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PAGE TWO ? ? State President I Call To The Uttptiiit Brotherhmxi: I M < 'lUKXi >W NH:--This is the final call for the 76th annual ses- 9 sion of the Baptist Educational arid ||i missionary convention of South fls Carolina to be held with the Bap- ||| }ut of Anderson County in the St. Paul Baptist church l{ev. * J. . W. 11 Toomer, pastor, beginning the 9 first Wednesday in May an.d last- 9 ing through Sunday, May I*. . ..THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. ?U if, an official call for the niceu.-.1 M ing of the Executive Board for I 9 * Tyesdav May 1 at 1 I'M in the St. J paul Baptist Church. This meeting i nf| is of ttuusual-importance due to the t ?R fact that certain matters coming j jn| before the Board are so far reach- 9 ing^ thut thpy will cliriiil the "fit- '"IB tcition ot all mem hers. According to our new constitu- ' 9H tion the Executive Board is com- j 9 posed of eighteen (18) members j 9 elected by.the convention and all ? moderators <*' Associations and I |B| Unions, but because of the ini- [ fl portanee of certain mutters affeet? ?jn tnthe entire denomination, pas- ^ I tors of all churches are invited to j H be present in this meeting. Tit E PRK-CONVKNTION^ ? .. . PROGRAM As usual the pre-convention pro- i gram sponsored by the local com- "~~ - . cou ^ mittoe. the Rev. .1. \V. Toomer, I . I por i Chairman will l>e held on Tuesday i i am; night. According to information | ( furnished bv the Office of Public! f, I loll Relations, elaborhte preparations have been made to give us the best i j* programs of its kind ever. The ' feautred speaker will be Dr. W. H. j AS! Borders, pastor of the Wheat] li Street Baptist church, instructor at, of M< rehouse College, and president) due of the Georgia Baptist Convention, ( por will be the guest speaker. We can't ' will afford to miss this program, * Mot " THE CONVENTION' PROGRAM ! iW AND BUSINESS | and The regular convention program id-it will begin Wednesday morning at M ini ;nine o'clock with a Bible Study soci conducted by I)r. Maxis S, Gordon; pastor of First- Calvary Baptist Church, Columbia, followed by the T introductory sermon preached by Exc Ihe Rev. H. P. Sharper or the Rev. spir E. R. Bush. Reports of Officers will tail be submitter! at the afternoon in t session followed by the President's dur address and election of j Fri< . .o k?. i UOKKIS COLLEGE K. 5 Ma jor emphasis is being placed | cocl upon Morris College and its needs i L, 1 in this session. Morris College and j D its endowment will he given pri- j live orty during all of the sessions. As- j den soeistions, Unions, Pastors . and j Rev Churches from the Mountain to the. Mat Seaboard have taken as their A slogan this year: "Moris College j G. 1 must be endowed." > tiotn We would, however, be remiss in 1 Am ur duty if we did not call the at- Ben teat ion of the brethren to the im- war portance of other objectives, lina a?aely: the current expenses of i ven MTprrxs ?College f?our' Secondary Pi'c Schools, aged Ministers and their Con widows, as well as other things to 1 Pre wWch the denomination owes en-' Con STAT Minister of the Year "South Carolina's Bapti Daniels li 7 o A nnu President G lavement and support. The re- ; is of the endowment < : mm ittov j trustee hoard of Morris C.ul- ! ;> will ho read Wednesday night uwod hy the address of the sident of the college, Dr. O. R. i hen. SOt I ATlONS KURORTS, n order to expedite the business the (Convention as well as give recognition to those who sup--' t the work, all financial reports he read t > the Convention by J (orators or clerks of Associai> giving credit to the Pastors churches reporting. This will ifv tlie records in order to se the class "A" pastors, Asiations and ehnrches. 1-: program he Program i-. designed by the tcutive Board to give In- J ation, information and enter- j imet;I. <'.;.iit .-> i'r ;;; all chinches he Piedmont will! furnish music j ing the sessions, especially on 1 lay Sermons will he preached' the Reverends A. W. Vincent, F. ' Sims, 1). W. Hickson, S. B. Hun- | <, J. T. Thomas, J. C. Collier, or j Ft. Payton. I ?octrinal messages will be dered by Deans Brown and Harand Devotional message by erends Leon Pridgen, A. M. Thews and C. A. Cherry, mong other speakers are Dr. L Prince, president of the Na- i al Baptist Convention of'1-1 erica, Dr. .J. A. Baeoats of 1 edict College, Dr. Mabel K. Ho(I, President of the South CaroWoman'a Missionary Con-'' tion. Mrs. Magnolia Lewis. sTdent of the Young Women's vention; Mrs. R. Givens, sident of the Usher's State vention Dr. .lames H. Goude'K O a & I "TEevT H. \>. Curdon, Statistical Secretary X *? ? Leading Weekly" T3 sts Pt ssues ?