The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-23
Another Great Drive
Southern Baptists Go In For
Mammoth Sum-Win Raise
SIS, 600, ,0OG in Eight Days
Nov. 3O-Dec. Z

At the Southern Baptist Conven-
ticn in Atlanta, Georgia. in May. with
more than 5000 Baptists assembled
it was unanimously decided to raise
rs million dollars, fot missions, In
home and foreign lands; for their
more than 130 educational institu-
tSons; for their many orphanages and
hospitals; for their aged ministers:
and for the National Memorial church
dedicated to Roger Williams and Re
ligious Liberty, to be built in Wash
ington. A campaign commission was
appointed, with DR.. George w. TrG-
cit, pastor First Baptist Church, Dal-
las, Texas, as chairman, and one
member from each of the Southern
States. AT a meeting in Atlanta, Ga.
early in June, the commission met
and made out plans for raising the
Is million dollars. DR.. L. r. Scar
borough, president of the Southwes-
tern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ft.
Worth, Texas, was elected general di-.
rector, and his headquarters establish
ed at Nashville, Tennessee. Five of
the commissioners were appointed as
campaign directors. to whom the de-
tails of organization were committed.
Mr.. j. H Anderson, Of Knoxville,
wealthy merchant, was made chair
man.
These campaign directors have
elected the following leaders to CO..
operate with General Director Scar
borough IN the campaign: B. c..
Hening. of North Carolina, Assistant
General Director: T. b. Ray, Of Vir-
g;nia. Survey Director: II. G. Moore.
of Tennessee, Publicity Director; Mrs
w. j. Neel, w. NJ. U. Organizer. A
general organizer is yet to be selected.
AT a meeting composed nearly zoe
Representatives from every phase OF
the denomina tion's life and work. in
Nashville, Tennessee, July End and
3rd, q complete program and organ
izatien for the campaign were effect
ed. Eacn of the Southern States
VIII be organized, with the State sec
retary of missions as the general d.
rector for that State. He viii be aid
ed byla general organize and a pub
lieity man, and an advisory campaign
committee, made up OF the three
persons above named. the campaign
commissioner from that State, the ed
itor of the Baptist paper, the secre-
tary and vice president Of the Wo-
mems Work, and the chairman OF
the laymen's organization. It will be
the duty Of these State organizers to
organize the Subdivisions in each
State. called associations or districts
Each of these associations or districts
will have an organizer and a pub
Lefty director, and these will organize
the churches. with a general director
spreferably the pastor: and an organ
izer, some select layman. and an or
ganizer representing the Women,s
Work. All these organizations are
to be volunteer workers, from among
men and women.
The name of the campaign is 'Bap-
tist rs Million Campaign The time
for the big drive will be November
goth to December 7th. This will be
called .sVictory Week. at which time
cash and pledges payable in years
are to be raised to the amount Of
more than rs million dollars. All tne
Mission Board at Richmond. Virginia.
HE Home Mission Board at Atlanta.
Georgia, the Educational Board at
Birmingham, Alabama, the Old Min
ister,s Relief Board. at Dallas Texas.
the Laymen's Board, at KnoXyille.
Tennessee, the Woman's Missionary
Union Board. at Baltimcl Maryland.
ana all The state organizations are
throwing themselves full length and
full strength into the campaign. Three
million Baptists are to go in and put
it over. 1t is to be the greatest and
most meaningful movement ever in
augurated by Southern Baptists. Its
issues to the cause Of Christ are in
ca1cuIab1e This money will help ev-
cry phase of religious life represent
ed by Baptists throughout the whole |
world. It is expected that every Bap-
tist Church. more than 25 thousand
of them. and every Baptist member. !
more than 3 million. will put them
selves in great fashion into this