The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-08-22
THE BAPTIST DRIVE
FOR EDUCATION

The Baptists of South Carolina are
planning for great drive for educat-
ion this fall. During September
October, and November of this year
they propose to cover the state with
hand to hand canvass for three irsti-
tutions and add to their endowment
which aggregates about one hundred
and sixty thousand members in this
state is operating five colleges and five
academies. These properties together
with their endowments are worth one
million, eight hundred and sixty two
thousand, seven hundred and seventy
dollars! This is no small investment
for one denomination to make in ed
ucation in this State! 1t will be seen
therefore that the total indebtedness
of two hundred and ten thousand dol
llrs IS only little over ten per cent o :
the value of their school and college
property. These debts were incurred
for buildings and improvements made
necessary by their growing patronage.
They do not represent failure of these
institutions to meet current expeA
ScS.
Our people need to appreciate the
great work the Christian denomina-
! tions are doing in the field of educa-
ton in this state. There are four
teen colleges supported by the various
denominations in this State-fivc by
| Baptists, three by the Methodists
two by the Prcsbyterians, two by the
"A. Il. P's. and two by the Lutherans,
and these colleges are giving college
training to more than half the col
| lege men and women of the State {!
The Baptists alone are providing col
! lcgc facilities for nearly one fifth of
all our college students. This is no
small service these denominations are
rendering to the state of Sou.h Car
! olina! Our people need to under
stand and appreciate this great work
of the church.
! Efforts like that being done by the
4, Baptists this year are both Christian
/ and patriotic services and deserves
! the greatest success Our whole pop
uiation needs to be stirred on the sub
| ject of education. South Carolina
now has uncnviablc distinction of
standing at the bottom of the list of
all the states in the union in the
matter OF litcracy! South Carolina
has to her shame twenty-five per cent
of illitcracy, according to the last
census report the largest per cent of
; illiteracy of any state in the Union.
I his means that twenty-five per cent.
Of our citizens can neither read nor
/ write. This condition constitutes our
peril! Surely every patriotic and
Christian citizen in this state ought
TO give encouragement to every ed
ucat.onal endeavor put forth in this
State! In this particular movement
every Baptist is under obligation to
do his best to make this effort a great
success.
, To make the task as easy as pos
siblc and in order not even to seem to
be in conflict with the Government
in lis sales of Liberty Bonds and war
stamps they are going to accept Lii
bcrty Bonds and War SavingStamps
for cash and will make all notes pay
able in Liberty bonds and war stamps.
These bonds will not be put on the
market during the war! BY this me-
thod Il man can serve double pur-
pose with. his money. If he puts a
hundred dollars in Liberty Bonds il
will be worth hundred dollars to his
Govcrnmcn, and if he gives this bond
to the schools it will be worth a hun
drcd dollars to them. Hence the one
hundred dollars VIII do two hundred
dollars worth of work.
This great campaign is under the
direction of the Baptist Education
Board, of Columbia S. c., Of which
DR.. Chas. AJoncs, is Secretary and
Treasurer. This effort deserves the
all good Baptists to come to the aid
greatest success. Now is the time for
of their institutions of learning.
b. S. Funderburk