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368 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
1917—The Convention in session at New Orleans in May, elected Dr. Van
Ness as Executive Secretary.
E. C. Dargan and Hight C Moore became joint editors of the Sunday School
Board.
The Board, under the leadership of P. E. Burroughs, offered its architectural
service to the churches.
1918—The Board established its B.Y.P.U. Department with L. P. Leavell as
secretary.
1920—E. P. Alldredge came from Arkansas to establish the Department of
Survey, Statistics, and Information.
Arthur Flake came to Nashville to establish the Department of Sunday
School Administration.
1922—John L. Hill came from Kentucky io serve as Book Editorial Secretary.
Miss Mary Virginia Lee came to head a department for Intermediates.
1923—The six-story mailing and shipping building and the printing building
were erected.
1925—The Book Store ministry was inaugurated in co-operation with some
of the state mission boards.
Homer L. Grice came to head the newly organized Department of Vacation
Bible School Work.
1926—William P. Phillips, of Texas, came to inaugurate a Department for
loung People and Adults.
1928—Frank H. Leavell came from Memphis, Tennessee, to head the Department
of Student Work.
1929—J. E. Lambdin was elected secretary of the B.Y.P.U. Department,
succeeding L. P. Leavell. The name of this department was changed to the
Baptist Traimng Union Department in 1934.
1933—The Office of Business Manager was inaugurated to take care of
the Board s expanding business.
Surely we do well to call this the Era of Expansion. Nine departments were
created and the work of the Board expanded within and without.
\chi!vln thi Era nOW ° f ^ 1&St ° f *** tbrGe ep °
chs which we have CaUed the
RoJ-H 1 225i-2 r " VWPW 4 ?" 3 L 5 years of service **& the Sunday School
Board, retired and Dr. T L. Holcomb succeeded him as Executive Secretary-
OkShSS STm Ju£ e i q?^ £°-n- the PaSt ° rate of the FSt Baptist ChSch,
rhP m«S t^'i ?i Q 3\ ^ d * upon the growth and achievements of
the more than 40 years which had gone before, the Sundav School Board entered
upon a period of usefulness and progress which must challenge the admiration
of all students of institution building. We contentour*e?ves with
the barest summary of some of the highlights of this wonderful decade
ChurchMuric B ' McKiDney Came from Texas ^ establish a Department of
1936—The Five-Year Promotional Pro°ram wn=; lann,.!,^ +i, J
effort ever undertaken by any denominatiof ^ A m e r i c a *
1939—The Board reorganized its work, -ettins? rm tv,^ A-^A • * i
lows: Business, Editorial, and Education and ProSltion. d °^ *ol-
1940_New Administration Building was erected on Ninth Avenue
Four-Year Promotional Program was launched.
1941—The Sunday School Board celebrated its semi-centennial
was^ued?*^"' Year8 ' ^ P ' E ' Burr ° Ughs ' a stol T °f the Sunday School Board,
1942—The Sunday School Board Foundation was enablisfcpH t« > • •*.
and trust funds to be used for the enlargement of the Board'^ mininri
1943—Receipts from all sources were $3,833,788.44, an incrTa^nf «sno
430.49 over the year previous. increase of $809r-
Contributions for denominational causes for the vear amm^^j < „„,,-
669.53 as compared with $293,015.75 for the preceding year $3 ''"
1944—The assets of the Board were listed as ?4.198,270.4?