History of the NJ State Baptist Deacons Convention
Pre-Organization Meeting
November 27, 1965
The Pre-Organization committee met at Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton at 8:30 p.m. The report of the committee on Nominations was called for and read by Dea. Lee Davis.
Nomination of Officers as follows:
Deacon Lee G. Davis, President; Deacon Samuel Hickerson, Vice President; Deacon Ernest D. Wormley, Recording Secretary; Deacon John Harvey, Assistant Secretary; Deacon Laughton Jackson, Corresponding Secretary; Deacon Cornelious Brown, Financial Secretary; Deacon Joshua Randolph, Treasurer; Deacon Zannie Leeks, Chaplain; Deacon Turner Bodiford, Marshall.
A motion was offered and seconded by Deacon Arkel Spencer and Deacon Archie Murphy that the report of the committee be received and adopted.
Deacon George Moore offered a suggestion that our official organization date would be set for the 3rd Sunday in January 1966, and the elected officers be installed at that Service. Deacon E. O. Wing motioned, and Deacon Torrence seconded that we hold our official organization and Installation of Officers at the Metropolitan Baptist Church of Newark, N.J. and Rev. B.F. Johnson, Pastor, on January 19, 1966. Deacon Robert Wiggs Seconded that. The Motion carried.
