Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

Richmond, Va, March 3, 1921.
TO the Churches Comprising the Vir-
ginia Missionary Baptist State Con-
vention and to Those Scattered
Abroud Throughout the Various
States, Sharing Common Interest in
the Great Work which our Lord has
Laid Upon Us-Greetings:
Grace be unto you and peace from
God our Father abound upon you. I
thank my God for you daily because Of
the great work laid upon you. the sue
. cess which has come to that work in
your hands. With the sweat and blood
Of your toll, He has mingled the dew
drops of Heaven and In your trail He
has multiplied blessings. thank God
with you for the great delegation that
met us IN Staunton last May, for tho
great outpouring Of Holy Spirit upon
that session, and for the large offerings
the many Churches sent up for tho
building of our Masters Kingdom.
BY the race of God. we shall meet
this year In our Fifty-fourth Annual
Session with the Liberty Baptist
church, Washington, d. c., Rev. Hol
land Powell, D.. D., Pastor, At 8:G0'li.
! M. Tuesday May 10th, will be great
memorial conference in honor Of three
valiant mon who have gone to their
God. The late President Gregory Will
lis Hayes. A. M, r. Fl. Bowling, Ll,.
d. and w. Bishop Johnson, LII. D.,
will be eulogized
until 900 A. NJ, "Wednesday, We
greatly desire the delegation to be pres
: ent to honor the memory Of these great
benefacters Tuesday night. Let every
+: Church he represented. If you can
| not possibly send delegate, send
letter and money to the President or
/ Corresponding Secretary.
! Brethren our one hundred thousand
dollar Adminiot Hall OH our
school grounds In Lynchburg is go
, Ing up In most pleasing way. BY the
time we meet In Washington, no
doubt, 1t will be we'll nigh enclosed
1t Is the finest building to the credit
OF the race in the State Of Virginia,
and shall stand there as monument
to the love and labors of Colored
Baptists OF this generation and ge,I
erations to come even after we, who
now mingle our hands in the toll
shall have gone to be with jesus.
Our great President, r. C. Woods, A.
M. Is doing the work In a way that
makes our hearts leap for Joy. He Is
genius on the job; let US put UP
the money.
Our Foreign Mission program is a
unique one, but few years hence, It
will be adopted by many States. Our
plan is to open Virginia Baptist
Mission Station in Africa, building
there great school, training men for
the ministry and other professions
and trades. We hope to begin work In
the next convention year. We are ex
pecting you TO send up sufficient MOI,
ey for Foreign Missions to the com.
ing session to enable us to launch q
creditable foreign mission drive on
African territory. Let all Of the
churches, associations and local con
ventions holding foreign mission
money In your treasures send 1t ND
to Washington. We will see that it
goes to Africa and that you have an
account of the same. >.*.
, We are asking every Baptist of
the race, and all others who are IN
terested in the great program herein
stated. TO give at least One Dollar
each towards Financing the same. This
is a great denominational rally for n
larger amount than any organization
or the race In this section has at.
tempted to raise at any one sitting
but the work dcman" it; Gods cause
is calling for it. We are the sponsors
and it must'bo forthcoming
The President has issued fifty
thousand One Dollar Certificates, car
rying the cut Of the new building
with those Of the President of the
Seminary and the President OF the
Convention. Let every member and
friend purchase one or more as souve
Mrs. II you haven't one of these certi
ficatcs. apply 10 your District Super
intendent. II he cannot supply you
write your. President. These are in
tended to help each Church raise its
One Dollar per member for Educa
tion and Missions TO be reported a.
our next convention.
Brethren pray for the next session
or our convention. Strive to raise and
send up One Dollar per member fol
each member on your roll. Let the
delegates come prepared to stay
Through the convention.
Yours for the Fifty Thousand Dol
lars for our Masters Kingdom at tho
coming session.
It. ]. KING. President
212 SacoHd Street Roah
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