The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-01-31

notes and pledges and some of this has
been received since the convention.
But the obligations were, for the most
part, Understanding and so, mean
while, interest. expenses, etc, have &C
crued. amounting to something like
e70, 100000 and this, together with $780,
100000 estimated for shrinkage by
death and adversely, totals little over
S126, 10000 cash needed to "MOP UP"
The Convention ordered that the
campaign should be pressed with vigor
and closed by March the first. A spe-
cial Offering of 100000 was made by
the delegates attending the Convention
to take care of immediate current ne
cessities, for it is a condition of the
campaign that the whole amount OF
money must be raised before any may
be disbursed. The success of the whole
pvots on the payment of the last dol
lar. And so out from the Macon Con-
vention there surged to every section
of the State bands of determined Bap-
fist men ready to tackle the great task
Of getting one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars cash in sixty days.
THE VICTORY CASH DRIVE
FEBRUARY GIG.
1t is a tribute to the resourcefulness
and intense interest Of Rev. S. S.
Mathis of Lawrenceville that he so
convincingly presented and planned
the adoption of the Team of Ten
plan of campaign for final cash drive
and an evidence of the sagacity and
leadership of DR.. John G. Harrison,
Executive Secretary, the Committee
of Five and other leaders that the
suggestion was promptly adopted and
put into action.
An aggressive field force has al
ready been organized and is now at
work under the leadership of S. S.
Mathis, who was SO tittingly elected as
Field Secretary for this State wide
Victory Cash Drive February GIG. In
brief the plan for this big Push" is
to secure in each community a key
man." who will organize and direct a
team of ten Team Workers." each Of
whom pledges to give a weeks work,
Victory Week, February GIG, or to
raise $4,000 cash. Headquarters for
the Victory Drive have been opened in
the Flatiron Building, Atlanta, Ga.
Over 100 Key-men have been secured,
Teams of Ten" have already been
organized in many sections of the
State and the "set up" of preliminary
is being rapidly pushed to
reach every community.
Every Baptist man and Baptist
woman and every friend of the great
Baptist cause is being challenged to do
his or her part in this Victory Cash
Drive. If no team has been set up
in your community, be Volunteer, or
ganize a team. Write s. S. Mathis
for information on how to do this. Send
all funds, cash, bonds, ETC., and make
all checks payable to Arch c. Cree,
Treasurer. Address all general CORE
spondence and correspondence con-
corning notes and pledges to John G.
Harrison, Executive Secretary, same
address: The Victory Drive, Headquar-
tiers, FIatiron Building, Atlanta, Ga.
BAPTISTS ABLAZE WITH
ENTHUSIASM.
They are all at it in dead earnest,
these virile, militant Baptist folk.
teachers, doctors, lawyers,
bankers, farmers, mechan-
les, plain folk, men and women, boys !
and girls, everybody at 1t with all their
hearts. From Cardinals clay to Flor
ida's forest and from Rabun's Gap to
Tybee's Light the Baptist hosts are
being modified for this Victory Cash
Drive. The thrill Of the task is chal- |
longing them to do their best. All
Georgia will rejoice in their merited
triumph.