The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-03-05
AMERICANS ASKED
TO STAY At HOME
aionvsERas SHOULD kGeP OUT
or EuRopH UNTIL PgoPLn
CAV on Fsur AGAIN.
BAPTlsTs ENLARGE WORK



Americans should keep ont Of Eur.
cpe. unless they have important bush
neas thcre. until Europeans have had
In opportunity 20 set on their feet
again. declares Dr. J. y. Love. sscro-
tary Of the Foreign Mission Board Of
the Southern Baptist Convention.
Dr. Love. a. chairman Of q commls-
sion named b. The Baptist rs Million
Campaign 70 visit Europe and make q
survey Of the mission fields there. has
just returned from a five months tour
Of the continent Ne says Americans
have distributed caah with such a Law.
iHh hand IN many places on the cont
nont that the people have become con.
vinced that every American has money
70 throw away and a. soon a. lhey
spot a citizen from this country they
proceed 70 overcharre him for ever.
thing no buys and every service ren.
dered. Unless Americans forcEo
Eight.nacing IN Europe for q few years
a lot Of the natives there viii become
professional beggara. IN Dr. Loves
opinion.
Baptlsts suffered heavily.
Along With the other religious de
nominations Baplists suffered heavy
losses Of property IN Europe during tho
war. Dr. Love reports. but he found
that such Raptists a. survived the war
remained loyal 70 their convictions and
they are now ready 10 welcome the
aid and cooperation % American Bar.
flats In the rehabilitation OF their coun.
tries aud the propagation Of the gospel.
From the contact formed with the
Daptlsts Of the chief countries Of Eur
0pe BY these representatives OF the
Southern Baptist Convention Dr, Love
believes there will ultimately BE-
formed n G cooperative alignment Of the
Baptistn Of the world that will mako
them larger factors In world evsngeli-
fsuoD than they have ever been be.
fore.
Garry on Relief Work.
While the program which Southern
naptiStE win carry on IN the European
countries which they have not occu
pied before w1l not Be determined I'M.
IN after the commission has reported
70 the Foreign Mission Board. members
Of the commission found crying need
for money with which 10 meet cases
demanding immediate relief and cahlsd
home f0 funds 10 be employed In this
connection In northern France and
belgium. This money was promptly
forwarded and has been distributed
through an agcncy set up IN Paris IN
conjunction with the Foreign Mission.
ary Society Of tho Northern Baptist
Convention. Prior TO the visit Of this
commission. missionary work by South.
"a Baptists IN Europe has been con
fined 10 Italy and Bohemia. However.
the commission visited England. Scot.
land. France Belgium. Holland and
Italy. hut found Il Impossible 10 set
into crecho-s ovalda. the balkans and
Ruasia Al this time.
Palestine and EGYPT visited.
After the tour Of Europe had been
completed. the commission. which IN.
ciuded Or. q T. Cody. editor Of the
Baptist Courier. OF creeuville. 8. C..
and Or. Everett GIN, formerly mission.
arg 10 Italy. hui now a pastor IN Kan.
aas City. went 20 Palestine 10 look Into
the missionary rwork there formerly
done BY the B1ptlsia OF Southern M
nois. hut recestly taken over by the
Foreign Mission Board OF the Southern
baptist Convention. A trip into Egypt
for tie purpose Of studying the NOLAN
medan situation was made BY the party
while awaiting a ship on which 10 70
turn 10 Italy. 80 far. Christianity has
made very little inroad on Mohamme
danlsm anywhere Dr. Love found.
though some Of the missionary agen.
Giles In Paieetins have heen established
Tor more than . half century. Ne an.
t~iclpates a better chance for the Chris