The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-06-23
DR.. J. II. RUSHBROOkE

SoPt'ok fOF 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-
vention, which has just adjourned it's
Chattanooga session, by DR.. l.. r.
Scarborough, general director Of the
campaign, and chairman Of the Con.
servation Commission. The fact that
S12.924, 4,943.6O 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
we'll 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 To-
cal Baptist churches in the South in q
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-
usm during the past year, and a much
larger number will be sought during
the year ahead.
Would EvaneeIIze Europe.
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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,
Jugo7Slavla, Hungary, Roumania, tho
Ukraine and Southern Russia. d.. ].
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 70.
ceipts OF $2.404,988 for It's missionary
operations and $278,0O0 for relic,
work as well as 100000 worth OF
clothing; 6.99S baptIsms on the for.
eign fields; 1s7 Of the GIL churches
self-supporting, with a total OF @06 for.
eign missionaries and 978 native work.
ers employed.
Home Mission Board Active.
The Home Mission Board reported
77,072 additions to the churches
through Its instrumentalities, church
extension operations of $1,248. 900. and
29S patients treated at the Tuberculsr
Sanatorium at FL Paso.
During the year the receipts of the
Sunday School Board reached s1147.
Zl.73 and the board turned back into
general work Of the denomination the
sum Of $189,0O0.
Although only three years OF fRa
the Relief and Annuity Board, which
seeks to supply the needs OF aged, de.
pendent ministers and their families
mas doubled the number of beneficiar.
les receiving aid from the denomina.
ZION as well as the amount of relief
given. IL now has permanent re-
sources in excess OF 100000
There are 119 Baptist educational
institutions in the South with a total
enrolment OF 10000 pupils. the report
or the Education Board showed and
Z'lSo OF these pupils are preparing for
special Christian service, such as the
missionary and other special
religious work.
The Womans Missionary Union.
representing the organized women OF =
the South, reports a total Of 19.4sb or.
ganized societies of women and young
people, while the cash contributions
by the women to the various causes
lostered by the denomination during
me year amounted to S3.116.la7