The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1910-02-04

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The annual report Of TIE State Mis-
sion Board Of the FLORIDA Baptist
State Convection. read by Rev. y. B.
Rogers, was fun Of interest
with sadness ne reforfed 90 the nm
timely death 0f the late secretary, Dr.
r. ia. GelEer. This fact greatly dia-
concerted the plans 30 wisely formed
and quite 3 debt has burdCned the
Beard. Rev. s. y. Rogers was elected
Is AIf. Geiger'a successor and began bis
work May /.
The Orphans Home AZ Arcadia has
been generously maintained. The new
building. dining room tnd eanitarium
win soon Be nnisbod.
The report patheticsiiy refers 10 the
help extended the aged ministers the
veteran soldiers Of The eEoss, who are
nearing the end of their journey.
Emphasis was ieid upon che work Of
ministerial education. me day de-
manda an edecattd ministry. The
churches can no longer be satisded with
pastors who are Incompetent.
Tue supreme aim o. the Board has
been 10 win Florida 90 Christ, always
haa our State been a mission neld
Emigration has within ten years
brought more people Into the State
than are found a. active Christian
work. We can preach the gospel Ga
twenty-eight tongues in FlOrida.
Tampa and Jacksonville have prob
lens confronting them which no
southern cities have heretofore been
called b solve
The Baptlsts began the year with
twonty-nine men "A the mission 6elds,
and closed e with f0rtyseven.
Gratifying reference - made TO the
work Of the Home aud Foreign Mis-
sion Board q the Southern Baptist
Convention.
Large plans are urged for the year
1910. and an increase of 8i0 n.
asked Tor the work The are
report showed total receipts 0f e81,
0431L THIS sum W0a Rended in
supporting the varied work % fol-
lows. An1cciatfOunl missions. SI28O5
city missions f3,22D.58; church build.
lnen 80 mission heids. til,472.D7 evan
gelisn, et,8o0.54: State mission, SIS.
00651; cooperative work with the
i0me board. S7,z22.s1 foreign missions,
e5,54a; home missions. e077T.7e; or.
phanage, S63O7S2; Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, e038 seminary
student support, 1868.
Dr.. A. 8. Petite read the report OF
the Home Board Of the Southern Bap
list Convention. This board has charge
Of the mission work IN destitute lands
OF the Southland. which cannot be cul-
tiyated BY our State BOarda lis
board has done great things for Flor.
ida--putting FAR more money into the
work than Il has received from the
State.
Dr. Petite followed his report with
speech OF much vigor. bis flashes az
wit greatly pleasing the audience.
Rev. ID. B, Gray, ID. d., the magnetic
Secretary OF the Home Board. fol-
lowed with an address Of marvellous
power. setting forth the work and needs
OF hls board
The convention represents twenty
Eve associations. with go churches.
$50 ministers, 38.817 members. Of whom
$500 were baptized during the past
year. The financial reports show that
these churches give over $4,000 for
missionary, educational and other BEN
evolent purposes. They report church
property valued az $4,000. Their
contributions FOR home church expenses
Aggregate $4,000 annually. While
there are many other Christian PEP,
pie In Florida the Baptist - the most
numeroua Of all the denominations IN
the State.