Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-16

culties and all are struggling TO pat
their movements over and unless
there is a new sanction of Christ
they are lost. the speaker said. They
must bring the principle of Christ
to bear in human relationship.
In speaking Of the EDUCATIONAL pro-
gram, Mrs. Montgomery said that the
whole denomination has taken over
the whole educational program. 1t is
no longer confined to sectional work.
Every part of the country must help
all the other parts. Then there is the
new enlarged home mission work,
Americanziation work and work with
the Negro to be done as well as en-
larGed foreign missionary pr0gr; m.
But" said the speaker. 'unloGs We
can make America Christian it Wit
iates all efforts in foreign fields.
Referring to the Board of Promo
ton, Mrs. Montgomery went on to
say that the board is not the over
lord some persons have enormously
understood it to be. 1t is an organ
ization created by your state conven-
tons, cleo ID by your delegates and
directly ansWerable to you for the
proper conduct of the great affairs
intrusted to its care. 1t is absolutely
democratic organization, modelled
after the individual churches sY.,ich
it represents and is founded upon the
prayers of the consecrated. spiritual
minded and solf-sacrilicing men and
women who stand behind every great
movement of Baptists. the ordinary
commandments OF fine churches of It's
faith in North America"
She went on to show how. in spite
OF the fact that this board of promo
lion is allotted $S50,G00 annually for
its promotion work, its percentage
cost for achievement of the greatest
results known in the history of
American churches has been far less
than under the old way when diller-
ent boards worked for simultaneous
and closely allied ends. with greater
multiplication of expenses. She also
proved that BaptiStS of America who
can give to the New World Movement
but who refrain, who withhold their
answer to the stewardship demand of
Christ and the church. are Irresponsible
for the percentage of cost thus far
realized. THE overhead charge is just
as great. to all intcnts and purposes
except for the services of few moro
typists and stenographers, to have
achieved the ultimate aim of Northern
Baptists and raised the 100000. 600
which we set as our goal in the FIVE
years campaign. as it has been to raise
the $6J, 600 to which we are able,
80 TAR. to point as our total achieve
mcnt in rendering to Caesar the things
that are Caesars, and to God the
things that are Gods"
stewardship" said Mrs. Montgom
cry. which was formerly very largely
local, or perhaps state affair. mas
In these latter days grown to be ,ar
" ider. deeper and vastly more import
ant matter in short matter of ma
tional Importance. Not only have the
Baptisis dignified it by nationaliz!nS
IL. but practically every evangelical de-
nomination has done, or IS doing SO.
with all possible speed. In this con-
nection, she made q very significant
statement, WnlCT was tllal IL i Z Dap
lists of all the northern churches
would answer to the demands of stew
ardship as those now pledged to the
New World Movement are doing. the
result would be fund for worldwide
work amounting to s100,000,000 year.
instcnd Of one-ffth that sum as is
asked at present. She paid the young
people's branch of the church, through
b. Y. p. L. and Y. p. S. c. l.. an OK
ceedingly high compliment for the way
in which their members are responding
N the church's call for recognition of
stewardship in the matter of ones
earnings.
The directions in which this fund
even now although far below what
was aimed at-the greatest sum ever
trusted to the hands of Baptist Off
Gals for the promotion of the work of
evangelizing the world. were taken
ND in detail and she painted a picture
of spiritual need. with an accom-
nanying parallel of relief through the
word of the missionaries of the Cross
nj home and abroad, that aroused
the deepest interest. City missions.
home missions, rural rehabilitation.
care for the aged, infirm and work.
vorn ministers and missionaries who