Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-17

| for negro preachers was pointed out
by DR.. Sutton e. Griggs, Of Memphis,
| Tenn, secretary of the educational
board Of the National Baptist con-
vention, colored, and one Of the best
known leaders Of his race.
Negro Education Stressed
DR.. Griggs pointed to the educa-
ton of the negro as Christian neces-
sity, and urged the south to lead the
way. He stressed the fact that since
the World war, the United States
has ceased to regard itself as the
melting pot for the peoples Of the
world, and has closed its doors to for
eigners Therefore, he Contended,
| America must look to her internal
conditions for her supply Of labor.
/ He cited the fact that due to 1gno-
rance, the negro death rate in cities
| is far in excess of the birth rate, but
| that the opposite condition obtains in
| the rural districts. AS q result, he
said the negro race is able at the
present to hold it's own and to gain
little, but the race really is threaten
ed with ultimate eXtermlnalon.
He said that the recent migration
of some $1,000 negroes to the north,
many of them returning with north
ern ideas, has engendered hostile
atmosphere. He recommended ear
nest support of the Negro THEOLOGY
cal seminary as means of combat
ting the growth of this feeling. He
said in this manner, the seminary
could bring young negroes to the
south from all parts Of the union,
educate them and teach them the
art of living in harmony with their
white neighbors for the betterment
| of America and for the glory Of God.
Peace Committee Asked
A feature of the morning session
was the introduction Of resolu-
| ton by DR.. J. J. Taylor, of Jasper,
| Ala, providing for the appointment
| Of a peace committee" to present
| at the 1925 meeting Of the conVen-
| ton a paper pointing out the Chris
tan teachings in regard to war Con-
gresham w. D. Upshaw, of the
| Fifth Georgia district, vigorously
supported the resolution and it was
referred to the committee on resolu-
lions for consideration later In, the
week.
Tt was announced Thursday that
the junior department of the Sunday
| school at Vienna. Ca, would come to
| Atlanta Thursday night by special
train to have charge of the opening
!
morning. This period will be devot-
ed to an exhibit of the memory work
now being done in the standard Sun
day schools of the convention. y.
| w. Horne. is superintendent Of the
school, and Mrs. J. J. Heard is su-
perintendent of the department.
| The three sessions on Wednesday,
when the con%ention got under way,
| ootinv1 from the
moment the gavel fell at 10 o'clock
until adjournment at 1890 at night.
| With the election of Dr. George w.
| Mcdaniel, of Richmond, as presi-
| dent of the convention to succeed
Dr. E. Y. Mullins, of Louisville, the
! great legislative body of southern
| Baptists, composed of some 5000
messengers, plunged at once into
| the mass of business to be disposed
| Of at this assembly,
Urged to Fulfill Pledges
The 75-Million campaign which
comes to a close this year, and in
which $21,167,147 must be raised be-
fore January 1, 1925, if the denomi-
nation is to reach the goal set five
| years ago, was the paramount is
sue Wednesday afternoon. DIR. L.
r. Scarborough, director of the
campaign and head of the conserva-
| ton commission which is handling
| the collections, stirred the vast au-
| dience with a fervent appeal for
| whole-hearted cooperation on the
part of every Baptist. With DR.. o.
| E. Bryan, budget director OF the
| commission, he pointed out that the
| eyes of the religious world are on
| southern Baptists, watching to see
| if the denomination will fulfill it's
financial pledges.
TOO many of our people are rid
| ing in fine automobiles, wearing fine
| clothes and expensive jewelry and
spending money lavishly for per-
sonal pleasures, while all the time
| they owe a solemn debt to Cod" de-
| clared DR.. Scarborough. "It is a
time for sacrificial giving, and If we
are to pay this debt of honor to our
| Lord Jesus Christ, we must elimi-
| nate the frivolous, wasteful spending
| of our money for our personal pleas
ures"
The report Of the education board,
presented by DR.. Norman w. Cox
of Savannah, at the night session,
showed that marked progress has
been made in building up endow
| ment funds for many Baptist insti-
tutions during the past year and
| still other schools have been assured
definite income from the state con-
ventions. The convention now oper-
| ates 119 schools with 32,295 stu
dents, a gain of 7,742 in five years,
| The endowment funds now total
| $44,819.961.
EndOWments Increased
Some of the gifts by the denomi-
| nation have been supplemented by
| contributions from the general edu-
cation board and similar agencies.
Among the institutions that have
| received large additions to their en-
| dowment during the past year, it
| was reported are Furman univer-
| sity, Greneville, c., whose in
crease has been $780, 900; Ouachita
college, Arkadelphia, Ark, whose
increase has been 100000, while
| Wake Forest college, Wake Forest,
! n. c., has successfully terminated
| its litigation over a gift made some
| years ago whereby it has now come
| into possession of endowment funds
amounting to $1,250,000.
1t was announced also, that more
| than ST, 100000 f1s been put into
southern Baptist schools by the Is
million campaign during the four
and a hall years of it's operation.
Among the other gains If the
year in education are mentioned the
! fact that seven senior colleges
have reached the requirem nts for
a standard college, these sta udards
having to do with equipment, en-
dowment, professional rank, salary
and curricula.
The board has enlarged its sur
vey department, which is seeking to
furnish expert information on many
tacbpicaT probl e,,,s that bova n do