The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-09-26
cy Louie o. Newton.

The most remarkable series Of gath
erings among the Baptists of Geor-
gia In the history of the denomination
will begin Sunday morning, Septem-
Der 28, and will continue through
Thursday.
DR.. L. R. Scarborough, director gen
eral of the Baptist rs Million Cam
paign, and we'll known leader among
Baptists for a number of years, DR..
George w. Truett recognized as the
greatest preacher of the denomination
in the South; Hon. T. H. Anderson,
Convention, and leading laymen;
Miss Kathleen Mallory, Corresponding
Secretary Of the w. B. M. U. of the
Southern Baptist Convention, DR..
Arch C. Cree, director Of the cam
patgn in Georgia and secretary of
the State Mission Board, Ben S.
Thompson, chairman Of the Laymens
Missionary Movement for Georgia,
and Mrs. Kate C. Wakefield, director
of the w. B. NJ. U. Of Georgia, will
be the principal speakers for the tour.
Every one of these men and women
are leaders and their addresses on the
campaign will furnish opportunity to
every Baptist in the state to come IN
close touch with the biggest thing
Baptists have tackled.
THE TOUR
The tour will begin at Gainesville
and Rome Sunday morning at eleven
o'clock, with DR.. Scarborough speak
ing at Gainesville and Dr. Truett at
Rome. The people from northeast
Georgia are to attend DR.. Scarbor'
ough's address at Gainesville. inc
Baptists of Gainesville will provide
lunch at the church for the out OF
town visitors, and following the lunch
there will be a workers conference
at two o'clock, to which all the cam
paign officials will go. Rev. J. FREQ
Eden will conduct the conference. The
same program will be followed at
Rome. Lunch will be served by the
Rautists of Rome to all visitors ana
then a workers conference at TWO
o'clock conducted by Rev Carl A. De
Vane.
The chairman of entertainment at
Rome is H. J. Arnold and at Games
willie James w. Merritt. All Baptlsts
who expect to attend will send notl-
fication to these chairmen. Cnurcn
and associational officials OF the cam
paign will be entertained at every
noint of the tour without cost.
MONSTER MEETINGS IN ATLANTA
Sunday afternoon at four O'CLOCK
there will be two meetings IN Atlanta.
The men will assemble at the Baptist
Tabernacle, where they VIII De au-
dressed by J. Fl. Anderson OF hnoA-
Vile. Tenn: Ely r. Galloway ben o.
Thompson and DR.. M. Ashby JONES'
It is expected that there Will De tnree
thousand Baptist laymen at the gun
day afternoon meeting.
At the same hour in the First Bap-
fist Church of Atlanta, MISS hatn'
leen Mallory and Mrs. Kate wake
field will address the Baptist women
of the city and surrounding towns
sunday night will see the largest
gathering of Baptists in the history
of Georgia. All OF the D"p'i',
churches of the city will close and
the churches within radius OF III
ty miles of Atlanta will close and all
will assemble at the Atlanta audi
torium for a mass meeting to near
DIR. Truett and Dr. Scarborough. Dr.
Truett will speak at s o'clock and Dr.
Scarborough at 8 o'clock. This meet
ing will break all records FOR at
tendance and enthusiasm, 1t IS be-
lieved. -
TWO SECTIONS ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY,.
The tour breaks into two sections