The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-20
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS GO
In FOR MAMMOTH SUM
$4,000, 600 IN EIGHT DAYS NOVEM.
Der 80 DECEMBER 7.

At the Southern Baptist Convention
in Atlanta, Georgia, in May, will
more than 5000 Baptists assembled
it was unanimously decided to raise
rs million dollars, for missions, il
home and foreign lands; for theil
more than 1870 educational institutions
for their many orphanages and hos
pitfalls, for their aged ministers; and
for the National Memorial Church
dedicated to Roger Williams and
Religious Liberty, to be built in
Washington. A Campaign Commission
was appointed, with DR.. George w
Truett, pastor First Baptist Church
Dallas, Texas, as Chairman and one
member from each of the Southern
States At a meeting in Atlanta
Georgia, early in June, the Com
| mission met and made out plans fol
raising the rs millions dollars. DR.
L. R. Scarborough, president of the
Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Fl Worth Texas, was
elected General Director, and head
quarters established at Nashville,
Tennessee. Five of the Commission
ers were appointed as Campaign
Directors, to whom the details OF
organization were committed. Mr.. j.
H. Anderson, of Knoxville, Tennessee
Chairman
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
General Director; T. B. Ray, of
Virginia, Survey Director H. c. Moore
of Tennessee, Publicity Director;
Mrs. w. j. Neel, w. M. U. Organizer.
A General Organizer is yet to be
selected
At meeting composed of nearly
200 representatives from every phase
Of the denominations life and work,
in Nashville. Tennessee, July End and
3rd, a complete program and organi-
cation for the campaign were eff
fected. Each of the Southern States
will be organized with the State
Secretary of Missions as the General
Director for that state. He will be
aided by a general Organizer and a
Publicity Man, and an Advisory Cam
paign Commissioner from that state
the editor of the Baptist paper, the
Secretary and Vice-President of the
Women's Work, and the Chairman OF
the Laymen's organization. 1t will be
the duty of these State Organizers
to organize the subdivisions in each
state. called Associations or Districts
Each of the Association or Dis
tricts will have an Organizer and
Publicity Director, and these will
organize the churches, with "a Geenra
Director, preferably the pastor; ant
Organizer, some select layman; ant
| Organizer representing the Woman!
| Work. All these organizations are tt
be aided by volunteer workers, from
The name of the campaign is "Bap
fist rs Million Campaign" The time
| for the big drive will be November
Both to December 18th. This will bt
called "Victory Week." at which time
cash and pledges payable in 5 years
are to be raised to the amount of more
than rs million dollars. All the gen
eral organizations,-The Foreign Mi'
sion Board at Richmond, Virginia,
the Home Mission Board at Atlanta
Georgia, the Educational Board a
Birmingham, Alabama, the Oh
Minister'S Relief Board, at Dallas,
the Laymen's Board, at Knoxville
Tennessee, the Woman's -Missionar!
Union Board, at Baltimore, Mary
land, and all the state organizations
are throwing themselves full length
! and full strength into the campaign
Three million Baptists are to go IL
| and put it over. 1t is to be the great
est and most meaningful movement
ever inaugurated by Southern Bap
lists. It's issues to the cause Of Christ