The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-10-27

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and benevolent work for the three
years preceding the Campaign. >
The contribution Of larger gifts to
religious work has been accompanied
by larger spiritual results in the local
churches, it is pointed out. For In
stance, Southern Baptists baptized
100000 more converts during the first
three years of the Campaign than
they did in the three years before,
gained 5000 new Sunday schools and
100000 new pupils, enhanced the
value OF their local church property
by s33,Ge0,000, enlarged their contri-
buttons to local causes by S22.390, 200,
and increased their contributions to
all causes by S43,480,4SO.
Baptist Institutions Grow
Some other phases Of denomination.
al progress made possible by the
Campaign include increasing the mum.
Der OF Baptist hospitals in the South
from II to 10, with three others un.
der CONSTRUCTION and four more def
tntely planned: strengthening Of II
Baptist orphanages and the establish.
ment of two new ones, lifting $780,
600 indebtedness on 119 Baptist
schools, colleges and seminaries, COM
pletion and projection Of permanent
improvements there in the sum of
$4.000.000. and the addition of SUBJ
stanHalfsums to the endowment funds.
Over $500 ministerial students are
enrolled at Southern Baptist schools.
Church Loan Fund Raised
Among the outstanding accomplish
WeheSy in the work Of the, Home Mis-
sion Board are the aiding Of 1909
churches in building new houses OF
worship, the completion of the mil.
lion-dollar Church Building Loan
Fund. Strengthening the work among
the foreigners and Indians and the 80
Mountain mission schools. The Board
has employed an average of 1895
workers during the. Campaign and re-
ports for that period 1882 bap.
tisms, 21s,371 additions to churches,
2,2f6 Sunday schools and 759 church
es organized. and / 400 houses of wor.
ship built or repaired. Z
On the foreign fields. the, equipment
for mission work has, been. practically
doubled. more than $50 new foreign
missionaries have been sent out, more
than 400 new native workers have
been employed, and the Board has
entered the new fields of Spain. Jugo-
Slavia, Hungary, Roumania, Southern
Russia. Palestine and Siberia. The
Board reports for the period Of the
Campaign lit new churches on the
foreign +fielstz 21.723 baptisms. I'll
new Sunday schools, gain OF 1876
pupils. native contributions OF 1,OO3.-
390.6S. and 529,642 treatments admin.
istered by medical missionaries.
Another result OF the Campaign ia
that the Relief and Annuity Board.
which Is seeking to care for the aged
dependent ministers and their fam
flies, has been enabled to double the
Of such persons helped and
the amount that Is given these bene.
ficiaries. Last year the Board was
able to dispense $128,966 among
needy ministers. It has invested A.
sets OF s1,149.088. : ''ft'' Is
Receive 100000 New Members
More than 100000 new members
have been received; into the local,
Baptist churches of the South since
the Campaign began, and In the, hope
OF enlisting all these in the Cam
paign, as we'll es Tsaching the older
members of the churches who have
not shared in, the forward movement
the month of November g.
December has been designated an
Reinforcement Month by the Cam
paign Conservation Commission. Dur
ing this month 1t IL. planned that ev-
cry Baptist church in the South will
call upon all its members who are
not already participating In the Cam!
paign and secure subscriptions from
them covering the two remaining
years OF the movement. and cash Of,
ferfngs to the Campaign from all the
members. DR. L. r. SCARBOROUGH, OF i
Fort Worth, Texas, who was general
director OF the original Campaign. has,
been elected to serve In that capae.sI
ity for the Reinforcement program.
although the details are being. work.
I'd out In the sariousnstates undss
the leadership OF the secretaries OF
the state nilsson boards. 1t is hoped
to secure several million dollars insl
additional subscriptions and seyeraltl
million In cash - wen by Decsnr
her J.