Excerpt from Minutes of the Fifty-Second Annual Session of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Association: Held With the Barbee's Chapel Baptist Church, Tuesday, October 4, 5, 6, 1921, 10 A. M. Durham, N. C Sang hymn. 704, read Acts -31, _prayer by Rev. James Stuart. The Moderator led in the song Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone and All the World go Free. The Association was an nounced ready for business. The roll was then called. Dr. M. W. Brown voted to preach the educational sermon this afternoon, and to bring in some of the vital points on doctrine and make it as practical as possible for some of our people are slow to under stand. Rev. J. H. Dunston, D. D., was substituted for Dr. A. M. Moores on the discussion of Foreign Missions. On motion the report of the executive committee was received and adopted. At this point the Moderator made some timely remarks in counsel ing the men who are entering the ministry, or expect to enter. He stated to them by saying fix for the test of which you expect to meet. There were two letters read from Mrs. D. J. Emerson, the widow of the Rev. D. Je Emerson, by J. H. Duston and Dr. L. H. Hackney. On motion we give to sister a collection or do nate something. The spirit of these letters was to help her edu cate her children, as she was a poor widow, and that her hus band had worked so hard before his -death to foster the work in the New Hope Association. See reports.) On motion the Committee on Finance asked their reports to be received and adopted. (see report.) On motion the Committee on Obituaries be received and adopted. (see rep..ort) On motion the collection taken this morning be divided between Sister D. J. Emerson and Deacon W. M. Jones. Amount of Collection, $22. 00 - benig $11. 00 each one. Dr. J. H. Dunston took charge of the amount for the widow Emerson and Dr. L. H. Hackney the amount for Deacon Jones. Mrs. D. J. Emerson is the widow of the late Rev. D. J. emerson, a very prominent minister and educator of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Association. Dr. Emerson was one of the best young ministers in the New Hope Association. He was an invalid for several years before his death, but he seemed not to be satisfied unless he was on duty and with the brethren, therefore, he met the most of these annual meetings up to the time of his being totally disabled. We feel for the widow and children, and. Stand ready at all times to render whatever aid we can along any line of duty. The Association then adjourned to meet at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.