The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1919-12-06
DR.. c. coTTINeHAM
President Louisiana College
PIneVille, La.

Pineville, La.-Some or the tnln6A
which the Baptist 75 Million Campaign
Will mean for Louisiana are pointed out
In an interesting way by DR.. c. Cot
tingham, president Of Louisiana Col
iege Of this city, ns follows:
Louisiana, one of the newest old
states in the Union, although for
while inclined toward the conservatism
OF the East. has finally adopted the az
gressiveness of the West, and hence
forth its thinking and action will 3e
along the lines Of progress. In fact,
progress is already evident everywhere.
Rich in natural resources, 1t is rapidly
developing these. 1t Is first In the pro-
duction of rice, prominent in cotton,
/ leads the South in grain, ranks high in
lumber production and stands alone In
the yield of Periquoe tobacco and Ia,
basco sauce.
/ Sand to take care Of this rapidly IN
creasing industrial yield good roads are
/ covering the state. Many individual
parishes have voted bonds of $4,000, 900
! or more each for this purpose, while
/ two great transcontineutal thorough
fares, jefferson Highway from New Or
leans to Winnipeg, and Dixie Highway,
running east and west, cross the state.
| By the National Education Association
! Louisiana is credited with having one
Of the best public school systems in the
Union, the public school building being
the best structure in many,c of our cities
towns and villages.
What remains TO make the Eyange
line country the garden spot OF all our
Southland? The sanctifying touch Of
evangelical Christianity. Already Bap
fists outnumber all other Protestants
combined and are increasing thret
times as rapidly as the population Of
the state.
1.-TWO great needs staHd out promi
nently in our state. One is that o.
strong men in our new industrial towns
which grow up overnight. Many saw
mill and oil towns and one sulphur
town have grown 30 rapidly that it Il
impossible for the local people to carr
for their own religious needs. W.
must have a strongly financed stat
| mission board to take hold OF thes'
situations, erect good buildings, secur
strong men who will be equal to tn
demands. But an aggressive policy i
needed not only in these Industrial cen
tiers but in the many growing ssricul'
, ural sections.
"The other great need Is an educs
) tional center strong enough to cop
{ with a great situation and shot throug
with a holy zeal for our Lord an
Savior, Jesus Christ. The Baptist Z
Million Campaign will supply both c
these needs. For the first time in hii
: tory an evangelical mission boar
strong enough to handle the situatio
will be on the field in Louisiana. Whe
i the campaign shall have added over
!, million dollars to the endowment an
h equipment Of Louisiana College, the
! for the fret time there will exist
Christian educational institution {
q learning in Louisiana strong enough
s make itself felt throughout the bod
! polite.
"Of course, the success OF the car
e paign will bring many other goc
a things to Louisiana. It will provide
acknowledgement hospital at Ale
andria, and in suitable place, an Q
pAxns' home with adequate LANDS ar
It buildings. It viii make of the Bapti
n Bible Institute at New Orleans q gre
center Of education and evangelist
!" II viii prepare the Acadia Academy
Church Point to do effective wcl
among the French children OF Sou
., louisiana II win greatly stimuli
NJ church building and in many ways
win mean the development Of the
e liEious life Of one Of the greatest
y all our states. ] believe the campail
o win mean more for Louisiana thaa
9 anF other state"