Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-11-05
BAPT|STS MAKE
BIC GAINS IN
THE PAST YEAR
Reports to Annual Conven-
ton at TuCumCari This
Week viii Show In
creases in Departments.

The annual meeting of the Bap-
fist convention OF New Mexico Will
be held in Tucumcari November
to 10, inclusive. On the day pre-
ceding the opening of the conVen-
ton. the annual laymens conven-
tion will be held. also in Tucum-
carl.
The following official announce
ment, showing the healthy grown
in numbers and activities enjoyed
bv the Baptists during the past
fiscal year. was made pubic yes
terday: p,4;.+
DThe fiscal year Of the Baptist
convention of New Mexico came TO
a close october 81. They. like all
other denominations. have passed
through. droughts, terrific finan-
cial depression, overwhelming dll-
ficulties, unspeakable calamltles,
The state secretary. j. w. Bruner'
has undergone physical suffering
and has been forced to be absent
from the office on account OF two
serious operations. But it is an
nouuced by headquarters now that
the denomination closed the year
triumphant and on the heights OF
victory. -,
"The total receipts from all
sources during the year, including
the aid given by the education
board and the home mission BOARD
amounts to more than SloV,VoV'
New Mexico Baptists have con-
tributed for missions and beneVo-
lent purposes $43,500. They have
received into the churches during
the year $500 new members; l.O49
of these came by baptism. Zen
new churches have been organized.
The denomination now has a total
membership of 9.5SS, which Is
net gain of nearly 500 during the
year. 49,
"Reports also show that the
churches have contributed $l5S,-
1853 for their local work. which is
far beyond the record of the pre-
vious year. The attendance on the
Sunday schools and B. Y. Z. Y. $
shows a phenomenal growth. The
collections for October among the
churches of the state amount OF
approximately $4,000.
1.-THE Baptists Of New Mexico
now turn their faces towards Iu-
cumcari, where the annual con-
vention will be held November y
|13. A record brea king attendance
is expected. Many matters or vital
interest will come before this an
nual gathering. Secretary j. W.
Bruner refuses to serve longer in
his official capacity, and expresses
determination to return to the
pastorate, so that they will be
forced to consider the serious mat
ter of selecting a new secretary.
Recording Secretary William Park
is gone from the state and this OF
flee must be filled.
"Other matters Of importance
are to be considered. There Will
also be an elaborate program car
ried out. A number of distin-
guished speakers will be present,
including DR.. L. r. Scarborough,
president of the Southwest n Bap-
list Theological seminary of Fort
Worth. and general director or the
10 Million campaign. 1t Will
doubtless be one of the most in
teresting and history making con-
ventions ever held in the state. A
large number of messengers will
go from Albuquerque including
Pastor T. r. Harvey, J. A. Ham
mond, Mr., and Mrs. w. S. Car
mony, George. Brown. s. S. Russell.
S. Y. Jackson. J. w. Bruner. Mrs.
M. D. Schumacher. Mrs. T. w.
Bruce. Miss Lillian May and Miss
Ona White.
Women Win Honors.
1.-THE Baptist Woman's Mission
airy Union of New Mexico has just
completed its eleventh year of
work. 1t has been a year of steady
growth in all lines of work foster
ed by the union. There has been a
gain of thirty new ORGANIZATIONS.
There are now about 116 organi-
cations of all grades in the state.
The union gave to all purposes this
year $29.930.6-
1.-THE union rejoices over the
winning of three out of five eff
cheney banners and silver loving
cup at the Southern Baptist con-
vention at Jacksonville, Fla. in
May. The banners We're awarded
to the Young Women's Auxiliary,
the Girls Auxiliary and Woman's
Missionary Union OF the state for
the greatest per cent gains in or
ganization of all the southern
states. The loving cup was award
ed for the greatest per cent of
standard organizations according
to number of organizations in the
state.