The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
BAPlSTS HONOR FOUNDER OF FIRST FOREIGN MISSION Or. Adoniram Judson Be gan Burma Work 100
 Years Ago
CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY TO WIPE OUT DEFICIT
1bday and Next Sunday Baptists All Over World Will Be Asked to Make Donations-Conditions
 Changing in the West

New York. July 4-tspeciai) )-Baptists number more than 6,o0o.o0o in actual numbers, or an American Baptist popu- ation of 100000 at least. The represen- / tative body of the largest branch Of Sap 1fists. the northern Baptist convention mas just held it's meetings for the year. The single feature of these meetings was the observance of the 100th anniversary or Baptist foreign missions. The founding of Baptist foreign missionary work, with the Rev Adoniram Judson as pioneer, was more than the name implies. It was the coming together of Baptists or the United States into a single body. At Bos- ton. where the convention was held, it was a denominational celebration, therefore, as well as a foreign missionary one.
 It was just 100 years ago that Judson s did the first work in what is now the great Burns Baptist mission. but taking J part in the celebration were two sons, and third not present is still living. one of them related stories of his mother, who died on the mission field, and the faithful Baptists visited old scenes in and near Boston, many of them Congregational, since Judson upon his starting for the Tar east was member of that religious body and went out as a missionary under it's oldest and most famous board
 Accompanying the Judson honors was an impromptu ovation to living Baptist leader. This leader Is the Rev. pr. Henry L. Morehouse, for many years head or Baptist home missions. He will be so years of age in October. but hale and well and still the leader, not alone of home missions for Baptists, but Of many or |, the Baptist plans for all America. The ! honor paid him was not second to that paid to the historic Jtidson. In home mis- sion plans, involving much of Christian America and handling millions of dollars annually Dr. Morehouse's voice IS con trolling one beyond Baptist lines in sense it is said, that almost no other one is.
 To Wipe Out Debts
 Baptists are just now entering upon thirty day campaign to wipe out debts. In common with many others, the mis- sionary societies fell this year heavily be- hind On April Baptist debts amounted to S276 l63 Next to Presbyterian debts, this was the largest of the year, and one of the worst showings ever made by American mission boards. By the time A the Boston meeting date arrived, $56,9oo ,had been pledged and during the conven- ltion $51, 800 was pledged, and John D. gRockefell offers to pay the last $50,00o : Sundays, July and 12 in every part or the country. Baptists are urged to make gifts to clear up the $6S000 still needed. Baptist churches of the entire north, and many in the south and extreme west, will be expected to make big profits. Swed- ish German, Norwegian Italian and all other Baptists are appealed to on these Sundays By August 1 it is promised that the whole s27610o debt will be cleaned up.
 Baptists have also just authorized the raising of an additional s10O0,00O to go ! with the S250, 900 already in hand to help ] aged ministers. This is part of cam paign that will eventually ask for $20O0,- GOO. Tn addition to this sum- another s200OOOo will be asked within the next : five or ten years to put into operation "A pension plan similar to that already in- augurated in several other relieous bodies Baptist property devoted wholly to Christian purposes runs up to $16O,oO0,- : GOO in the whole country, and gifts alone go well toward $50, ,O0O.000 a year These gifts include money for education and all forms of missions as well as support of public worship. and are for all Baptist bodies.
 Sweeping Action Taken
 At their convention just held. Baptists of the north took sweeping action in the matter of public moneys for sup port of education that is controlled by