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CHAPTER X.

   In October 1884, before being called to the pastorate of the First African
Baptist Church, in an Executive Board Meeting of the Missionary Baptist State
Convention in Milledgeville, Dr. E. K Love called the attention of that body to
the fact that we were approaching our centennial of Baptist activities in
Georgia, and offered a set of resolutions to the effect that we prepare fitly to
celebrate that notable event. At Cartersville in May of the following year,
these resolutions were reported to the State Convention and heartily endorsed.
The following committee was appointed to present plans and raise means for the
celebration: Revs. W. J. White, J. C. Bryan, E. K. Love, GT. H. Dwelle, C. T.
Walker, C. H. Lyons, E. R. Carter, T. M. Robinson and S. A. McNeal and Deacon J.
H. Brown. The committee went at the task with a will. They elected Rev. J. C.
Bryan, Travelling Agent; Rev. W. J. White, Compiler ; Rev. E. R. Carter and
Deacon J. H. Brown, Gatherers of Historic Facts; and Rev. E. K. Love,
Editor-in-Chief. This was a group of the best men in the state and they worked
earnestly, but the task was so stupenduous that they never succeeded in
publishing the book. In the convention in Brunswick in 1887, the Moderators of
all the associations in the state, about 50, were added to the committee. This
guaranteed the cooperation of a vast host of both laymen and ministers, and
brought pleasing success to the celebration. Also at this session in Brunswick
in May, 1887, the following special Program Committee was appointed: Revs. A.
Harris, W. J. White, E. K. Love, J. M. Simms, D. Waters, J. C. Bryan, U. L.
Houston, C. T. Walker, E. R. Carter, and S. A. McNeal and Deacon J. H. Brown.
This committee did its work in a manner very pleasing to the convention,
preparing the following program which reflected unusual credit upon the
denomination:

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE NEGRO BAPTISTS OF GEORGIA, TO BE HELD IN SAVANNAH,
GEORGIA, COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, AND CLOSING MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1888.

   Committee: Rev. Alexander Harris, Chairman, Savannah, Ga.; Rev. U. L.
Houston, Savannah, Ga.; Rev. J. M. Simms, Savannah, Ga.; Rev. David Waters,
Savannah, Ga.; Rev. E. K. Love, D. D., Savannah Ga.; Rev. C. T. Walker, Augusta,
Ga.; Rev. E. R. Carter, Atlanta, Ga.; Rev. J. C. Bryan, Americus, Ga.; Deacon J.
H. Brown. Secretary.

Program.

   Wednesday, June 6, 9:00 to 10:00 a. m., Praise Service, led by Rev. Henry
Way, Hawkinsville, Ga.

      I.   10:00 A. M. Welcome Address, Rev. E. K. Love, Savannah, Ga.

     II.   11:00 A. M. Opening Sermon, C. T. Walker, Augusta, Ga.

    III.   12:00 M. History of the Church, C. A. Clark, Brunswick, Ga.

     IV.   3:00 P. M. Baptist Doctrine, Rev. C. H. Lyons, Atlanta, Ga.; Rev. S.
A. McNeal, Augusta,  Ga.; and Rev. J. M. Pendleton, D. D., Pa.

      V.   4:30 P. M. New Testament Policy, Rev. E. M. Brawley, D. D.,
Greenville, S. C.; Rev. W. E. Holmes, A. M., Atlanta, Ga.; Rev. A. F. Owens,
Mobile, Ala.

   Night Session. VI. 8:00 P. M. "Peculiarities of Baptists That Distinguish
Them From All Other People," Rev. W. J. Simmons, D. D., Rev. C. H. Parrish, A.
B,, Louisville, Ky.; and Rev. C. S. Wilkins, West Point, Ga.

Thursday, June 7, 9:00 to 10:00 A. M., Praise Service led by Rev. E. W. Walker,
Dawson, Ga.

    VII.   10:00 A. M. Baptist Church History, Rev. W. J. White, G. H. Dwelle,
Augusta, Ga.; and Rev. W. H. Tillman, Atlanta.

   VIII.   11:30 A. M. "Reminiscences of the Baptist Fathers and the Church
During One Hundred Years," Revs. Levi Thornton, Greensboro, Ga.; J. M. Simms,
Savannah, Ga.; and Alexander Harris, Savannah, Ga.

