The Denver star., 1916-08-19
PROGRESS TOWARD PEACE.
saptists' Peace Promoters to Meet In
Savannah, Ca, Sept. 8.


Savannah, Ga, Sept. 8.
Early in January. 1916. a company of
Jealous and influential Baptists met In
Washington at the Mount Carmel Bap-
tist church and organized what is
known as the peace movement. The
aim of the promoters of the Organiza-
ton is to re-unite the national Baptist
convention. which split in Chicago in
1915.
The officials of the movement have
met with much encouragement in their
effort to convince the leaders of the
divided forces of the convention of the
necessity of having just one national
Baptist convention. Prominent lay
men have also labored for the same
purpose, and it is believed that the
great body of the Baptists of the Unit
ed States desires but one national or
yaniZatiOn of the kind.
At IL recent meeting held the follow
Ing open letter was sent out. 1t says:
For seven months we have labored
increasingly TO accomplish the thing to
which we set our hands and our hearts
last January. One efficient organza-
ton of Baptisrs is the aim of the peace
movement. Five definite reasons were
given in the memorial for having at
tempted the task Of trying to bring
peace in our great Baptist family. Men
came long distances at Il great sacri-
fee to attend the conference. Hun
dreds of others have sent letters in
dorsing the movement. Above ALL We
ba fn1f l,nt had N Of
the Almighty in our humble effort.
The results have been most crafty
ing. Men stopped TO consider and be-
gan to count the cost. From every sec
tion comes the cheering message that
the peace movement certainly has
proved check to stop men from going
astray. The appeal helped to stop the
random firing and hurting Of anathe-
mas at each other. The workers for
peace are pledged to labor on, for our
arduous work will not be done until
Negro Baptists march under one ban
ner with the inscription, .One Lord,
One Faith, One National Baptist Con.
ventiOn.'
The Rev. w. II. Moses Is now as
sOciated with us to do field service in
the interest of peace. The Rev. J. w.
Bailey of Texas is serving in like ca
pacity. Hundreds of others are work
lug and praying to the end that strife
shall cease and peace and unity
abound.
We have worked first to see II
those concerned in this struggle
haven't a willing capacity to correct
any evils that exist in our national con-
vention.
could not be made and pru
dent forbearance exercised in order to
make the permanent establishment OF
two national organizations impossible.
"Third.-Because we cannot see any
reason why identical interests In the
work of the national Baptist conven-
tion should not cOalesce. and
"Fourth.-To urge the use of incense
instead of sulphur in Christian war
fare.
I'VE shall meet in Savannah. Ca. in
the upper ROOM as it were. We shall
meet to pray. We shall meet to work
to accomplish the thins for which
Jesus prayed-John xvii, 21-and we
believe, we ask, we pray that thou
sands of like minded Christians shall
meet with us.
I'VE therefore appeal to every Bap-
tist who believes that we should have
only one national Baptist convention
and make that one the most efficient
body of Christians in the world and
will work withsns to accomplish that
end to meet us in Savannah, Ca, Sept
8, 1916. Yours in His name,
wv. II. JERNAGIN,
Chairman Peace Movement Among
Baptists.
"NANNIE H. BURROUGHS,