Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06

Raising $27 900 900 In 1924.
Up to December, 1923, Southern
Baptists had paid in on their subscrip
tions to their rs Million Campaign the
sum of S,172,806.72, it is announced
by the Campaign headquarters in
Nashville. Four years of the five-year
period have now expired, leaving an.
proximately $27,OO0,OOO to be raised
by December, 1924, il the original
Campaign objective is to be reached
In the hope Of obtaining this amount
OF money for the further advancement
OF all the general missionary, educa
uonal and benevolent enterprises fos
tered by Southern Baptists, the Cam.
paign Conservation Commission has
inaugurated an intensive effort that
it is expected will reach every state
district association and local church
in the territory OF the Southern Bap
fist Convention during this year.
DR.. l.. r. Scarborough, who was
general director Of the original Cam
paign organization, has been asked to
return to the Nashville headquarters
from his home at Fort Worth for this
closing year Of the forward movement
and give his personal attention to the
direction Of the special effort tina,
will be waged for collecting the full
$76,OO0,O0O by the time the period for
the program expires In December
next. DR.. Scarborough, through the
assistance of the various state and as
sociational workers, will seek to en-
list every Baptist In the South In
some definite share in this closing
year Of the Campaign.
Baptists Have Big Income
While the goal that has been set
for 1924 is considerably larger than
any that has yet been attained by
Southern Baptists in single year.
DR.. o. r. Bryan. budget and steward
ship director Of the Campaign, an
nounces that Southern Baptists have an
annual income Of at least $1,500,000,.
| 900, and he and the various state stew.
ardship directors will continue their
effort in enlisting the local churches
in the matter Of systematic and pro-
portionate giving, with view to de.
veloping Southern Baptists to the
point that they will give according
to their means, and give regularly
week by week. A tenth of the South
ern Baptist income. II given to the
denomination, would make available
for religious work each year the sum
Of $15O,OOO,000
Each State Has Had Share
Indicating the sources from which
the money already collected ON the
Campaign has come, the following
contributions by states are announced:
Alabama, $2,2O6, 071.O6; Arkansas, 81.
667 ,30413; District Of Columbia, $685..
S27S1; Florida, 1896, 7S873; Georgia,
$4,3S9, 44O02; Illinois. $564,416.95;
Kentucky, $5,091. 1878; Louisiana,
s1.195,9 7719; Maryland. $500, 451.11;
Mississippi. $2,494,2S1.79; Missouri,
$1,000, 075.46; New Mexico, $199,325..
90; North CaroNna, $4,0S9, 1872 As;
Oklahoma, $1,2O6, 943.76; South Caro-.
lima, $4,0O2,5276O; Tennessee, $S,117,.
1925; Texas, $7,32O,697t61; Virginia,
$5,1S4.0037 70; and specials from all
sources, 1888, 6OS.O4
On the basis of distribution agreed
upon by the various states the follow
ing amounts have gone to the various
causes cooperating In the Campaign:
State missions. $S,671, 105.17; home
missions, $7,225. 921.O1; foreign mis-
sions, $11.561. 473.61; Christian educa
ton, or 119 Baptist seminaries, train
ing schools, colleges and academies
&13,4SS.SS5.S7; 81 Baptist hospitals
$2.167 1889; 10 Baptist orphanages
$3,S72 ,096.47: and ministerial relief
$1,6S6 ,04S.23.
After conference with the genera.
missionary, educational and benevo
lent causes which are embraced in the
Campaign, DR.. Scarborough announces
that raising Of $21 5000 in 1924 viii
not only enable all Southern Baptis
enterprises to meet all their obliga
tions but to make large advances q
home and abroad as we'll.