The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-06-10

Baptist Commissioner For Europe.
Collections in cash totaling $25, 1O3,-
i24.64 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-
yention, which has just adjourned its
Chattanooga session, by Or. L. r.
Scarborough, general director OF the
campaign, and chairman of the Con-
servation Commission. The fact that
s12,924, 1880 Of this amount was col
Iected during the past year, under the
most depressing conditions known in
years, is very encouraging to the de
ncminational leaders, they say.
VIII seek the unssved.
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 associs-
tional organizations, all the $4,000 To-
cal Baptist churches in the South in .
larger evangelistic effort during the
next twelve months, the aim being to
induce az many individual members Of
the churches as possible to win at least
/ one soul to Christ during the new yesr.
Reports to the convention showed that
there were 173,595 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 Evapeeilxe 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 evangelization Of
the new European territory Of Spain.
Jugo-slavia. Hungary, Roumanis, 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 Baptists 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 t2,4e4,sss for its missionary
operations and s27s,Ooe for relief
work, as well a. 100000 worth Of
clothing; 6,sss baptisms on the for.
eign fields: 1877 Of the s1l churches
self-supporting, with q total Of 405 for
eign missionaries and s7s native work
ers employed.
Home Mission Board Active.
The Home Mission Board reported
77,o72 additions to the churches
through It's instrpmentalities. church
extension operation Of si.2ts,oo0, and
sss patients treat 1t the Tubercular
sanatnrium Of Fl Paso.
During the year the receipts Of ths
Sunday sch0el Bo<rr reached 3llE,
7al.7s, and TIE board turned baak into
/ general work of the denomination the
sum Of t1ss.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
les receiving aid from the denomina'
ton as well as the amount Of relief
given. Il now has permanent re
sources in excess Of 100000.
There are l1s Baptist educational
institutions in the South. with a total
enrolment Of 10000 pupils, the report
OF the Education Board showed. and
Ass CT these pupils are preparing for
special Christian service. such as the
miaistry, missionary and other special
religious work.
The Woman's Missionary Union
representing the organized women OF
the South. reports a total Of ls.4s5 or
ranizs d societies OF women and young
secp,s. while the cash contributor:
81 &c womsn Z re various causes
es.ersc 81 The denomination during
TIE rear amounted 10 S.li5.4s7