The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-10-17
BY 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 rs, and will continue through
Thursday.
DR.. l.. II. Scarborough director gen.
eral of the Baptist rs Million Cam
paign, and we'll known leader among
Baptists for number of years, DIR.
George w. Truett, recognized az the
greatest preacher Of the denomination
In the South; Hon. L. H. Anderson,
president Of the Tennessee Baptist
Convention, and leading laymen;
Miss Kathle.sl Mallory, Corresponding
Secretary of the W. B. M. U. of the
Southern Baptist Convention, DR..
Arch G. Cree, director Of the cam
paign in Georgia and secretary of
the State Mission Board, Ben S.
Thompson, chairman of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement for Georgia,
and Mrs. Kate c. Wakefield, director
of the w. B. M. 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
Raptists 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.. Truetts. at
Rome. The people from northeast
Georgia are to attend DR.. Scarbor-
oughs address at Gainesville. The
Baptists of Gainesville will provide
lunch at the church for the out OF
town visitors, and following the luncn
there will be workers conference
at two o'clock, to which all the cam
oaign officials will go. Rev. J. FRED
eden will conduct the conference. The
same program will be followed at
Rome. Lunch will be served by the
Baptists Of Rome to all visitors and
then a workers conference at two
o'clock conducted by Rev. Carl A. lie
Vane.
The chairman of entertainment at
Rome is H. j. Arnold and at Gaines
Vile James w. Merritt. All Baptlsts
who expect to attend will SEND noti-
fication to these chairnen. Churcn
and associational officials of the cam
noien 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 Baptlst
Tabernacle, where they will be ad7
dressed by J. H. Anderson OF Knox
Vile. Tenn; Ely r. Galloway, Ben ).
Thompson and DR.. M. Ashby Jones.
It ia expected that there will be three
thousand Baptist laymen at the sun
day afternoon meeting.
At the same hour in the First Bap-
fist Church Of Atlanta, Miss hath-
Ioen Mallory and Mrs. Kate Wake
fiold 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 Baptist
churches of the city will close and
the churches within radius OF M
ty miles of Atlanta will close and all
will assemble at the Atlanta audi
tori,,m for mass meeting to hear
DR.. Truett and DR.. Scarborough. Or.
Truett will speak at 8 o'clock and Or.
Scarborough at 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