Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-07
.BAPT|sTs APPROPRIATE
100000 FOR MISSIONS
Foreign Mission Board OF Southern
Convention in Scmiannual
Session Approves Budget.
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Approves Plan for appointment of
q 100 New Missionaries and Evtcn
sion of Work in Syria and Palcs-
tinc-AfcNico Welcomes BaptistS.

More Than $4,000. 900 was appropri-
ed In next years budget Of the
( foreign Mission Board Of the South
tHrn BAPTIST Convention late ycstcr.
uay. at it's scmiannual meeting. and
plans were approved for enlarSinE
lie work in many OF the countries
that are already occupied. Entrance
-'nto several rev fields in Europe
and additional appropriations for re-
licSipg the Physical distress OF Zap
last families in the war-strickcn
countries OF that continent. arc also
under consideration, and definite ac-
lion upon these Items will Doubtless
nc, had before final Adjournment is
taken today.
Next years budget is $1,000 in
.Accss Of any that has ever been
approved before, and provides. in adj
dition to the enlargement OF the
physical plants on the various fields.
sionarics during the year Tho larger
resources OF the hoard are made
available through the Baptist SIS
100000 campaign. it was explained,
TOR In the bulge; are in addition 10
Inc siNty-scrcn new workers who
have been appointed and sent out to
THE foreign fields since the Meeting
OF the Southern Baptis; Convention
in Washington last May. Secretary
Love explained.
near tsaSt " Ork IN ftunnCu.
A more extensive work in palcs-
tine and SYRIA is provided for in the
years program. though much OF the
support OF this work will come from
particularly interested in seeing tho
Near East won to the Christia-, re-
liEion asking for the privilege o.;
making special contributions for the
prosecution OF that work.
AS fortrunncr OF what Il is hoped
VIII become an extensive mission
AIRY work in ali Russia in course of
inc, the board made an appropri-
alton for the distribution of the Bible
IN siberia and TO the mission work
now being carried on in that country
NY the native Baptists.
Reports from Mexico were also very
cncouraEinE. and plans were laid for
Strengthening the work there. DIR.
First BAPTIST Church. OF WASHINGTON.
nnt ho spent considerable time in
heN!Xco as an educational representa-
tive of the International Peace Forum.
tcported that he had had direct as
Surance from General Aware Obrc-
son. 'rcsidcnt-clcc OF Mexico. that
nc VIII welcome the closest and mcst
states ANA Mexico and that all re-
,tSsous bodies Will he invited to carry
.heir missionary work in that coun-
,rS:, NJ edicts against missionary
Work, ISSUED by the CarranZa regime
been advised.
Richmond Men on Donrd.
Rev. j. =. Williams. pastor of tho
Iabernaclc Baptist Church. and Rev.
w. Thorburn Clark. pastor of tho
Fulton Baptist church. both OF this
city,. were elected local members o,
the board to succeed two former mas
tors OF the city who nave removed TO
other cities.
At the night session DR.. ]. T.. Love
secretary OF the board and head OF
me commission. that was sent by tho
BOARD 10 attend the conference OIL
INC future Baptist program for
europe, held in London in July, prr-
scented the report OF the commission.