Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-21
THE BAPTIST JUBILEE
A TREMENDOUS
SUCCESS
STATE BODIES RAISE NEARLY
FOURTEEN THOUSAND DOL
LARS IN BIG RELIGIOUS
n CONVENTION IN CITY
OF IYNCHBURG

Lynchburg, Va, June 15.-Tho
largest religious convention over held
In this city was Iii session here all
of last week. It was the celebration
sof the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
organization Of the Virginia Baptist
State Convention and In honor of the
educational work done by the Bap-
lists OF Virginia, which work was
planted by the fathers shortly after
coming out Of slavery. This work
represents what the race ia doing for
itself. Four state bodies were In
session, thereby representing every
phase OF work being done in the
State.
IE Tuesday morning, July 10, was the
opening and the four bodies met to-
gether, The Virginia Baptist State
Convention, Rev. A. A. Calvin. D.
d. OF Danville, president; The Wo-
men Educational Convention, Mrs.
b. T.. Fox, Salem, president; The
State Sunday School Convention, Prof
~ s. Lee, Newport News, president;
State b.. Y. p. U. Convention Rosl
zoe @, Mitchell !, president. A chorus
of one hundred voices furnished m,l-
Ssic during the entire week :.
.S VI The opening was indeed Impressive
DIR Calvin cal led ! the joint conven-
lions to gether and after deyotionals
"A IsAss: ss,a 81 81, b and foTces
fUI address and Pfc se1ts sd I)f i! n
4 Woods, president OF tho Virginia The
illogical Seminary and College, who
presided during the delivery Of the
welcome addresses and introduced to
the convention, Mayor Royster Jester
Jr., as the mayor of all the people.
AS the mayor arose to deliver his adj
dress. led by DR.. w. r. Graham, of
Philadelphia 1900 people sang
America 4" The address was indeed
practical and the Mayor was loud in
%his praises Of the race. Other adj
! dresses Of welcome were delivered by
: Rev. G.. p. Curry, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church; Rev. c. G. Cabell
representing the colored Baptists; DR.
\ A. B. ConradI representing the white
Baptists; Mrs. Antoinette A. Mason
representing the local Woman's Edu-
cational Circle.
* The addresses were responded to
by DR.. j G.. Austin, OF Pittsburgh,
for the B. Y. p. u; Mrs. Christian
ma Philpot of the Woman's Conven-
ton: Prof. w. A. GILLIAN, for the
Sunday School Convention and DR..
Alexander Gordon, Of Philadelphia.
In the afternoon Dr.. A. IA. Cal
vim delivered his annual address to
the convention which was full OF
thought and inspiration. He was
elected for another year. Prof j.
S. Lee was elected president Of the
Sunday School Convention; Roscoe G
Mitchell, president Of the B. Up.
u Convention and Mrs. B. r. Fox
Of the Women's Convention.
Each session was full Of Inspiration
The semi-centennial sermon was
preached by the Rev, w. Il. Graham
a ID. D., of Philadelphia, from text,
"The Lord hath done great things
for us whereof we are glad" This
was indeed a practical sermon, and
was followed with the presentation Of
$500 for the religious and educational
work.
i Among the speakers from out Of
4 the state were Rev" G.. n. Sims, New
+ York; VII. Jernagin, D. D., Wash
JerseySc Sly, II III; 9 IN. Harris, "
& Va. g. b. Howard, Pittsburgh. Pa;
4 w. w. Brown, D.. D., New York;
w r.. Brown, d. D., Pittsburgh,
and others. }..3 1, &3s
On "wednesday night Hon. John
Mitchell, Jr. of Richmond, thrilled
his audience with his powerful Grafton
on "The War and It's Lessons -
Thursday night. Miss Mamie Fl !.
Burroughs, Of Washington, d. G.
delivered a superb and eloquent adj
dress on 1.-THE Currency of the King
4 dom" Aunique and powerful mis-
sionary sermon was preached by DR. !.
w. W. Brown, Of New York. The
sermon covered the main revolution
airy events OF new world conditions
and made profound impression.
~ The great Jubilee Is now passed into
history and the centennial is already
ON its way The Colored Baptists Of
Virginia never experienced such a
great celebration as took place on Col
lege Hill, LynchBurg July 10th-15th,
While 1t was the celebration Of the
Semi Centennial Of the Virginia Bap-
&tist State Convention, the celebration
Il was very widely representative. Dele
gates and visitors were there from Vir.
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Tennessee, West Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island
and other states. The quartette Of
n conventions sang the historic ode of
s fifty years achievements with q har.