The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1921-06-10

Baptist Commissioner For Europe.
Collections In cash totaling $25, 5,103,-
424.64. have been made for general
causes fostered by the Baptist IS Mil
non Campaign. since the campaign
vas launched In 1919, according to a
report to the Southern Baptist Con-
VentioR, which mas Just adjourned its
Chattanooga session, by DR.. L. R.
Scarborough, general director Of the
campaign, and chairman Of the Con-
seryation Commission. The fact that
S12,924, ,9436O of this amount was col-
Iected during the past year. under the
most depressing conditions known iAg
years, is very encouraging to the de-
nominatioAal leaders, they say.
>-<Wiu Seek the unsaved.
Feeling the need Of conserving the
spiritual interests Of the people IS
well as the financial aspects Of the
campaign. the convention asked the
Conservation Commission to seek to-
enlist, through the, state and asSoctas
tional organizations, all the $4,000 10
cal Baptist churches in the South in q.
larger evangeltstio 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 1885 persons received
into the local Baptist churches by bap-
tism during the past year, and q much.
larger number will be- sought during
the year ahead.
Would ENangeGfze EuropS.
One of the interesting actions Of the
convention was the decision to back
up fully the Foreign Mission Board I'm
IT'S program for the eVangenzatton Of
>ae new European territory Of Spain,
Jugo-Slavia, Hungary, Roumania; ttes
Ukraine and Southern Russia. Dr. J.
Fl. Rushbrooke, Of london, Baptist
Commissioner for Europe, addressed
the convention. telling hGw he,had dis
tributed the relief funds contributed
BY Baptists for the needy families OF;
those countries and how the giving OF
SAA0 ACAkOIt uAN OpVAON "kO0 bAA0 0N4L
Of missionary opportunity.
Work ON, tie older foreign fields
during the past year was unusually
successful, the board reporting re-
cefpts Of $2,404,S2S for its missionary
operations and $27S.00s for relief
work, as we'll as 100000 worth OF
clothing; 6:998 Baptisms on the for
sfgn fields; 18T Of che 611 churches
seIf-supporting. with total of 405 for
eign missionaries and as native work.
ers employed.
Home Mission Board Active.
The Home Mission Board reported
7T,072 additions to the churches
through its instrumentaIities, church
extension operations Of $r,248, 900, and
79S patients treated at the Tubercular
ganatorfum at Ell Pasc.
During the year the receipts Of the
Sunday School Board reached $1,14T,=
721.75, and the board turned back into
general work of the denomination the
sum Of $18S,0O0.
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 ths. number Of beneffcfar=
Ies recsivjng &Id Son, the denomina-
ton as well as the amount Of relief
eiven. It now has permanent re-
sources in excess Of 100000.
There are 1t9 Baptist educational
institutions in the South, with a total
enrolment of 10000 pupils, the report
Of the Education Board showed, and
2,1S5 CT these pupils are preparing for
special Christian service, such as the
ministry, missionary and other special
religious work.
The Woman'B Missionary Union,
representing the organized women OF
the South; reports total Of 19,4S5 or
ganized societies Of women and young
people, while the cash. contributions
by the women to the various causes
fostered by the denomination during
the year amounted to Ssl15.4S7.
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