Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-01
PRESIDENT KING CALLS Tiii.
VIRGINIA MISSIONARY BAr-
TIST CONVENTION.
Richmond, Va. March s, 1922.

Richmond, Va, March s, 1922.
My Dear Brcthrcn:--
The Virginia Miss onary Bap,i.'
Convention will hold It's E.ijy-ri:tr.
Annual Session with the Loyal stree
Church, D&nv:ilp, Va. Rev. {. T. Mur"N
b. d., pastor; Wednesday, May IL"
tenth through Sunday. the lilh. The
Pastors and Churches OF nauVillc auu
making every necessary preparation ~
make this session Il mountain Top or,
from point Of entertainment
Permit me to thank yu, for the very
splendid way in which YOU RESPONDED!
10 the SCmi-annual session assembled
Tor the purpose OF ,lrdicatinE our nc,;
Administration Hall. Through yen?
royalty. this effort WAS Il glorious sue.
cess. assembling representatives from
seven State Conventions and PLACING
ON the table, four thousand doll&re.
winch were greatly needed to put the
FINISHING touches on the new building
ana pay OFF some contracts already due.
This has been Il distinct and most cred
liable achievement for C0lorrl Bapt-
ISIS particularly and the cause Of
CHRISTIAN Education generally. This
hullulnE cost us considerably NOR"
than one hundred thousand dollars.
we paid while it was in course OF erect
ION NOR" than fifty thousand dollars
we sun owe about fifty thousand on
It. This tells YOU how nrrrsn,arv il IS
TOT every church ami Individual to dc
their best for the coming session.
Every church should aim 10 bring for
all conventional purposes not less than
one dollar for each member ycu carry.
On your roll. Let our business and pro.
lcSSional men, who must Of necessity
five by the principles which we teach.
make special contribution. Al! iudiyiI
u"1 contributions VIII be listed in the
minutes separately.
lher" are in our Foreign Mission
treasury, four thousand dollars. We
nave promised YOU as soon as we have
received five Thousand dollars, 10 beg "
some special work in Africa to the
creull OIL our convention Don't fail tu
Sehd large sum for Foreign Missions
ana any money you may have idle tu.
inns purpose in your Church. DiStric,
conventions or Associations. Tho COOL
people OF Virginia should he known y,
Africa.
u is our desire that a large nuunr,
/" BUSINESS, professional men and lay.
men generally shall attend the convcr
tons and take a larger hand in the al
lalrS or the denomination: thus wa
nav" arranged for a laymen's hour Er;
day morning and a business and profes
Slonal mems conference Friday after.
noon. May -. AT these periods thc nro
gram will be turned over to our Law.
n lor
come; the Kings Business calls for
YOU.
Brethren these are peculiar times
.he "lhus are contrary and the waves;
lash IN terrible fury against our bark.
EVERY man to his oars and with Nigh
" prayer breath and desperate faith
Strokes. let us drive on in the name .,
him who said. "Lo. I am with yol
always even unto the end Of tho ages
Let this holy strife not cease until
our oppressed and suffering people avo
eNtrlchtcd from the throcs of death
an danger Of illteracy, poverty and
dlSsentlon and lifted to those lof.y
heights, when we can present ia onr
great God, peculiar people thoroush
!! leaFened to the lump with Christian
GraccS. strong in solidarity for truth
ana righteousness. filled with a divine
ih'eillEcnce with great institutions
standing for God and His righteous
ness ready TO minister with cfiicicu,
hand to every knnwn human need.
II Eon cannot be prcscn, in Danv:!ir
mai your contribution to the president
not later than May 3.
Yours for great session,
+. J. KING, President