The Washington herald., 1911-04-29
BAPTIST CHURCHES.

end their fiscal year with financial
shortages. They are the Baptist Home
and Baptist Foreign societies. together
handling about 100000 a year. contrib
uted by Baptists of the North. Disap-
pointment follows, as in the case Of the
Presbyterian missionary societies, since
the hope had been held that new interest
in missions on the part Of laymen might
increase receipts. The Baptist Home So
ciety falls s25,000 into debt, but reports
small increase in gifts from churches
over the previous year. The debt is in
part due to excessive expenditures, which
receipts did not meet The foreign So
ciety falls $62 500 behind. Under a new
plan Of cooperation Baptists got to-
gether in a laymen's missionary move
ment of their own, in which both home
and foreign interests were united. Added
to 1t is a cooperative plan covering
other Baptist societies that is an advance
Of cooperation obtaining In almost any
other Protestant body. Baptist mission
ary leaders explain that not until few
months ago did their own missionary
organization get down to work. They
feel sure that another year will tell a
different and more hopeful story. The
home society has extensive work among
negroes and throughout the entire West,
and the foreign society was pioneer in
Burma. and is a leader in China mis-
sions. Baptist mission interests, together
with world Baptists. meet in Philadel-
phia in June, and preparations are now
making to observe the centennial Of judi
son, who laid the foundation Of all Or
ganized American Baptist missionary
work.
The fourth annual Sunday School In
stitute Of the Columbia Association of
Baptist Churches will be held at the
Temple Baptist Church, Tenth and N
streets northwest. on Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday of next week.
The institute will be opened on Monday
evening at 7:3o. by a devotional service
led by Mrs. Fred Beau. Following that
addresses on subjects relative to Sunday
school work will be made by Rev. ]. J.
Muir, D. D.. Rev. H. v. Hewlett, and
Rev. P. E. Burroughs. D D.
The sessions on Tuesday, from 4:3o to
5:15, and from 7:30 to s:45, will include
such subjects as THE teachers trust"
by Rev. H. W. O. Millington, and THE
teachers problems" by Rev. P. E. Bur-
roughs.
Two sessions will be held on wednes-
day at the same time as on Tuesday.
One OF the subjects announced for dis
cussion on Wednesday evening is THE
mems organized class" by Rev. H. S.
Pinkham. Lunch will be served at the
church on Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings from s to o'clock. The institute
is in charge Of a committee,
the chairman Of which is Mr.. ]. R.
Bradley.
"A fine Irish story I heard" will be
told by E. Hez Sven Sunday night at
o'clock to the Capital Baptist Church
Typographical Temple. 423
G street northwest.
At the Temple Baptist Church on Sun
day morning the pastor expects to preach
4 sermon appropriate to the present
celebration of the tercentenary Of the
English Bible. In the evening the course
On "Ever-present problems" will be con-
tinued. the particular topic of discourse
being THE problem Of environment"
The spring rally Of the Fifth Baptist
Church was a great success. Almost |
200 were present There was a delight |
ul programme rendered and much en-
husiasm manifested. Several hundred |
lollars was collected and subscribed to-
ward the support Of DR.. George Green.
,ur missionary in West Africa.
LII. ouiIouSIS, VI tHe SOutH-
m Baptist Sunday School Board. will
peak daily at the Baptist Sunday
school Institute to be held next week at
he Temple Baptist Church, May / 10 3.
He is expected to arrive In Washington
and to speak at Second Baptist
;hurch Sunday morning. and at the Fifth
Baptist Church at night.
The Farther Lights Of the Fifth Bap-
Isl Church will present a delightful en-
on Monday night, May /,
Untitled "Enoch Arden"
The conventional year of Southern
saptists closes April 30. Both the home
nd foreign mission boards are making
very effort to induce the churches az
liated with the Southern Baptist con.
ention to come up to the help Of the
lord during these closing. days. Both
oardds seem to be facing deficits The
york has prospered at home and
broad as never before. The expendi-