Minneapolis spokesman., 1958-09-19
Bopfisss Rename
Jackson: Thousands
Attend Convention

The faymans Convention wsn
scid AZ New Testament Baptist
hnrch, where tbo main speakers.
.le0rge e Hsabitt ana Joseph Il
Ray. y y Housing Authority ex
5cFts outlined plans FOR participa.
lion ~ church denominations In
supported urban r..
qswal programs
ia major speech, J'resiaaat
Jackson urged President H1isenhDW
" 20 nae every means at his dis,
poaai 70 uphold the law of the bard
~ affecting The Supreme Court
school deReErggaiion decision of
May n. 1864 lie also asked the
~ stop the efforts ~
those Who would ia ths name u
states rights. drag this Nation
down 10 the level of Faaelst
states
In his forcefui annual address
President Jackson declared point
edly that Statesman ard political
leaders ~ the south must discard
their old traditions of segregation
ana prejudice. Il they aspire 10 the
highest office IN the land.
Why The soutl, 4. Backward
"fbe South has great lawyers
ana atatesmen, with strong minds
and great ability for leadership
Why ID Il then. that they have not
contributed those talents 10 the
nation n Is because the whits
8outh has haruesaed their leaders
80 the task of preserving segrega
tlou and racial discrimination
which a siayery-tirne morality
There are Ia the South tada,
statesmen qualified 10 occupy tn,
White House but they eannor
reach the White House or b.
trusted with the affairs ~ ths
Nation untIl their own cuustit
usnCy rmancipa,es them from th,
Old traditions of aggregation ant
discrimination
Loose Thsm~-tet Them Go"
There are governors. editori
and senators u the South wh,
stand ready to-day 10 make theii
contribution ~ the executive head
of this nation - beg of tht
Aoush loose them and iet then
go
Touching on the fJiti0 Rpct
altuatloa, Dr jackson explained
world Communism il the blg roeA
that threatens tho American way
OF lIfe but the United States can
not match tho big rock u Com.
manisfn IN world affairs anil i
has enough Justice and freedom
availahle 90 handle IN the name of
democracy. It's Little Rock
Theme ut The conference whloi
closed Sunday aight, sept it. wa
The Church and the Rights oi
Man Expanding on this theme
rreaident jackson announced thai
the Convention is considering sal,
ing this y q Department ~ Agrr
culture "a make large tracts await
ahle sof farmers 90 work on
collective baais
Weniea Take Active Fart
m jackson a also pastor al
chisagoa ouyst baptist church
which was convention headauart
era The wamens convention wai
headed by President Nannie "
burroughs, assisted by Nisa y
@ Alexander vho supervised n,
0fa,ndeal Cnpsrr ard bv MIS-.
Primrose F'nebea promououa
ilrectar
Approves Niotstcr~' Retirement
FUND
The Convention on "Wednesday
unanimously approved q plan tor .
ministerial Retirement fund. tn,
measure vaa approved viihm
appoMtion hy IOo0 delegates al
tca1y registered for the meeting
Eligible fav the program wuul,
be more thar $4,000 baptist min
isteFs and SOME 5000 misnonare.
and fuu ttme church employees
rhe retirement fund program
probably wpuhi Involve some 10
600 pastors R ita initial stage
tsnl payments from thc ntut
would net hvetn far 10 years. -
ministers now 50 years nr evvi
weuld be likely 60 ietn. stated IN,
denomination historian. Roy ov
en- Z rel, ~ shnoh paptist church
Chicago
A esrital tnvcssmeni a. $50 90,
u necessary 20 pat the nlnisterlA
pension plan into operation. an,
congregations have heeu asked /,
contribute $50 q Ssao JspenJin.
GA the ass u their membership
"a the 0lpd before tae currvn
meeting ended
About 500 600 has been cen
trihuted IN reJen, years and coa
Nvn'ioH leaders hope tho remaiDin,
Sao oo0 Will bc ratsc,l here FSlrh
eF nnta would come in the form
q payments hy participating min
isteFs ana congregations