Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08

My Dear Brethren:-
The Virginia Missionary Baptis.
Convention will hold its Fifty-fifth
Annual Session with the Loyal Street
Church, Danvillo, Va, Rcv. c. T. Murr1
3. D., pastor; Wednesday May tho
tcnth through Sunday, the 14th. Tho
Pastors and Churches Of Danyille arc
making every necessary preparation 20
mako this session mountain top ono
from point Of entertainment.
Permit mo to thank you for tho worry
splendid way in which you responded
to tho semiannual session assembled
for tho purpose Of dcdicating our now
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 tho new building
ana pay or some contracts already duo.
This has been n distinct and most crod
liable achievement for Colorel Bapt.
lists particularly and the cause OF
Christian Education generally. This
building cost 10 considerably more
than ono hundred thousand dollars.
We paid whilo It was In course Of Greet
lon more than fifty thousand dollars
We still owe about fifty thousand on
It. Thi, tolls you how necessary It Is
Tor every church and individual to do
| tnolr best for tho coming session.
Every church should aim to bring for
all conventional purposes not lees than
ono dollar for each menrbor you carry
! on your roll. Lot our business md pro-
! tessional men, who must Of necessity
! 1.-Two by the principles which We teach,
make special contribution. All individ
AMI contributions Will be listed in the
minutes separately.
! There are in our Foreign Mission
Treasury. four thousand dollars. We
have promised you as soon as we have
received five thousand dollars to begin
some special work in Africa to tho
credit or our convention. Don't fail to
send largo sum for Foreign Missions
and any money you may have idle 70:
this purpose in your Church. District
Conventions or Associations Tho good
people OF Virginia should be known III
: Africa.
! it Is our desire that large number
, OF business, professional mon and lay.
! mon generally shall attond the conycn
! lions and take 81 larger hand In the If
ta'rS OF the demon nation; thus we
hay" arranged for Il iuymcn's hour Fri
day morning and business and prorcs
Sional mems conference Friday after.
noon, May -. At these periods the pro
gram will be turned over to our lay.
mon. Let n large number OF laymcn
come; the Kings Business calls for
YOu.
brethren these are peculiar times,
the winds are contrary and the waves
lash IN Terrible fury against our bark.
l9Fery man to his oars and with Nigh
tv prayer breath and desperate faith
strokes. let us drive on In tho namo or
Film who said, "Lo, 7 am with yoh
always, even unto the end Of tho ages .
Let this holy strife not cease until
our oppressed and suffering people avo
extricated from the throes OF death
mn danger Of illiteracy, poverty and
dfssentton end lifted to those lofty
heights. when we can present to our
great God. a peculiar people thorough
~ leavened to the lump with Christian
graces. strong in solidarity for truth
and Righteousness. filled with divine
intelligence with great institutions
standing for God and His righteous.
ness, ready to minister with efficient
hand to every known human need.
If you cannot DO present in Danvillo
mail your contribution to the president
not later than May 3.
! Yours for n great session,
T. J. KING. President