    IX.    3:00 P. M. "The Wants of the Colored Ministry," Rev. W. H. Mclntosh,
D. D., Macon, Ga.; Rev. Alexander Ellis, Savannah, Ga.; and Rev. W. G. Johnson,
Augusta, Ga.

     X. 4:30 P. M. "The Relation of the White and Colored Baptists in the Past,
Now, and as It Should Be in the Future," Rev. T. J. Hornsby, Augusta, Ga.; Rev.
G. S. Johnson, Thomson, Ga.; and Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, D. D., Atlanta, Ga.

   Night Session, 8:00 o'clock, Sermon by Rev. E. R. Carter, Atlanta, Ga. 9:00
to 10:00 A. M., Praise Service, led by Rev. C. A. Johnson, Americas, Ga.

    XI. 10:00 A. M. "The Home Mission Society and Its Work for the Colored
People," Dr. A. E. Williams, Crawfordville, Ga.; Prof. S. Y. Pope, Waynesboro,
Ga.; Rev. G. A. Goodwin, Gainesville, Fla., and Rev. S. Graves, Atlanta, Ga.

   XII. 12:30 P. M. "Woman, Her Work and Influence/' Misses S. B. Packard,
Atlanta, Ga.; J. P. Moore, New Orleans, "La.; and Rev. L. Burrows, D. D.,
Augusta, Ga.

  XIII. 3:00 P. M. "The American Baptist Publication Society and Its Work for
the Colored People," Rev. E. K. Love, Savannah, Ga.; Rev. N. W. Waterman,
Thomasville, Ga.; Rev. G. B. Mitchell, Forsyth, Ga.; and Rev. B. Griffith, D.
D., Philadelphia, Pa.

  Night Session. XIV. 8:00 P. M. "Education," Dr. J. H. Bugg, Lynchburg,
Virginia; Rev. J. A. Metts, High-town, N. J.; and Rev. J. A. Battle, D. D.,
Macon, Ga.

   Saturday, June 9, 9:00 to 10:00 A. M., Praise Service, led by Rev. John
Williams, Brunswick, Ga.

    XV. 10:00 A. M. "The Bible as Believed by Baptists, Revs. J. C. Bryan,
Americus, Ga.; H. N. Bouey, Columbia, S. C.; G. M. Sprattling, Brunswick, Ga.;
and P. S. Henson, D. D., Chicago, Ill.

   XVI. 12:00 M. "The Authenticity of the Bible," Rev. David Shaver, D. D.,
Atlanta, Ga.; and Rev. H. H. Tucker, D. D., Atlanta, Ga.

  XVII. 3:00 P. M. "The Dignity of the Ministry and the Necessary Qualifications
To Fit Them for Their Work," Revs. E. R. Carter, Atlanta, Ga.; C. H. Brightharp,
Milledgeville, Ga.; E. V. White, Thomson, Ga.; and Dr. J. B. Broadus,
Louisville, Ky.

   Sunday, June 10, Divine Services. 

   Monday, June 11, 9:00 to 10:00 A. M., Praise Service, led by Rev. Floyd Hill,
Athens, Ga.

   XVIII. 10:00 A. M. "The Duty of Baptists to Home Missions," Revs. W. H.
McAlpine, Montgomery, Ala.; J. M. Jones, C. 0. Jones, Atlanta, Ga.; and E. J.
Fisher, La Grange, Ga.

   XIX. 12:00 M. "Temperance," Hon. J. W. Lyons, Augustus, Ga.; and Rev. S. D.
Rosier, Midville, Ga.

   XX.  3:00 P. M. "The Duty of Baptists to Forein Missions," Rev. J. E. Jones,
W. W. Colley; and J. H. Pressly, Virginia.

   XXI. 4:30 P. M. "Baptist Newspapers and Their Influence," Revs. S. T.
Clanton, D. D., New Orleans, La.; J. T. White, Helena, Ark.; and Deacon  W. H.
Stewart, Esq., Louisville, Ky.

   Night Session. XXII. 8:00 P. M. "Scriptural Divorce," Revs. A. S. Jackson,
New Orleans, La.; and C. 0. Boothe, Selma, Ala.

   Tuesday, June 12, 9:00 to 10:00 A. M., Praise Service, led by Rev. Henry
Morgan, Augusta, Ga.

