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THE WORD AND WAY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY fi, 1H2 5. That the states be urged to make the most active efforts to secure regular and systematic payment of pledges and gifts to the Campaign, and that monthly remittances be made by the church treasurers to the state treasurers, and that the state treasurers remit monthly to the several objects participating in the Campaign in the ratio of percentage originally agreed upon at the outset of the Campaign. 6. That inspirational meetings be held in churches, district associations and at other strategic points where it is practical to do so. 7.

That the most sympathetic and active cooperation be given the Commission on Stewardship and Tithing in order that the worthy goal set by them before the close of the Convention year be attained. 8. That the "Every One Win One" Campaign be pressed with all possible insistance. 9. That the booklet entitled "Campaign Achievements" be brought down to date, and published in a cheaper edition for general distribution.

10. That the central office publish a bulletin for the months of March and April for the use of pastors and speakers only. 11. That the Commission assist in a Southwide Campaign through the central office with Chairman L. R.

Scarborough in charge, and he be asked to secure a list of available speakers to be used in states where requested. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CAMPAIGN PLAN TO THE-CAMPAIGN COMMISSION 'Stressing adequately, if possible, the success which has attended the Campaign thus far and recording our sincere gratitude to God for the manifold mercies which have attended our efforts, we commend to all our people everywhere heroic faith and a faultless fortitude. We recommend: 1. That our people be urged with all insistence to go forward and to go together. "2.

That wherever it is practicable to do so. all needed sympathy and encouragement be given churches and individuals who, because of unfortunate conditions face great difficulties in the payment of their pledges. 3. That. emphasis be placed upon the sacred Obligation of.

Campaign pledges, even though ad-Terse conditions prevent the prompt payment of them. Recognizing the of the District Associational unit, we, recommend the fullest use be made of the Executive Committees of said Association. 4. That each District Association and each church be asked to keep up the full volume of their pledges by securing new subscriptions to cover loss toy death or removal, and paid up as promptly as possible. The two main assembly rooms, one used for the men and boys and the other for the women and girls, connected by a hall, were all thrown together for the class work, which was conducted each morning from 10:30 to 12:15.

For the instruction in methods, I organized the men into a M. M. S. and the women into a W. M.

S. Each morning from 30 to" 40 minutes were given to practical organization methods and parliamentary drill, which was enthusiastically entered into. Never but once did I hear that common error that is so often made in stating a motion, "I move you," and he was severely criticized by one of his colleagues. The balance of the class period was given to the teaching of Mrs. A.

T. Robinson's book, "The Ministry of Women," at which time the Christian ideals of womanhood in all of its purity was emphasized. There were 21 men and 50 women enrolled in the class beside the faculty of the school. I was treated in a most courteous manner by every one and resolutions of appreciation were adopted for the assistance rendered. President Thompson and Dean Terrill in their commendation of this cooperation on the part of our women, expressed a desire for the white Baptists to view them from the hill top instead of the valley; to know them in their constructive religious work more and less in their destructive sinful work.

I. voice the sentiment that was expressed, "We are largely responsible for what they are and will be." I was impressed each morning with the fervent prayers offered, never forgetting to ask God to bless the "Instructor" as they called me. May we unite our prayers and efforts in their behalf. ARETTA BESWICK. Missouri Baptist General Association Its Institutions, Interests, Work and Workers TAKE NOTICE Dr.

0. L. Wood, Gen. 1107 McGee Kansas City, Mo. Dear Brother Wood: I have this morning your letter of January 27.

Replying will say that money contributed to Russian Relief has all been counted as additional to Campaign pledges, and is entered for relief and not to the Foreign Mission account. We have endeavored from the first entrance into the papers to make plain to those who contribute that no one was asked to give who could not do so in addition to Campaign pledges, and that all clothing -should be sent' by express or parcel post, to Brooklyn. I thank you for calling my attention to this matter, and hope the information which I am giving will clear up the matter for you. Yours cordially, J. F.

LOVE, Cor. Secy. Good reports have come from Miss Gates' work in the Training School at Seymour, January 15-20, where for thirty minutes each afternoon, preceding the study of In Royal Service, the proper conduct of a model society was demonstrated. The class was composed of both men and women and eight mission study credits were awarded. One result of her visit to Piedmont, in an Associational Convention, was the appointment of a committee to go out over the Association for the purpose of effecting missionary organizations in the churches, the committee to report on the work at the next Fifth Sunday meeting.

They are hopeful of soon having a sufficient number of societies to make possible a Woman's Associational Union in Wayne County. The Barton County W. M. IT. Convention was held at Lamar, January 18.

Mrs. C. B. Perry is president of the Union and Mrs. M.

C. Ridgley, secretary. The following report of the meeting has been sent in: It was a special pleasure to be in the meeting of the Barton County Associational Union, held with the Lamar Baptist church, Wednesday, January 18, 1922. The attendance was fine, fifty-two delegates from six societies and several visitors, all of whom brought splendid reports of work done and manifested a fine spirit of co-operation for greater things. Space will not permit of a detailed mention of the program, which was interesting and well rendered.

In the absence of Miss Fern Gates, Mrs. R. L. Wardin of Nevada was asked to talk on new plans and also give some suggestions on Personal Service. Oakton Society gave a charming little missionary play followed by a beautiful solo, by Mrs.

Frank Lee. Resolutions were adopted thanking the ladies of Lamar for their delightful hospitality and bounteous dinner, after which the meeting adjourned with prayer for God's blessing and guidance in the work. termined that their church shall not lag behind. Brother C. E.

