The Era-leader., 1921-06-09

Collections in cash totaling s25,lO5,'
424s4 have been made for general
causes fostered by the Baptist 70 Mil
lion Campaign since the campaign |
was launched in 1919. according 10
report to the Southern Baptist Con-
vention, which has just adjourned us
Chattanooga session, by DR.. L. H.
Scarborough, general director of the
campaign, and chairman Of the Con-
seryation Commission. The fact that
s12,s24,e4s.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
we'll as the financial aspects OF the
campaign, the convention asked the
Conservation Commission to seek to
enlist, through the state and assocla'
tional organizations, all the $1,000 To-
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
the churches as possible to win at least
one soul to Christ during the t1ew year
REPORTS to the convention showed that
there we're 1885 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 EvangeIize Europe.
One Of the interesting actions OF the
convention was the decision to back
up fully the Foreign Mission Board in
it's program for the evangelization Of
the new European territory OF Spain
Jugo7Slavia, Hungary, Roumania, the
Ukraine and Southern Russia. DR.. j
H. 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 o
those countries and how the giving o.
this relief had opened wide the doc
Of missionary opportunity.
Work on the older foreign field
during the past year was unusuall'
successful, the board reporting re
ceipts Of $24O4,ssS for its missionar
operations and $27S,OO0 for relic
work, as we'll as 100000 worth Q
clothing; e,99S baptisns on the to1
eign fields; 1877 Of the Gil churche
self-supporting, with a total Of 4o5 TO-
eign missionaries and s7S native worl
ers employed.
Home Mission Board Active.
The Home Mission Board reporte
77O72 additions to the ehurche
through It's instrumentalities, churc
extension operations Of s1,24S,o00, al
EOS patients treated at the Tubercull
sanatorIur1 at Ell Paso.
During the year the receipts OF Il
Sunday School Board reached s1,14
721.73, and the board turned back In
general work Of the denomination II
!. sum Of $4,000.
Although only three years Of ag
the Relief and Annuity Board, whit
- seeks to supply the needs Of aged, q
pendent ministers and their familit
has doubled the number Of beneficii
lee receiving aid from the denomif
D., tion as we'll as the amount Of feli
given. It now has permanent
"a sources in excess Of 100000.
There are 119 Baptist education
institutions In the South, with to
enrolment Of 100000 pupils, the rept
70 Of the Education Board showed, a
2,1S5 Of these pupils are preparing
special Christian service, such as t
)r, ministry, missionary and other spec
religious work.
The Womaa's Missionary Uni
.e' representing the organized women
the South, reports q total OF 1S,4S5
n ganisea societies Of women and you
- people, while the cash contribute
bv the women to the various eau
1ie fostersd by the discrimination dur
the year amounted To 9,llAA