Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-03-20
DIR. CALVIN AND THE VIRGINIA
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION.

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II Newport News, Va, March ID
TO all Of tn" members and friends
of the Virginia Baptist state ConVcn-
ton:
Greetings. TRULY this is the day
ci big Things both IN church and
state along Macy lines. Men arc SCI
ting a brighter and better vision OF
life and its responsibility than ever
before. The human horizon is being
gcnlargcd as the days 90 by. MI tn"
christian denominations arc coming
to themselves and are "doinE them
selves proud" hy their unprcccdcn,
ed efforts fot education and missions
For This lauGrblc liac work millions
arc but common financial terms.
The southern whites OF our own
denomination have put on seventy
five million dollar drive Tor the Spir
.itual and intellectual uplift Of ih"
pcoplc. And Il neat sum of this is to
bc devoted to tho hcttCrmCnt OF our
people.
Such large heated help is not in
tended To "urlgC our SlackncSS
lut to uS1. T. 10 exert, to apply
ourselves more StrcnuouSly Tor our
own advancement, Brethren, VIC can
not afford to stop here ana Whllc
away the time: but let us so forth
MS never before.
Present times and conditions de-
mand rolorcd Baptists to "arisc ana
80 hence" in the work Of making all
men know and realize that the light
l., come and the glory Of the LORD
is shining upon them.
, In view Of such ends We have plan
ned n hundred and fifty thousand
dollar drive to reach Il glorious com
lb!ction five years hence. Two years
ago while In session at Zion Baptist
Church, Newport News, tie conven-
.tjtjy decided to have Il great reunion
OF. all OF our state bodies every seYen
years, on Seminary liill So this VIII
bring the completion Of this big
drive in the reunion meeting Of our
convention, the Woman'*, the Sunday
School and b. Y. p. u. State conven
ton five years from now on the Sem
mary Campus.
To realize the amount in view II
only remains for the mems convention
to, average twenty thousand dollars
year and all together OF our other
state bodies to average ten thousand
per year.
This can be readily done by n
strong pull, Il long pull and a pull
together" There is dire need OF
money to meet the demands Of condi
lions at the "Schooi on the hill" The
present dormitorr spac" there is fill
cd up and ovcr-running. while many
worthy young people have to be turn
cd away from the doors Of that great
institution. Under the guidance OF
that master workman, President
Woods, we are soon to erect Il build
inr approXimating seventy five thouS
Hand dollars. Let III. push forward
J,is work in the name OF the Lord
/ aud His leaders.
Our President and Faculty we'll de
serve our help and encouragement.
Brethren the time has past for our
leaders to do nothing for the work
all the year and come to the conven
ton with diarrhca OF words and con
stipation Of thought in effort to get
by, as some used to do Tn our con
vention now when a brother has so
much to say his work record is look
cd up and If lit Is found to be def
cient, that talk is simply put down
as mouth and moment And no real
man would like to be so estimated
President King and many Of his
assistants are doing their best to make
tile Staunton meeting a red letter af-
fair exceeding all proceedonce, from
all viewpoints.
Think OF little convention Is only
aabout So days away. And If some Of
y would make any show at our next
oeeting. these few days must be very
busy ones indeed
Brethren tho time and conditions
are demanding Of us means with
which to do the educational and mis-
sionary work Of the Lord.
Yet all Of our Pastors and church
es get busy in the cities, In rurals
AID everywhere
Rally, brethren. rally! And make
Jail hearts happy in Staunton at the
great Mt. Zion Baptist church. May
~. 16, 1920.
/ am yours for the work.
"A. A. CALVIN.