Warren is the pastor; he is just a very short while out from Will Mayfield College, and is a fine, dependable young man, and is leading the church in great fashion. Sunday night it was our privilege to be with the saints at Bloomfield in Stoddard County. This is the county seat, and a good full-time church. Brother A. N.

Couch is the pastor, and he goes forward with the work in a splendid way. Judge H. S. Green, moderator of the Stoddard County Association, is one of the members of this good church. It was our privilege on Monday morning to speak to the High School in Bloomfield, and we enjoyed it, as we always enjoy speaking to a crowd of boys and girls in the High School.

We met Brother Byland of Dexter for a short visit and find that his work is going on there in a fine way, and they are enjoying the matter of being housed in that splendid, adequate building, and this is due to their efficiency. In a tremendous way the Baptists are recognized now as being one of the leading forces in religious matters, and they have by odds the best building in Dexter, and the best building in Stoddard County. The work in Stoddard County goes on in an encouraging way, seeing that they do not have a missionary in the field. The churches at Advance and Potosi are using Brother E. C.

Aber-nathy as pastor. He gives half time to each of them, and the work is looking up on both fields. Some other country churches and village churches in this association are very weak and are not doing much just now because they lack pastoral leadership. Some churches perhaps ought to be combined and consolidated, and then all of them would be able to do better work. But the whole work in Stoddard County, as in Southeast Missouri, is showing signs of progress and growth; this whole great, rich farming section presents now a great missionary challenge to us to carry on for the Master.

The INTERCHANGE Corresponding Secretary HERE AND THERE By 0. L. Wood, Gen. Supt. No part of our state is developing more rapidly commercially and otherwise than Southeastern Missouri.

The Delta section which a tew years ago was a barren swamp now has the timber cut away, the drainage ditches dug, and all of it i fine farming land. The people of that section been greatly disheartened the last two years because of the price of agricultural products, and this was especially true in the part where cotton was the Chief product, but things are opening up a little mow and everyone hopes for better things this year just beginning. The 'Brotherhood of Wayne County, which is just over the edge of the mountain district, have undertaken the biggest program that they have ever undertaken in their associational work. Brother Charles Howard is their missionary, and he is ijust getting fairly started into this great program. One thing they have provided for, most of their Churches in the 75 Million Campaign took no offering at all for the mission objects, and they have already organized now to make their drive for all -missions and other objects during the round-up months of March and April.

They have a fine, live organization, and plan to go forward and do the thing that they failed to do in 1919. Brother J. T. Collins is the chairman of their board, a splendid, dependable preacher, and one of our 'best men. They had a county-wide institute at Piedmont, beginning on Wednesday, January 25; they had Miss Gates with them for that day, then Thursday, the 26th, Brother Hockett was with them in the Institute of Sunday School work and Friday for B.

T. P. U. work. Saturday was a deacons' meet ing and the District Board meeting, and the General Superintendent spent part of the day with then, talking over plans and making other plans whereby they could push all of their work along.

Saturday night it was our privilege to preach to -a fine audience in the Piedmont church, and again on Sunday morning. Piedmont is the strongest church in Wayne County Association, and is the largest town, and they need to go forward in the near future and build a new, modern, adequate building to house their work. They are beginning to see the vision and the necessity for thus expanding and getting ready to do a larger work. They have some of the finest folk in the land who are members of this church, strong and dependable, and they are de Mas. J.

G. Reynolds, 1107 McGee, Kansas City, Mo. PERSONALS AND COMMENTS (Concluded from Page 3.) as matron in the growing school for boys In Buenos Aires. Miss Beck's application was filed with the Board and the Board felt that the Lord was leading in supplying this fine worker for this needy field. She will sail about the middle of February.

Home and Foreign Fields: "Shall we feast in selfish satisfaction while millions of our fellow beings starve? From stories of starvation and death one is tempted to turn as if it were a matter of little concern, so hardened have we become through reading of heart-rending stories. A relief worker tells of a conversation with a Russian priest. 'March will be the worst month, will it she asked. he answered slowly. This month (September) we have the.

melons and the sunflower seeds; next month there will be some melons and seeds left; in November we will have to use our reserves. March the worst? No. In March there will be no one left'." On Tuesday afternoon of last week we were honored and rejoiced by a visit from the Davidson Brothers, F. P. and R.

L. Brother R. L. Davidson ise now pastor at Ardmore, where, according, to all reports, he is doing a fine work and where, according to reports, preachers are greatly needed. He is one of the ex-pastors of the First church, Kansas City, Kan.

On Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, the church had on a jubilee celebration. All the living ex-pastors were invited This brought Brother Davidson to Kansas City He was on the program Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Brother Frank is pastor at Savannah where he is greatly honored and loved. He ran down to the city to spend the day with his brother. The Davidsons are fine, noble men The Negro Western Baptist College which was removed from Macon, to their new location at 2101 Woodland Avenue, Kansas City, is a credit to their people.

I hope not only the Negro Baptists but all of us will rally to the support of this institution that it may become a center of learning and training for the young people of their race. Some months ago the president of the Negro Woman's Convention, who is the wife of John Goin, so well known among us, sent in a request to our Committee on Woman's Work, for someone to come to the college and conduct a course of instruction in missions. In compliance with this request it was arranged for me to spend some eight days with them. I began my work January 12, with the thought of conducting a class in missions and methods with the college girls and a number of women from the different churches in the city. To my surprise President Thompson arranged for the entire student body to take advantage of this course..