The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-04-09

Several outstanding results Of the
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 viii center.
Through the enlistment department
Of the Home Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention. Atlanta.
Ga. weak, struggling churches will be
aided IN development to the point
where they can become self-supporting
end employ a competent pastor for
1nuch more of his time than has been
given these churches before, while
plans for the bstserment OF the rural
sunday Schools through a series Of
institutes for the training OF teachers
IN AL the Southern states this summer
viii be carried out by the Baptist Sun
day school Board
Best Plans Are Recommended.
Plans have been perfected by>the
architectural department of the Bap-
fist Sunday School Board at Nashville,
Tenn. in cooperation with the Church
Dailding and Loan Department of the
home Mission Board, whereby local
building committees can procure de-
sailed plans OF tie bsst modern church
buildings for either large or small con-
Eregations. These plans have been so
drawn as to take care of every phase
of church activity, the Sunday School
and other departments being so pro-
vided for as to enable them TO do their
most efficient work. And a 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 ,1at of THE old-style
one.
Bio 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 200 churches have
been helped in building needed houses.
The initial fund. established for this
purpose. was fixed at $l.O0O000 and
an additional $1000,000 will be re-
ceived from the 20 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 loar made must clear the property
OF all other indebtedness and thus
make il possible to dedicate the build
Ing.
From the IS Million Campaign the
Home Mission Board viii receive. also.
k2.5OO.OOO 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 strategic points, among them being
educational centers where it is de-
aired to erect churches for promoting
lhe religious life of students. especially
Of those students affiliated with Bap.
hist churches.
OF the $4,000 Baptist churches in
Ne South, Il 200 are in the rural dis
kricts and in small villages, and 10000
~ them have preaching services only
bneo Z month. While the work Of the
lu1istnent forces win be to help these
,(o1 congregation solve their prob
- - help theh develop In mum
~ - elllci0ncy. the ether denomi
- or,nctg uill hslD these strug