The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-01-23
GEORGIA BAPTISTS RAISE
MORE THAN TEN MILLION
IN BIG CAMPAIGN
New Executive Board Makes Plans For Enlarged Work of the
Denomnaion-The Christian Index Now Owned Operated
By Baptists.

With three hundred churches unre-
ported and with many others only par
TALLY reported Georgia Baptists have
passed the ten-million mark in the
Baptist rs Million Campaign Georgia
leads all of the states of the Southern
Baptist Convention in the amount
raised above the original quota Geor-
gia was given quota of $500, 900 and
over-subscribed that amount on the
first day of the drive. South Carolina
comes second in the percentage raised
above the original quota. The total
for the South approximates $90,00O,000
Extreme weather conditions in the
West will prevent complete returns
from several states for some time. DR..
l.. R. Scarborough, general director.
states that he is confident that when
complete returns from these states
can be had that the total will exceed
S100,0O0,000.
The campaign has been a great sue
cess in Georgia. 1t has been a vic
tory in the best sense of that word
because all of the people working to-
gether made it possible. 1t has been
truly termed a peoples victory. The
cooperation from the day the cam
paign was opened has been the con-
slant inspiration of those who were
charged with special tasks in the
movement. Both from the ministers
and the laity has come the warmest
cooperation at all times.
In speaking of the response which
Georgia Baptists have given to the
great call of this campaign, DR.. Arch
c. Cree, state director, has the fol-
lowing to say:
II have served the Baptists of Geor-
gia as corresponding secretary Of the
State Mission Board for a little more
than four years and l am familiar
with the spirit of fellowship and CO.
operation which may be expected of
them. l saw them come up and out
of the quicksands of 1915 when all
of our agencies were in debt But
have been amazed as have witnessed
the great wave of enthusiasm which
has swept through our state and car
ried our people to unprecedented
heights of sacrifice and faith. thank
God daily for the privilege Of serving
such mighty host of men and women
who are willing to trust God and go
forward"
The New Executive Board.
ae hn pnT
fist Convention of the state of !Geor-
~!a in Macon in November the dele
gates voted unanimously in accepting
the report of the committee on the
revision of the constitution. This re-
port gave to the convention reorgan-
ization of the working machinery of
the denomination which marks new
day for Georgia Baptists. The State
Mission Board, the Education Board,
the Executive Committee and the
Committee on Cooperation were
among the former agents of the con-
vcnticn. The new constitution sets
aside all of these boards and commit
toes and. creates one Executive Com
cittee of forty-five members. This
committee will meet all of the inter-
csts served by the former boards. The
officers of the convention are also
members of the new board, which
makes a total membership of fifty-one.
The new board met in Atlanta on
December IS and 10. Judge Andrew
]. Cobb. of Athens, was elected pres
iGent and DR.. John D. Nell, president
IF the Baptist Convention of the State
of Georgia, was elected vice-president.
Rev. B. S. Railey, of Atlanta, was elect
cd recording secretary. Only four
members were absent at the first ses-
sion and many important matters were
discussed and plans made for the
greater day just now dawning for
Baptists.
Or. Cree Elected Secretary-Treasurer.
DR. Arch C. Cree, who for the past
four and half years has been the
corresponding secretary of the State
Mission Board, was elected secretary
treasurer of the new board. His work
among the Baptists of the South, ana
especially in Georgia, made him the
inevitable leader for Georgia baptlsts
IN the new era Of expansion and en-
larged service.
Many additions have been made in
the working force of the denomina-
ton. There will be eight enlistment
men. Rev. r. S. Railey, pastor of the
Grant Park Baptist Church, Atlanta,
fas been elected superintendent of
missions and will be in charge of the
mission. enlistment and evangelistic
work of the denomination.
A department of publicity was es-
4abished and Louie D. Newton for
r,er!y a professor in Mercer Univer-
e:ty. and recently director of publicity
for the campaign, was elected as di-
rector of this department.
The standing committees of the new
board made important recommended
tons at the December meeting and
launched many significant plans for
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