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

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My Dear Brethren:-
The Virginia Missionary Baptis.
Convention will hold It's Fifty-fifth
Annual Session with the Loyal Street
Church, Danvillo, Va, Rev. c. T. MurrS
B. D., pastor; Wednesday May tho
tenth Trough Sunday, the 14th. Tho
Pastors and Churches Of Danville arc
mailing every necessary preparation CO
make this session q mountain top ono
from point Of entertainment,
Permit mo to thank you for the worry
splendid way in which you responded
to tho semi-annual session assembled
administration Hall. Through your
loyalty, this effort was q 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
and pay or some contracts already duo.
This has been distinct and moot cred
table achievement for Colored Rapt.
lists particularly and the cause OF
Christian Education generally. This
building cost us considerably more
than ono hundred thousand dollars.
Wo paid whilo It was In course Of Greet
lon more than fifty thousand dollars.
We still owe about fifty Thousand on
1t. This tolls you how necessary It Is
for every church and individual to do
| tnoir best for tho coming session.
Every church should aim to bring for
all conventional purposes not less than
one dollar for each member you carry
on your roll. Lot our business and pro-
! fessionnl mon. who must Of necessity
nve by the principles which wo teach,
make special contribution. All individ
! ant contributions will he 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 the
credit Of our convention. Don't fail to
send large 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
I Africa.
IT Is our desire that a large numbur
, or business, professional mon and lay
! mon generally shall attend the conven
lions and take a larger hand In the at
lasrS or the denomination; thus we
nave arranged for laymen's hour Fri
day morning and business and profes
Slonal mems conference Friday after
noon, May ~. At these periods the pro
gram will be turned over to our lay.
mon. Let large number Of laymen
come; the Kings Business calls for
Won.
Brethren these are peculiar times
the winds are contrary and the waves
lnsh IN Terrible fury against our bark.
iSVery man to his oars and with Nigh
" prayer breath and desperate faith
strokes. let us drive on in tho name OF
Film who said. "Lo, am with you
always, even unto the end Of the ages
, Let this holy strife not cease until
our oppressed and suffering people avo
eXtricated from tho throes Of death
nm danger Of illtteracy, poverty and
d1ssention end lifted to those lofty
heights. when we can present td our
great God, a peculiar people thorough
~ leavened to the lump with Christian
graces, strong in solidarity for truth
and Righteousness. filled with a divine
Intelligence with great institutions
standing for God and His righteous.
ness, ready to minister with efficient
hand to every known human need.
II you cannot be present In Danvillo
mail your contribution to tho president
not later than May 3.
Yours for a great session,
T. J. KING, President