Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-03-27
THE VIRGINIA BAPTIST STATE,
CONVENTION.
president King Calls the Baptist
Host to Great Endc;,ytLs.
Richmond, Va,
March |, 1920.

March 1, 1920.
MY Dear Brethren-I am blessed
Win the privilege OF sending Christian
srectthsS to You again. God has
greatly blessed us since | addressed
70" last year, for which BLESSINGS we
are deeply grateful | wish also 10 nv
p'cSS my gratitude to you for vou
II"'l'l contributions Sent up ia thn
CONVENTION last year for the extern.
n, r' VI our Masters Great Kingdom
no rilly-second Annual Session O;
.: .'SIiiia Baptist State Conycn.
'ioii III petersburg last May was IN
,I,;' great success; but the Fifty.
.hlra Annual Session which will br
acid with the Mt. Zion Ban,ist rhnrc,,
S'aunton, Va, Rev. NJ. l.. Grrdon
Is. d., Pastor, Wednesday, NAV ~
must be greater. So | am appro,in,.
10 YOU to make it greater.
FIRST, must ask Won to b,vo
srecia! prayers offered in your church
iur the success OF our Hundred
Thousand Dollar Drive and tho Fir
~ .hlrd Annual Session of our tron
Nehtlon l would designate Easter
week rs season OF prayer in all If
INC churches for this special cause.
second, select your delegates on
l'hic' instruct them to come to Siam
ION praying Tor great session and
prepared to work with the Spirit to
inc cnd or obtaining that for (which
lhey have prayed; be present to the
enlng .,:ssion ~ !:,lstny morn, II
and get enrolled for business during
the en- OF lament hour and remain until
the Convention closes, Sunday night.
Ihlrd, fill out your letter sheet,
l;lling all of the blanks rs accurately
as possible and write plainly with
Ink. We want to know your exact mem
bership and the number received into
the churches Of Virginia during the
, past year. .....
Fourth brethren remember our Lord
{ needs money as well as men to carry
, on Ills work IN earth. a dollar today
, IS scarcely worth fifty cents. Every
| Church must strive to double, and
l'oro than dobulc youf contribution
| this year Every church should at
, least send from fifty cents to Il dollar
| for each member. If you haven't that
, amount in the treasury To give, 90
, TO work and raise it for your Lord
, and His Kingdom.
Our school at Lynchburg is over
! crowded and hundreds Of young
men and women who also want an
! cdu:ai:fn are begging for admission.
! We were hindcred last year in the
erection Of our new building; but il
must go up this year. This krcat inati
tuition is yours, yours to own, to sup
port and Take pleasure in and you
must take care of that which the
; Lord has given you.
| And too, the Virginia Baptist State
I Convention wants five thousand dol
| lars fop Foreign Missions this year to
! open II Mission Station in Africa. We
! h We never made a special program
| OF Missions in Africa. but we voted
/ to do this at our last session. Our
Lord wants this done and by His
grace we must do it. Africa must
come to Jesus and we must play our
, part.
Then | beg you to increase your
contributions 10 State Missions. for
we shall make a new program this
year for planting new Churches and
Strengthening weak ones.
The enemy is growing stronger and
, more daring and we must plunge in
to The thick of the fray and valiant
~ fight for our Conquering King or
give our places and our swords to
others more worthy
Praying Gods richest blessings up
on you, I anu,
Yours for the success Of our Great
Kingdom Extension Drive.
T. J. KING,
President of the Va Baptist State
Convention.