moral. intellectual
and spiritual uplift of the race and
who are still doing good work. Among
those who are leading in this section Of
the country for the denomination may
be counted the Rev. DR.. S. A. Mosely,
pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist
church in this city. He is an active
worker also in the National Baptist
convention.
The Rev. Mr.. Mosely was born in
Franklin. Tenn, but while yet in his
early youth his parents moved to Nash
vile, where the young boy got the ben
eft Of a common school training. Fin
ishing the grades, just then his parents
moved to Helena, Ark, where his
father purchased a farm. He desired
to have his son finish school, so he sent
him to Southland college, which is
about nine miles from Helena. After
FIVE years Of diligent study young
Moseley graduated from what was then
known as the high normal" course.
He felt that he should pursue still
higher course, and in the fall Of 1881 he
entered Roger Williams university. He
took his place among the best students
and himself became the leader of his
class. After three years of good, solid
work he graduated with honors and
entered the educational field. During
all of this time he had been active in
the ministry and had made a splendid
reputation as preacher.
Mr.. MoSely felt that he owed some
thing to the young people, the boys
and girls then struggling for an educa
ton. so he returned to Arkansas and
took up the work Of teaching. He
was called to the Baptist church at
Newport Ark, and at the same time
was elected principal of the high
school in the same town. He held this
position for ten years and resigned to
accept a position at the head of the
school in Searcy. where he taught four
years. .
AS the work of the ministry became
more exacting upon his time DR.. Nose
ly resigned school work in 1898 and
went to Pine Bluff to take charge nf
the ST. Paul Baptist church, where he
remained sixteen years, rendering
great service to the people of the COM
munity and the church, to which he
added many new members. DR.. Nose
ly did not confine his work to Pine
Bluff alone, but readily served his
people anywhere in the state when
needed He was side by side with the
promoters of the educational work in
the state and assisted in organizing
the Arkansas Baptist college, con-
tributing largely to its support
Recognizing his worth to the work,
he was made secretary of the educa-
tional board and a trustee Of the col
lege. which positions he held up to
1914, when he resigned to begin work
in st. Louis. He has entered heartily
into the work in Missouri, and his
leadership is widely felt. In the ma
tional Baptist convention he is a
strong factor. For twenty years he
was the vice president of the conven-
ton from Arkansas. He has presided
during some of the important sessions
of the convention. Especially did he
play an important part during the re-
cent session in Chicago.
During the most heated discussion
DR. Mosely was in the chair and dis
played great executive ability, as well
as showing himself to be parliamen
tartan of Speaker Reeds order. He
was time and time again commended
for his sensible ruling Perhaps there
is no man in the Baptist rank who is
working harder to adjust matters than
he. He has the confidence of the peo-
pie Several calls have been extended
to him recently by churches of the de-
nomination.