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342 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
Then we need a new Indian Center at Phoenix. Rev. Luke Johnson is doing
good work at Casa Blanca Pima Indian Church. Some lay preachers are helping
Brother Frazier on some of his fields and the work moves along well with
their aid.
NEW MOVES TO MEET OUR NEEDS
In Alabama, we purchased a 40 acre assembly ground and had a great assembly
there in August. This has proven a most helpful movement and the
Indians are looking forward to the 1946 assembly with delight.
We should have some modest dormitories to help meet the needs of the
Indians in certain locations for their scholastic training.
I believe someone should establish a few canning factories in certain centers
to help the Indians get started in producing, preparing, and preserving
food stuffs they raise. I am trying to encourage them in raising chickens, hogs,
and cattle of a higher grade which will better the living conditions and raise
prices in marketable products. This is badly needed in certain sections.
My desire is that the Indians may be Christianized, developed, and given a
place on a high plane of cultural and economic vantage ground in these years
of the making of a new world.
SUMMARY OF INDIAN WORK
Number of missionaries (including wives) 83
Number of Sermons and addresses •. 5,284
Number of Prayer Meetings held 1,720
Mission Classes taught 1,055
Revival meetings conducted 140
Number of Conversions • 905
Number of Baptisms 498
Number received by letter ""!""!!!""!!".'! 664
New Missions opened 44
New churches constituted 4
New Sunday Schools organized 44
Religious visits made 10 865
Personal work, number of persons 14'443
Bibles Distributed 2*581
Tracts Distributed 12094
WORK AMONG THE FRENCH
This is an opportune time to reach our French people. They are becoming
more interested in Bible Study and m hearing the Gospel message
_ There are approximately 700,000 people of French descent in the Southern
Baptist Convention. We have at present only 23 missionaries of the Home
Mission Board working among these people. We have added during the past
r R R ? ^ I R^v ' Ji M 1 ^' ? eV d ll d Mrs ' C ' B ' Melancon, Rev! and Mrs.
W. H. Efferson Rev. and Mrs R J. Sedberry as workers in our French fields.
We are glad to report that Rev Lucian Smith, who was very seriously ill
for some weeks is much improved and is now back at work again
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We appreciate the fine spirit of cooperation on the part of the Bantist Bible
Institute in carrying on the work on our French
SUMMARY OF FRENCH WORK
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Number of missionaries (including wives) 00
Number of Sermons and Addresses o 1I1
Number of Prayer Meetings held 1 Qfln
Mission Classes taught 179
Revival Meetings conducted ^
Number Number New Religious Personal Bibles Pages Missions Sunday of and Received of work Visits Tracts Gospels Baptisms Conversions Schools opened with made Distributed by Distributed number letter organized of persons '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.
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