Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-09-13
Metropolis
Extends A ROuSing
Welcome To Natl
Church Body
New York, Sept. 1O-"Count
your many blessings,
Mama thar, ara h. orn.

New York, Sept. 1O-"Count
your many blessings,
Name them one by one;
Count your many blessings,
See what God hath DONE"
sung by thousands, with "The Larg-
er Christ" as the theme, and relig
ious fevor predominating character
lied the opening session Of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention of Ameri-
ca in this city today. John Wesley
Nurse of Kansas City, Mo-, pastor
ing the largest Baptist Church west
of the Mississippi, the presiding Of
ficer, called the feeting to order in
the Salem Church at 7th Avenue
and 10th Street. They are too be
here for five days observing the
Golden Jubilee and celebrating the
fifty years as UNCONVENTIONAL unit.
go we therefore into all the world
was conspicuous on the programs an
the badges worn by the thousands of
messengers. Coincident with the
meeting of the parent body that has
been functioning for a half century,
since it was organized down in Mon
tgomery Alabama in 1880, is the Wo-
mems Auxiliary to the Convention.
Mrs. M. A. B. Fuller of Austin, Tex
as, is presiding over this session.
Mississippi furnish one member and
Kentucky the other to play their
conspicuous parts in the devotional
services in the early morning hours,
while the Introductory sermon was
delivered by DR.. C. P. Madison Of
Norfolk, Va, with Rev. M. Sears of
Birmingham, Ala, as an alternate.
Four of the leading states in the
South therefore, with one western
state, gave fitting background to
the beginning of the, weeks work.
New York City offered the place.
Those observers of religious history
declare that it was befitting to come
here to celebrate the fifty years,
session in the city where Mrs. Katie
Ferguson, a member of the race, or
ganized the first Sunday School
The opening session during the morn
ing was kind of femorial to those
fallen, stalwart. UNCONVENTIONAL lea
ders and deep-water Baptihts who a
half century ago founded the Con.
benton. With bowed heads and
moist eyes, men and women stood
| while blessings were invoked upor
these departed ones in fervent pray
ers. A long list of men of Other
years was presented: notable among
them the late E. K. Love from Sa
vannah, Ca, Gearge W. Lee of Wash
ington, D. c., the late John Jasper Of
Richmond, Va, the late VIM. j. Sim
mons from Louisville, KY, the lat
! R. H. Boyd formerly of Texas, but
the pioneer, builder and constructive
genius of Nashville, Tenn, the lat
| Edward P. Jones of Mississippi, ant
John Edmund Wood of Kentucky
who fell practically in harness, wer'
lust a few of the hundreds who play
ed their part on the stage and passet
on, leaving those who are assembled
here to reveiw their work, present. thu
progress made and lay plans for fu
ture activity.
After the morning recess the Wo
mems Auxiliary opened their session
at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
No. So, W. 135th Street near Leno'
Avenue. Regular devotions char
acterized their opening period. New
York gave her welcome tonight wheI
city, state denomination, professional
business ad representatives from 9th
er religious bodies gave words o.
welcome. DIR. E. D. Bowles, presl
def of the New York State Associa
ton, with his officers and co-worker'
were hosts for the occasion, and thu
local committee made up for those
groups, resented their well-arranget
D.. Of Galveston Texas, presided.
! Delegation- National and lnternd
tiondl
Every state in the Union is repre-
sented on the enrol'r"e~t ord r"o's
clnar across 10 this, the Empire stat
and from the extreme south down II
Florida, as well as from the fal
north and middle west, they ore here
Canada, Mexico, South and Centtra
America, Liberia and other foreign
countries sent messengers and mes
sages. =,
While the exact enrolment was no
officially announced, the recording
eecretory with his assistants Were
Informed by TIE enrolment comm