The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-30
A Statewide Victory Drive
Projected By Georgia Baptists
FOR VICTORY WEEK FEBRUARY s1s TO RAISE ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH EDUCATION.
Arch c. Cree.

notes and pledges and some OF this has
been received since the &C -9ntion
But the obligations were, for tAc lost
part, Understanding and SO, mean.
while, interest, expenses, etc, have &C.
crued, amounting TO something like
sT0, 600 90 and this, together with 800
| 10000 estimated for shrinkage by
death and adversely, totals little over
S125, 10000 cash nesded to "MOP UP"
The Convention ordered that the
campaign should be pressed with vigor
and closed By March the first A spe,
clai Offering Of 100000 was made by
the delegates attending the Convention
to take care OF immediate current ne
cam patgn that the whole amount OF
money must be raised before any may
be dlsbursed The success Of the whole
pIVots on the payment of the last dol.
lar. And SO out from the Macon Con.
EVention there surqed to every section
Of the state bands Of determined Bap.
tist men ready to tackle the great task
Of getting one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars cash in sixty days.
TIE VICTORY CASH DRIVE
FEBRUARY s.1S.
It IL q Tribute TO the resourcefulness
ana intense interest of Rev s. 8.
Mathis of Lawrenceville that he 80
oonyincingly presented and planned
the adoption of the Team of Ten"
plaza Of campaign for final cash drive
and an evidence OF the sagacity and
teadership OF Dr. John G. Harrison,
Executive Secretary, the Committee
of Five and other leaders that the
suggestion was promptly adopted and
pat tHtO action.
An aggressive field f0lge has al
ready been organized and is now AT
work under the leadership OF S. 8.
Mathis, who was 30 fittingly elected rs
Field Secretary for this Stare wide
VIct0ry Cash Drive February GIG. In
brief the plan for this Big Push" is
60 S6caEe in each community "key.
man. who WAN organize and direct a
team OF tea "Tsam Workers" each OF
Wn0xH pledges TO siye weeks work,
Victory Week, February 9-16. or to
raise $4,000 cash. Headquarters for
the Victory Drive have been opened in
the FlatiFol Building, Atlanta, Ga.
0Teg 100 key-men have been secured,
"TeasrS8 OF Ton" have already been
organized in many sections OF the
- ,{ys.
Organization is being rapidly pushed TO
reach every community.
Every Baptist man and Baptist
woman and every friend OF the great
SaPSist cause lie being challenged to do
his or her Par1 In this Victory Cash
Drive. II no team has been set up
in your esmmunity, be Volunteer, or.
aaEAZe team Write S. s. Mathis
for Interrogation on how to do this. Send
all funds, cash, bonds, etc, and make
all checks payable to Arch C. Cree,
Treasurer. Address all general eerre-
spondsnee and correspondence con.
corning notes and pledges to John c.
i4EEvtssn, Executive Secretary, same
addrsSs: The Victory Drive, Headquar.
terG, Patron Building, Atlanta, Ga.
BAPrIsTS ASLAzE WITH
ENTHUSIASM.
They are all at it in dead earnest,
these virite, militant Baptist folk
Preachers, teachers, doctors, lawyers,
merchants, bankers, farmers, meohsn.
les, plain folk, men and women, boys
and girls, everybody at it with all their
hearts. From Cardinals clay to Flor.
ida's forest and from Rabun's Gap to
Fybee'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 merfted
ttHpmph.