The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-11-14

The organization OF Southern Bap
lists for the raising OF rs million dol
lars for all phases OF work fostered By
this people has now been pushed out
until all OF the is Southern states have
followed the suggested organization
Kentucky is not behind in the number
for in the rs district associations there
are now 10 associational organizers
"a associationnl publicity men and 60
w. M. U. organizers II is the purpose
to have one OF each OF these in each
association and then in the ,local
church there will be an organizer in
addition to the pastor, who is the di
rector. a w. M. U. organizer and three
boosters. who will do the publicity
work. The organization has also OK
tended until practically all OF the 1850
Baptist churches In Kentucky have
these officers In charge and every ef
fort is now being made 10 bring infor
nation and prepare for the great drive
which will be made in one weeks
time, the date OF which is November
Goth 10 December 7th.
The state organization IL In charge
Of Rev. o. Z. Bryan. Corresponding
Secretary OF Missions Louisville. KY.
Prof John l. Hill. OF Georgetown Col
lege. State Organizer and Director
Georgetown, KY. and Rev. ]. r. Black
Publicity Director, Louisville, Ky.
At the general office in Louisville
the most encouraging news Is being
continually received. The people all
over the state are so enthusiastic
about the campaign that from every
quarter responses are now coming and
some churches cannot wait for the
drive TO be. made b are now pledgine
and giving more than was asked Of
them. The last message received was
from Poplar Grove church in Graves
county. which was asked for $4,000
and after a sermon by the pastor
pledges were made and the amount
was more than raised. This has beer
done in many other places.
The information that is coming 10
the Baptists is probably one OF the
greatest benefits that is being derived
from the campaign. A pastor In
mountainous association who had been
preaching for over thirty years and
had always maintained a position
against the support OF the ministry
and who did not believe in missions
stated at the meeting OF the district
association which he attended that he
had learned more in this meeting Of
what God intended he should do &c
send the gospel to the other side, AZ
well as to his neighbor, than in all his
life before. A layman who had never
given TO missions or much for any
object OF the church, said he wanted to
give 5000 year for the five years Of
the campaign. A railroad man upon
hearing the call gave at once a fifty
dollar Victory bond and said this was
not to be counted as his part when the
drive was made. From these to OIL
great gift Of $4,000 fy Mr.. George e
Hays OF louisville the Baptist people
are being reached and are enthusiastic
to have part In the great undertak
ing.
The one day In October that will be
above all other days Is the
fourth Sunday, October 26th, which /,
the day set aside and known as the
day for Calling Out the Called" Ken
lucky expects to have at least 30(
young people to dedicate their lives
for special religious work on this day
pastors, Sunday school work
ers, pastors assistants. and B. Y. p. u |
workers Will hear the call for these
lines OF service on this day.
One Of the/most hopeful signs that
the Baptists have is the fact that the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary had on October LIST the largest
opening Of any in the past three Year,
The w. M. U. Training School at Lou |
lsville had 1913 young ladies' enrolled
Tor special training. Everywhere the
has gotten first place In ths
thinking OF the Baptists, and at thi1
time Kentucky Baptists are Eoine for
ward 70 do little OF what they have
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