The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-22
1000 BAPTISTS TO
GATHER JULY Gil
AT SOUTHPORT N. c.

World missions in an age wher
the world draws nearer to the
homes of every American every
day will be studied and discussed
when 1000 North Carolina Bap-
fists gather at the Baptist AS
sembly, Southport, July GIL.
World Mission Week, sponsored
by the Brotherhood Department OF
the Baptist State Convention, will
be a combination inspirational, ed
ucational, recreational session with
special emphasis on foreign, home
and state mission fields, Rev. B.
w. Jackson, associate Brotherhood
secretary, said today.
DR.. E. L. Spivey, secretary of
the State Missions Division of the
Convention, will be general direc-
tor of World Mission Week.
The weeks activities will show
how Baptist mission ministry has
doubled in size in the last ten
years. Baptists everywhere are
making it increasingly clear that
they are determined to project a
vastly enlarged world missions
ministry in keeping with the needs
and the resources entrusted to
them. Never before has there been
such an unprecedented number of
foreign mission volunteers, many
of whom have already received full
educational preparation. There has,
also, been a steady growth of fl
nancial support through the
churches which is another indica-
ton that Baptists intend to extend
their world mission program "to
the uttermost part of the earth"
World Mission Week will bring
speakers that include missionar-
les, Southeastern Seminary stu
dent from Shanghai and officials
of the Foreign and Home Mission
Boards and the Brotherhood Com
mission of the Southern Baptist
Convention.
Mornings will be devoted to con-
ferences and discussions on Bible
study and UNCONVENTIONAL classes
plus meetings on community, as
sociational, state, home and for
eign missions.
Feature messages and discus
sion periods will be held each day
at noon and night. Afternoons will
be left for recreation and fellow
ship. Boating, swimming and deep
sea fishing accommodations will be
available.
Reservations for centre families
are available and may be obtained
by writing the North Carolina
Baptist Assembly, Sout hport,
Among those expected to attend
are associational missionaries, as
sociational Royal Ambassador lead
ers, and regional and associational
officers of the Brotherhood. A
Royal Ambassador camp will be
held simultaneously. Conferences
are planned for every member of
the family.
DR.. M. A. Higgins, retiring gen.
eral OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
Baptist State Convention, will open
the session Tuesday morning with
a discussion period on the Conven-
tons Cooperative Program.
DR.. Douglas M. Branch, newly
elected general secretary-treasur-
er, calling Baptists to a greater
dedication to World Missions, will
close the meeting on Friday night,
July 10. Guests will depart on
Saturday, July II.
Other speakers both from the
Convention and special guests, will
be:
DR.. Spivey, state mission confer
ence leader all week and featured
speaker Monday night; Donald Adj
cox, president of the North Caro-
lima Baptist Brotherhood, featured
speaker Tuesday noon; DR.. Lewis
Martin, secretary of the Depart
ment of Missionary Education,
Southern Baptist Convention, mis-
sion conference leader and featur-
ed speaker Tuesday night;
DIR. Earle Bradley, secretary of
the Promotion department, Baptist
State Convention, featured speaker
Wednesday noon; Rev. and Mrs.
Davis L. Saunders, missionaries to
East Africa, conference leaders
with Mr.. Saunders as featured
speaker Wednesday night; David
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