P/7 OCT 8 LIGHT TRUTH 1 igTg Official Organ of the General Baptist Convention of North Carolina, Inc. Voice of 350,000 Baptists Volume 98 Number 6 Raleigh, North Carolina, June 1976 8 PAGES 25 CENTS In Six Months Over 2,500 Souls Saved; $500,000 Raised himself, but that segregated hour in the week", he prominence for Charlotte — Enthusiastic are about how many dollars we charged. "But the integration he was offering himself as a the Session have sent up. The money is delegates to One Day of the public. In relating street ought to be a two way servant the General Baptist State important, and I am not trying to of his past record, he referred to street. I don't see any whites at ield de-emphasize it, but our first Convention, meeting Mayf the office as taking over the Black churches his contribution in Memorial Baptist Church, May concern must always be for may or of Chapel Hill. pulpits . and I don't see us 5, heard reports that the N.C. souls . directing men and our doors to whites". He Pointing out that when he took well on their way women to Christ", the President opening Baptists were Hill, didn't if to be office in Chapel he continued. He challenged the went on to say that we are toward realizing their goal of or a truly Christian, that we must be even have a desk "5,000 Souls Saved, $1,000,000 ministers and delegates to have accept on an equal secretary, but when he com- Recent tabulations a look at themselves a "serious willing to Raised". pleted his term, there were and look". basis, like we want to be ac- Dr. O. J. Rooks reveal that over $500,000 a complete cepted in their curches. "I'm many offices and reported in President Johnson charged 2,500 souls have been three candidates that would be preaching to myself too," he staff. He was elected to period. that: "We are hypocrites in what the last six month responsive to the need of Black often look at the terms and on his second term he Joy told we do ... we expect more out of stated "We President J. Johnson people. His chief concern has other person, but fail to see referred to it as a "landslide", the responsive gathering that: others than we are willing to urged the but the third term was an been the predicament of the more concerned about give ourselves. We have a ourselves". He "We are his large number of Blacks on death delegates to stand up and to be "avalanche". Citing how many souls we have been habit of saying that the 11:00 achievements in office, he stated row at North Carolina's Central . bold for Christ and the Truth. able to direct to Christ, than we a.m. worship hour is the most Howard Lee, that his record shows that he has Prison. Special Guest been a servant of all the people. Do Justly of morning An outstanding feature of the Howard Lee is a quiet, dignified, The highlight the session a sermon preached Session was the appearance of individual that is eminently was Shaw President Resigns government on by Reverend O.J. Rooks, of several outstanding candidates qualified to lead Greensboro, N.C. His sermon for public office. Howard Lee, any level. "Often I have heard was based upon the familiar text former mayor of Chapel Hill, Black people say : 'I would vote By C. Warren candidate for Lt. for a Black candidate if he were of Micah 6:8 "He hath showed Massenburg N.C, and a I am thee man, what is good; and Governor of the state of North qualified,' ... well O RALEIGH, N.C. — Dr. J. an appeal qualified," challenged Lee. what doth the Lord require of has Carolina, delivered Archie Hargraves an- well do justly, and to love for support that brought a Leon White, a known thee, but to nounced his resignation as to walk humbly with standing ovation. He declared leader in Black progress, ad- mercy, and President of Shaw University thy God." The sermon was that he was not just asking for dressed the delegates and urged effective June 30, 1976. directed mostly to the clergy, support to secure a place of them to put their support behind Dr. Hargraves issued the urging them to stand firm in following at statement a news these evils days for the true conference May 11, 1976: standards of God. He related "I regret to announce that I Hargraves Keynotes that he had endured many hard resigning as President of am trials because of his decision to Shaw University, effective June put Christ first. His message 30, 1976. was well received. I have served as President of Shaw Graduation The afternoon message was since Shaw July 1, 1971, a total of delivered by J R. Burt, who also five years. I RALEIGH — Shaw University Chairman of Shaw's Board of When came, the serves as the treasurer of