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GEORGIA BAPTISTS RAISE
MORE THAN TEN MILLION
IN BIG CAMPAIGN
New Executive Board Makes Plans F°r Enlarged Work of the
Denomination—The Christian Index Now Owned and Operated
By Baptists.
With three hundred churches ttnre
poried and with man; others only par¬
tially reported, Georgia Baptists have
Passed the ten-million mark in the
Baptist 75 Million Campaign. Georgia,
leads all of the states of the Southern
Baptist Convention in the amount
raised above the original quota. Geor¬
gia was given a quota of $ 7 , 5 ( 10,000 and
oversubscribed that amount on the
first day of the drive. South Carolina
conies second in the percentage raised
above the original quota, The total
for the South approximates $90,000,000.
Extreme weather conditions in the
West will prevent complete returns
from several states for some time. Dr.
L. R. Scarborough, general director,
states that he is confident that when
complete returns from these states
can be had that the total will exceed
$ 100 , 000 , 000 .
The campaign has been a great suc¬
cess in Georgia. It has been a vic¬
tory in the best sense of that word
because all of the people working to¬
gether made it possible. It ha been
truly termed a people's victory The
co-operation from the day the cam¬
paign was opened lias been the con¬
stant inspiration of those who were
charged with special tasks in the
movement. Both from the ministers
and the laity has come the warmest
co-operation at ail times.
In speaking of the response which
,
Georgia Baptists have given to the
great call of this campaign, Dr. Arch
C. Cree, state director, has the fol
lowing to say:
“I have served the Baptists of Geor
gia as corresponding secretary of the
State Mission Board for a little more
than four years and I am familiar
with the spirit of fellowship and co
operation which may be expected of
them. I saw them come up and out
of the quicksands of 1915 when all
of our agencies were in debt, But 1
have been amazed as I have witnessed
the great wave of enthusiasm which
has swept through our state and car
rletl our people to unprecedented
heights of sacrifice and faith. 1 thank
God daily for the privilege of serving
such a mighty host of men and women
who are willing to trust God and go
forward »»
The New Executive Board.
At the regular session of the Bap
tisf Convention of ths state of Geor
gia in Macon in November the dele
gate . voted unanimously in accepting
the report of the committee on the
revision of the constitution This re
port gave, to the convention a reorgan¬
ization of the working machinery »t
the denomination which marks a new
day for Georgia Baptists. Ths Sip.te
Mission Board, the Education Board,
the Executive Committee and the
Committee on Co-operation were
.
among the former agents of the con
rention. The new constitution sets
aside all of these boards and commit¬
tees and creates one Executive Com¬
mittee of forty-five members. This
committee will meet all of the inter
es f s served by the former boards. The
officers of the convention are also
members of the new board, which
makes a total membership of fifty-one,
The new hoard met in Atlanta on
December 18 and 19 Judge Andrew
J Cobb, of Athens, was elected pres
ident and Dr, John D. Mell, president
of the Baptist Convention of the State
of Georgia, was elected vice-president.
Rev B S. Railey, of Atlanta, was elect
ed recording secretary. Only four
members were absent at the first ses
sion and many important matters were
discussed and plans made for the
greater day just now dawning for
Baptiste. Secretary-Treasurer,
Or Cree Elected
Dr kreh C. Cree. who for the past
four and a half years has been the
corresponding secretary of the State
Mission Board, was elected secretary
treasurer of the new board. His work
among the Baptists of the South, and
especially in Georgia, made him the
Inevitable leader for Georgia Baptists
in the new era of expansion and en
larged service. made
Many additions have been in
the working force of the denomina
tiOR. There will be eight enlistment
men. Rev. B. S. Railey, pastor of the
dant Park Baptist Church, Atlanta.
has been elected superintendent of
missions and will be in charge of the
mission, enlistment and evangelistic
work of the denomination.
K department of publicity was es
tablUhed and Louie D. Newton, for
jv a professor in Mercer Univer
.'tv and recently director elected of publicity di
for the campaign, was as
rector ^The of this department.
standing committees of the new
board made important recommenda
. at the December meeting and
launched manv significant plans for
the denomination. The Committee on
Admlnistration will have charge of all
* personnel and actual opera
matters of This commit
tion of the new board. j
will meet monthly. Dr. C. W.
