Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-31

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 D... H. B. BEST.
 Dr. H. R. Best, for twenty years pastor of Baptist churches and more recently religious director of the Ar my Y. M. C.. A. at Camp Travis, Texas, has been appointed by the na- tional leaders of the inter-church world movement as the regional sup ervisor of the southwestern division of the new movement, which com prises the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Headquar- ters for the southwestern district, temporarily located at San Antonio, will be at Dallas, Tex.
 The new movement, which has for its main purpose the plan of conduct ing an international and inter-church campaign for the enlistment of men and the raising of money for the de- nominational promulgation of Christ !ianity throughout the world and in the sparsely populated districts of the country, also promoting a com munity program in towns and cities, has received the endorsement of 38 national bodies. The most recent was that of the Northern Baptist conven- tion in Denver.
 Was Former Pastor.
 Dr: Best, prior to entering the work of the Army Y. M c. A., year ago at Kelly Field, from which he was transferred to Camp Travis, was a pastor of Baptist churches of both the Southern and Northern conven- tions. He came to San Antonio from Sioux Falls, s. D., where he was pastor of the city temple, officially known as the First Baptist church. After serving this congregation for 10 years, the congregation of 1914 granted him long leave of absence and the money to take six months globe -trotting tour, covering a dis tance of 23,O0O miles. He barely es- capped being caught in the war zone at the outbreak of the war in Europe.
 He served for period of four years as pastor of the First Baptist church at Winfield, Kan. Immediately after being ordained he served for two years as pastor of the Baptist church in Nevada, Mo.
 His interest in the south developed during his student days, when he was for four years at Baylor University. He was born in Missouri. He is thirty-second degree Mason and Shriner. While he was in Sioux Falls. he served as principal of the Biblical department of the Sioux Falls Col lege and was one of three men who raised the sum of $25O,OO for the en- dowment of the college.
 Held Prominent Offices.
 During the last year, while in the service of the Army Y. M. c. A., he was one of the fifteen men who com posed the executive council of the Northern Baptist convention and for 10 years was member of the young peoples commission of the Northern Baptist convention, which had charge of the Christian Endeavor socities and the Baptist Young Peoples Unions within the denomination.
 Speaking of the work in. the inter- church world movement, Dr. Best said that it was not the intention of the organization to assume any of the responsibilities of the various de- nominations and national bodies rep resented on the various executive boards of the new movement, but to help all of them to work more inten- sively within their own lines and to correlate their activities in so far as they touch community and world prob lems After making survey and outA lining a practical working plan, be- sides conducting thes campaign for the men and money for the world and community task. the inter-church world movement will have accom- plished it's purpose and dissolve.
 "We will have nothing to do with doctrinal questions of the commun- ions associated with the church movement" said Dr. Best. "And it is not the purpose to establish another permanent organization among the churches. The national leaders who conferred with me at St. Louis ex- pressed their belief that the organ ization would accomplish it's purpose and disband within IS months.
 Merger Not Proposed.
 "It has not been proposed that any organization shall merge with any other, give up any of it's distinctive ! features or surrender any of it's distinctive features or surrender any of it's rights. All of the organizations do many things of the same nature along ussonary educational and phil anthroDic lines. raise money there for and issue literature.
 ''The leaders of a number of the national denominational organizations in considering the many things each group does which are somewhat simi- lar proposed the plan of conducting an united campaign for all purposes along the line of Liberty loan drives
 all the people interested in ? given object at given time and