Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1961-08-26

type OF leadership that you are
giving under God Ut this time.
/ hope ! may have your reply
before the convention convenes
so that / may share it and make
it known to others.
Your truly,
l. H. Henderson, Jr.
| Assistant Secretary
Dear DR.. Jackson:
This list of names represent
those requesting and asking
you to allow your name to be
used for reelection to the pres
idency of the National Baptist
Convention, U.S.A., Inc, in Kan
sas City, Missouri this coming
September.
The Petiti0ning COMMITTEES
From Washington, d. C.
w. C. Cole, R. P. Carney,
John s. Thomas, Emmett Starks,
C. T. Murray, r. ". Coger, r.
Lovelle Tucker, C. M. Long, Jr.,
r. L. Thomas, C. n. Hamilton,
Carl NJ. Patterson, Wilmore A.
Carter, w. s. Watts, H. Ellis
Turner, C. C. Hayes, T. A.
Crawford, L. C. Collins, Dolph
G. Thompson, J. J. Abney,
Charles E. Fields, Jerry A.
Moore, Walter A. Gray, Will
liam Tyler, w. L. Turley, Love
J. James, Shelton C. Lee, G.
E. Stevenson, Edgar L. VIII
liams and p. Mckinney.
Names OF The Board of
Directors OF The National
Baptist Convention, & Lenders
Who Joined The Committee
E. Doyle Billoups, T. S. Har-
ten, Charles II. Hampton, J. A.
F. Finlayson, A. E. Campbell,
T. J. Jemison, M. X. Curry, Jr.,
/. H. Henderson, Jr., L. C. Jen-
kins, L. G. Carr, Owen D. Pelt,
B. F. Wilson, C. A. w. Clark,
B. J. Johnson, L. M. Terrill, E.
T. Caviness, J. N. Lightfoot,
R. T. Andrews, G. E. Johnson,
G. H. Parrish, E. A. Freeman,
A. L. Davis, Jr., d. D. Smith,
w. l. Clayton, Paul A. Full
love, w. R. Matthews, w. R
Haney, E. J. Benton, R. T.
Thomas, M. w. Whit, w. P.
Carter, w. C. Cole, C. N. Ell
lis, J. Fl. Brown, H. R. Steph-
enson, Andrew Means, w. H.
Robinson, C. II. Williams, A.
G. Wright, E. w. Wallace, r.
P. Means, w. T. Crutcher, H.
M. Alexander, M. L. Gayton.
C. M. Smith, w. L. Wilson,
Roy Love, C. M. Lee, S. T.
Alexander, E. C. Estell, F. w.
Penick, Robert L. Taylor, S. A.
Abrams, Louis S. Beauchamp,
N. A. Crawford, Wilbur A.
Paige, C. C.. Scott, A. w. Will
son, C. M. Murdoch.
A. G. Kendrick, C. B. Knox,
Fred T. Guy, T. E. w. Donald
son, E. A. Anderson, F. D.
Haynes, w. T. Liggins, Julian
Taylor, A. R. James, A. B.
Coleman, w. M. Hall, VIM. H.
Bell, Floyd Massey, Jr., R. w.
West, o. j. Turner, M. M. Nor
ris, F. w. Gambrell, c. E. Rich
ards, ]. C. Wade, V. C. L. Cole
man, L. C. Riddick, Fred R.
Williams, James R. Moore, o.
L. Sheriff..
If we are to believe the ex-
pressions and the opinion voic-
ed by pastors and leaders
throughout the nation, the fol-
lowing states by a vast major
ity have already resolved to
name you as their president in
Kansas City.
Arkansas, California, Indiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, New
York, South Carolina, Washing
ton, Arizona, Florida, Iowa,
Massachusetts, Missouri, North
Carolina, Tennessee, West Vir-
ginia, Colorado, Georgia, Kan
sas, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio,
Texas, Wisconsin, Connecticut,
Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexi-
can, New Jersey, Pennsylvan-
ia, Virginia.
We share these facts with
you that you may know the ap-
probation that the members of
our great convention have in
the type of leadership that you
have given in the past, and
hope that you will give in the
future.