Daniel pastor of the First Baptist :
rhurcli Committee Atlanta, Education is chairman. has recom- The j
on
that aii of the Baptist schools ;
Advertise and Profit Thereby.
of Georgia, owned and operated by
the denomination, be co-ordinated
lliat Dr. llufus W. Weaver,
of Mercer University, be made
intendent of Christian education
this state. The Executive Committee
passed unanimously the resolution. Dr.
Solon B. Cousins, pastor of the First
Church of Columbus is chairman of
the Education Committee. j.
Nichols, of Griffin, is chairman of the
Committee on Benevolence. This com¬
mittee recommended a general expan¬
sion of the work of benevolence. Dr.
Carl Minor, of Americus, is
of the Mission Committee, which has
mapped out an aggressive program to
meet the development needs of Geor
gia Baptists.
The convention authorized the pur¬
chase of the Christian Index and a
special committee, of which J. R.
of Moultrie, was chairman, negotiated
with the owners of the paper and made
a report, which was adopted by
board. The sum of $40,000 was paid
for tite paper and the book
of the paper. The
Committee was asked to name the of¬
ficials for the paper and at a meeting
in Atlanta on December 30th the fol
lowing were elected: Arch C. Cree,
secretary-treasurer; Louie D.
managing editor. A board of
was elected as follows: Arch C.
Chas. W, Daniel. W. H. Major, F. C
McConnell and Henry Alford Porter.
Campaign Leaders Express Apprecia¬
tion.
The leaders in the campaign in
Georgia unite in expressing their keen
appreciation for the manner in which
the workers made possible the vio
tory. The district organizers, the as
sociation officials and the church
workers are equally responsible for the
glorious victory which crowns tlieii
efforts. And the people-at-large wltc
pledged the money are finally respon
sible and to everyone who gave,
whether small or large, the leaden
are profoundly grateful.
The newspapers made a great con¬
tribution to the campaign. The week
lies and the dailies gave space foi
news Items that could not have been
bought with money and this co-opera,
tion has made possible our great suo
cess.
Many other agencies contributed t«
the movement and for all of these th«
workers wish to express real anprecia
tion and thanks. The campaign is now
over, hut the greater values of tin
campaign may be found in fhese evi
donees of a spirit of co-operation and
sympathy.
It is urged from the state headquar¬
ters that every church report its fina:
results to the association organizer
so that these officials may make com
nlcte returns to the state office. The
final figures will be helpful in work
ing out the new plan*. Books for the
church treasurers are in hand and will
be sent out at once from Dr, Cree’s
office. Anyone ’desiring information
concerning the completion of the cam
paign will please communicate with
j>r. Arch C. Crep, 600 flatiron Build
jr,g, Atlanta. Ga.
Campaign Reports by Associations,
Catoosa, $13,100.95; Chattooga, $47/
934 .20; Coosa, $54,204.50; Floyd Conn
ty, $211,701.55: Gordon County, $15/
000; Lookout Valley, $3,500; Middle
Cherokee, $73,414.60; North Georgia,
$ 33 , 449 ; polk County, $74,188 ;-CarroIl
ton, $90,603.40; Centennial, $90,016;
Central Western, $255; Fairburn, $41,.
