The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-08-14
NEWS FROM STATE BAPTIST
MISSIONARY CONVENTION

win. Of south Carolina and now
pastor Of Peoples Raptist churca
Of this city we're presented 70 the
convention The Rev. pr Reed as
gigantic oak .ihunderca for the
north end oi our city ,lilehand
Park and the Rex Nj GOWN
lighiened and the convention was
o,ershaaowed With cloud OF
ora'ory culine and refinement
and We found ourselves as it were.
ppon the mountain peaks and The
convention shouted This is a.
great place to be Let us build
abiding places for Them and Us and
remain hcrer
4 Nhoop- t-Listic President
PresAen Todd on THURSDAY
afternoon delivered to tho con-
veniion his fouriceulh annual
message. he crowned himself with
glory and honor as never before
in The estimation OF all who heard
him. uisng as his theme Waiting
Upon God" from the prophecy of
Isaiah They that wait upon the
Lord shall renew Their Strength.
etc He said among many other
things. that War lowers The mo-
rale Of the church and that thn
churchs biz business 20 ever
iasiingly engage IN rebuilding and
keep up the morale OF Christian
living and good citizenship lie
shouied that the co,erumeni has
released $500 pairs Of dice for The
sport and amusement Of soldiers.
etc. which he asserted was SCI
rions blnder and leap in The
dark He further stated our hogs
are sacrificing an and rightly 50
for the American way Of life hu'
when they return they are gong
7 10 have equal rights as citizens
or somebody will report 70 God the
reason Why.
He whoopod with the music n
J ihai whoopcr 81 all Az and prince
of preachers the late pr. J., *
Williams, and had the penetrating
captivating power Of - y. Jcmi-
son. He was unanimously re-cieci-
ed for fifteenth consecutive time
without opposition
Thomas II shelton. Jr. rcplc-
sentative al the National Bapls'
BYPl hoard was a visitor al ulr
convention and represented me
board with books and otherwise.
The Rev. II. T. Andrews. pastor
Of Mt. Zion Baptist church in lr'
dianapolis. Ind. gfaced the Gene
vention with his presence in his
usual dirnihed manner. like deep
water making little noise but cas-
us one Of the best pastors in mis-
country
The REV. s. D Ross state secre-
tsry OF religious education, like
Saul OF old. head and shoulder
above his brethren is still one Of.
the guiding lights OF the conHen-
ton.
Mrs Mildred Tate dean OF nc
Baptist Training school. made q
very encouraging report IN her
usual manner. sparkling with IN.
ielligence like gem in the dfm
OF the lights she held her audi
cnce spclibound for some time as
she gave the history Of Negro
churches in he wolverine State ~
general and the city OF Detroil in
particular. She called our auen-
ton TO the rapid increase in nee
gro population in our city and
urged the need OF cooperation ami
support for the Baptist Training
school notwithstanding that mere
than 300 registered IN the hast
school year representing % church.
e. She IL calling for an enroll
ment OF 500 at least for the fall
semester ~ this school year
An officers were reelected The
finance committee reported having
raised in this session S1.50e sS
Meanwhile the efficient secretary
the Rev. r. n. williams, In his re-
port accounted for more than S.
900 raised from all sources durins
the conventional year Tho dele
gates left the convention with a
hre OF enthusiasm buring IN their
bones and Joy bells ringing IN
their souls. because OF the enrich
ment OF this banner session Of tho
. convention.
The Rev n r.. owens and his
good members spared no pains IN
cntertalnming the messengers The
writer heard many whispers that
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