Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-11

whatever basis we are able to dc
it,"
Secretary S. s. Russell of Albu-
querque, Sunday school secretary
for New Mexico, read his report,
which showed great progress in
every department. Many new sun
day schools have been organized
and hundreds of diplomas and
seals have been awarded.
DR.. I. ]. Van Ness. secretary of
the Baptist Sunday school board
Nashville, Tenn, delivered an ad-
dress on the work of the board.
The board is the most prosperous
of all Baptist boards. This years
business will reach $1,125,000
They will this year give 100000
to the benevolent work of the de-
nomination. This year the board
is paying One-half the salary of the
state Sunday school secretary be-
sides giving 5000 in books to the
convention.
M. l.. Murdoch of Roswell read
n report on laymen's work and de-
livered an address on the work of
the men in New Mexico. The men
are engaged in a campaign to Sc
cure 1850 new tithers this year
and success is coming as a result
Of their work.
A report on evangelism was read
by Rev. ]. f. Mix of Portales, call
ing the churches to greater efforts
in soul winning. One thousand and
six baptisms were reported in New
Mexico for the year, with 1,750
members by letter. The goal of
Southern Baptists for this year is
10000 baptisms.
Rev. IT. NJ. Blackjack read report
on seminaries. Baptists have two
seminaries-the Southwestern at
Fort Worth. Tex. and the Southern
at Louisville. Ky. In these two
schools Baptists have more than
1900 preachers and missionaries in
training.
Addresses were delivered by DR..
r. Y. Mullens of Louisville and DIR.
r. A. Copass of Fort Worth. The
students and faculty at Fort Worth
have baptized S.671 people and re-
ceived by letter 5,427 people. with
12,41O professions of faith. These
preachers raised for all purposes
$40S,167 Rev. f. C. Dick spoke
about the Baptist Bible institute of
New Orleans, La, which is another
southwide institution.
A kings teachers banquet was
held at the Y. w. c. A. at 6 p. m.
yesterday with more than 100 pres
emit, Addresses were delivered by
DR.. E. Y. Mullens. DR.. I. ]. Van
ness and Mrs. r. G. Sutherland of
Albuquerque. Mr.. Harold Cox OF
Las Vegas was elected president;
]. G. Pack of Tucumcari, secretary,
and NJ. L. Murdoch of Roswell as
vice president. Credit for the sue
cess of this work is due to S. S.
Russell, the Sunday school secre-
tary.
DR.. o. p. Maddox, returned mis-
siohary from Brazil, delivered an
address on his work in South Amer
lea. He told of his experiences
down there for the past fifteen
years. Something like IS per cent
of the people are illiterate. There
are twenty-five churches and 2,lO0
III my -
regular convention, a big publish
ing house. a national paper which
goes into every Baptist home, every
penitentiary and Jail in Brazil,
Nearly every Baptist in South
America is a tither. There are
eleven Baptist schools there with
hundreds of students.
Following DR.. MaddoX's address
thirty young people stood. express
ing a willingness to be missionaries
and seventy-five people stood as
willing for God to call their chill
dren as missionaries.
Following Missionary Maddox IS
address DIR. f. Y. Mullens, presi-
dent of the Southern Baptist sem
mary and of the Southern Baptist
convention, delivered one of the
greatest addresses ever heard in AL
buquerque.
The convention voted to meet
next year at Tucumcari on Tues
day., November Z. 1922.