Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-08


Baptist rs Million Campaign Georgia
leads all of the states of the Southern
baptist Convention in the amount
F-E5s5 above the original quota. GeoT-
ga was given a quota of $75OO,000 and
veTsubscribed that amount on the
E-st day Of the drive. South Carolina
comes second in the percentage raised
p 7oye the original quota The total
1ar the South approximates $90.000,000.
Extreme weather conditions in the
West viii prevent complete returns
from several states for some time. DR..
J.. Il. Scarborough, general director,
States that he is confident that when
complete returns from these states
San be had that the total will exceed
s1O0,00O00O.
The campaign has been great sue
CESS in Georgia. It has been a vic
cory in the best sense Of that word
Because all of the people working to-
ðer made it possible. It has been
truly termed a peoples victory. The
cooperation from the day the cam
paign was opened has been the con-
rhtant inspiration Of those who were
charged with special tasks in the
movement. Both from the ministers
and the laity has come the warmest
cooperation at all times.
In speaking of the response hich
Georgia Baptists have given to the
great call of this campaign, DR. Arch
G. Cree, state director, has the fol
Sowing to say;
'T have served the Baptists of Geor-
wia as corresponding secretary Of the
State Mission Board for little more
eban four years and l am familiar
with the spirit of fellowship and CO.
operation which may be expected Of
then 7 saw them come up and out
of the quicksands of 1915 when all
Of our agencies were in debt. But
Eave been amazed as ! have witnessed
the great wave Of enthusiasm which
has swept through our state and car
tied our people to Unprecedented
heights Of sacrifice and faith. | thank
God daily for the privilege Of serving
such mighty host of men and women
who. are willing to trust God and 90
forward"
The New Executive Board.
AT the regular session of the Bap-
fist Convention Of the state of GeOr-
.gia in Macon in November the dele
gates voted unanimously in accepting
Abe report of the committee on the
revision Of the constitution. This re-
mort gave to the convention a reorgan-
1zatiOn of the working machinery Of
4he denomination which marks new
day for Georgia Baptists The State
Mission Board, the Education Board,
the Executive Committee and the
Committee on Cooperation were
among the former agents Of the con
vention. The new constitution sets
a s. de all Of these boards and commit
8ets and creates one Executive Com
rnirtee of forty five members. This
committee WI meet ~ Of the inter
ests served by the former boards. The
officers of the convention are also
members Of the new board, which
makes a total membership Of ffty-one
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