The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-11-14


Texas is sketched by Mr.. Wolfe in the
following interview:
The hrst concern OF the Baptists
OF Texas is for education. Since the
precipitation OF the Great War by
Germany, whose schools, denominated
by German Kultur, we're responsible
for the Kaiser's reprobate national
ideals. the matter OF Christian educa-
tion has assumed an entirely new i'm
portance state education is vitality
defective because Christianity is neg
lected. We cannot neglect Christian
education without peril to all OF So
cisty
Twelve Schools-6ooo Students.
We have twelve big schools In
Texas, headed by Baylor University,
with an annual enrolment OF over
5000 students Baylor has a small en-
dowment, as has also the Southwest
ern Theological Seminary at Fort
Worth, and possibly Simmons College
at Abilene. Baylor College for women
at Bolton, Howard Payne at Brown
wood, Burleson College at Greenville,
Wayland College at Plainview. Deca-
tur College, Marshall College, Rusk
Junior College. San Marcos Academy
and the Baylor Medical College at
Dallas, have none. The FIVE year pro-
gram provides for debts. deficits, stu
dent aid. equipment and endowment
for these twelve institutions. the total
sum OF a little over s. 900 600 or about
100000 a year.
This amount OF course is far too
small 10 meet the actual need for such
an educational foundation and pro-
gram, but il will greatly strengthen.
This, with the auxiliary campaigns
which citizens have launched among
non Bsptists in the vicinity OF each
Institution. with a view OF supplement-
ing the amount coming from the rs
Million Campaign TO these vigorous
Institutions. highly valued in each To-
Csli,y where situated. make the future
look much brighter.
To EVanselize Foreigners
Along with their schools Texas
Baptists are equally interested in the
thorough Christianizing OF their State
through the instrumentality Of State
Missions. They have allotted ;l,750.-
900 TO this object for the hve-year
period BY means OF this fund they
will seek TO eyangelize the foreigners
in their midst, help negroes to a
stronger church life. plant hundreds
OF new churches in spiritually desth
tute communities, assist struggling
churches In strategical centers, carry
forward the vast training activities OF
the Sunday Schools, young peoples
societies. women's organizations, and
seek to win thousands to Christianity
by organized evangelism.
Another field OF service which Tex
as Baptlsts have improved is that Of
healing through the agency OF hospit-
ais The great Texas Baptist Memo
rial SanitaTium at Dallas is now a
million dollar plant, caring for more
than eleven thousand patients last
year The FIRST Texas Baptist hospital
was the Houston Baptist Sanitarium.
doing . marvellous work. The Central
Texas Sanitarium OF Waco 10 Just now
opening with splendid promise. 9th
err sanitariums have been projected
at San Antonio. Abilene and Browns
Vile For those six institutions there
has been allotted the total sum Of Sl.-
5oo,eoo In q State vhsrs such minis-
try is 20 badly needed the paptists
long to serve humanity In the name
OF Chr1st.
ssee, 900 For Dseknsr Home
Furthermore, an institution dear to
the hearts OF Texas Baptists, Is Bueh-
ner Orphans Home. For II has bssa
set aside $500. 900 for permanent equip
msnt. The Home cares for mere thaE
coo orphan children annually. No In
yestment the Baptists OF Texas kas
ever made has brought them more
qualification than the money they have
put into this noble institution.
viii Texas Daptists win in thia
big campaign We have many ankle
ties about II Much depends upon
thorough organization and full infor-
nation. More depends upon the spirit
OF sacrifice. We are standing on the
threshold OF a new civilization around
the world, and Christianity is the only
hope OF humanity The Nations have
wandered away from God and win not
come back until drawn by Christianity
in its purest simplicity. The Baptist
message has the simple charm for
which the world Is hungering VIM
We meet the test OF steel and answe<
cod's Calf"