Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-15
DR.. 3. D. GRAY,
ern Baptist Convention
Secretary Home Mission Board South.

Suggesting the growth which the
Baptist IS Million Campaign has
brought to the general work of South
ern Baptists, II is reported by the
general headquarters OF the move.
ment that during the four y, lrs that
have intervened since the Cam Daign
was inaugurated in 1918, the denoml
nation has gained 81 district associa.
tons SSl active ministers, S,06S local
churches, 3.2S7 Sunday schools with
459,223 pupils, s.sSs Young Peoples
Unions with 233,s17 members. and
1904 Woman's Missionary Union or
ganizations, and baptized 762.Ss0 per
sons. At the same time the churches
have given .2s,77S,937 more to mis-.
sions, Christian education and benev-
clences thaa they did during the cor
responding period prior TO the Cam
paign, and have increased their In.
vestment in local church property by
S45. .I05,1
The larger resources made possible
for missions and benevolences through
the channels cf the Campaign have
been responsible for great advances in
every form Of dPnominational work,
10th at home ana abroad.
Complete Church Building Fund
Among the outstanding achieve
ments OF the Home Mission Board
operating throughout the territory OF
the Southern Baptist Convention, are
noted the completion Of its million
dollar church building loan fund. the
baptism OF l73,6O2 persons. reception
into tie churches OF 277,96s persons
enlistment OF 1l.772 young people in
the dedication OF their lives 10 some
definite form OF Christian service.
building or Improvement OF 1879
church houses, and organization Of
s35 Baptist churches and 2.S9S new
Sunday schools.
Practically twice the state mission
results have been accomplished in
many OF the states since the Cam.
paign began as were had for any
corresponding period Of time prior to
that movement.
Southern Baptists own 11S Baptist
schools. colleges and ssmlnaries.
where nearly 10000 young people are
studying to fit themselves for larger
usefulness. The number Of students
has teen greatly increased through
the Campaign making possible TIM
larger equipment OF the schools. and
the investment which that movement
has made possible in the schools is
equal to about IS per cent OF their
total value at the time the Campaign
was inaugurated.
1000 Orphans Cared For
Nearly 1000 orphan boys and girls
are cared for IN the 1s Baptist or.
phanages OF the South Two new or.
phanages have been provided by the
| Campaign and practically all Of the
older ones have been given better
equipment by this movement. The
equipment is not large enough yet. as
1000 boys and girls had to be turned
away last year because the inStltu.
tions had no more room.
When the Campaign was launched
Southern Baptlsts had only ~ hos,
pitals. Today that number has been
Increased to a. Last year over AZ
900 patients Eere treated in these
hospitals, a large number Of these
being charity patients who could not
have had an opportunity to get we'll
except through some such assistance.
The Relief and Annuity Board.
serving aged ministers, is now aiding
more thsL s25 beneflciaries and has
expended ln direct relief since the
Campaign began the sum of 3I14,.
Ss2,l5
1t will require s3l 900, 900 additional
cash TO coBlplete the Campaign by
the end Of The period in 1924, and
every effort Is being made to enlist
all Southern Baptists In having
gharS In this task