Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-21
BAPTIST 81, 100000 FUND
IS FOR FOREIGN FIELDS
Southern Convention Decides
to Raise That Sum for
People Over Seas
BE ALEX W. REALER.


The Southern Baptist convention held
great mass meeting Sunday afternoon
to launch the campaign to raise the
million and one-quarter dollars for for
eign missions. educational institutions
and for building homes and meeting
houses for the missionaries
DR.. Lansing Burrows, of Georgia,
made a stirring address. showing the
need for education in foreign lands and
the need for homes and chapels. In
concluding his speech he said he want
ed the honor of making the first con-
tribution to the Judson fund and he
pledged his church at Americas to give
$1,000.
DR. f. T. Mullins of Louisville,
quoted some figures showing how back
ward the Baptists are in foreign lands.
He said five Baptist academies in for
eign lands had Presbyterian principals.
A number of questions were asked him
from the audience. The correctness or
the figures used were doubted by DR..
II. c. Mcconnell. of Texas, and DIR. w.
L. Pickard, of Georgia, remarked that
IF those figures were correct the de-
nominational editors had been deceiv-
ing us for 25 years" The brethren
seemed to think the Baptist figures had
not been fully given. DR.. Dargan said
the truth of the matter was that we
had not been doing enough for missions,
and we all needed to get move on us,
to do more than we have ever done.
SITUATION IN CHINA
DIR. Burrows explained that we hao
been devoting our attention to evangel-
ism more than to teaching and In that
we were not behind any denomination.
Rev. Eugene Sallee, of China, explained
how it was in his section of the great
empire. He told of members of other
denominations who were in places of
responsibility as teachers, but Baptists
We're not to be found. He saw the inn
perative need for a school in his prov
ince but he could not find a Baptist
teacher. The PresbyteriaLs there con-
tended for a converted church member
ship, practiced immersion and their
church government was practically the
same as ours He urged the necessity
for more men and women and for money
TO use in training them
w. B. Earnest. a layman from flood
stricken Louisiana arose to ask if DR..
Burrows had pledged his church to give
a thousand dollars. When DIR. Burrows
answered in the affirmative, Mr.. Earn
est said he would be glad to give for
himself $500 and if the Baptists would
make the sum S20O, 100000, he'd give a
thousand
Alex Bealer, of Tennessee. said that
he had been thinking Of the people In
the churches who had not come under
the magnetism of the convention. He
asked that +. G. Mcconnell lead a pray
4 h. hafn
the brethren into the churches and pre-
pare them for this great movement.
PRAYER is OFFERED
DIR. Mcconnell made the prayer and
the meeting was closed by talk from
DIR. T. b. Ray, who has been designated
to take charge of this campaign. He
said before leaving his office he had
made a mental survey of the field ana
had made a calculation as to the
amount that would be needed TO care
for the work His figures showed that
the work. could be done for one mil
lion two hundred and fifty-nine thou
sand and five hundred dollars. This
was Just five hundred dollars less than
the recommendation Of the COMMITTEES
about which he knew nothing until II
came before the convention.
DIR. Mcconnell called on all who
would enter into a covenant to pray Tor
DIR. Ray that he might md churches
and men ready for him when he came
TO lift their hands. The hands of ev-
cry preacher and of many laymen went
up. and Dr. Ray, in broken voice, called
on Dr. Dargan to lead in prayer. In
very choking voice, with emotion, he
prayed that the men who were spend
ing money for automobiles, for fine
churches and for building up cities
might be led to give of their money
for God.
w. B. Earnest arose to his feet,
weeping, and asked that DR.. Willing
ham lead the meeting in prayer that
the people of God might be led to pay
their debts-to pay what they owed
to God.
DR.. Winingham offered the prayer,
xneeling, and as he prayed sobs from
men and women on all sides could be
heard. The benediction was pronounced
by Dr. Dargan and a really wonderful
meeting came to an end.
The ordinance of baptism was ad-
ministered by DR.. Carter Helm Jones
to FIVE candidates in the presence of
the Southern Baptist convention. Mrs.
H. B. Strickland, wife Of the Baptist
pastor of Pan Handle. Tex, desiring to
be baptized, was received into the
church and baptized
This is the first time such a thing as
this has occurred in the history of the
convention.
WATERMEL0NS AND Pc