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he will never render his highest Christian service aside from the influence of the
congregational worship and systematic Bible study and training provided by
the services of our churches.
Stewardship
The men of our churches have always contributed the major portion of our
denominational financing. No one would be able to successfully argue otherwise.
Notwithstanding this, we have never measured up to a practice of maxi- -
mum stewardship. With this in mind the Brotherhood has worked strenuously
toward the end that we may have a proper conception of God's expectations,
and of the privilege of contributing liberally to the support of his cause on this
earth.
We believe unalterably in the Cooperative Program as the basic plan for
financing all of our church and denominational work. Indeed, it is the only
all-inclusive plan of financing that Southern Baptists have. It is impossible to
support the entire denominational program outside the Cooperative Program.
We are, therefore, pledged to the promotion of this plan, and will continue our
efforts without the slightest abatement.
Circulation of State Papers
Throughout the Southern Baptist Convention the Brotherhood has been
saying that you cannot enlist an uninformed man. This statement is almost
too trite to repeat. Obviously, a man cannot be completely enlisted in the
support of an enterprise with which he is not acquainted.
Our state papers are our chief denominational media through which the
full denominational program can be transmitted. Other periodicals, excellent
in their field, deal principally with one or several phases of our program, but
through our state papers we become acquainted with everything that Southern
Baptists are doing and plan to do—within the state, the homeland, and around
the world.
The circulation of our state papers is now above the half-million mark.
The Brotherhood will continue to emphasize the importance of the state
paper until it finds its place upon the reading table in every home represented
by Southern Baptists. We pledge ourselves unreservedly to this task.
General Denominational Enlistment
Summarizing all that has gone before: The Brotherhood is concerned that
every man in every church becomes interested and enlisted in every phase of
his church and denominational program.
To this end the Baptist Brotherhood of the South, in cooperation with the
Brotherhood departments in the states, will work with ever-increasing zeal
and Christian determination.
We will not turn back from the task represented by our slogan, "A Million
Men For Christ," until we realize the, complete consummation of that enormous
assignment given us by our Lord, Jesus Christ, and which we confidently expect
will be accomplished in his own good time.
* JOHN W. MCCALL, Chairman
LAWSON H. COOKE, Executive Secretary
HUGH F. LATIMER, Associate Executive Secretary
FINANCIAL REPORT OF BAPTIST BROTHERHOOD OF THE SOUTH
January 1—December 31, 1945
RECEIPTS
Executive Committee, S. B. C
Literature
Miscellaneous
$20,000.00
8,109.22
2.40
$28,111.62