The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-08-25

Million Campaign.
Knoxville, Tenn III. Anderson
OF tiiis city, commissioner for Tenaeg
see In the baptist - million Campaign
aud chairman OF the executive com
Llittce Of The campaign commission.
looks Tor . ldrzer life To come 10 the
lla2;ats az Tennessee as "A result Ct
the Information impaired and tho en-.
lis.Tcat In Christian service brought
about IN this state through the cam.
paisn. Mir. Anderson il president Of
the Baptist Convention of Tennessee
and the L9ymcn's Missionary Move
meat. and in addition TO giving $780,.
800 20 the campaign. 60. tributed $780,.
900 TO The erection of a new church in
his home city.
Discussing what the campaign will
roe1 10 Tennessee aud how tle sam
10 be raised ly the Bapi Is of this
tiato VIII be expended. Mr.. Andcr.
son said:
1.-The most expanding thought that
has ever entered the human brain Is
that historic sentence spoAen by our
first great world Citizen. nincteCI
hundred years ago. Go We into al
tho world and preach the Gospel &c
every living creature. The human
brain is unable to compass one thou.
sandth part OF an inch more cxpan.
sion. without cncroaching upon tho
Infinite, and that's Gods realm.
Southern Baptists have been claim.
Ing the ABOVE sentence as one OF
their fundamentals all the past years
Why is II, then. we have remained
such little folk with such big
tsourht in our braia? Is it not 10
cau.c We have not followed the
thought with action? And this ia one
blessing that IS Going TO come ont OF
the rs Million Campaign to our de
nomination. We are WALKING that
expanding thought and never more
will We be- merely citizens of our own
little neirhborhood. our own county
or state or nation. Every man Of
us must be. indeed is, world citizen.
Dr. Tr cit has been hammerinc THE
thought into tho minds and hearts of
our people wherever he has COMO dur
ing the past weeks.
"For the first time In all history
Baptists have put on a program that
even approaches in magnitude that
worldgirdling order. Go ye into all
the world.
Dare | say 10 my beloved Tonnes
see brethren that the opportunity lie
before US 10 demonstrate TO our
solves and 10 the world that wo have
outgrown proyincialism and have be
come world ciii.ons?
The pure unmiNed blood that has
made our mouutlin people 90 fine
and loyal has IN the past been the
cause OF MAY | say it?D our feeling
OF aloofncss from other parts OF the
country and world We have had
no melting pot in our midst. no need
for enc. and 80 have had no trainins
IN extending our sympathy and com. 1
passion for others. The - Million
Campaign Is going 10 lift US out Of
his limited vision. and give US a vision
rs wide as the world.
THE enthusiasm aud confidence ey
anywhere are wonderful Many al
,ur people feel that Too millioa dol
airs will be raised Instead Of - mil
ion. We must not allow our over
10 cause "a to relax our
'fforts. Day and light let us work
With hand and heart and brain for
hose few remaining days 10 make
,ertain the greatest VICTORY ever
ron for God and humanity
"Tennessce's task in this BIG cam
align is 20 raise the sum 81 sass.
90. this SUN 10 lie subscribed during
-ictory Week. November 5o-Decem-
'er z. but to be paid during the next
i've years The money that VIC raise
ril be apportioned among the various
interests 81 the CAMPAIGN a. follows.
'oreirn missions. si.I0s.tS7. home
iissions. se4Soa1: state mis-.sns'
as. 600. Christian ,iIcaiiou. LIN.
81: hospitals. S5-o0o3. orphans
ONE. ss4SO01 and ministerial relief
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