The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS co
IN FOR MAMMOTH SUM


ton in Atlanta. Georgia, in May,
with more than 5000 Baptists as
sembled. it was unanimously decided
to raise rs million dollars, for mis-
sions, in home and foreign lands; for
their more than 1870 educational insti-
tutions; for their many orphanages
and hospitals; for their aged minis
tiers; and for the National Memorial
Charch, dedicated to Roger Williams
and Religious Liberty, to be built in
Washington. A campaign commits
sion was appointed, with DIR. George
w. Truett. pastor First Baptist
Church, Dallas, Texas. as Chairman,
and one member from each OF the
Southern States At a meeting in At
lanta, Georgia, early in June, the
Commission met and made out plans
for raising the rs million dollars. DR..
L. r. Scarborough, president of the
Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary, TT. Worth. Texas. was
elected General Director, and his
headquarters established at Nashville,
Tennessee. Five Of the Commission
ers were appointed as Campaign d.
rectors, to whom the details of organ
ization were committed. Mr.. j. II.
Anderson, of Knoxville, Tennessee, a
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. Hen
ing. Of North Carolina, Assistant Cen
eral Director; T. B. Ray, Of Virginia,
Survey Director; H. c. Moore, of Ten
nessee, Publicity Director; Mrs. W. J..
Neel, W. NJ. U. Organizer. A Gener-
al Organizer is yet to be selected.
At a meeting composed Of nearly
200 representatives from every phase
of the denominations life and work
in Nashville, Tennessee, July End and
Bird, a complete program and organi-
cation for the campaign were effect
ed. Each Of the Southern States will
be organized. with the State Secre-
tary of Missions as the General Direc-
tor for that state. He will be aided
by "A General Organizer and Public
ity man, and an Advisory Campaign
Committee, made up of the three
persons above named. the Campaign
Commissioner from that state, the
editor of the Baptist paper, the Sec
rotary and Vice President Of the
Women's Work, and the Chairman Of
the Laymen's organization. II will be
the duty of these State Organizers 20
organize the subdivisions in each
state, called Associations or Districts
Each of these Associations or Dis
tricts will have an organizer and q
publicity director, and these will or
ganize the churches, with a General
Director, preferably the pastor; and
an organizer, some select layman;
and an organizer representing the
Women's Work All these organiza-
tons are to be aided by volunteer
workers, from among men and wom-
en-.
The name Of the campaign is "Bap-
fist rs Million Campaign. The time
for the big drive will be November
30th to December 7th This will be
called "Victory Week" at which time
cash and pledges payable in years
are TO be raised to the amount of
more than rs million dollars. All the
general organizations. The Foreign
Mission Board at Richmond, Virginia,
the Home Mission Board at Atlanta,
Georgia, the Educational Board at
Birmingham, Alabama, the Old Minis
ter's Relief Board at Dallas, Texas.
the Laymen's Board. at Knoxville.
Tennessee, the Woman's Missionary
Union Board, at Baltimore, Maryland,
and all the state organizations are
throwing themselves full length and
full strength into the campaign. Three
million baptists are to go in and put
il over. II is to be the greatest and
most meaningful movement ever in
laugurated by Southern Baptists. Its
issues to the cause Of Christ are in
calculable. This money will help ev-
cry phase Of religious life represented
by Baptists throughout the whole
world. II is expected that every Bap-
fist Church, more than 25 thousand
Of them, and every Baptist member.
more than million. will put them
selves in a great fashion into this
movement.
Mrs. {. l.. Adams and little son,