Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-06-26

Following the reelection Of Dr..
Geof4e w. Mcdaniel, Richmond, Va,
as president, he sounded in his inau-
gural address Q conviction on the
theory Of evolution that was prompt
ly and unanimously adopted by the
Convention as it's own sentiment
Nr. Mcdaniel said:
II am happy to believe that this
Convention accepts Geneds as teach
ing that man was the special crea-
ton Of God and rejects every theory,
evolution or other, which teaches
that man originated in, or came by
way Of, q lower animal ancestry"
With the evolution question dis
posed Of, the Convention was aba
to proceed with consideration Of
it's great missionary and benevolent
enterprises.
Here are some Of the outstanding
developments Of the Convention:
COAL OF $e.0e0,0o SET UP
/. In the hope Of enabling The
mission boards and other agencies
Of the Convention 30 take care Of
their indebtedness gradually without
having to too greatly curtau their
present work, an objective Of 10000
900 for missions, education and be-
nevolences was set up for 1927, on
Recommendation OF the Cooperative.
Program Commission. This money
will be applied to foreign. home and
state missions, Baptist schools,
orphanages and hospitals and minis
terial relief, thus taking care Of
both the state and Southwide Bap-
list work. II II hoped the South
wide portion Of the budget win
amount to at least $4,000, 900.
3. An effort win be made to en-
list 100000 tithers during the next
year.
s. The Foreign Mission Board
reported 1890 baptisms on its fields
turing the year, q gain Of about
1000 over tho previous year. The
board has 1,21B churches on the for
sisn fields with 140,Aes members,
8,247 out-stations whore preaching
services are held from time to time,
and 62s missionaries and 2,844 ma
tive Christian workers employed In
II countries.
4. Among the results for the year
reported by the Home Mission Board
were 8SS missionaries employed.
1874 baptisms, $C,226 additions to
the churches, 100 Hew churches and
A5S Sunday schools organized, and
4O2 church houses built or improved.
DENOMINATION GREW DURING
YEAR
8. The Sunday School Board ~
ported total business receipts for the
year Of $1,710.471. OF this amount
$8s0,SA4 was put back into the gem
sral work of the denomination. A to-
tai Of S9,0Ss awards In teacher
training were made, %oS churches
were aided by the Architectural De-
partmsnt In drawing plans for new
houses Of worship, the number Of
standard Sunday schools reached 646.
With the gains for the past year
the main figures Of the denomina-
ton are now given by the statistical
secretary Of the CONVENTION as fol-
lows: 2e,4e7 churches, 19,S0s or
dainsd minister's, S,c49,SS0 church
members, 21,76O Sunday schools with
2,681, 1928 pupils, 20,966 church
houses, 3,197 pastors homes, 1885,
COS, ere invested In local church
property $SO,771,bT4 contributed to
local church objects, $8,255,435 to
missions and benevolences and $780,
O27, 900 TO all purposes during the
past year.
The time Ii now ripe for q dis
yinct Baptist advance all along the
line and especially In a support Of
the great missionary and benevolent
enterprises fostered by the Co
operative Program. the Convention
leaders believe.