The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1945-11-17
J. M. B. President
Makes Annual
Address

b. Association:
1t becomes my happy privilege
and JOY to attempt to deliver to you
at this time my annual message as
the standard bearer of this associa-
ton.
we are now living in quiet pc
Rod OF the worlds history. Between
War and adjustment. We cannot
hear the bombs falling and burst
ing, but might, is still in combat
with right 1t is the time to still
trust in the Lord, who brought us
thus far.
They have conquered Germany
and he has surrendered. and they
have subdued Japan, and are still
afraid of her. But the church yet
has place in the world, thank
God; and are still doing business
at the same old stand-in our part
OF the country. We are still preach
ing the Gospel of the Son of God.
and souls are yet being saved as
the apostle Paul said by the fool
ishness of preaching, and we are
still looking for the light that will
ultimately come out of darkness
and order out of confusion, and the
driving forces of apparent evil will
but serve to hasten the day when
Righteousness shall rule and Justice
shall be established in the earth.
The opportunity to serve this coun-
try is in the hands of the people
of God, working through our
Christian agencies, in the pulling
down the stronghold of Satan, and
establishing the Kingdom of our
Lord, and His Christ here, there
and everywhere throughout the
world. Men have become dissatis-
fled with the old order of things
and striving to usher in a new and
better order, now all this striving
has not been in vain, it has been
productive of some good 1t has
shown the weakness of the strong
est form of government rule. That
no government is supreme, and of
itself. God must be the head. We
must have leadership in our land
today, that is our greatest need
Not many of us are willing to fol-
low, all want to lead. The truth is
if one will not follow, he will not
make much of a leader. Now, let's
consider this Bible injunction:
righteousness exalts a nation, but
sin is reproach to any people"
Now righteousness means doing
what is morally right, whether it
is legally right or not. The glitter
of gold often eclipses the light of
Justice. Our imperative concern
now is to build character.
eve are blind until we see that
in the human plan, nothing is worth
nothing, if it does not make the
NAM. We must begin with the
youth; they must be given moral
training, intellectual training. Of
what good are the brains without
character? knowledge without con-
viction? Ability without control?
We should teach our youth to
fear God, and love righteousness,
and let our examples bear out our
profession. Now let the church
claim her rightful place in the
world of darkness. Teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever
Christ commands and He says: 10,
I am with you always, even unto
the end of the world"
Now we want to thank the breth-
rem with their churches and auxili-
aries for their cooperation in put
ting over our great program this
year, for indeed this has been an
eventful year. We thank the j. M.
B. Sunday School Convention, Rev.
G. A. Riley, president, (for the S.
to their credit, the Laymen's move
ment led on by the most earnest
and gifted stalwart giant, as a lay
man in the church, in the person
of Bro. c. E. Oats, who gave $500
to their credit. All of which we
feel is an improvement in our asso-
ciational work of progress
called an extra session at Col
lege HILL It was a harmonious SEES
sion. We then set sails to meet the
G. B. S. Convention that met in
Jackson, Miss, in July. our annual
representation from $4,000 when
we taken charge, then after that,
$4,000, next year, $4,000, and last
year, $4,000, and now this year we
represented with $4,000. Now
Brethren again / thank you for the
honor you have conferred upon
me, and before close, let me make
this recommendation, that we put
in practice the things already re-
ceived by vote of this association