The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-11
BAPTISTS FULLY
oRCAN|zED.; WILL:
RAISE BIG FUND
Notable Men in "a States Lead
Churches in $100,0OQ,OOO
Drive.
IS TEST OF DENOMINATION.
New World Movement Gains Momen-
tun'-Where the Money
-. Will Go. ISL.
IS TEST OF DENOMINATION.


... Will Go. ..-.
BY LUPToN WILKINSON.
The eyes Of the Protestants every
where viii be directed towarc1 NORTH
ern Baptists between Sunday, April Is
and Sunday, May 2.
The 10,866 churches constituting tho
Northern Baptist Convention-noted
for independence Of action-have IT.
ted themselves with iron-clad unity
into a temporary but none the less
powerful machine. On May the ma
chine viii cease to exist, but in the
meantime 1t Is expected to have raised
the imposing sum Of 800 O00, 900.
Leaders say, that probably never b.
fore have the laymen and laywomen Of
Z denomination put their shoulders
moro completely to the wheel in q re-
Ngious 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 q campaign
organization that reaches into every
local church. The state, directors In
clude such men as Ex-Governor Run
Jon Of New Jersey, Smith G. Young
Anancier, Of Lansing, Mich; e1-Gov-
ernor william W. Stickney Of Vermont
and DR.. John w. Baily, president at
Colorado Women's College. Denver;
The lay organization extends down
into each Of s10,o66 churches. D. c.
Shull Of Sioux City, L., president Of
dc Northern Baptist Convention, sum-
NED up its challenge ~ folows: :, y
Those thousands of Baptists Who
learned the discipline and efficiency of
planned campaigning while they wsre
serving their country during the war
en- now apply that knowledge in the
performance Of the greatest task the
Baptist denomination has ever faeeA
% 4 unit. Thousands Of others can
bring their talents for use in q drive
that will combine modernity Of method
with deep spiritual realization Of
world In need.
"surely it can be said with all rever.
aaee that no greater CRISIS has con.
fronted evangelical Christians since
these early days when, after the
Ascension, a band Of determined men
ct out on tho initial effort to make
Aith In the Master worldwide"
The great momentum which the New
World Movement Of Northern Baptists
has achieved ID due to many men, but
- those in touch with its progress TIVE
names stand ont 49, 49,. .. .,
DR.. John Y. Aitchison, director Il
the General Board Of Promotion OF the
Northern Baptist Oo.veatioa, 4 nan Of
oausual personal magnetism and win
ming character, has set the important
campaign conferences on IRE in every
section Of the country. Standing shoul-
IN to shoulder with him IL DR.. Frank
". Padelford, head Of the Baptist
Board Of Education. Charged with the
administration Of g schools and COL
1eSes, DR.. Padelford nevertheless found
time to write the survey on which the
approaching campaign is based and Is
aiding heavily In the actual drive. .
THE task before u.s." DR.. Aitchison
said in q 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 giving1 II they will realize the
Christian crisis which exists, II they
VIII hear tho call Of tho whole world
for help, and for the supreme soul-help
Of the Man Of Galilee, there can be no
possibility Of holding back"
The proposed 800 0o0, 900 fund win
be used for the expansion Of forty Bap-
list schools and colleges In the United
States; the enlargement Of missionary
activities in Ill foreign fields Of the de-
nomination; Christian AmericaDiza-
tien work among new citizens" in the
United States; an adequate pension
ing fund for missionaries and minis
ters and kindred purposea Approx
nately three-fourths Of the money VIII
10 spent IN this country.
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