   XXIII. 10:00 A. M. "Are We Advancing as a Denomination?" Deacon J. H. Brown,
Savannah, Ga.; Prof. M. J. Maddox, Gainesville, Fla.; Prof. M. P. McCrary,
Valdosta, Ga.; and Rev. T. Nightingale, Memphis, Tenn.

   XXIV.  12:00 M. "The Bible as Suited to the Elevation of Mankind," Revs. J.
E. L. Holmes, D. D., Savannah, Ga.; and W. W. Landrum, D. D., Richmond, Va.

   XXV.   3:00 P. M. "The Duty of the Pastor to the Church," Revs. J. W. Dungee,
Augusta, Ga.; J. G. Phillips, Aiken, S. C.; and Rev. E. W. Warren, D. D., Macon,
Ga.

  XXVI. 4:30 P. M. "The Duty of the Church to the Pastor," Prof. Isaiah Blocker,
Augusta, Ga.; Deacon R. H. Thomas, Savannah, Ga.; and Rev. J. L. Underwood,
Camilla, Ga.

   Night Session. XXVH. 8:00 P. M. Sermon by Rev. T. M. Robinson, Macon, Ga.

  Wednesday, June 13, 9 to 10 a. m., Praise Service, led by Louis Williams,
Washington, Ga.

   XXVIII.  10:00 A. M. "What Is Our Duty to the Baptist Institutions of the
Country?" Rev. A. Bings, Jr., Col. A. R. Johnson, Prof. H. L. Walker, Prof. T.
M. Dent, Augusta, Ga.

   XXIX. 12:00 M. "The Importance of Pure Baptist Literature," Revs. E. P.
Johnson, Madison, Ga.; J. G. Ross, Jacksonville, Fla.

   XXX. 3:00 P. M. "The Purity and Work of the Church,” Rev. C. G. Holmes, Rome,
Ga.; Henry Jackson, Augusta, Ga.; and J. B. Davis, Atlanta, Ga.

    XXXI. 4:30 P. M. "The Deacons and Their Duty," Revs. J. H. DeVotie, D. D.,
G. R. McCall, D. D., Griffin, Ga.

   Night Session. XXXII. "Money as a Factor in Christianizing the World,” Revs.
W. R. Pettiford, Birmingham, Ala.; R. N. ^Counter, Memphis, Tenn., and Prof. J.
G. Mitchell, Malvern, Ark.

   Thursday, June 14, 9:00 to 10:00 A. M., Praise Service, led by Rev. U. L.
Houston.

   XXXIII. 10:00 A. M. "Baptist Church Government, Revs. J. L. Dart, Charleston,
S. C.; H. J. Europe, Mobile, Ala.; H. A. D. Braxton, Baltimore, Md.

   XXXIV. 12:30 P. M. "God as Revealed in  Nature," Rev. H. H. Tucker, D. D.,
Atlanta, Ga.

   XXXV. 3:00 P.M. "Christian Baptism," Rev. J. H. Kilpatrick, D. D., White
Plains, Ga.

   Night Session.  8:00 o'clock preaching. 

Friday, June 15, 9:00 to 10:00 A. M., Praise Service, led by Rev. C. T. James,
Baconton, Ga.

   XXXVI.  4:00 P. M. "Independence of a Baptist Church," by Rev. W. L.
Kilpatrick, D. D., Hepzibah, Ga.

   XXXVII. 10:00 A. M. "The Duty of Baptists To Give the World the Gospel," Rev.
W. L. Jones, Atlanta, Ga.; John Marks, New Orleans, La.

   XXXVIII. 12:00 M. "The Final Perseverance of Saints," Rev. E. Lathrop, D. D.,
Stamford, Conn.

   XXXIX. 3:00 P. M. "Our Duty as Citizens," unassigned.

   Night Session, 8 o'clock, preaching.

   Saturday, June 16, devoted to Sunday school.

   Afternoon, Sunday, 3:00 P. M. Dedication First Bryan Baptist Church.

   Monday and Tuesday devoted to miscellaneous subjects.

   The persons to whom this is sent, whose names appear on the program for an
address or sermon, will please signify their acceptance by addressing
                                          REV. A. HARRIS,
                                          William Street, Savannah, Ga.


Additional Comments:
From:

THE FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA

BY REV. EDGAR GARFIELD THOMAS, A. B., B. D.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

Copyright, 1925
By E. G. Thomas, Author.


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