Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-13

cash between now and the end Of the
year for the Baptist 70 Million Cam
paign, thus matching their subscrip-
tions in 1919, when the progrom was
launched, with actual payments, It is
announced at Baptist headquarters.
The women were asked to assume
responsibility for S15,000,0O0, or one
fifth of the goal Of the Campaign,
but their subscriptions went far be-
yond this.
Their original goal of S15,000,000
women June /, 1924, and under the
leadership Of Miss Kathleen Mallory,
corresponding secretary of the
Woman's Missionary Union, they are
making extra efforts to meet their
pledges as we'll as their quota. Thou
sands OF Baptist women throughout
the South are practicing self-denial
in many ways in order to make spec
ial contributions to the missionary,
educational and benevolent enter
prises embraced in the Campaign,
while other thousands who have al
ready paid out their subscriptions are
making special thank offerings that
the goal may be reached, Reports
indicate that thousands Of Baptist
men as well will redeem their sub.
scriptions in full during this year.
Large Results Obtained
Indicating some of the results that
had been realized from the Campaign
up ts May 1, 1924, the general head.
quarters reports that the foreign
mission force has been increased over
100 per cent, while as many persons
have been baptized on the foreign
fields in the five years Of the Cam
paign as there were church members
there at the outset OF this program
after 10 years of missionary effort.
In the realm OF home missions the
1,170 workers report the baptism Of
203, ,532 persons organization Of l,095
new churches and 1888 new Sunday
schools, and the completion Of the
S1,00O,O00 Church Building Loan
Fund.
An average Of 2,734 state mission
workers have been employed during
the Campaign who report 4O,6S6
baptisms, organization of 1876
churches and 3,O35 Sunday schools.
and the erection or repair Of 2,331
houses of worship Into the 119
Southern Baptist schools, colleges
and seminaries the Campaign has
put S7,52S,4S5 in permanent improve.
ments. $3.50, ,420 in maintenance. and
S2,7S2,231 in endowment, while 81,
277O21 has been employed in the can.
collation. of outstanding debts.
Old Preachers Aided
AS a result OF the Campaign more
than 1000 aged preachers and their
dependent ones have been helped
S4,464,O00 has been put into 10 Ban
| tist orphanages caring for 1000 home
less boys and girls; while the nun
Der Of Baptist hospitals in the Soutt
has been increased from 12 TO "a
In order that there may be no LET
up in the support of the general mis-
sionary and other causes fostered h,
| the denomination at the close Of tb,
rs Million Campaign, plans have beer
perfected for the projection of tht
1925 Program with the week q
November 30-Desember 7. when a,
every-member canvass will be mad,
OF the 2S,Q00 Baptist churches of IN,
South for the support Of state. hom,
and foreign missions, Christian educa
tion, ministerial relief hospitals an,
orphanages next year. These ar
the same interests that have beel
embraced in the Campaign but the,
will be supported in the future q,
! the basis Of annual subscription
from the members Of the churcbe
rather than on a five-year pledge
Want S15,ooo,ooo Next Year
Reports reaching the general Can
| paign headquarters are to the effer
that organizations have been set n
throughout the territory of the soutl
ern Baptist Convention looking to IN
completion Of the old Camnaig
through the redemption Of IN
pledges, and the successful launcl
ing Of the new program through IN
taking Of subscriptions for next YEA,
at the same time. 1t is the hone :
those charged with the leadersbi
in these programs that q minimum
Of S15,00O00O will be raised for IN
general unconditional enterprisf
in 1925 and that each year tber
| after there will be an Increase ovs