Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-11-14
HOSPITAL MAY Be +,
BUILT IN FL PASO
BY DENOMINATION
BtPTISTS PLAN FIRST TO COM
PI.ETE PLANS RELATIVE
TO DALLAS.
DELEGATES GET JOY RIVE
Many Talks Are Delivered NJ Needing.
Including One by DIR. J. v. Num-,
of Amarillo, Regarding
"Laymen's Work.
sperlai 10 The Nsws.

| speelal 10 The News,
Ell. PASO, Nov. i3--As soon AZ the
consolidated institution OF the Baptist
Memorial Hanatorium and Baylor Medi-
cal College nj Dallas gets n good finan-
cial start. the Baptista general c0nven-
lion Of Texas will give its support 10 the
building 81 big general hospital In III
paHo. Il was decided this afternoon az
tho convention In session here.
Drawing the chilly wind Saturday
morning. nearly I 900 Baptists drove
over the city and then visited Fort Bliss.
The remainder OF the program was M
follows Hymn. led by Robert Jolly:
Prayer. Chaplain Walter Il. Zimmerman
| Introductory Remarks, q. II. Putnam
and MIR and Mrs BlankcnEhip: Dedica.
tory Address. DIR. y. y. 0roner; Intro
duction 81 RrlRadlcr General Robert L.
Howe. commander II the Post. Col.
George T.. white; Address. Gen. HOWE.
Prayer and Benediction. DR.. J. J. Van
Ness.
Dr. Truett 10 speak.
DIR. George w. Truett Of Dallas win
address n mass meeting In III raso's
largest hall Sunday afternoon. Baptist
preachers from various parts Of the
country viii speak In one Baptist. two
Presbyterian. two Methodist and one
Christian churches Sunday morning.
Rev. q. w. Mccall. pastor Of the Cen.
trail Baptist church OF n Paso started
tho favorable discussion Of building a
General Hospital In vi Pnso when he
read a report from tho Woman's Mis-
slonarv Union. lie then submitted q
resolution calling for the building II
the hospital here. which was later unan.
irnously adopted DIR. J. Hal Gambrell.
% III paso. speaking IN favor 81 the
hospital. declared that ~ Paso needs a
hospital and II the Baptists do not build
H. some other denomination VIII. Tho
superintendent also said nurses were
hard 10 get and added that Baptist
nurses arc not available either nj Dallas
or Houston. These cities haven't enough
for their own demand. 80.
Eve ought 20 have q big hospital IN
vi Piso and placc 10 train nurses.r
on Boom Helps.
Secretary y. A. Croncr nId the oil
boom has helped the Baptists. that
many royalties and land grants had a.
dcd 10 the assets of the convention. Ne.
porta WIRE read showing there are a.7o0
Baptist churches In Texas and 700 Sun.
day schools.
In the rs Baptist colleges In the
South. according 10 DR.. Ice II. Scar
borough. president Of the Southwestern
Baptists Seminary nj Fort Worth. there
arc $4,000 students enrolled and at least 4
10000 Of them are preparing for special
work for the Baptist church.
Dr. Num- Reads Report.
DIR. J. T.. Mum. or Amarillo. read the
report on 'Laymen's work" IAymen
are Just beginning 90 show sense ~
their stewardship. he said. "whatever
In wrong with the pastor In wrong with
the laymcn. The layman should stand
hack Of his naEtor In all advance move
ments and be loyal 10 God and the
church"
l.. Hal Buckncr Of the Buckner's or.
phan Home at Dallas. read a report
| from tho directors of the institution.
"Only once during the year was there
an ovcrdraft NJ the hank for the home"
the report said. 'and that was for only
few days"
A Request from c. c. Slaughter. cat.
tleman. deceased. greatly helped the
horne. Mr.. Buckner slad.
The garden. the farm and the dairy
at the home" he said. have supplied
much Of the food used. and the children
have been given all the butter and milk
thcy needed
According to the directors report OF
Buccaneers orphan home. $4,000 was
spent last year IN replacing floors. win
dows. doors and furnishing. and still
many improvements are needed.
Theological Seminary.
The report ~ the Southwestern Bsp-
,ist Theological Seminary nj Fort Worth
rad bv its president. r n. Scarborough
showed the total assets for the year
amounted o. 81 .524.s06. Tho total en-.
rollmcnt was .035 students and faculty
during the year held 500 evangelistic
meetings delivered 1918 sermons and
added io0Si persons Each member OF
the faculty holds two meetings a year.
he said. and four men under the aus
pieces of the seminary. did nothing hut
hold meetings through the year. He
said % Young men rom Russia were az
the seminary preparing 20 be Baptist
preachers.