Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-01
PRESIDENT KING CALLS THE
VIRGINIA MISSIONARY BAP-
list CONVENTION.
Richmond, Va, March s, 1922.
My Dear Brethren:--

Richmond, Va, March s, 1922.
My Dear Brethren
The Virginia Missionary BaptiS,
Convention will hold It's Fifty-fiith
Annual Session with the Loyal Street
Church, Danville, Va, Rev G. n. Murry
B. D., pastor; Wednesday May tho
tenth through Sunday, the 14th. The
Pastors and Churches of Danville are
making every necessary preparation ta
make this session q mountain top one
from point OF entertainment.
Permit me to thank you for the very
splendid way in which you responded
to the semi.annual session assembled
Tor the purpose OF dedicating our new
Administration Hall. Through your
loyalty, this effort was glorious sue.
cess, assembling representatives from
seven State, Conventions and placing
on the table four thousand dollars,
which were greatly needed to put tho
finishing touches on the new building
ana pay OIL some contracts already due.
This has been distinct and most crcd
table achievement for Colorcd Bapt-
lss particularly and the cause of
Christian Education generally. This
pudding cost us considerably more
tnnn one hundred thousand dollars.
we paid while It was in course Of erect
ION more than fifty thousand dollars
We still owe about fifty thousand on
IL. ihis tells you how necessary 1t is
Tor every church and Individual to- do
their best for the coming session
every church should aim to bring for
al conventional purposes not less than
one dollar for each member you carry
On your roll. Let our business and pro.
lessionai mon, who must Of necessity
i've by the principles which we teach
make special contribution. All individ
uu1 contributions will be listed in the
minutes separately,
Inerc are In our Foreign Mission
treasury. four thousand dollars. We
nave promised you rs soon as we haNo
received five thousand dollars to begin
some special work in Africa to the
creult OF our convention. Don't fail to
SEND large sum for Foreign Missions
ana any money you may have idle fo.
TINS purpose In your Church, Distric,
Conventions or Associations The good
people OF Virginia should be known III
Africa.
1T Is our desire that large numner
uf business. professional men and lay.
mon generally shall attend the conven
tlons and take a larger hand in the at
,"'rs OF the denomination; thus we
nave arranged for a laymen's hour Fri
day morning and business and profes
Rional mems conference Friday after.
noon. May IL. At these periods the pro
gram will be turned over to our Law.
men. Lot large number of laymen
Gomez 1ha RjnY'c
YOU.
Brethren these are peculiar times.
the winds are contrary and the wavea
tash IN Terrible fury against our bark.
every man to his oars and with nigh
w prayer breath and desperate faith
strokes, let us drive on in the name or
Him who said, "Lo, am with Won
Always, even unto the end Of the ages
Let this holy strife not cease until
our oppressed and suffering people are
eXtrlcated from the throes Of death
an danger of 1lliteracy, poverty and
dissention and lifted to those LOFTY
heights, when we can present to our
great God, n peculiar people thorough
iy leaVened to the lump with Christian
eraces, strong in solidarity for truth
and Righteousness, filled with n divine
intelligence with great institutions
Standing for God and His>righteous.
ness, ready to minister with efficient
hand to every known human need.
III you cannot be present in Dany:llo
mail your contribution to the president
not later than May 3.
Yours for great session,
II. j. KING, President.