St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-26
BAPTIST rs MILLION CAMPAIGN
: MAKING GOOD PROGRESS,
I COMMISSION REPORTS. 49,
CASH ROUNDUP IN SPRING
Effort Will Be Made During March
and April to Secure Cash on All
Pledges Due to May
I, 1921.


nouncement issued by the Conserva-
ton Commission, which is looking at
ter all the general interests Of the
campaign. This sum has been appor-
toned among foreign missions, home
missions, state missions, Christian ed
ucation, hospitals, orphanages and
ministerial relief, in accordance with
the original campaign program.
While the receipts from the cam
paign have enabled all the agencies OF
the denomination to greatly enlarge
their work the returns have not been
as large as the best interests OF the
work demand, it is said, and the local
churches throughout the South are
asked to join in a movement to bring
up the payments on all subscriptions
due by May 1, in order that the dele
gates can go to the Southern Baptist
Convention at Chattanooga, May IL,
with g. clean slate and all the gen.
eral work adequately provided for.
Will Hold Day Of Prayer.
Inaugurating this spring cash round,
up. campaign, February 27lMarch 8
has been designated as intercession
week by the Baptist women of the
South, while the entire membership
Of the Baptist churches is asked to
join in spending "wednesday, March 2,
as a day of prayer for Gods blessings
and guidance in the further campaign
work.
After this special period of prayer
the remainder of March will be given
over to enlisting all the members of
all the Baptist churches in the South
In the matter OF completing the cam
paign program by paying that por-
ton Of the subscriptions due by that
time, and in bringing the members to
see their obligation to support Gods
work through the dissemination Of the
doctrine of stewardship. April has
been designated as loyalty month and
during that time effort will be made
throughout the South to. bring Bap-
lists to realize that their loyalty to
God and His work demands the pay
ment, where at all possible, OF their
pledges to the campaign.
Southwide Tour Is Planned.
In order that the subscribers to the
campaign may be fully informed on
what has been accomplished with the
money they have contributed so far,
and as to the needs for the compile
ton of the campaign program, Sc
ries of international and inspirational
state in the South has been planned
for March and April. These meetings
will be featured by addresses by DR..
J. B. Gambrell, president of the South
ern Baptist Convention, and DR.. E. Y.
Mullins, president of. the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, who
have just returned from a six months
tour Of the mission fields of Europe,
and who will tell of conditions they
found there; DR.. l.. R. Scarborough,
general director Of the campaign, and
other persons Of prominence. These
meetings will be held at central points
in the various states, and from these
central meetings associational and dis
trict rallies will be formed in the hope
Of taking the campaign message to all
the people.
Large Relief Work Done.
Secretary Love of the Foreign Mis-
sion Board reports that Southern Bap-
lists, within the last few weeks, have
contributed $147,2S4.20 in cash for the
relief of suffering peoples in Europe
and China, above their campaign con-
tributions, and that the Baptist women
Of the South have contributed $780,
900 worth of first-class clothing for
the needy families of Hungary.
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grees 15' east 46 links, thence norSh
6.33 chains on section line set stake;
thence east 3.16 IA chains set stake;
thence 6.33 chains set stake Ono
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thence west 3.16 IA chains to place
of beginning. Said piece Of land
contains two (2) acres. All in &C
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piece of land made by Howard Burns,
surveyor, dated October 26th, 1906.
4. All that certain piece or par
| eel of land lying and being situated
| in the Mercedes Flot Addition to the
Town of Abita Springs, St. Tammany
parish, La, being in the sW Or Of
| the Sc or of section 80 in tip s south
range 70 east, and more fully de-
scribed as Square No. Two CD of
the said Mercedes Addition. Said
square contains twenty-five (229 lots
Of ground, numbered from / to ~,
both inclusive, said Square Two
measures three hundred 5000 feet
on each of the following named
streets, to-wit: Paul, Steven, Peter
and Angelina Streets, all in accord
lance with the survey and plat of said
Mercedes Subdivision made by How
| ard Burns, deputy surveyor, on May
| 10, 1910.
| 5. ALI that certain piece or par,
eel OF land lying and being situated
in the Parish of st. Tammany, State
of Louisiana, and more fully de
scribed as being a piece of land one
hundred and twenty feet square, O.
two (2) lots in the Page tract, line
} run as follows: One hundred ant
twenty (120) feet on the line 0