Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-02-28
MILLER CALLS THE
BAPTIST FORCES
EaS; Radford. Va.
February 2. 1920.
10 the Baptist Brotherhood. Church,
"S. Organ cations. Members and
friends composing the Virginia Bapt
list state Convent on. greeting.

Dear folahurcrs: Time with his ON
ward march has brought Us to- the
d"tE oi sending to YOU our official an
lIual letter calling attention to the
tact that the Convention Will NEE,
III the 3"rd annual session with tho
Mt. Zion baptist Church, Stnunfou
Va. the k"v. NJ. l.. Gordon. Il. d.. po,
tor, May IL 1920. You VII see, there
fore. that just Il littlr more than three
months remain in which to prcparr
'"r this very important meeting. Post
war conditions which are now grin
ping us have brought to us many los
sons such aS greatly Increased pusSl
Il htirS ana rcSpou> >ihlitic&: &yslcma
I u" and concentration oI forces.
ana, whether it he in affairs of State
q" thNrrh an az" of great things unt.
"r"Hi"r undertakings These lessons
h'Vr great value. and can he used in
"Nr Tcli%iou$ cause with much hrnc-
| fit. Whereas church and convent ION
interests were handled some few years
~" with few hundred dollars. We
, 70" speak ana act III terms OF thuuS
ahdS and millions of dollars. While
| 1t Is tru" We have made Il splendid
record and kept pace with the times
to crcditahlr degree. it is also true
Il new day has dawncd the day Of
actual test Of the doctrine of the sur
N.val OF the r,trst: 50, if We are to
Eold our own, as Il Convention and
stand in the foremost rank of useful
ness, religious power and racial up
lift We must catch the spirit OF the
times and serve the present age"
Each Board of the Convention Is sore
IN r
to greater success These conditions
cannot be met unless there is II very
great increase in sending up finance,
and since this depends upon our sense
OF duty, and love for God and His
cause, and is therefore voluntary, we
lust, like Isaiah have a vision so deep
and vivid, SO spiritual and real that
we viii see life with all Of It's duties
from a spiritual viewpoint Such n
vision abideS and ahounds in sacri-
flee. love- lofty ideals, inspiration.
and the possibility OF a race.
Out OF such a vision came thc$1O0.
600 tone hundred thousand dollars)
campaign pitched by the Conven
lon. covering a space OF five years.
hence, We are to raise $4,000 Given
~ Thousand dollars) for five years
, conSccutivclv. Ways and means are
being perfected to begin an adminiat:a
, ion an hospital bu lding on the Hill
ut INnch'tnr". Already the Hayes
Memorial hri.d.ug has been repaired
: and hcautili@t' at a great cost.
The Virginia Theological Seminary
ana College under the magic touch
. Of car own Prof. II. G.. Woods, A. NJ.
IS the synosurc of all Negro BaptiSts
! o! the state and country. Is not this
cE"r&.1 - inspire and incitc to act
! rem Can We not see We are called
4: upon VOW as never before to rally to
the needs and demands of our work?
Many OF the churches have pledged
lihcrally ard Yet every individual mem
her OF every church of the Conycn--
ti"n c@l ,,.>.iy pledge and pay fifty
cents aside from the pledge or the
church and pastor This can be cav
lily done hy local solicitation Our
, h"norcd president. DR.. King, is work
! ing very lard to carry the Conven-
, ton lover the top" and to victory
, next May II You have not pledged,
do so now.
The loyal friends and members out
| OF the state are keeping faithful
' watch and are lining up for the great
: battle to be fought in the Valley Of
: Virginia Staunton. Such consccrated
/ strong men az Drs. w. w. Brown, M.
! B. IIudes. Boddie. Sims, Powell.
! Smith and others OF New York: Drs.
| ns. Ricks and Scott. New Jersey;
! nr. W b. Reed. Connecticut; Drs. r.
! II. Jones. ]. II. Burks, W. r. Brown,
| T.. w. Johnson; ]. G. Austin and 9th
ers. Pittsburgh. Pa, Drs. W. T.. Grah
/ I'm, G. G. Scott. w. II. Moses, James
! Moses, ]. T.. Philpot, w. r. Hall, and
| many others, Philadclhia. Pa. Drs
| Harvey Johnson and Winston, Mary
! land: Drs. w. D. Woods. Walter5
| Brooks. ]. f.. Willis and others. Wash
| in"'on. d. c. Some from West Vr-
: "in;a viii II" heard from at Staunton
Firarv. brethren, let us rise to the
dcmnrA 90 ncccroitv laid upOn us
and show other COMMUNICATIONS th3t
We. too. arc IN the drive" for both
80 ulS 3pa finance, and with con
. eti:u"N"v Of about 370 600 in number
! ih Virginia we can measure m. We
/ shall do our best TO secure reduced
! rnin;. There Will he charges Of not
| lc"& than ono dollar n day for dele
] gates attending the Convention. ct
us fix our heart on the M1stc". fix
twenty thousand dollar rally ~ our
; mind and let the slogan be "Staunton
| and Victory"
May God Bless you.
Yours for success.
c. T.. MILLER,
Corresponding Secretary