Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-11-08

cash between now and the end of the
year for the Baptist IS Million Cam
paign, thus matching their subscrip-
tons in 1913, when the progrom wa
launched, with actual payments, 1t is
announced at Baptist headquarters
The women were asked to assume
responsibility for $15,000,O0O, or one.
fifth of the goal of the Campaign.
yond this. 49,
Their original goal of $15,000,000
\ in cash had been reached by the
women June 1, 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 well as their quota. Thou.
sands Of Baptist women throughout
the South are practicing self-denia]
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. Repor.s
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 I, 1924. the general herd
quarters reports that the; foreign
mission force has been increased over
90 M g
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 75 years Of missionary effort.
In the realm Of home missions the
Ito workers report the baptism OF
203,532 persons, organization Of 1,095
new churches and 1888 new Sunday
schools, and the completion Of the
s1,000,000 Church Building Loan
Fund. n.M
An, average Of 1874 state mission
workers have been employed during
the Campaign who report 240,8S6
baptisms, organization Of f64e
churches and 3,035 Sunday schools.
and the erection or repair Of 1881
houses of worship. Into the H.
Southern Baptist schools, colleges
and seminaries the Campaign has
put $7,528,4S5 in permanent improve.
ments, -$2,910. APO id maintenance, and
$2,732,231 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;
$4,464,000 has been put into 10 Bap-
fist 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
75 Million Campaign, plans have been
perfected for the projection OF the
1925 Program with the week of
November 30.December Z, when an
every.member canvass will be made
OF the $4,000 Baptist churches Of the
South for the support Of state, home
and foreign missions, Christian educa.
ton, ministerial relief, hospitals and
OTpHdudBc6 ucXL year. l0cSeF are
the same interests that have beer
embraced in the Campaign but they
will be supported in the future OF
the basis of annual subscriptions
from the members of the churches
rather than on a five-year pledge.
Want $15,~ OF. 900 Next Year
Reports reaching the general Cam.
paign headquarters are to the effect
that organizations have been set UT
throughout the territory of the South.
ern Baptist Convention looking to, the
completion of the old Campaign
through the redemption OF the
pledges, and the successful launch
ing of the new program through tn
taking Of subscriptions for next yeH-
at the same time. It is the hope o,
those charged with the leadership
In s.hese programs that minimum
Of $15,000,000 will be raised for the
general UNCONVENTIONAL enterprises
In 1925 and that each year there.