The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15
BAPT|STS ARE ON
VERGE OF VICTORY
Director of General Board
Reviews Activities
of Year
FINANCIAL TASK
PERPLEXING ONE
Task OF Raising Money Carried on In
Face of Extreme Difficulties - Won
en- First to Respond to the Challenge
Presented by Current Conditions


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 10
Northern Baptists are confronted with
"a stupendous and perplexing financial
task, but they are at the verge Of
depths of Christian experience and
heights of victory hitherto unknown,
On. John Y. Aitchison, director of the
general board of promotion of the North
crn Baptist convention, told the meeting
of that denomination today.
In the third annual report of the gen
eral board of promotion. he reviewed
the years activities of the denomination
which has approximately 100000
members and 6G00 churches, outlined
questions of policy and gave the present
status of the New World Movement
campaign.
Our receipts for the year aggregate
So. 800. GOO" DIR. Aitchison stated. THE
year just closed marks the highest rec
ord yet attained by Northern Baptists
I in gifts to missionary, educational, and
] benevolent objects, with the single eXcep-
ton of the fiscal year 1920-21. Com
pared with the objective we set before Us
I for the year under review, the outcome Is
| far short of our actual needs. Let it
not yet emerged from the worst economic
1 depression that we have experienced in
/ a generation. We may go forward with
! confidence, believing that as economic
! conditions improve, the financial distress
of our denomination will be mitigated.
DIR. Aitchison said that money already
I paid in on the fiye-year New World
/ Movement campaign of Northern Bap
! lists, entered upon April ], 1919, now TO
! tailed ST ,40J,6I2.35. Owing to the
4 prevalent economic depression, the oh
/ tanning of new pledges and the collection
/ on pledges already made, had been car
! ried ON during the last year in the face
of extreme difficulties. he stated.
He laid emphasis upon the part women
of the denomination had taken in the
campaign. declaring that they were first
to respond adequately to the challenge
of the crucial conditions which CON
fronted u.s.
happenings of the year, the formation OF
the National Laymen's Council, with +.
| W Freeman of Denver, as general chair
man, and among its members, hundreds
Of Baptist laymen, WHO have answered
the call mot for a week of service, o.
for a year of service, but for a life OF
service
Among the questions of policy deter.
salined upon during the year, DIR. Aitchi,
Son mentioned the return to a basis of
distribution of funds based upon a sur
vey. compiled by the denomination.
/ Through this policy each organization
cooperating with the general board Of
! promotion at the end of the five-year
period of the campaign, viii receive its
pro rata share of all distributable funds
! collected.
DR.. Aitchison reported Ais bookings
/ of Northern Baptist motion pictures
during the year. The aim of the stere
/ opticon department is to bring together
I our churches and the work of our vari
/ Gus missions" he said.
! One Of the chief features of the year
/ had been the emphasis on personal
evangelism. it was stated.