Washington telegraph., 1923-11-23

Suggesting the growth which the
Baptist rs Million Campaign has
brought to the general work of South.
ern Baptlsts, it is reported by the
general headquarters Of the move
ment that during the four years that
have intervened since the Campaign
was inaugurated In 1919, the denomt
nation has gained 81 district associa.
tions, SS1 active ministers, 3,068 local
churches, 3,2S7 Sunday schools with
1929 pupils. S,6SS Young Peoples
Unions with 233,o17 members, and
1904 Woman's Missionary Union or
ganizations, and baptized 762,SS0 per.
sons. At the same time the churches
have given s2S,776,9S7 more to mis-.
sions, Christian education and benev.
clences than they did during the cor
responding period prior to the Cam.
paign, and have increased their In.
vestment in local church property by
s45,405,11S
The larger resources made possible
for missions and benevolences through
the channels &C the Campaign have
been responsible for great advances in
every form of denominational work,
10th at home ana abroad.
Complete Church Building Fund
Among the outstanding achieve
ments Of the Home Mission Board,
operating throughout the territory OF
the Southern Baptist Convention, are
noted the completion of its million
dollar church building loan fund, the
baptism of 179.6O2 persons, reception
into the churches OF 77,08S persons
enlistment Of 11,772 young people in
the dedication Of their lives to some
definite form of Christian service
building or improvement Of 1,s72
church houses, and organization Of
935 Baptist churches and 2,S9s new
Sunday schools.
Practically twice the state mission
results have been accomplished in
many of the states since the Cam.
paign began as were had for any
corresponding period of time prior to
that movement
Southern Baptists own 11S Baptist
schools, colleges and seminaries,
where nearly 10000 young people are
studying to fit themselves for larger
usefulness. The number of students
has been greatly increased through
the Campaign making possible the
larger equipment Of the schools. and
the investment which that movement
has made possible in the schools is
equal to about As per cent of their
total value at the time the Campaign
was inaugurated.
1000 Orphans Cared For
Nearly 1000 orphan boys and girls
are cared for in the 10 Baptist or
phanages OF the South. Two new or.
phanages have been provided by the
Campaign and practically all of the
older ones have been given better
equipment by this movement. The
is not large enough yet, as
2 900 boys and girls had to be turned
away last year because the institu-
tions had no more room.
When the Campaign was hunched
southern Daptists had only 10 hos.
pitais. Today that number has been
increased to 21. Last year over AZ
900 patients were treated in these
hospitals, a large number Of these
being charity patients who could not
have had an opportunity to get we'll
except through some such assistance.
The Relief and Annuity Board.
serving aged ministers. is now aiding
more than b25 beneficiaries and has
expended in direct relief since the
began the sum Of s414,'
se2,46.
II will require 100000 additional
cash to complete the Campaign by
the end of the period In 1924, and
every effort is being made to enlist
all southern Baptlsts IN having &
share IN this task