Alabamian Julius R. Scruggs was formally inaugurated as president of the National Baptist Convention USA (NBC) during a four-hour service Jan. 19 at the Baptist World Center in Nashville. Scruggs, 67, pastor of First Missionary Baptist Church in Huntsville, for 32 years, will lead the 7.5 million-member denomination for a five-year term. He has been a vice president for 10…