Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-17
MODERNISM UNDER
FIRE AS A MENACE
TO CHRISTIAN FAITH
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have combined membership Of
111,S72, and report 12,S56 baptisms
during the year of 1928. The for
eiGn fields have one-twenty-seven
as many churches as the Southern
Baptist convention and one-thirtieth
as many members, according to DR..
Love.
During the past year, the gifts of
the members of the foreign churches
averaged 81 per capita, whereas in
The homeland the per capita gifts
averaged $40, the secretary stated.
However, the Argentine churches
averaged $40 per member; those of
Brazil, SO; Italy, IS; Chile, Sc; ia
pan, $4.61; Mexico SAB, and Africa,
$115, according to the report.
One-third of the churches on the
foreign fields are now self-support-
ing, 81 churches having come to
self-support during the past year,
Or. Love said.
A total of $50 mission schools are
conducted by the board, all of which
are crowded, DR.. Love reported,
adding that 35,106 students are now
enrolled, including 416 young
preachers studying in II Bible
schools and theological seminarles.
During the past year 294, 422 treat
ments were given by medical mis-
sionaries of the board in the coun-
tries of China, Africa and Mexico,
where medical work is boing done,
the report said. The medical force
OF the board includes 16 male and
female American physicians,
trained American nurses, 10 native
physicians and 20 native nurses. AT
the disposal of these medical work
A feature Of the afternoon session
was the address Of DR.. f. Scott Nc
Bride, general superintendent of the
Anti-SalOOn league, who warned the
convention that the liquor traffic
is neither dead nor sleeping, despite
the eighteenth amendment and the
Volstead act, but is making, des-
perate fight to get control of the
country. DR.. Mcbride paid tribute
to the south as having led the coun-
try in the fight for prohibition and
he designated two methods by which
effective prohibition enforcement
can be accomplished.
The first method, he said, is to
take care of the elections of all Of
ficers from president down to con-
stable" making sure that only such
men are elected as will strictly en-
force the laws. The other method,
DIR. Mcbride declared, is for South
ern Baptists to aid in strengthen
ing the organization of the Anti
Saloon league.
Appeals for a greatly enlarged
educational program by the Baptlsts
of the south were presented at
the session Thursday morning.
Upwards Of $4,0O0,O00, to be ex-
pended in new buildings, equipment
and the establishment of endowment
funds is needed within the next two
years, it was declared by representa-
tives of the various southWide edu-
cational institutions controlled by
the convention.
BY a unanimous vote, the con-
vention authorized the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, at
Louisville, to inaugurate an indie
pendent campaign for funds during
the next year and also approved a
proposal that the seminary receive
100000 from the proceeds of the
1925 financial campaign of the de-
nomination. This was in accord
with the petition presented to the
convention by the seminary, point
ing out the imperative need Of sew
eral new buildings and other equip
ment incident to the removal Of the
seminary plant from it's present site
to a new location in the suburbs of
Louisville.
$4,000, 900 Needed
Not less than 100000 will be
needed for these purposes accord
ing to DR.. r. Y. Mullins, president
Of the seminary and former presi-
dent Of the convention. DR.. u. P.
Cody, of Greenville, S. c., presented
the seminary petition and there tas
a considerable discussion before
vote finally was taken shortly before
l o'clock.
DR.. Mullins pointed out that
through the fault Of no individual
but because of g. misunderstanding
and oversight, the seminary did not
participate in the $75000,000 cam
paign and was obliged to secure
loans from the various denomina-
tional boards. He appealed for
square deal" for the seminary He
told the convention that during the
last year the seminary had an en-.
rollment Of 442 students, all study
ing for the ministry, and that 80
graduates received degrees.
Institute Grows Rapidly
DR.. r. G.. Lee, of New Orleans,
presented the report of the Baptist
Bible Institute at New Orleans,
showing that during the past year,
the sixth of it's existence. the insti-
tute had an enrolment of PSI stu
dents, compared with a student body
of "a when it was established six
year ago. The physical plant OF
the institute is now valued at approx
$S00,000 and includes twenty
one buildings and a library of more
than 10000 volumes. The institute
estimates it's needs for the coming
year at $40O, 900.
The report of the Southwestern
Baptist Theological seminary at
Fort Worth, showed that during the
past year the student enrolment
was $40, in addition to the CORE
spondence department with $50 en-
rolled, The report was presented by
DR., l.. r. Scarborough, president OF
the institution, who stated that the
buildings, land, equipment and en-
dowment of the institution totaled
81, 631,352. The seminary received
1872, 800 so from the $4,000 900 cam
paign. DR.. Scarborough pointed out
the needs of a permanent endowment
sufficient to guarantee operating ex-
penses, four new buildings and an
increased students fund.
The entire Thursday morning SEES
sion was devoted to the consideration
of the various sOuthwide educational
controlled by the conven-
Southern Baptist Theologi-
cal seminary at Louisville, KY; the
Southwestern Baptist Theological
seminary. at Fort Worth, Tex; the
Baptist Bible institute, at New Or
leans, La, and the Negro Theological
seminary, at Nashville, Tenn.
Governor Clifford Walker Of Geor-
gia, chairman of the committee on
the legal status of the various boards