Evening star., 1924-02-15
BAPTISTS TO SEEK
CONTROL OF G. W. U.
Laymen's Conference Names Com.
mittee to Work With Board
of Convention.
BY jhc Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn, February 10
1nau8 uratiou of a plan proposing
reclamation of George Washington
University by the Baptist Church and
discussions of foreign and home
mission work, stressing the activities
of the laymen, were the outstanding
features of the closing session of the
southwide conference of Baptist lay
men here late yesterday.
The plan to reclaim George Wash
tnStOn University took definite shape
when the conference named a COM
mite" to confer with similar COM
mittec TO be appointed by the South
crn Baptist Convention when 1t meets
in Atlanta in May. The two COM
nlittc"s will be Instructed to consider
the proposition and formulate n def
mite Plan by which the church may
regain control of the Washington in
Stitution. The laymen'S committee is
composed of Representative b. G..
LoWrey of Mississippi, Representa- tive
W. II. Upshaw of George, and j. Fl.
Anderson of Knoxville, Tenn.
Wide Range Covered.
The discussion of the missionary
work conducted by the church in
home and foreign fields covered a
wide range. DR.. j. T. Love, secretary
of the church's foreign mission board,
stated that the Baptists were con.
Quoting mission work In sixteen coun-
tries. Extension of the activity into
seven new fields, he said, had been
made possible by the response to the
S13.000,0 900 campaign inaugurated four
years ago. More intensive evangel-
ization of the south in order that
the church might take care OF its
work at home and at the same time
provide the necessary support for the
work abroad, was urged by D. B.
Cray of Atlanta, secretary of the
mission board. DR.. Gray declared that
more than $21,000,000 would be ex-
pended by less than 500 Baptist con-
gregations of the south this year for
new churches and additions to pres
ent buildings.
Mission churches will spend even
more, he said, explaining that such
expenditures will be Independent of
the s75,OO0,0Oo campaign through
which the church proposes to raise
s27,OoO,000 this year.
Principles Are Adopted.
xIn it's declaration Of principles
+erence accorded Its approval OF the
protected instruction of the churches
in the principles of Christian stew
ardship and reiterated the opinion
that Il tithe should be the minimum
financial standard for weekly gifts
to the church.
Discussion Of the activities Of lay
men during the closing session Of tho
conference resulted in a request that
the laymen's missionary movement,
under the auspices of which the con-
vention was conducted, formulate
courses of study for men In mis-
sions, stewardship and church finance.
Plans for the organization of broth
srhoods" in the local churches and
,he corporation of these brother
hoods in personal evangelism also
we're approved.
Following the enthusiastic meet
ing, when approximately 1000 lay
men pledged their hest efforts to
:tn intensive campaign to collect
the remaining $27.0O0.00O pledged in
the seventy five million campaign"
speakers at yesterdays sessions de-
clared that completion of the huge
fund undertaken in the five-year pro-
gram of the church was the primary
,luty of the Baptist men Of the south.
The laymen were urged to give this
task the right of way over other
activities during the year.