The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-06-09
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Baptist Commissioner For Europe.
| Collections in cash totalling SIS, 103,'
42464 have been made for general
causes fostered by the Baptist rs Mil
lion Campaign since the campaign
was launched in 1919, according to a
report to the Southern Baptist Con.
vention, which has just adjourned its
Chattanooga session, by DR.. L. R.
Scarborough, general director of the
campaign, and chairman Of the Con-
servation Commission. The fact that
S12,924, 943.60 Of this amount was col
lected during the past year, under the
most depressing conditions known in
years, is very encouraging to the de.
nominatlonal leaders, they say.
viii Seek the Unsaved.
Feeling the need of conserving the
spiritual interests Of the people as
well as the financial aspects Of the
campaign, the convention asked the
Conservation Commission to seek to
enlist, through the state and associa.
tional organizations, all the $1,000 10.
cal Baptist churches In the South in
larger evangelistic effort during the
next twelve months, the aim being to
induce as many individual members Of
the churches as possible to win at least
one soul to Christ during the new year.
Reports to the convention showed that
there were 1855 persons received
into the local Baptist churches by bap.
tism during the past year, and a much
larger number will be sought during
the year ahead.
Would Evangeize Europe.
One of the interesting actions of the
convention was the decision to back
up fully the Foreign Mission Board in
Its program for the eyangelization Of
the new European territory Of Spain,
Jugo-Slavia, Hungary, Roumania, the
Ukraine and Southern Russia. DR.. ].
II. RushbrOOke, of London, Baptist
Commissioner for Europe, addressed
the convention, telling how he had dis.
tributed the relief funds contributed
by Baptlsts for the needy families Of
those countries and how the giving of
this relief had opened wide the door
Of missionary opportunity.
Work on the older foreign fields
during the past year was unusually
successful, the board reporting re.
ceipts of s2,4O4,9SS for its missionary
operations and $27S,OOO for relief
work, as we'll as 100000 worth of
clothing; e,99S baptisns on the for.
eign fields; 1877 Of the Gil churches
self'supporting, with total of 4O5 for.
eign missionaries and 978 native work.
ers employed.
Home Mission Board Active.
The Home Mission Board reported
77O72 additions to the churches
through its instrumentalities, church
extension operations Of s1,24S, 900, and
zs8 patients treated at the Tubercular
Sanatorium at Ell paso.
During the year the receipts Of the
Sunday School Board reached s1,147-
72l.73, and the board turned back into
general work Of the denomination the
sum Of SlS9,OOO.
Although only three years of age.
the Relief and Annuity Board, which
seeks to supply the needs Of aged. de.
pendent ministers and their families
has doubled the number of beneficiar.
los receiving aid from the denomiua.
ton as we'll as the amount Of relief
given. 1t now has permanent re.
sources in excess Of $4,000.
There are 1l9 Baptist educational
'nstitutions in the South, with a total
enrolment Of 10000 pupils, the report
OF the Education Board showed, and
z'lS6 Of these pupils are preparing for
special Christian service such as the
ministry, missionary and other special
religious work.
The Woman's Missionary Union
representing the organized women of
the South, reports total of 1885 or.
ganizsd societies of women and Young
people. while the cash contributions
oy the women to the various causes
tostsred by the denomination during
The year amounted to s3,1l5.4s7.