The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-06-04

Several outstanding results OF the
Baptist rs Million Campaign will be
noted in the larger development Of the
rural churches. This development will
take the form Of a more efficient
church and Sunday School life and In
better houses OF worship around which
the church and Sunday School activ-
titles will center
Through the enlistment department
OF the Home Mission Board OF the
Southern Baptist Convention, Atlanta,
Ca, weak, struggling churches will be
aided in development 10 the point
where they can become self-supporting
and employ a competent pastor tor
much more OF his time than has been
given these churches before, while
plans for the betterment OF the rural
Sunday Schools through a series OF
institutes for the training Of teachers
IN all the Southern states this summer
will be carried out by the Baptist Sun
day School Board.
Best plano Are Recommended.
Plans have been perfected by the
architectural department OF the Bap-
list Sunday School Board at Nashville.
Tenn, in cooperation with the Church
Building and Loan Department OF the
Home Mission Board. whereby local
building committees can procure de-
tailed plans OF the best modern church
buildings for either large or small con-
gregations. These plans have been so
drawn as TO take care OF every phase
OF church activity, the Sunday School
and other departments being so pro-
vided for as to enable them to do their
most efficient work. And a modern
building, containing all these essential
provisions, can be provided by any
community that is able to build an old.
fashioned one-room church building.
as the cost for the modern structure
is no more than that OF the old-style
one.
Bio Loan Fund Provided.
To aid deserving congregations in
building adequate houses Of worship,
the church building loan department
was established six years ago and al.
ready more than 700 churches have
been helped in building needed houses.
The initial fund, established for this
purpose, was fixed at $1,000, 900 and
an additional 81 900 600 will be re-
ceived from the rs Million Campaign.
Applications pending now aggregate
81 100000 and loans are being made at
the rate Of $4,000 per month. No
loans are being made in excess Of one
third OF the value OF the property, and
the loan made must clear the property
OF all other Indebtedness and thus
make il possible to dedicate the build.
Ing.
From the rs Million Campaign the
Home Mission Board will receive, also,
81. soc, 900 10 be used as gifts in the
building OF additional churches during
the next five years, but this sum will
be expended largely in aiding churches
in stragetic points. among them being
educational centers where II is de.
sired 10 erect churches for promoting
the religious life OF students especially
OF those students affiliated with Bap-
list churches
OF the $4,000 Baptist churches in
the South, $1,000 are in the rural dis
tricts ard in small villages, and 10000
OF them have preaching services only
once a month. While the work OF the
enlistment forces will be to help these
weak congregations solve their prob
lens and help them develop in mum.
bers and efficiency. the other denomi-
national agencies will help these strug.