/ Confab I : " H i I 1. G. Daniek lock of Friendship <'ollo?te. and Deacon C. I.or Davis, I'residonl of the Daemon's Convention. Friday Dr. Nannie H. Boi roughs, President <>f the Woman's National Baptist < 'nnvention ami Dr. .James", il. Hinton. President of the NAA-j ! '. will l>e guest Speakers. The t ! resident's Friday night guest will :>e Dr. I*. K. Smith, lTesidoi.it of the Virgin a Baptist Stale ( oti > eiuiou and Pastor of the Metmpolitian Baptist Church. Washington, D. C. \ I 1 \ 11 I.I AltvBODIES Also meeting in Anderson will he the two auxiliary bodies organized last year. The Young Women's Convention under the dynamopresident -Mrs. .M.unolia Lewis and (lie Usher's State Convention, .Mis. R. (livens, President. These meetings will britijU many persons who have never attended the sessions la'fore. Sunday there will be a mammoth parade of I'sher's Board and a sermon by the President of the Convention. ON E HUNDRED I'Kit t'KN'l ENROLLMENT For several years a.campaign has been going on to enroll every Association, Union, Pastor * and 5 Church in the state Convention. Each year we have come nearer the goal. This "year there is a .feeling that this goal will he reached. )>> not fail. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE CONVENTION SEND YOUR DOORWAY FEE BY YOUR MODERATOR. DO NOT FORCiET THE FIRSTj. WEDNESDAY IN MAY, MAY SAINT PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH, ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA. YOURS SURE FOR HEAVEN. (1 (Joing Daniels. President. IN VI ^ 1 , ,;;1 ~l Dr. .1. O. Pacoats t President <>t I'enedict ( olleue I i BE LIGHTHOUSE AND INFORMER, C< epare F "~T The "Class i -:Vv.v . : ; RK||oF > > -v tyulrffer Coi Rev. H. II \ s 'v ': 'JP^ * - lerusalei Dr. (;. c. i V w|^n M . j?T 1 iUHHKl THE PASTOI Dr. W. A. Johr KVv. it. I\ Sha iwrr/^TV Lil 1 J. 1U1' Kcv. I , ( I -i' n ^ ;!,? If I i JL Vf 3LUMBIA, S. C. Militant, Pro* 'or Huge A" Association jnty Association it ^ if ..J i . nui > uiT .Tiooerniur jfl jj| ^' ^T^jri^^i^BBT^T^I^^Bi Mts^kB | J&JH IJU r* n Association )aniels. Moderator 1 V / 111 ^hX Hi jmmm #**?p <*ShB iS OF THE YEAR ison. Florence, rper. Suniter. S. ('. *1 OIKS' i* I * II Ne.il.-Chairman \\ Miarn Mckinlrs How Morn- ( oMomi'. , j ... lhrrrlor Of IHl?11c Koli !!-(? ? r>o;il'(l . I reasive. Dynamic Satur Conve t STATE BAPITSTS 1 ANNUAL SESSION By William MiKi Thousand^ of delegates, riun- r,.( isters, and loyal Baptist, repre- ^ seating the 2,500 churches in South Carolina Baptist Educa- j tional ond Missionary Convene 1,1 tion of Snuth Carolina will con-jo verge in Anderson, May 4-7, for P their 76th annual session. The. ^ .(Jdnvention, representing more U than 385,000 Baptists in thir.rl ' state have planned a most com-1 i-prehonijive piugnim Tor the ! h j day session. Convention Presi- ( detn G. G. Daniels, issuring the f j last call from his Georgetown! ^ {headquarters. requests^ full re-1 I port from the more than 3,000 t ! ministers representing thft rm?re ? TThan 75 local Associations. j j The chief issue facing the E convention in Anderson will be E the $300,000 endowment for X Morris College, Sumter. More' E I than $30,000. is slated to belt ; raised in the session for the En-;S j dowment. The Convention also a has Benedict College, Columbia, h || ;ir?<3 Friendship Junior Collegp-.J ( Rock Hill on the agenda. 1 i The convention will open * Tuesday afternoon with the * [General Board meeting 4 o'clockjl ! Tuesday night a welcome pro- c ! gram follows under.the direc-'f Hon of the host pastor, the Rev.'s J. W. Toomer The featured j s speaker will be Dr. William H.j^ Borders. president of the Geo-1 rgia Baptist Convention, and c ( pastor of Wheat Street Baptist j 1 .. Church, Atlanta. The Rev. * J James W Rhodes of Columbia'* i will respond. :* 'i ! |1 Wednsdays agenda wul in- < 'elude the Introductory sermon' by Rev. H. P Sharper of Sum-1 ( ter. the reports of the treas- r JS urer. Rev. W P. Williams; pub-!] lie relations, W M. Bowman, ; the executive board, the Rev-1 L. C. Jenkins and the Drive < , Directors" will follow*. 