The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-15

purpose OF reaching mems souls, /.
is confidently expected that the
healing OF peoples bodies will nat
urally make their minds more re-
ceptive toward the gospel of Jesus
Christ, which, Baptists believe, con-
tains the remedy for mems souls as
we'll
Baptists Operate Many Hospitals.
AS early as 1890 a Baptist Hos
pftaI was established at ST. Louis,
and from small residence con-
tanning II beds, this institution has
grown into a modern, well-equipped
hospital with 200 beds With this
small beginning the hospital move
ment has grown among Southern
Baptists until within every state
embraced in the territory of tina
Southern Baptist Convention there
is either one or more Baptist hos
pitals, or a definite movement is
under way to establish one.
In Oklahoma, for instance, there
are four Baptist hospitals, located
at Oklahoma City, Muskogee, Miami
and Gushing. Texas Baptists have
one at Dallas, Houston. Waco and
San Antonio, and are preparing to
erect two others in other sections
of the state. The location of tho
hospitals maintained by the denom-
ination in the ether states are Pine
Bluff, Arkansas; Atlanta, Georgia;
Alexandria, Louisiana: Jackson,
Mississippi; CLOVIS, New Mexico;
Columb bia, South Carolina, and Mem
phis, Tennessee
Great impetus to hospital build
ing was given Ly the Baptist 75 Mil
lion Campaign and IN the Southern
states where no Baptist hospital
had been previously erected. proyi-
sion was made for one Kentucky
Baptists are building a modern in
stitution at Louisville, those of Vir-
ginia have accepted an attractive
proposition from Lynchburg and are
preparing to build a thoroughly up.
to date institution there, those OF
North Carolina are planning a sim
liar project, bids are being received
from the various cities of Florida
for the establishment of a hospital
for that state, while the first sur
plus from the original campaign o.
legations in Alabama Will go to the
establishment of hospital in that
state
The value of hospital property
owned and controlled by Southern
Baptists is considerably in excess
of $12,000,000, and when all the
states have completed their project
ed plants this sum will be in excess
of SIS, 100000. In addition, these
hos pitfalls will receive the sum OF
$4,000, 600 from the proceeds OF the
7t Million Campaign.
Maintain Many orphanaees.
Before Southern Baptists had
launched their hospital work, how
ever, they were engaged in the task
of caring for orphan children and
today 5000 fatherless and mother
less boys and girls are being pro-
yided for in the seventeen orphan
ages being maintained by this de-
nomina tion in the South and South
west. The Buckner Orphans Home,
near Dallas, Texas. the pioneer and
largest among them all, is valued
at more than s1.00o,o00 This was
founded and maintained by DR.. r.
c. Buckner in cooperation with the
Baptist churches OF Texas, for forty
ears. and then decided by him to the
Baptist General Convention of Tex
as, free of debt, shortly before his
death. More than COO children are
being cared for there and so large
were the demands upon the institu-
tion that shortly before his death
Dr. Buckner founded a branch In
stitution at Goodnight. in the Texas
Panhandle, where the orphans OF
that section and nearby states will
be cared for.
The total valuation of the orphan
ages owned and operated by South
ern Baptists is ss,000.00 and 10
these institutions there will come
from the proceeds of the Baptist IS
Million Campaign more than 81.
25O,0 These orphanages, othe.
than those mentioned already, are
located as follows: Evergreen, Ala
bama; Monticello, Arkansas; Ar
cadia, Florida: Hapevil-e. Georgia;
Louisville, Kentucky: Lake Charles,
Louisiana; Carmi, Illinois; Jackson,
Mississippi; Pattonville, Missouri:
Portales, New Mexico; Oklahoma
City. Oklahoma: Thomasyille, North
Carolina; Greenwood. South Caro-
lima; Nashville. Tennessee, and
Salem, Virginia. All these institu
tions are crowded and on their com.
bined waiting lists there are 5000
more children asking for admission.
While these Crphanages are main.
tained by the Baptists. no distinc-
ton as TO creed or sect is made in
admitting needy children. the priv
iIeges of the homes being open 20
orphans OF all religious creeds and
those of no creed as fully as the
facilities OF the home will permit
their We are glad TO know that Nj