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Report of the Third National Convention, Second National C. W. B. M. Convention and Call for First Sunday School Convention of the Christian Churches (Of Color) in the United States of America
Get PDFReport of the Third National Convention, Second National C. W. B. M. Convention and Call for First Sunday School Convention of the Christian Churches (Of Color) in the United States of America
Held at Nashville, Tennessee, September 2 - 7, 1919https://digitalcommons.discipleshistory.org/nationalchristianmissionaryconvention_minutes/1001/thumbnail.jp
Gospel Plea, Volume 23 (1918) (Serial Numbers 331 - 382)
Get PDFGospel Plea, Volume 23 (1918) (Serial Numbers 331 - 382)
Page 5 of Serial Number 331 (January 5, 1918) reports on the progress of the new church building at Hopkinsville, J. E. Anderson minister. We wish to know more about this African American preacher, who appears occasionally in the Gospel Plea.
The last issue of this volume, Serial Number 382 (December 28, 1918) has this somber report by C. H. Dickerson in his column From the Banks of the Old Ky.
Kentucky is shot through with hysterical influenza...Homes resent being placarded...Ban is still on. When lifted many will fear to to attend church lest they touch somebody, who has touched somebody, who has touched somebody else who had the Flu.https://digitalcommons.discipleshistory.org/gospelplea/1026/thumbnail.jp
Sarah L. Bostick, Beginning of the Missionary Work and Plans in Arkansas, 1896--By Mrs. Sarah L. Bostick, Colored--25 Years in Service--Historical Sketch up to 1918
Get PDFSarah L. Bostick, Beginning of the Missionary Work and Plans in Arkansas, 1896--By Mrs. Sarah L. Bostick, Colored--25 Years in Service--Historical Sketch up to 1918
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226053343/sarah-lou-bostick (1868-1948)
http://discipleshistory.org/history/people/sarah-lue-bostickhttps://digitalcommons.discipleshistory.org/all_pamphlets/1004/thumbnail.jp
Report of the Second National Convention of Colored Christian Churches and the First C. W. B. M. Convention in the U. S. A.
Get PDFReport of the Second National Convention of Colored Christian Churches and the First C. W. B. M. Convention in the U. S. A.
Held in Nashville, Tennessee, September 9 - 15, 1918https://digitalcommons.discipleshistory.org/nationalchristianmissionaryconvention_minutes/1000/thumbnail.jp
Report of the First General Convention of the Christian (Colored) Churches in the U. S. A.
Get PDFReport of the First General Convention of the Christian (Colored) Churches in the U. S. A. Held at Nashville, Tennessee, August [sic! the month was September] 5th to 9th, 1917.
The booklet includes the following addresses:
R. E. Pearson, Christian Leadership
W. H. Dickerson, The Negro Disciple and the Apostolic Program
W. A. Scott, The Importance of Co-operation in the Work of the Kingdom
Preston Taylor, The Status and Outlook of the Colored Brotherhoodhttps://digitalcommons.discipleshistory.org/nationalchristianmissionaryconvention_minutes/1006/thumbnail.jp
Gospel Plea, Volume 22 (1917)
Get PDFGospel Plea, Volume 22 (1917) (Serial numbers 279 - 329)
336 Pages in this PDF.
The World War is prominent in this volume.
This quote from Lehman\u27s December 22, 1917, Editorial is interesting:
Every Christian Negro should thank God and take new courage. This great war is a centrifugal, not a centripetal force for our national life. When we went into the war our secret service discovered an army of German spies trying to alienate the Negro. This set our people to thinking. President Wilson, though a Southern man, saw clearly what is just and wise and so he insisted on putting the Negro on an equal footing with the white man. Of course there will grow up some friction by some of the people who do not know that the world has moved, but when they get into a drive such as the Italians have suffered the question of saluting officers will take care of itself.https://digitalcommons.discipleshistory.org/gospelplea/1025/thumbnail.jp
Preston Taylor, The Status and Outlook of the Colored Brotherhood
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Delivered at the first National Christian Missionary Convention, this address by Taylor is foundational for African American Disciples of Christ.
Regarding his address, Cardwell and Fox state:
Taylor possibly made the most biting remarks. He criticized Whites for being half-hearted in their approach to the evangelization and cultivation of African-Americans. He deplored the non-committal stance of White Disciples on race, which he said was the reason for the smallness of Black Disciples numbers. Taylor regretted the lack of an effective means for inter-communication among African-American Disciples of Christ. Yet he appealed for greater cooperation between the races in building the kingdom of God. He pled for a better program for producing adequately prepared ministerial leaders. (Journey toward Wholeness: A History of Black Disciples of Christ in the Mission of the Christian Church, Volume 1 From Convention to Convocation: No Longer \u27Objects\u27 of Mission, But \u27Partners In the Work (1700 - 1988) 26).https://digitalcommons.discipleshistory.org/all_foundationaldocuments/1000/thumbnail.jp
Gospel Plea, Volume 21 (1916) (Serial numbers 240 - 277)
Get PDFGospel Plea, Volume 21 (1916) (Serial numbers 240 - 277)
Page 3 of Serial Number 240 (April 8, 1916) has portraits of William Alphin and J. N. Ervin, Principal of Jarvis Christian Institute.
A lively discussion on the scriptural basis of the name Christian and whether people should work with mission boards, has thoughts from B. C. Calvert, C. H. Dickerson, C. E. Craggett, A. R. McDuff and J. M. D. Thurman. (Serial number 249 (June 10, 1916) page 7); (Serial number 251 (June 24, 1916) page 7); (Serial number 252 (July 1, 1916) page 5); (Serial number 255 (July 22, 1916) page 7) Calvert thinks the Plea needs more discussions like this.https://digitalcommons.discipleshistory.org/gospelplea/1024/thumbnail.jp
Gospel Plea, Volume 20 (1915) (Serial numbers 174 -221)
Get PDFGospel Plea, Volume 20 (1915) (Serial numbers 174 - 221)
We begin to track closely the serial numbers at this time since they will be the primary way of tracking volume content. There is no longer an attempt to number issues.
W. R. Simmons, of Bloomington, Illinois, writes: The time has not yet come for us to sheath the polemic sword. The battles that are to be fought are hard and many. There is no use compromising with denominations or denominationalism. (Serial Number 186 (March 28, 1915) 3)https://digitalcommons.discipleshistory.org/gospelplea/1023/thumbnail.jp
Gospel Plea, Volume 19 (1914)
Get PDFGospel Plea, Volume 19 (1914)
This issue of the Plea is the first issue of sixteen pages run off on the new press on one sheet. (Page 3 of the January 10 Number.) The number of pages returned to eight later this year.
The DCHS collection is missing a significant number of the issues of Volume 19. Only eight issues are in our collection.
The editorial team this year includes, in addition to Lehman, Preston Taylor, W. H. Dickerson, Mrs. William Alphin and K. R. Brown as Associate Editors.https://digitalcommons.discipleshistory.org/gospelplea/1022/thumbnail.jp