1 Dr Daniels, the president, will|< deliver his annual address and ? I' the election of officers will fol-1 j I low. 1 ] Wednesday night the Conven- ] j tion will hear a progress report 1 of Morris College Endowment ] i Among Baptists South Carolina By William McKinley Bowman Well, that time is here again j for the State * Baptist Conven- ( tion, the annual event that brings to together Baptists from all over the State This year we will meet in Anderson, where I have never attended a convention session. Anderson is rich in j Baptist history, and it is Only fitting that we go there to renew old acquaintances, and to^ lot the people in that section of the state know that we are, ' thinking of them and want to 1 . ' 'thaj-\k them for the support 1 hev have Riven the state work i | CIALS ) I \ .^3 ? \ Kev, J. I.. Brooks, man *sst. Secretary i (ions *? f day, May L 1?54 11 ?ntion J ro HOLD II IN ANDERSON I nley Bowman _-pl and by the * chairman of the J uid-, Dr. 11. 11 Harvin. | The Kev. W- H. Neal, chair- * 1 un of the Board of Trustee, of ; 9 ie College will make hi* reort to be followed by an ad- ' jraH ress by Pres. O. R. Reuben of I ie College and the endowment l:j|l Tliiirsday the convention will ' ' j| ear a devotional message by J rr-v Lr Pndgen of Spartanburg. yg| 'he memorial hour will follow, I >d by Rev. A, W. VineenL jH Other events scheduled are .,.9 he Moderator'^ Forum, direct- 'J ressog by Dr. J A. Bacoals, of tenedict College, Mrs. Mabel' . I. Howard of the Women's Au- 1 illiary Convention,. C Lee 1 )avis of the Laymen's Conven- ^ ion. Dr. J. C Dunbar of the ss ?nd BTU Convention, ?\j n<1 Mrs R. Giveu^ of the l)sler's Convention.The featured speaker of the Thursday session will be Dr. GPrince of the National Baptist Convention of America- The rhu??day night session will lose with an address by President James Goudelock nf Friend hip College and the doctrinal ;ermon by Rev. F. K Sims of Georgetown The convention will close Frilav with the report of the Dis- i trict Missionaries, the Missions. ' Jour being conducted by Dr. J. . 3 Reeder and the Rev. M. S. Gordon, and a missioary sermon >v the Rev. J. T. TTiomas of Charleston. Friday night will be the pfesflent's night featuring Dr. Nanlie Burroughs of the National baptist Convention. Inc. as ;peaker. J Officers of th^ Convention beside Rev. G G. Daniels are: theFtev. W. L. Wilson, Vice President ; the Rev. L. C. Jenkins, secretary; the Rev. J. L. Brooks', assistant secretary; the Rev W. P. Williams, treasurer; the Rev. B. L- Cureton, statistical secretary ; the Rev. W, M- Bowman, public relation* The .Morris College Endow- I ment Fund will be ,the center of attraction this year. The Endowment CJoorurudsian reported that we need to put more effort in the Endowment Fund Raising Campaign, having a thirty thousand goal for the convention session. This would mean a total of 75,000 dollars raised with 225,000, dollars to go. Pledges made sometime ago hy various ministers will be paid during the Convention session. t The host pastor is the Rev. J. M. Toomer, a friend of ours. It seems as if it were _ yesterday - that Rev. Toomer ("Toom K> his friends) and I were beating the oushes down in Orangeburg County. 1 was serving the Granger Baptist Church at Elloree, and he was serving a church in the upper part of Orangeburg County. It was at that church I conducted my second Revival j meeting. At that time I was the circulating manager of the Peoples Informer before it was mer- | ged with the Lighthjm^w? .We have remained friends through ?~ the years. ' - The Rev. Mr. Toomer's father was the first-person that carried me to Morris College as a student! think I still owe him for that trip. I know many persons from Anderson and I am looking forward to seeing you at Board Meeting _ in the "electric city" otr May 4th Hope you are ready for the convention "Let us watch, fight and pray. ^tjiQ/ixjlh KnWhcseDojip^ , Therefore beinp justified hv faith, we have ucai^i mm. Cud lh??iiwli Hnr Lord Jesus Christ.?(Romans 5:1.) In those days of tension and crisis, when threats of atomic war and destruction hang heavily over us. we seek peace of mind, peace of ,souj. j' " ks and nmy comfort us. ; 1 Itut vyHofe, as trtfHvid unf aiTTa s a no', -n, sh.'|)l we f>vd such peace, if we li1 noj;-'.iv?tiii"(l by faiir,'? I ~ ' I f