The Jasper weekly courier., 1920-05-14
BAPTISTS FULLY
ORGANIZED; WILL
RAISE BIC FUND
Notable Men in 81 States Lead
Churches in $780, 600, 900
Drive.
is TEST OF DENOMINATION.
New World Movement Gains Momsn-
tum-Where the Money
VIII Go.
S TEST OF DENOMINATION.
BY LUpToN WILKINSON.

The eyes Of the Protestants every
where viii be directed towarc5 North
ern Baptists between Sunday, April Is.
and Sunday, May2.
The 10y0o8 churches constituting the
Northern Baptist onvsntioo-noted
for independence Of actton-have fit
ted themselves with tron-clad unity
into 4 temporary but none the less
powerful machine. On May the ma
chine will cease to e1tst, but In the
meantime II IL expected to have raised
the imposing SUN Of 800, ,0OO, 900.
Leaders say that probably never be-
fore have the laymen and laywonnen Of
denomination put their shoulders
more completely to the wheel In q re-
Iigious undertaking In each Of "a
states some man OF marked ability has
given his entire time for the past two
months to the building Of a campaign
organization that reaches into every
local church. The state directors In
ciude such men as Ex-Governor Run
JON Of New Jersey, Smith G. Young.
nnancier. Of lansing. Mich; er-Gov-
ernor William ". Stfckney OF Vermont
and DIT. John w. BaHy, president of
Colorado Women's College, Denver.
The Lay oryanizatfon extends down
into each Of 10,6e8 churches D. c.
shun OF Sioux City, In, presfdent of
the Northern Baptist Convention, sum-
med UP fts challenge as follows:
Those thousands Of Baptists who
learned the discipline and efficiency Of
planned campaigning while they were
serving their country during the war
can now apply that knowledge IN che
performance Of the greatest task the
Baptist dissemination has ever faced
az q unit Thousands Of others can
bring their talents for use In q drive
that WIN combine modemity Of msthod
with deep spiritual realization Of .
world In need.
surely It can be suid with all revsr-
ence that no greater crisis has con
fronted evangelical Christians since
those early days when. after the
Ascension, q band Of determined men
set out on the initial effort to make
faith In the Master worldwide"
The great momentum which the New
World Movement OF Northern Baptists
has achieved Is due TO many men, but
to those in touch with Its progress two
names stand out
DR.. John Y. Aitchison, director of
the General Board Of Promotion Of the
Northern Baptist CONVENTION, q man of
| UNUSUAL personal magnetism and win
ming character. has set the important
campaign conferences on hre In every
section Of the country. Standing shoul-
der 10 shoulder With him In Dr. Frank
w. Padelford, head Of the Baptist
Board Of Education. CHARGED With the
administrati0 Of 6S schools and col.
legeA, DR.. Pade3ford nevertheless found
time to write the survey on which the
approach campaign In based and Is
aiding heavily In the actual drive.
The taxk before u.s." Or. Atehfson
said In q recent interview, ~wiu stand
or fall by one test Are our people
strong enough N their faith and vision
to forget the old measurements OF
church givingl II they will realize the
Christian crixis which exists II they
viii hear the c11l of the whole world
for help. and for the supreme soul-heip
of the Man Of Gahlee, there can be ne
possibility Of holding back"
The proposed 100000. 600 fund will
be used for the expansion OF forty Rap
tist schools and colleges In the United
States; the enlargement Of missionary
activities In al foreign fields Of the dc.
nomination: Christian Amercanixa.
den work ameng new citizens In the
United States; m adequate pension
ing fund for missionaries and minis
ters and Kindred purposes Approx
mately tAreefourths Of the money will
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