The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-03-08
The Coming Ma.
tionaI Convention
IN LITTLE ROCK.
Rev. ]. P. Robinson, D. D.

Last September when the National
Baptist Convention met in Atlanta,
Ca, it was quite evident, from its
beginning to the ending that its
next sitting would be in Little Rock.
The air was pregnant with the
thought of it's coming and ministers
and delegates from everywhere and
even delegates from Arkansas were
bouyed with the pride and anticipa-
ton of it's being held with the
churches and citizens of Little Rock.
write this epistle to remind the
brotherhood everywhere that Little
Rock and vicinity is proudly looking
and waiting for their company.
We have just passed through a
hard winter and during that time we
have said nothing of the Convention
because it was all we could do to
think of the problems we had to solve
during those cold days.
The war was on then as 1t is
now but since the clouds have cleared
away and the sun begins to shine and
nature is willing our wombs with
laughter, we are up and thinking OF
the Joy it will give us to entertain
the great men and women of our de-
nomination, whose presence Will NIL
us with joy; and we can now more
joyfully go about our work in the
future because of the coming OF this
great band of Christian workers.
We want to show our brethren and
sisters every effort and attempt to
entertain them properly and Defit-
tingly. OF course it will be next
September before the gavel falls in
the First Baptist Church in Little
Rock. DR.. E. P. Jones, the President,
and his co-workers will assume the
command of the concourse OF mes
sengers and ministers that Will as
semble in this great body.
Little Rock is historically called the
CITY of Roses" Her people are gen
erous and kind to the manner born.
So our messengers may not hesitate
moment wondering as to the KIND
of entertainment they will receive for
I the people have already been inform
ed of the meeting and are beginning
to straighten up as they incline their
heads and listen to the feet Of the
coming multitudes. .
For a while this winter when old
Boris" let down upon us, we
thought of the chilly north but now
it seems to have all passed and we are
basking in the sunshine and light OF
beautiful spring. So let the coming
messengers cheer up for we are look
ing forward when the train shall
come into the Union Station.
We are hoping that in this com
ing Convention greater work will be
done and greater plans formulated
for the future, and that we shall
push to completion what we have
already begun in an organized ef-
fort. Friendship and liberty will be
the watchword and Missionary Bap-
fist ethics will be held sacred and
every heart and being shall be awak-
ened to the task of making this Con-
vention the greatest ever held among
colored Baptists.
The eyes of the people have be-
come opened as POSSIBILITY never be-
fore to the work which is calling fol
united effort. This we have mac
ever since the great trouble at Chi
cagO. | assure our brethren tha'
Little Rock is the most cosmopolitan
city in the southwest. Here we live
in peace so far as the race is con
cerned and in this city we have the
Progressive Missionary Baptlst'
standing as one man. To miss com
ing to the Convention in September
would be one of the greatest mistakes
person could make.
have just had letter from Pres
ident Jones and he seems to have
the work of the convention upon hi
heart even now; so for fear that som'
of our brothers will become faint
hearted and depressed and fall by thu
wayside, / take this medium of mott
flying them that such faint hearted
ness and depression is unnecessar.
and that all roads now lead to Rom
CLittle Rock).
| am praying that such body o
men and women will come togethe
, as will make it possible to remov
embarrassment from all our denomin
ational schools and raise the neces
: sary means as will make possibl
the opening of our Theological Sem
mary this fall; and this we can d
. il the Churches will begin now t
, work to these ends. Let there be n
distant and sudden alarm given TO
, we are looking with might and mai
) for the Convention in this city.
Then have with me, the minister