Richmond planet., 1924-03-15

VIRGINIA APT|ST
PLAN SAbbAT|CAL
s,@
JUBILEE At THE
VA. SEMINARY
PRESIDENT KING TELLS WHY
57TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE
SABBATICAL JUBILEE. WILL
RE CELEBRATED IN JUNE.

Ever since the announcement wen
broad cast that the Virginia BaptiS
State Convention would on the 24ti
day of June, celebrate its 57th anniver
sary and Sabbatical Jubilee, writer's O.
history have been very des1rous te
know what right have we in this su
perbly choice field of. human activity
People do not enter this field as MAJ
ter of course except as children mimi
men; but those who would pass tnroug
the gates must establish right
stand with the immorfals on such S;
cred ground. Thus III JIG, my esteemet
privilege 10 state the .inswer. .
Men who enter this field must
First have undertaken sornethln
worthy the concern of other men
mark.
Second, they must have wrougl
nobly on THE task of their choice
Third, they must have achieved 9
least a reasonable measure OF succe'
their picks must have struck gold.
AS to the chosen task or definite al
of the Virginia Baptist State Conve
ton. what is it? Is it worthy of t,
commendation of those noble sires WI
hlazed way where no way appear
and built the worlds civilization?
it worthy of the approval of the
grand men, who today do the worlf
work. advance and safeguard this
lization as the jewel o. the ages
think so. Our fathers wisely saw that
new race group was being formed
America who would not be permit
to lose their distinctiveness to the q
mon American pack; but would be e
criminated against, socially, political
educationally and many other wa
which shall not take the space here :
state. They saw that the pride
American citizenship would not reac
it's best in us because of un-AmerlcS
practices perpetrated against us. The
saw that the Turing Star of Hope viii"
scatters it's golden glory in the Easter
sky Of the average American boy won
not lead the black boy on to the noble
and best in the gift of this great nat
for the black boy would read a thou
and calls to positions which he ma
greatly covet, but to observe that eac'
one would wind up with the rebuffin
sentence, "Colored Boys Need Not 4
ply - They saw their sons subjected +
inferior standards of education tt
saw many of the Seminaries, Coilese
and Universities of the country clos 6
against them by their eX-masters' son
They saw that that element of Ame-
can citizens who have manifested 81
q large measure OF interest in the
could not do for them, what God ord7
ell that they should do for Themselves
and so they set themselves to the tasf
First, to develop group consciousne
CT to find and fix themselves as tn
should properly relate to men ar
movements about them.
Second, to make a program OF Sc
help worthy of the commentator
the nohleet and the best among US
Third, to rid ourselves OF every We.
ige of tropical Incidence that may hay
survived the fires of slavery, discove
arouse and engage all the powers wit
in us to make th;- lace group Il s:Dr
to God and a blessing to all men.
Fourth, to work these grand purpos
es out by establishing a school of leari
ing to be manned managed, and money
ed by noble Colored Americans in
which opportunities, ideals, and Spir
it may be given our boys not to be
found in schools run for us by others
While we are profoundly grateful for
all that our friends are doing for us
we rise in the scale of human progress
primarily by what we do for ourselv.
es. Historians are asking, and ever
shall ask what have you done and what
are you doing for your own advance
ment?
Having stated in brief the basis OF
our first claim of right to build menlpr-
ials, let us pass to the second
Have we wrought faithfully-have
we left the sweat and blood Of men Of
war on the battle front? Yea, verify a
thouand spectators will answer me
Yea
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