Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1921-06-03

Collections in cash tOtaling $25,103,
fz4.64 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.
Vention, which has just adjourned its
Chattanooga session, by DR.. l.. r
scarborough, general director of the
campaign, and chairman of the Con.
serVati0n Commission. The fact that
$l2924, ,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.
nominational leaders, they say.
Will 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 q. 900 10.
cal Baptist churches in the South in a
larger eVangelistic effort during the
next twelve months. the aim being to
induce as many individual members of
lhe churches as possible to win al least
one soul TO Christ during the new year.
Reports 10 the convention showed that
there were l73595 persons received
INTO the local Baptist churches bv bap.
fsm during the past year. and a much
larger number will be sought during
the year ahead
Would EVsngolize Europe.
one of the interesting actions OF the
convention was the decision to back
up fully the Foreign Mission Board in
lis program for the evangelization of
the new European territory of Spain.
Jugo-Slavia, Hungary Roumania, the
Ukraine and Southern Russia DR.. ].
il. 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 $2,404, 9SS for It's missionary
operations and $27S.000 for relief
work, as well as 100000 worth of
clothing; 6,99S baptisms on the for.
etgn fields; 1877 OF the Gil churches
self-supporting, with total of 4O5 for.
eign missionaries and 97S native work.
ers employed
Home Mission Board Active.
The Home Mission Board reported
77072 additions to the churches
through it's instrumentalities. church
extension operations of $1.24S. 900. and
2SS patients treated at the Tubercular
Sanatorium at El Paso.
During the year the receipts OF tn 9
Sunday School Board reached $11l7..
721.7S, and the board turned back into
general work OF the denomination the
sum OF $1S9 900.
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 heneficiar.
les receiving aid from the denomina-
tion as well as the amount of relief
given. 1t now has permanent re,
sources in excess of 100000
There are 1l9 Baptist educational
institutions in the South with a total
enrolment of 10000 pupils, the report
of the Education Board showed. and
2,lS5 Of these pupils are preparing for
special Christian service. such as the
ministry. missionary and other specia,
religious work
The Womsn's Missionary Union.
representing the organized women OF
the South, reports a total OF 19.4S5 or.
ganized societies OF women and young
people, while the cash contributions
by the women to The various causes
tostered by the denomination during
the year amounted to SS.115.4S7.