Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-04-28

Several outstanding results OF inc
Baptist rs Million Campaign will be
noted in the larger development Of the
rural churches. This development will
take the form OF q more efficient
church and Sunday School life and in
better houses Of worship around which
the church and Sunday School activ-
tiles will center.
Through the enlistment department
of the Home Mission Board. OF the
Southern Baptist Convention, Atlanta,
Ca, weak, struggling churches will be
aided in development to the point
where they can become self-supporting
and employ q competent pastor for
much more Of his time than has been
given these churches before. while
plans for the betterment Of the rural
Sunday Schools through a series Of
institutes for the training of teachers
In all the Southern states this summer
will be carried out by the Baptist Sun
day School Board. :.
Best Plane Are Recommended.
Plans have been perfected by the
architectural department Of tho Bap-
tist Sunday School Board at Nashville,
Tenn, in cooperation with the Church
Building and Loan Department OF the
Home Mission Board, whereby local
building committees a procure de-
tailed. plans Of the best modern church
buildings for either large OF small con-
gregatfons. These plans have been SO
drawn as to take care OF every phase
o. church activity, the Sunday School
tni other departments being so pro-
vjded for as to enable them to do their
most efficient work. And q modern
building, containing all these essential
provisions. can be provided by any
community that is able TO build an old.
fashioned one-rOom church building,
as the cost for the modern structure
is no more than that Of the old.style
ne.
Big Loan Fund Provided.
To aid deserving congregations in
building adequate houses of worship,
the church building loan department
was established six years ago and al.
ready more than 700 churches have
been helped in building needed houses.
The initial fund, established for this
purpose, was fixed at 81, 900, 900 and
additional $1,000, 900 will be re-
ceived from the rs Million Campaign.
Applications pending now aggregate
81 100000 and loans are being made at
the rate Of $4,000 per month. No
loans are being made in excess Of one
third OF the value Of the property, and
the loan made must clear the property |
Of all other indebtedness and thus
make 1t possible to dedicate the build
Ing.
From the rs Million Campaign the
Home Mission Board will receive, also,
81, 500, 900 to be used as gifts in the
building Of additional churches during {
the next five years, but this sum will
be expended largely in aiding churches
in stragetic points, among them being
educational centers where It, IS de.
sired to erect churches for promoting
the religious life Of students, especially |
Of those students affiliated with Bap.
list churches. =,
OF the $4,000 Baptist churches in !
The South, 81, 900 are in the rural dis.
tricts and in small villages, and $4,000
OF them have preaching services only
once n month. While the work Of the
enlistment forces will be to help these
weak congregations solve their prob.
Ions and help them develop in num-
bors and efficiency, the other denomi-
rational agencies will help these stru5::
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