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322 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
So the year has been a fascinating mixture of delving into the past of
history, and adventuring into the future, as we prepared the books for the first
study by Southern Baptists of Christian attitudes toward race with our own
textbooks. It has been a joy to have a small part in both. Greater still is
the satisfaction of being a part of the force that is endeavoring to do the
task to which Dr. Tichenor called us a half century ago:
"For the sake of our country—
For the sake of our children—
For the sake of humanity—
For the glory of the Master—
For the redemption of the world—
Let us strive to make this great
nation a people whose God is the
Lord."
DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL EDUCATION
R. G. VAN ROYEN. Secretary
We began our work in this new department of the Home Mission Board
September 1, 1945. During the month of September, we traveled and made
pictures of the Mexican work in the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, in
Laredo, and in and around San Antonio and Corpus Christi. In the month
of October, we moved from Texas to Atlanta, Ga. On the way from Texas
to Georgia we spent one week speaking in a School of Missions in Alabama
and arrived in Atlanta about the first of November. It took us a little while
to get settled.
During the month of November, I attended and spoke at the Kentucky
Baptist General Association in Louisville, Kentucky. I also spoke at the Baptist
Convention for the District of Columbia. During the month of December,
it was necessary to make a trip to Kansas City, Mo., to make contacts with
the Calvin Laboratories to arrange for production of certain portions of pictures
for us.
During the months of November and December, we were making contacts
with wholesale houses and ordering equipment with which to proceed with the
work of this department. It has been most difficult to secure needed equipment
and film and we were not able to get the needed equipment during that
time.
During the year 1946, it is our plan to visit as many fields as possible and
take motion pictures of work being done by our missionaries on the fields and
prepare these films for use by the churches. We are also planning to make
film rolls and slides, adding to the sets of slides we already have until we
adequately cover the fields where this Board has worked. Since demands have
exceeded the supply for the sets of slides of our Home Mission work, we will
make a number of duplicates of each set in order that we may be able more
adequately to care for the needs of the churches. During the coming year, it
is our plan to add new sets of slides as fast as we are able to get pictures from
the various fields that we visit. We will have slides on the Seminole Indians,
the Goodwill Center work and new sets on the Mexican work and a set on the
Negro work to be used with the W.M.U. study course books. It is our plan to
furnish the customary lecture with these slides and in addition to that, if it is
asked for, a record upon which will be cut the lecture for the slides that may
be used on a phonograph or radio to give the message along with the slides.
During this year we hope to have ready for circulation in silent 16MM films
one reel on Rural work, and one on Negro work to be used with the books
taught in W.M.U. Study courses, one on the Seminole Indian work, one on
the Goodwill Center work, one on work among the Mexicans and perhaps one
on City Missions. In 16 MM sound films, we hope to have one on the Seminole
Indian work in Florida and perhaps one giving a description of the work being
done on the various fields where the Home Mission Board is carrying on its
work.
It shall be the aim of this department to furnish visual aids for the teaching
of missions and,to bring the real story of mission work being done and
needed in Home Mission fields. It will take considerable equipment and work
and your patience prayers as to we carry seek out to this develop program this important and we covet field an of service.
interest in all of