The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-07-27
WHAT HAS BEEN GAINED BY
NATIONAL BAPTIST C0NVEN-
TON IN THE PURCHASE OF
THE B0SC0BEL THEOLOGICAL
COLLEGE AND SEMINARY AT
NASHVILLE, TENN.
J. P. Robinson.

| If there is any time in the life of
the National Baptist Convention of
the United States, unincorporated,
should be proud and eager to work
for a great cause, it is now. Since
the purchase of these buildings and
campus for the theological school,
there should be springing up in the
breast of every one of our denomina-
ton, new love for a great cause
which shall read down to the honor
and pride of the denomination and
! race.
| say this because whatever is
good for the denomination is good
| for the race, whatever uplifts one
| Negro upon the American Continent
| uplifts the whole race, and whatever
is upbuilding to one Negro is also
upbuilding to all, for it is well known
that upon the surface largely, the
whole race is looked upon as one in
the outside world. This is an op-
portunity for the whole race, whether
UNCONVENTIONAL or otherwise, to the
advancement of the race and thus
give to themselves great name by
supporting this worthy enterprise.
We have thousands of young minis
/ tiers as we'll as old ministers
who have not had the opportuni-
| ty of studying in Theological
school. Now the opportunity is open
ed for the first time for them to i'm
prove themselves in the Gospel min
istry. Some of the strongest minds
in our denomination are yet unde-
veloped and only the living God
knows what they will amount to if
given a chance. This is the first
Theological school to be owned and
controlled entirely by the Negro Bap-
| fist denomination, and we should lay
aside all petty jealousies and put our
shoulders to the wheel, and push
forward this Institution to great
success and make it what it should
and ought to be. The joy of such an
enterprise should ring into the heart
and life of every Baptist, for out of
/ the Institution must come many Of
( the leaders of our future pulpits. We
must all remember that for fifty years
we have been struggling to build
schools and colleges for the benefit
OF our race, and to some extent we
have succeeded admirably. We must
remember that we were almost in a
preparatory stage to teach the men
and women of rising generation
| The burden was too hard for bur-
den stricken race to carry all pro-
fessions along which was necessary
for complete development of our
race, so the ministry was left out to
a large extent.
l admit that many Of our ministers
have received Theological training.
That is true of the writer, as we'll as
many others. Had it not been for
the generosity of the colleges built
by the white people for the colored,
and in these institutions, chairs of
Theology were placed to assist col
ored ministers in preparing for the
ministry, we would have been far
, short of great leaders; but now the
time has come and the Lord has
given us an opportunity to begin the
work along the above said lines fol
: ourselves. This we must accept and
be thankful for the gift that the Lore
has made for he has indeed given us
> an opportunity to work and show
L ourselves worthy Of what he ha.
) given us. 1t will now remain to bt
!. seen whether we will go forth in tn,
name of our Master and do this worl
that he has put in our hands to do
l Let us not cease to work and pra!
r until our ministry is aroused to thu
;, necessity of an educated ministry
:. Never in the history of our racia
life have we great need for sane men
Il men Of thought, men Of learning
n men of industry men who are Willing
4 to lay their lives upon the altar, TO
q the advancement and success of tn
denomination and race. Such an In
II stitution as we have is calculated t
J. bring to the denomination such hon
O or and glory as has been brought b
a. the great National Baptist Publish
ing House, which has given to tn
y race great commercial rating. Such a
s. institution will give to us standin
d in the religious world by the grea
I. masses of the best thinking people
and it will cause our children to ca
u us blessed in our graves.
e. In the next place we will gain in
d f1uence in the world Of letters and W
~ will put into the columns of the rat
SlcdI dooCIo VI HAUL ldi WOdlIu oil
~ it will be seen that the men VIII
s lived today did not live for naugh
n In order to conduct this work a
10 know that it will take money and W
- must, at all hazards furnish tn
20 means to do the things that "
IS should do. Let us not spend OF
n lives in talking and bemoaning othel
a. because all Of that is simply lOs
. time for every man will be remember
10 ed by what he has done. The harves
a. is great but the laborers are few
le Let us lay aside every weight an
IN sin that 80 easily beset us, and Il
us run this race with patience, lool
10 ing to Jesus Christ as the author an
e. finisher of our faith.
lie The Peoples Defender.