The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-06
he various societies and prevent over

the various societies and prevent over
tapping and overlooking.
The executive committee or commission
Is given access to records of all organi-
cations, is enjoined to study the methods
obtaing in Baptist and all other bodies.
and, through the convention. once a year
to report what plans and methods will
insure better results at less cost.
A Baptist day each year has been ap-
pointed when preachers are instructed to
tell congregations and especially young
people What Baptists believe and aim at.
what they have accomplished. and what
forces are at work to further Christ's
cause. Especially is the new commission
to determine, as far as possible. what
ought to be the standard OF efficiency in
work and gifts of individual congrega-
tons. Baptists north are aiming at
Sc, 10000 a year to benevolences alone.
The American Baptist Home Mission
Society has Just been given $4,000 with
which to build in the City of Mexico a
modern hospital, tc rank with the best
in that city. The society has long had.
in connection with its Baptist Church
there. a physician whose work was that
OF a missionary. Rev. George H. Brew
er. superintendent of the society's work
in Mexico, now in the United States.
the present difficulty to be not a war of
revolution. but of evolution. and hold
their country to be on the eve of greater
things than ever. In spite of the war
Baptist work went steadily forward last
year, the churches and schools not hav-
ing been injured. Reports are promising
for similar growth the coming year,
even IL the war be not ended.
The same society is about to erect a
l.
Grouped around the Insular University.
which was established and is maintained
by the government, are being built in
dustrial and religious colleges and houses
Of studies, somewhat on the plan of
houses around the Catholic University at
The Baptist project at Rio
Piedras Ii missionary training school,
located near to but not connected with
the university. A certain amount Of CO.
operation Is enjoyed. The improvement
will cost $4,000.
President Bond has announced the
committee on the Foreign Mission So
ciety, its organization. management, and
cooperation with affiliated societies.
called for under the report Of the COM
mittee of the Northern Baptist Conven-
ton. The committee includes J. B. @.
Pidge, Of Philadelphia; Charles T.
Lewis, of Toledo. Ohio; Ambrose Swa-
sey. Of Cleveland. Ohio: Rev. R. NJ
West. d. D.. Of Rochester, N. T.; Rich
ard Edie. jr.. Of Yonkers. N. T.; George
A. jackson, of Buffalo, N. T.; Milton
Of Iowa City, Iowa. This new
IL instructed ito further all
possible lines Of cooperation between
the societies and to consider in advance
Ill matters in which the societies must
decide separately and act concurrently,
and report its judgment on all such mat
ters to each society before that society
acts" It Is also authorized to employ
experts: ito consider the ques-
lion OF the desirability and possibility of
all our societies in one place
,onsonant with the interests and legal
Of all existing trusts, and
after full and careful study In company
With efficiency experts to advise the de- !
through the Northern Bap-
list Convention, what course 10 pursue |
With respect to its home mission work |
Ind by what means II Is possible In any
'ociety to increase efficiency"