Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-10
(By N. b. DodSon.

NEWARK, N. j.. September s.
The Lott Carey Baptist Foreign
Mission Convention which convened
in it's annual meeting at tho Bethany
Baptist Church in this city Wednes.
day morning, closed Saturday noon
with an executive session Of tho
Foreign Mission Board. The Rev.
DR.. C.'S. Brown Of Winston, N. G..
President, presided over the sessions
with ease and much dignity and not
one time did the delegates, who repro
scented Churches i'll AIN The States
from Alabama to New York, rise to
u point Of order or show the least
disapproval of the Presidents ruling
on any phase of the vital subject
discussed.
The usual devotion services were
heard and then the Rev. ]. G. Love
Of Montclair, N. J. delivered tho
welcome address to the convention in
behalf Of the Baptist State Convention
Of New Jersey, Of which he Is tho
President. The welcome in behalf
Of the Bethany Church was delivered
by w. II. Simmons. Rev. J., l.. S.
Holloman and G. NJ. Long wcro
solicited to respond to these welcome
addresses which were hearty and very
enthusiastically given.
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS.
President Brown in his annual
message to the host OF delegates in
attendance emphasized their phenom
email success and untiring devotion to
the work of foreign missions as was
shown by the large sums Of money
and number of now members report
cd to the convention. He paid a
glowing tribute to the corresponding
secretary, Rev. DR.. A. A. Graham,
Secretary A. w. Pegues and the
other general officers.
Dr.. Brown reviewed the work Of
the year in detail and closed his
inspiring and informing message
with the following recommendations
First, in order to meet the growing
demand Of the work the president
RECOMMENDED that commission bo
sent to Africa to study conditions
and make recommendations. Second.
for more effective work in Haiti that
a training school for workers DO
established and operated. Third, that
the building program be pushed
forward eagerly, two now buildings
West Africa headquarters provided
for at Monrovia and suitable houses
erected wherever the convention has
workers. Fourth, that headquarters
Of the convention be established at
Washington, D. C. and that special
committee be appointed to seek n
way to have the ban against sending
our missionaries into any country BIO
lifted.
REPORT OF DIR. A,,A. GRAHAM.
The annual report Of DR.. A. A.
Graham, corresponding secretary was
clear and exhaustive and warmly
received.
Under cthic and moderation, DR..
Graham said, the field under control
and observation Is immense and the
requirements are of very complex
nature. 1t would be easy to err in
Judgment as to what in a given case
might be best to do. Each portion
OF tho field viewed separately would
seem the most urgent and needy and
each missionary regarded singy would
seem the most important. 1t should
also be mentioned here that the cash
received by the finance committee at
the annual session should not alone
be deposited in the treasury but an
itemiZed statement of this fund should
be placed in the hands Of the cor
responding secretary before the com
mittee is discharged.
The financial assets of the con
vention are altogether the most i'm :
portant and vital of all the aspects
of its work. One OF the most
obvious as well as one OF the most
needed in the whole situation is a
systematic form of giving. In the
local year $4,000 was given, sc per
cent Of this amount was sent to the
foreign field.
TFlN WOMENS' AUXILIARY.
The Womens' Auxiliary held an
overflow meetings at the New Hope
Baptist Church. They not only spoke
we'll and rendered Intelligent reports
but held a large exhibit showing the
needy children at the stations and
in the territory Of the workers at the
various mission stations.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: Rev. DR.. G.. s.. Brown,
President; DR.. A. w. Pegues, Re-
cording Secretary; DR.. J II. Hughes
Treasurer; DR.. w. IT. Johnson, Chair
man of the Executive Board; Dr.
w. II. Stokes, Editor Of the Lott
Carey Herald; DR.. G.. e. Reed, Sta.
tistician; DIR. I. II. Randolph,
Auditor.