![[3734685] Bible Lecture “The Eternal Hope” 1 Peter 1. 3-10. Louisiana Missionary Baptist State Convention. Monroe, Louisiana, July 20–22, 1960. D. D Benjamin Franklin Martin.](https://rareamericana.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3734685.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1741126530)
Bible Lecture “The Eternal Hope” 1 Peter 1. 3-10. Louisiana Missionary Baptist State Convention. Monroe, Louisiana, July 20–22, 1960.
“The Negro race all over the world must have that hope in almighty God…”
A likely unique copy of this sermon on hope and the African American experience, delivered by Rev. Benjamin Franklin Martin (1925–2023), a Baptist minister and World War II veteran, at the Louisiana Missionary Baptist State Convention in 1960. Martin reflects: “The Negro race all over the world must have that hope in almighty God, though it get dark and many laws are passed aimed at one group of people, but God is still on the Throne. It has been nearly 400 years since the Negro has been—no doubt in slavery in one way or another. The Negro is still in slavery, but God says have hope the day will break.”
Born in Jenkinsville, South Carolina, Martin served in the United States Army during World War II before settling in Hartford, Connecticut. A member of Hopewell Baptist Church for over forty years, he preached, mentored, and spread the gospel.
Description: Bible Lecture “The Eternal Hope” 1 Peter 1. 3-10. Louisiana Missionary Baptist State Convention. Monroe, Louisiana, July 20–22, 1960.
[Monroe, Louisiana: n.p., self-published, 1960]. Three mimeographed sheets folded vertically once to 8½ x 7 inches to form self-titled wrappers, preliminary content, and 8¼ pages of text. Folded horizontally, likely for mailing; very good.
[3734685]Price: $75.00