The Washington herald., 1920-05-14
Baptists Get S75,OOO,OOO
In Twenty-Four Hour Driue
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the campaign five months ago. wa
the total reported by DR.. Scarbor-
ough. For the conduct of the main
drive the expense was three-quar
ters of per cent, and for the five
months follow-up work. combin,
with the cost of the original drive,
the total was sS49.332. ct less than
l per cent.
Greater unifcation OF Southern
Baptist forces. broader vision of re-
sponsibility. more liberal giving. and
n deepened spirituality were some
of the results of the recent cam
paign enumerated bv DR.. Scar
borough.
Virginia Delegate Speaks.
Following the consideration and
enthusiastic adoption of the report
OF the campaign commission. of
which DR.. George W. Truett is
chairman. DR.. George w. Mcdaniel
commissioner from Virginia. spoke
on the great task still confronting
Southern Baptists. upon the compile
ton OF the campaign. Your first
duty, he declared. lis paying the
pledges that have been made-vou
must adopt better system of
church finance and bookkeeping.
You must look to the support Of
your pastors-practice giving along
with the rest of the Christian graces,
The feldS have been cleared for ac-
ton, the rude pioneer work is over
the time is at hand for our denomj-
nation to move forward to higher
things"
Upon the conclusion of the cam
paign committees report, DR. r. c.
Hening, of Murfreesboro. Tenn. as.
sistant campaign director, led the
assemblage in a prayer Of thanks
giving for the success which had
crowned the drive
Dry Legislation Backed.
Prolonged applause greeted the
Introduction of a resolution at the
morning session calling upon both
the great national political parties
to champion the eighteenth amend
ment and the Volstead Enforcement
Act in their platforms, and demand
ing the selection of a candidate VINO
would favor the. full enforcement
The resolutions were offered by DR..
A. J. Barton of Alexandria. La.
member of the legislative commit
tee OF the Anti-Saloon League of
America.
A cordial personal message was
received from President Wilson ex-
pressing regret as his inability to
meet the visitors and extending con-
gratulattons upon the work accom-
plished. The letter was read bv
DR.. Henry Allen Upper, through
whom it had been sent and was re-
ceiVed with marked applause. Bid
ding the audience rise as a mark
OF respect upon the reading of the
letter. Dr. ]. b. Gambrell. the presi-
dent OF the convention, led the body
IN a BRIEF earnest petition for
health' wisdom. guidance and, a
deeper Christian fortitude, to Me
President Of the, United States..
Hopes for Jerusalem Church 81
Among fraternal visitors recdsyd
yesterday were DR.. f. M, Poie.d.
formerly of Wake Forest CofIefe,
North Carolina, now secretary lof
the laymen's work of the Northsrn
Baptist Convention, who brought
greetings of Northern Baptist. Tin
his address he dwelt upon the DOR
dial agreement now existing be
tween the Northern and Southern
brethren Of the denomination.
E. c. Miller. a New. York bust
ness man, announced his Intention
of supporting two medical mis-
sionaries at Jerusalem and declared
that he hoped to see a Baptist
church established at Jerusalem.
Other speakers, at the morning
session were DR.. J. M. Dawson, Of
Waco. Texas; DR.. ]. r. Jester, of
Greenwood. S. C.; DIR. ]. e. billiard,
of Birmingham, Ala; DIR. J. f.
White, of Anderson. S. c.; DR.. E.
Y. M. Mullins. president of the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary of Louisville, Ky, and DR.. A.
T. Robertson, of the faculty of the
Just before the adjournment nf
the body for the afternoon Rev. +.
Z. Jenkins. OF owensboro. KY. who
has spent more than nifty years in
the active ministry. asked the privi-