the presented 372 undergraduate Trustees presented Dr. University was in a perilous General Baptist State Con- state with a and masters degrees Sunday at Hargraves and his wife with a cumulative deficit of vention. $1,900,000. On June 30 of last the Memorial Auditorium to an silver tea and coffee service. Hargraves The One Day Session ended on year, the cumulative deficit had Dr. J. Archie overflow crowd of over 3500 "Hargraves had served with a high note, and the delegates been reduced to a little more persons. Shaw's President J. distinction" Edwards said in went home with renewed than $53,000. I especially wish to thank Archie Hargraves, delivered the making the presentation. determination to do a bigger and job was to raise money, students, faculty, staff, alumni, keynote address in his fifth and Honorary Doctor of Laws My better job for the Lord, Christ. recruit students, hold costs trustees, the Baptists, my final commencement as degrees were presented to down Other reports and activities are and raise educational standards. colleagues in education across president of Shaw University. Raleigh Mayor Jyles Coggins, a reported in this of the "Baptist the State, and the general public His tenure at Shaw, he said, Shaw and Joseph I believe the basic job has been trustee of Informer". accomplished. in Raleigh and North Carolina had been "a unique learning Peter Imperato, judge of the Shaw has its Receipts Through the highest enrollment, over for the interest, cooperation and experience". Hargraves has Civil Court of the City of New 1,500 Unified Program students; its faculty is highly support they have given Shaw resigned as president of Shaw York. The executive secretary of the respected; and the future over the last five years." effective June 30, 1976. Divinity degrees of the Doctor of General Baptist State Con- University is well assured. Dr. Hargraves is a native of Hargraves told the graduates to William were presented vention, Dr. O.L. Sherrill, The time has now come for Greensboro, N.C. He came to that they must create "justice in a minister and an in- Coley, reported that: "General Bap- me, like John the Baptist, to Shaw from Chicago Theological a world of injustice." surance company owner; tists are giving more than ever move on so that a new job of Seminary where he was an In his speech, he jokingly told Claude Trotter, a Baptist before to the Lord's work". coordinating structured patterns assistant professor. A graduate the audience he had found the minister, Alfred Smith a "Contributions are coming in for progress can be done. of N.C. A&T State University, he fountain of youth. "When one mortician. minister and from eery direction, and more enjoyed is also an ordained Baptist makes a change of job, it upsets Johnson, a trustee of I have my service as Dr. Paul and more people are getting President, although at times the minister with advanced degrees the biological clock - it stops pastor of Martin Shaw and involved in the program of the in philosophy, religion, and counting," he said. "Changing Raleigh, task has seemed impossible. Street Baptist Church, Convention", reported Dr. With faith, hope and love we regional and city planning. He jobs may add five years to my awarded a plaque for N.C, was Sherrill. With that he announced have preserved together and we attended Union Theological life." "outstanding service". that $576,000 had been raised so sincerely hope that the next Seminary and Massachusetts Hargarves challenged the Person, pastor of St. Joseph far. President will find a more Institute of Technology. The five graduates "to work as a team" Missionary Baptist John When he had completed his secure state and a more year term which Dr. Hargraves and know they are "no con- Church, Falkland, N.C. was report to the Convention, Dr. challenging opportunity as a has served has not been an easy sequence except as God's awarded the Pastor of the Year Sherrill reminded the delegates result of the strides we have one. He inherited a $1,900,000 agents." award. that we still are a considerable under leadership. page 8 Chauncy R. Edwards, made my Continued on distance from our financial goal. ! From From The President's Pen! The Executive Secretary Too long blacks have been sex. The Golden Rule, "As ye decrying discrimination, unfair would have men do unto us, do Raleigh — Brethren, I will you secure an acceptable ac- contributions. and unjust treatment in em- ye even also unto them," is send out shortly a statement commodation, as well as Plan early to attend the All- ployment by whites, yet we have required of Christians first.