The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-11-28
GEORGIA BAPTISTS
IN BIG ROUNDUP
FACTS ABOUT THE 75-MILLION
CAMPAIGN. AN APPEAL TO
MEMBERS TO DO DUTY.

This week has been designated
among Georgia Baptists as Round
| Up Week" in their 75-million fund
raising. There are several facts to be
noted. First, this ends the third year
of pledge paying, according to a spe-
cial action of the Southern Baptist
convention in Jacksonville last May.
Second, there is pressing need now
for all to be paid on the pledges that
it is possible for each to pay Georgia
is far in arrears on what the state
as a whole pledged. At no place is
there mind to repudiate pledges
This is not true anywhere. But there
is a spirit on the part of many to neg
lect this matter OF redeeming the
pledge by the year. Indeed, some did
not promise to pay each year, and, OF
course, theirs is not expected by the
year. But the majority of Baptists are
expected to redeem one-hfth of the
pledge each year-some paying i'll by
the week and others by the month.
There is need now as never before in
the campaign that every fellow pay
his pledge to date. If we do not pay
now, one of two things will have to
be done, viz: we will have to with
draw workers from strategic centers
of labor and also run our orphans
home below the mark of need, or our
mission board will be forced to go i'll
debt. The latter we do not want.
Georgia Baptists have spoken out
on this, and you know that the boards
are merely servants OF the people,
hence there is but one thing to do
and that is to withdraw workers and
cut down the capacity of our orphan
age, our schools, etc. These are facts
| am relating. A third fact to be noted
is this: many Baptists are paid up in
full for the year on their pledges, but
are able to pay one year in advance
without any serious embarrassment to
themselves. How this would help in
the present hour. II a hundred Bap-
lists would advance 500 each on their
pledges this would help nightly.
Then, next year many of these who
are behind and are not III position to
pay up this fall would pay the cur
rent year at that time and also one
back year. Let it be understood here
that those who advance money on their
pledges are doing this to help their
less fortunate brethren who are not IN
position to do anything now.
This is the week of Thanksgiving.
We Baptists of Terrell county have
greater reason for which to thank our
God than any other people almost
anywhere, Jesus Christ died on Cal
vary for us, and all the joys which
any Christian enjoys you and | have
access to through Him. Our hope in
Him is worth as much to us as that
of anyone anywhere. We have all the
liberty OF any others anywhere. We
have a law-abiding people among
whom to live. We might go on, but
there is one blessing which you and
have that many others do not en-
JOY We have made bumper crop
and have gotten good price for it,
So many are paid out. Many Others
have good money after having paid all
bills Others not so fortunate see
way by which they can pay out soon.
As a medium of thanksgiving let ev-
cry Baptist in these parts pay his or
her pledge in full and if possible in adj
vance This is our best way to express
our gratitude to God.
DAWSON BAPTIST.