Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-03-05
State Baptists
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ternoon is listed as among the
highlights of the two days. Some
800 or more people of both races,
largest crowd ever assembled in
this section of the state, attended
the dedication of the 114-acre tract
donated for Negro work by Mrs.
Sophia Sutton Begley, beloved
white woman Baptist of the state.
The proposed Sophia Sutton
Mission Camp will contain a num-
Der of cottages for men and wo-
men, an auditorium, a lake, and
secreational area. While the camp
will be primarily devoted to chill
dren's mission work, in accordance
with the wish of the donor as
stated in her remarks during the
dedication ceremony, it will also
be used for other types of meet
ings, clinic, and conferences.
The purchase of new site for
the building and permanent head
quarters of the Mississippi Baptist
Seminary was announced at the
Thursday afternoon meeting. The
new property, containing a little
ever four acres located on Lynch
Street in West Jackson was made
necessary after white group OBJ
jected to the location of the semi
nary on property previously bought
for that purpose near a white
neighborhood in northwest Jack
son.
DR.. Keel in announcing the pur-
chase of the new property praised
the owner for reducing the price
as somewhat of a contribution to-
ward the loss sustained when the
seminary could not be built on the
property first bought for that pur-
pose.
DR.. Keel also stated more than
$500 raised in "Love-offerings,"
and more than $50 Bibles distrib-
uted at the dedication of the pro-
posed Sophia Sutton Camp site as
among the highlights of the con-
ference.
The principal speaker on the
program Thursday afternoon was
DR.. R. w. Woullard, President,
South Mississippi Baptist Con-
vention and vice-chairman, Board
of Trustees, Mississippi Baptist
Seminary, who gave some pointed
remarks on developing and ex-
pounding the influence of the
Church in accordance with the re-
mark of John the Baptist in ref
erence to Jesus. "He must in
crease l must Decrease"
The program Thursday night
honored DR.. L. H. Lang, President
and founder of the Mississippi
Baptist Seminary, which he char
acterized as The Great Adventure.
The principal address in honor
ing the founder and president,
from the subject, "The Seminary
at time like this" was delivered
by DR.. Merrill Moore, of Nashville,
Tenn.
Special music was furnished by
the Shelby Choir, of Shelby, Miss,
sent to the meeting and composed
of members from church pastored
by Rev. R. L. Butler, Rev. W. L.
Lewis, Rev. J. L. Joiner.
Included also among the speak
ers, and those attending the two
days conferences including the
meeting here Thursday and Thurs
day night were DR.. Chester l..
Quarles, executive secretary, Mis-
sissippi Baptist Convention Board:
DR.. Luther Joe Thompson, and Dr.
Courts BEDFORD, Home Mission
Board, Atlanta, Ca, William A.
Hckerman, Chicago, director.
World Home Bible League; Will
liam A. Chapman, Chicago, Found
er, World Home Bible League: ;,
Miss Edwina Robinson, State w.
M. U. Secretary, DR.. H. C. Cherry
Mound Bayou, Moderator, Bolivar.
County Baptist Association; Rev.
Eddie Barnes. DR.. G.. Norman
Price, DR.. VIM. P. Davis, DR.. Lewis
Martin, Rev. Frederick L. Brown
Baptist Student Union Secretary
Jackson College; Miss Alma Tav.
Tor, Alcorn College.