The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25

sT5,Ooo, ,O00 campaign. It was a won derful day when the subscriptions were made. And, in a marvellous way, the pledges are being paid. About half of the $75,O00.000 we sought io raise, has already been paid and the time Is just half up. But we have entered upon trying times. There are many who are not able to pay their pledges, but thank God there arc many others who arc and there are many who will mako sacrifices in order that this glorious work may not suffer.
 "We must do 1t for our own salSes. We have said that we win do it and the Baptists' word must be as good as a Baptists bond. We must do it for the sake of our denomination. What would others say if we should fail? There are many who are prophesying failure. They have said that we haven't the organization and the machinery that will enable us 10 put this program across. What would happen to our boards that have gone on the assumption that we would pay our pledges and have enlarged their work accordingly? What would happen to them if we should fail? We have more than 10000 students in our Baptist colleges. We have more than 15000 who have volun- teered for definite Christian service. How could we look into the faces of these young people who are pre- pairing themselves to go and say to them: There Is no money to send you We have sent out nearly zoo new missionaries since the campaign was launched. Should we fail now, we would have to recall these mis- sionaries. What would they say What would the heathen sayE what would tho world say? What would Christ say7 I wonder If his wounds would not bleed afresh?
 'What We Need: We need a fresh vision of Christ and of lost world; /; Christ desiring all the nations 1f the world for His own and world lost in sin and ignorance and superstition without God, without Christ and with out hope.
 eve need to realize and teach and practice the doctrine of stewardship. Let us rem ember that all we are and have belongs to God. It fs not Gues- ton of What shall I do with my money? but 1t Is a question of what the Lord wants me to do with His money when His causes are suffering for funds.
 ''We need to stress, as never before, loyalty to Christ and 10 His church. It is all well and good to contribute to every worthy enterprise, but we must. not do so by letting the work of our Lord and His church suffer.
 "we need to realize the beauty and blessing of sacrifice. The most beau tiful characters are those who serve and suffer and there is beauty in our holy religion that will be seen and
 +. Ie,, ', me lxY.. e for the sake of Christ and His cause. Finally. we need to put forth q united effort trusting in our God for vic tory.
 History records an incident that happened in the western part of Afri- ca when the British armies were in dire distress. One day commando ing officer stood before a company of men and said: Soldiers of the Queen, I have come to ask for volunteers upon @ perilous mission. Not man may return alive. l have the au- thority to command. but l prefer to call for volunteers. Who is there among you that for love of country and Queen Is willing to volunteer? Let him advance d pace. Then turn ing his face away lest the look out of his eyes might unduly influence a soldier. he stood 8 moment. Then turning back. he saw that the line was still straight. What cried he, not a man to volunteer for his Queen, not man willing to die for his country Then soldier ap- swered and 2aid: Sir. the whole line has advanced pace
 @Eaptists Of Alabama shall we re- treat when our Commander calls. Whatever the sacrifice that must be made, whatever the price that must be paid let us one and all, for love of our King, advance 8 pace. Soldiers, attention Forward Marchr'