555 ; FHint River, $294,222; Kim bell,
$ 70 , 528 ; Noonday, $91,133.50; Pine
Mountain, $43,585.60; South River,
$12,072.90; Western, $408,440:25;
Mountaintown, $3,070; Morganton,
$31,301: Notla River, $2,800; Chatta
hoocliee, $131,844.50; Concord, $23,-
434 . 30 ; Haralson County, $31,595; Hia
wassee, $11,000; Hightower, $32,552.22;
New Union, $3,426; Roswell, $8,100;
Tallapoosa, $17,901; Appalachee,
$120,265; Hebron, $196,828.65; Law
renceville, $.92,000; Mulberry, $30,000;
Sarepta, $440,699: Tugalo, $115,-
233.42; Clarkesville, $11,612.65; Enon,
$ 5 , 87 $; Liberty, $16,300; Rabun Conn
ty, $11,191.25; Atlanta, $1,301,079.68;
Colleges and Schools, $100,000; Or
pirns’ Home, $3,100; Central, $133,
904.11; Georgia. $399,700; Hephzibah,
$411,381.96; Kilpatrick, $88,433; Mor¬
K? , n County, $102,465; Stone Mountain,
$ 59 , 000 ; Washington, $263,861; Daniel,
$101,252.74; Dodge County, $61,084.40;
Kbenezer, $44,832; Laurens County,
$153,773.25; Mt. Vernon, $65,000; Pu
laski, $101,867; Rehoboth, $747,700;
Baptist Union, $10,896.60; Bulloch
County, $89,089.85; Emmanuel, $30,-
435 , 50 ; Friendship, $190,000; Middle,
$122,879; New Sunbury, $216,619.05;
Tattnall, $52,770; Consolation, $37,-
300 ; Mercer, $175,153; Piedmont, $131,-
500 : Smyrna, $32,746: Telfair, $28.-
444 ; Valdosta. $95,400.50; Colquitt
County. $219,350; Houston. $176,436.95;
Little River, $132,798; Mallary, $131,-
7gq,50; Mell, $135,659; Tucker, $69,
008.50: Turner, $30,703.50; Bethel,
$147,651.90; Bowen, 841,811; Campbell,
841,000: Columbus, $255,000: Summer
$51,841.11; Taylor, $27,312; con
tributions received from May 1st to
December 1st, $289,784; making a
total of $10 092.197 60
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I LAKEVIEW SCHOOL NEWS
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By “Blue Eyes. y>
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Lakeview school is still increasing
in numbers, several new ones coming
in Monday. We are not only proud
of the increase in numbers but also
.-,f the regular attendance of the
whole school. UP to date we have en¬
rolled for the whole year one hun¬
dred twenty-five pupils. We regret
to have lost some during the fall,
but are glad to know that we have
now on roll ninety-five, and we are
still expecting more to come.
Much interest is being taken in
base ball now since so many larger
boys have entered school and we hope
that the training which they get ev¬
ery day will develop a good team,
one of which Lakeview will be
proud.
Mr. John Carvvell spent Sunday
with Mr. A. . Carwell.
Master B. T. Yaugh spent Sunday
with Misses Ruby and Jewel Hartley.
Mr. F. E. White and family spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hort
man.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Caldwell spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. D. B.
Holcomb.
Messrs. Tom Turner and Alf Mor¬
ris spent Sunday afternoon in By¬
ron.
Misses Bessie and Effie Pender spent
Sunday with Miss Portia Howard.
Mr. L. M. Sledge and Eala and
Joseph Sledge spent Srnday with Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Howard.
Miss Evslyn Jackson spent Sin-
lay with Emma Hamlin.
Mrs. C-. M. Long spent Sunday
with Mrs. Rabe Long.
Miss Rosa Nell Oneal spent Sun¬
day in Fort Valley with her cousin.
Miss Thelma Jackson spent Sun¬
day with Miss Runa Long.
Miss Edith Sullivan and Mr. Joe
Sullivan called on Miss Ruby Turker
Sunday evening.
Quite a hrowd of young’ people
gave Miss Julia Johnson a surprise
party last Wednesday night.
Miss Inez Tucker and Mr. John
Belle spent a while .with Miss Ruby
Tucker Sunday night.
Miss Mamie Wilder and Mr. Leon
Howard took a short spin Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Sarah McGee and Mr. Willie
Johnson attended Fellowship Sunday.
Misses Hazel Causey, Julia and
Mattie Lee Johnson attended Thorpe
Memorial Sunday.
A certain young lady is souewhat
discouraged along the matrimonial
line, but she says this being Leap
i Year she hopes she will get her
chance soon.
I Miss Elefare Hancock and her
[ brother* attended church Sunday,
Misses Julia Johnson and Hazel •
Causey attended church Sunday and
seemed to enjoy the services very
much.
Mr. Roy Sullivan called on Miss
Grace Tucker Sunday afternoon.
Watch out, boys! Something is to
take place next week.
Mr. C. T. Aultman, while out
walking Sunday, dropped in to see
Mr. W. C. Causey.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hunt and family
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Fountain.
Messrs. Albert and Willis Murray
attended church Sunday morning,
and from there they went to Mr. W.
S. Dent’s, where they spent the re¬
mainder of the day.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Fountain of
Fort Valley attended Fellowship
Sunday. After church they went
home with their son, Mr. C. G. Foun¬
tain and family.
Mrs. J. R. McElmurray spent Sat¬
urday and Sunday with her brother,
Mr. W. S. Dent.
Miss Willie Lee Stalnaker of Fort
home folks.
Mr. A. W. Tabor and family
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Jim Hunt.