The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-09-08
BhPTlSTS FULLY
ORGANIZED; WILL
raise BIG FUND
Notable Hen in 81 States Lead
Churches in S100,0Oo,o0O
Drive.
IS TEST OF DENOMINATION.
New World Movement Gains Momen.
tum--Where the Money
WIN Go. I1
Ey upton WiLKlNsou.


The eyes OF the Professionals every.
whore will be directed towarg; Nerth.
ern Bnptists between Sunday, April o5,
and Sunday, May =
The 1906 churches constituting the
Northern BAPTIST Convention-no
for Independence of aclion--have fit,
ted themselves with iron clad unity
into temporary but none the less
powerful machine. On May 2 the ma.
chine will cease to exist, but In the
meantime II Is expected to have raised
the imposing sum Of $1O0000,OoO.
Leaders say that probably never be-
fore have the laynen and aywomen of
denomination put their shoulders
more completely to, the wheel In a re-
ligious undertuklus. In each Of 81
states some man Of marked ability has
given his entire time for the past two
months to the building of campaign
organization that reaches into every
LEGAL church. The state directors In
clnde such men as Ex-Governor Run
yon of New Jersey, Smith G. Young,
tlnancier, Of Lansing, Mich. ex-Gov-
ernor William ". Stickney of Vermont
and DR.. John w. Baily. president of
Colorado Womcn's College, Denver.
The lay organization extends down
into each of l0666 churches. d. c.
Shull of Sioux City, Ia, president Of
the Northern Baptist Convention, sum.
med up its challenge as follows:
"Those thousands OF Eaptlsts who
learned the discipline and efficiency Of
planned campaigning while they were
serving their country during the war
can now apply that knowledge in the
performance of the greatest task the
Baptist denomination has ever faced
as a unit. Thousands of others can
bring their talents for use in drive
that will combine modernlty of method
with deep spiritual realization of a
world in need
surely 1t can be said with all rever-
encc, that no greater crisis has con-
fronted evangelical Christians since
those early days when. after The
Ascension, band of determined MEN
set out on the initial effort TO flake
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 les progress two
. names stand out.
DR. John Y Aitchison, director of
the General Board Of Promotion Of the
Northern Baptist Convention, a man Of
unusual personal magnetism and win.
ming character, has set the important
. campaign conferences On fire in every
secs.on Of the country. Standing Shout
der to shoulder with him is DR.. Frank
W. Pade'ford, head of the Baptist
Board of Education Charged with the
administration of G9 schools and col
leges, Or Padplfora nevertheless found
time to write Tie survey on which the
approaching campaign is based and is,
aiding heavily in the actual drive.
"The task before u.s." DR.. Aitchlson
said in a recent interview, will stand
or fall by one test, Are our people
strong enough In their faith and vision
to forget the Old measurements Of
church giving? II they will realize the
Christian crisis which exists, If they
will hear the call OF the whole world
for help, and for the supreme soulhelp
of the Man of Galilee, there can be no
possibility of holding back"
The proposed 500 100000 fund will
be used for the expansion of forty Bap.
fist schools and colleges In the United
States, tile enlargement of missionary
activities in all foreign fields of the de.
nomination Christian Amerlcani2a.
tion work among new citizens" in the
United States: an adequate pension.
Ing fund for missionaries and minis.
tiers ana kindred purposes. Approx.
mately three-fourths of the money will
be spent in this country.