The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-01-16
Georgia BAPTISTS raise
MORE THAN TEN MILLION
In BIG CAMP Align
New Executive Board Makes Plans or Enlarged Work Of Che
DenomatiOn-The Christian Index Now Owned and Operated
BY Bapiss

With three hundred churches unTe-
ported and with many others only par
TALLY reported. Georgia Baptists have
passed the ten.mill!on mark in the
Baptist rs Million Campaign. Georgia
leads ali OF the states OF the Southern
BAPTIST Convention In the amount
raised above The original quota. Oeot-
gia was given q quota OF $7,5OO,O0O and
overzubcciibed that amount on inc
first day Of the drive. South Carolina
comes eecond III the percentage raised
above the original quota. The Total
for the South approxiInates 500, O9V'VVV'
Extreme weather conditions in the
West viii prevent complete returns
from several states for some time. DE.
L. r. Scarborough, general diTSoSor'
states that lie is confident that When
complete returns from these GATES
ehn be had that the total will o1ccso
800. 100000.
The campaign has been a great sec-
cess In Georgia. 1t has been VIC
tory in the best sense of that Tcfc
because all of the people working TO-
gether made it possible. It has been
truly termed peoples victory. the
cooperation from the day the cam
paign was opened has been the con
slant 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 vhicn
Georgia Baptists have given TO the
great call OF this campaign, Dr.. Arch
G.. Cree, state director, has the FOL
lowing to say:
81 have served the Baptists OF @eo2'
gia as corresponding secretary Cf me
state Mission Board for little En0rs
than four years and ara f&naiiiaE
with the spirit of fellowship anG 90
operation which may be expected O
them. | saw them come Gp ana on
If the ouicksands Of 1916 when all
Of orr aeancies were is debt. But
Iaye been amazed as I have witnessed
thc great wave Of enthusiasm Which
has swept through oUC state and car
ried our people 90 unprecedented
relgnts of sacrifice enc GssEh. thank
God daily for the privilege of serving
such mighty host Of SaSu and women
who are willing to tESaee goo ana &C
forward"
The New Executive Board.
At the regular session OF the Bap
fist Convention OF the state OF Geor
ola in Macon in November the dele
gates voted unanimously in accepting
the report of the committee on tn'
revision Of the constitution. TINS 70
port gave to the convention . reofS"n
szaiior of the working machinery o.
tna denomination which marks rev
day Or Georgia Baptists. The state
Mia1acm Board, the Education boa.o
hA executive Committee and th6
,dmittee on Cooperation Wer'
49, the former agents Of the CON
vAwNaoa. The new constitution sets
ssiAa all Of these boards and commit
tees and creates one Executive Com
: O,ittae Of forty-fve members. Thii
committee will meet all OF the inter
ests served by the former boards AM
ofAcers OF the coliSentior are slss
nsmheys of the new board, TnteH
makes a total membership OF nrsy"0no
The new board met in AtiaBts "
December IS and IS. Judge AhcE1N
7. Cobb, OF Athens, was elected SsSs
ident and DIR. John D. Nell, president
~ the paptist Convention OF the staEa
90 Georgia. was elected vice-prestaeNt
new \ s. Railey, of Atlanta, was Siec1
"a recording secretary. cniy fOa1
members were S.bssnt st the nFss 90
cior snd many important matters SsagA
discussed and plans na&e 800 yse
greater day jsst rew dH~ninc ~
Baptists.
Dr.. Cree Elected seoretary-Treaa's"sv
Dr. Arch C. Cree, who FOR the Dss'
four and a half years has beea the
corresnonding secretary Ut TIE State
mission Board, was elected secretary
treasurer Of she new board. His vSrR
amone the PapSisSs 81 kste GcHtGp and
especially IN 0e0dSA4 AA@aS NAA4 NJ.
inevitable leader fce 0ocrgSB EsgAsss
IN the new era ee SEg0Esio1 aaa en-
larged service
MANY sdditiens b@sS Rnsa made In
the working seree al SIS GeAorAina-
ton. There viii be 0gna s1ssfza ent
men Rev. 3. s. RaqaER, pastor Of the
Grant Park Baptist GNusSA. Atlanta.
has been eleete& OapsgSa&cnGent OF
missions and VIII Re u c&RTge Of the
mission, enlistment Ga9 esUaseiIassc
work of the denoTnlnatssG.
a department of pueslGsR Wss CO.
;ablished and Louie D. &eTSo9, For
mery a professor In MeR0SR WniveT-
Shy. and recently direcGc3 u aas.ic!ty
for che campaign, wee steeSsS 60 Gi-
rector of this department..
The standing committees q I've ga's
board made important rseoEEsIGa-
tioas at the December naesffRg aDd
launched many significant B1.Ia sSr
the denomination The CoEssHfessa 81
administration viii have charge OF sSi
matters of personnel and setsai opera
,,.p ~ 4hs new board. TA2s commit