Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-10
BAPT|STS OF SOUTH
SET ASIDE MILLION
TO HELP RUSSIANS
Announced After Meeting
Yesterday of Foreign
Missions Board.
WORLD CHARACTERIZATION
PART OF NEW PROGRAM
New Mission Fields Will Be
Located in Italy, Which
Baptists Have Long Held.
WILL OPEN UP ALL EUROPE
Board Yesterday Elected DIR. II. T..
Gaines, OF Richmond College,
President to Succeed Himself.
WORLD CHARACTERIZATION
PART OF NEW PROGRAM
WILL OPEN UP ALL EUROPE
Board Yesterday Elected DIR. II. T..
Gaines, OF Richmond College,
President to- Succeed Himself.

An appropriation OF $1,000. 900 for
missionary and benevolent work in
Russia was authorized yesterday at
an important meeting OF the Foreign
Missions Board OF the Southern Bap-
! 5tist Convention in tho prcsbytcrlan
Building. The work vii! be startc.
a. soon as possible. II also was de
cidcd TO greatly enlarge the work in
all European fields already occupied.
enter several new fields there and To
plan closer cooperation with the
Baptists OF Europe in carrying out "A
more effective Baptist program for
tho cvanEcliza;ion Of the world.
The work In Italy. which has been
occupied as mission field for many
years, viii be greatly strengthened
and enlarged with the probability
that tho work being carried on there
and tho property owned by English
Baptists viii be taken over by Eng
Iish Baptists. Better equipment in
rrany other Italian cities and the cs-
Establishment OF a Baptist orphanage in
Rome, around which all the bcncvo-
lent work in Italy vii, be ccntcred
were also provided for. AT the same
time IT was agreed to take prclinI-
nary steps for the establishment of n
great theological school in Central
Europe. preferably at Prague, while
relief work in France. Belgium and
other needy countries viii he con-
tinued.
Strengthening nlI Fields.
All action upon the European pro-
gram WAS based upon recommcnda-
tons brought by a commission com
posed of DR.. ]. +. Love. secretary OF
the board. and DIR. u. T. Cody, OF
SGrccnvillc, S. c.. who spent last fall
and winter touring Europe and the
Near East.
The REORGANIZATION and strength
eninG OF the work already under
way in a number OF the mission fields
was authorized by the board. one OF
the most significant advances In other
countries probably being the author
ization of a new mission at Pekin.
Along the same general lines of
larger missionary effort, the board
decided TO send special cmissarics to
various European countries and mis-
sion fields from time to time, TO in :
tie the Baptists of those countries
to send fraternal representatives to
the U>ited States. and that the board
movement to have number OF tho
young Baptist ministers of Europe
and other continents educated in
Southern Baptist theologi ical semi
naries.
Many Applicants for Mission Work.
Last night the board listened to ad-
dresses and discussions of mission
problems by a number of its mission
aries who are at home on furlough.
while at today's session hearing will
be given about fifty young men and
women who are applicants for ap-
4 pointment to various foreign fields
These young people underwent ynedi-
cal examinations yesterday and to-
day they will personally appear be-
foro the board for a general con-
sultation. Today's session will be
held at the First Baptist Church, be-
ginning at o'clock.
DR.. r. L. Gaines, of Richmond Col
olcgc, was reelected president of the
board, Hon. Joshua lowering, of Bal
timore, was chosen vice president,
and w. a. Harris. of Richmond, sccre-
tary. Judge lowering presided at the
morning session as DR.. Gaines was
detained by the commencement ex-
crcises at the college. DR.. Gaines
was elected to represent the board
on the executive committee Of the
Southern Baptist Convention.
The board will complete the bulk
of it's work at this mornings ses-
sion.