Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-20
1900 BAPTISTS
EXPECTED HERE
FOR CONVENTION
BY w. w. GAINES

The coming session of the Geor-
gia Baptist convention, which is to
meet at Atlanta December 10, will
mark the close of the greatest year
Georgia Baptists have ever had in
their entire history. Reports will
show far more money raised for
home. foreign and state missions,
for Baptist schools and colleges, for
the Georgia Baptist hospital and the
Orphans Home than any previous
year
The payment of the seventy-five-
million-dollar pledges for the first
year accounts for the great increase
in contributions. Georgia Baptists'
pledges were two million dollars a
year for five years, and this means
vastly more money for all Of the
missionary and benevolent objects
of the convention than Georgia Bap-
lists have heretofore been accus-
toned to give. The result is that
every department has enlarged it's
work., The debts of all the institu-
tons and boards have been paid and
they have all entered upon plans for
enlargement.
Georgia Baptist work between the
annual sessions Of the convention is
In the hands of an executive COM
mittee composed of forty-five men,
with the officers of the convention
ex-officio
The present executive committee
is composed of Andrew J. Cobb,
Athens, chairman; John D. Nell,
Athens, vice chairman; T. H. Rob
ertson, Gainesville, secretary; Jesse
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Atlanta; F. L.. Hardy, Newman; j.
M. Haymore, Waycross; Ed Jarman
Bailey; c. w. Minor. Americas; A
J. Moncrief, Rome; r. v. Paulk
DELLA; John B. Payne, Blue Ridge;
John F. Purser, Atlanta; w. K, Rich
Elberton; B. S. Thompson, Madison !;
r. F. Wtllingham, Macon; w. A.
Wray, Sandersville; l.. r Christian,
Savannah; G j. Davis, Hartwell; o.
P. Gilbert, Brunswick; John R. Hall,
Moultrie; T. c. Hardman, Commerce;
W. " NJ. Harris, Thomasville; J. g.
Atlanta; D. kirkland, Savannah; w.
Fl. Major, Atlanta; Hubert McAfee,
Woodstock; j. E. Summons, Griffin;
j. c. Wilkinson, Milledgeville; w. M.
Anderson, Quitman; Claud Bond, Toe
Goa; E. c. Collins, Reidsville; S. B.
lanta; c. w. burden, Triton; w. H.
Faust, Winder; H M. Fugate, Ma
con; J. f. Hampton, Moultrie: F. C.
Mcconnell, Atlanta; j. P. Nichols,
Griffin; Henry Afford Porter, At
lanta; D. w. Key, Atlanta; J. c. Sol
ONION, Fitzpatrick; B. D. Ragsdale,
Macon, and E. J. Forester, Sparta.
DR.. Arch c. Cree is executive Sec
rotary of the committee, the general
offices Of which are located in At
lanta.
The work of the board is divided
INTO departments, the hnads of
which are as follows: Sunday school
department, George w. Andrews,
secretary; Baptist Young Peoples
department, Frank H. Leavell, Sec
rotary; enlistment department, B. S.
Railey, secretary; office secretary, B.
C. Smith.
During the year the board, under
the AUTHORIZATION of the convention
Christian Index, the Baptist paper
of Georgia, and Louie D. Newton has
been made its editor. The circula-
ton of the paper has increased very
rapidly under UNCONVENTIONAL owner
ship. A large number Of churches
are placing the Index in their
budget. DR.. Arch c. Cree, DR.. Henry
Afford Porter, DR.. Charles w. Dan
iel, DR.. w. H. Major and DR.. +. C.
Mcconnell, all of Atlanta, constitute
the contributing editors and advisory
board of the paper.
The notable achievements of the
Baptists of the state during the past
year, together with the strong pro-
gram that is being prepared is ex-
pected to bring together the great
est convention Georgia BaptistS have
ever had. 1t is estimated than 5000
messengers will be in attendance.