Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-13


year for the Baptist rs 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,OO0, or one.
fifth of the goal of the Campaign,
but their subscriptions went far be-
yond this.
Their original goal of S15,0O0,000
in cash had been reached by the
women June l, 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 to May l, 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
1,17O workers report the baptism OF
,532 persons, organization Of 1895
new churches and 1888 new Sunday
schools, and the completion of the
100000 Church Building Loan
Fund.
An average Of 2,734 state mission
workers have been employed during
| the Campaign who report 240, ,6S6
| baptisms, organization of 1876
churches and 3,035 Sunday schools,
and the erection or repair Of 1881
houses of worship. Into the 119
! Southern Baptist schools, colleges
and seminaries the Campaign has
put $7,52S,4S5 in permanent improve.
ments, $2,910,420 in maintenance, and
| S2,732,231 in endowment, while 81,
277021 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
s4,464,00 has been put into 19 Bap.
tist orphanages caring for 1000 home.
less boys and girls; while the mum.
Der OF Baptist hospitals in the South
has been increased from IL TO "a
In order that there may be no LET.
up in the support of the general mis-.
| sionary and other causes fostered by
the denomination at the close Of the
rs Million Campaign, plans have been
perfected for the projection Of the
| 1925 Program with the week oi
November 30-Desember 7, when an
| every-member canvass will be mgdo
OF the 2SQ0O Baptist churches of tbo
South for the support Of state. home
and foreign missions, Christian educa.
tion, ministerial relief, hospitals and
orphanages next year. These are
the same interests that have been
embraced in the Campaign but thew
will be supported in the future or
the basis of annual subscriptione
from the members Of the churches
rather than on a five-year pledge.
Want s15,ooo,ooo Next Year
Reports reaching the general Cam
paign headquarters are to the effect
that organizations have been set nr
throughout the territory Of the Soutb
ern Baptist Convention looking 10 tbe
completion of the old CamnaigT
through the redemption Of IN
pledges, and the successful launcb
ing Of the new program through tbt
taking Of subscriptions for next wear
at the same time. II is the hone -,
those charged with the leaderebi,
in these programs that a minimum
Of $15,000000 will be raised for ~,
general UNCONVENTIONAL enterpricI,
in 1925 and that each year rbrr.
after there will be an int.essa o,.,
the preceding venr