The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-06
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KATIE.
| Baptist Seventy-five Million Cam
! paign.
The Baptists Of South Carolina are
definitely cooperating with the Bap-
fists of the South in great drive for
subscriptions for Missions, Education,
and General Benevolence, in the sum
Of 100000, to be raised on five
year plan during the eight days be-
/ ginning November goth and ending
December 7th. South Carolina Bap-
lists have accepted as their. quota IN
the great drive the sum Of $4,000 600.
This constitutes the largest undertak-
| ing ever assumed by the denomination
| in South Carolina and in the South
but by no means too large for them
to raise with comparative ease. 1t
only requires the general enlistment OF
all the membership. This will be
done during the next four months
through an organization. which is be-
ing perfected, that will reach every
member in every church throughout
the State and South. An every-mem-
| Der canvass of every church in the
South will reveal their willingness to
do big thing and their ability to do
far beyond anything that has been
imagined in all the past. The -BaptiSts
are so numerous that no individual
will be called upon to do more than
he has the ability to do, yet all will
do more than they have ever done.
The big campaign was opened for
South Carolina in Columbia Tues
day, July 22nd, when there were as
sembled with the general organizers
the associational organizers and pub
licity from every part Of the State
With but few exceptions every asso-
citation was well represented. The
leaders Of the Women's Missionary So
cieties were there in full force and are
actively participating in the campaign
The Baptist women Of the South have
agreed to raise one-ffth Of the entire
sum, or $15,000,000. The men and
women who came together in Colum-
bia exhibited an intelligent grasp up
on the greatness. the worthlness, ana
the necessity OF the undertaking, and
these qualities were matched by a
burning enthusiasm to put the job
over at whatsoever cost and in
truly great and worthy manner.
The headquarters of the campaign
lin South Carolina are located at Green
vile, with Mrs. w. T. Derieux and
Chas. A. Jones, general directors,
President w. J. McGlothlin Of Fur
man University as State Organizer,
and Rev. Thos J. Watts, State Sunday
School Secretary, as State Publicity
Director.
Can and Will the Baptists Do it?
The answer is an unqualified Yes.
And this answer is given because the
undertaking had its beginning in the
denomina tional heart and conscience.
The campaign was ordered by the
unanimous vote of nearly five thousand
messengers in attendance upon the
Southern Baptist Convention at At
lanta last May. It was the expressed
will Of the Southern Baptists that
the money should be raised, and
Southern Baptists have ability to
match their will. In answer to the
query Can the Baptists raise ,s75,00o,-
co.," DIR. E. Y. Mullins president OF
the Southern Baptist Theological Sem
mary, says: 1T is my strong convlc-
ton that we are able to do it. My
reasons are that in numbers, in
wealth, in enthusiasm, and in the
conviction Of our people we are
abundantly able to do it." Hon. f.
W. Stevens, formerly president of the
Southern Baptist Convention, answers:
Most assuredly we can raise it. The
South was never so prosperous, nor
were it's people ever so full Of hope
and enthusiasm" DR.. George w. Nc
Daniel, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Richmond Va, says: Three
million white Baptists, enjoying pros
perity and living in a section of in
creasing wealth, can readily raise sew
enty-five millions for the Kingdom in
five years." Mr.. j. II. Anderson,
Knoxville, Tenn, rich and thorough
ly and passionately interested layman.
answers: .n.Yes-a thousand times,
yes