THE
FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL
Vol. XXIV— August, 1892-No. 1.
ACTION OF CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE.
In the last issue of the Journal we called attention to the fact that
the Centennial Fund, as commonly spoken of, had come to mean more
than the Permanent Fund of $250,000, and embraced as well the
extra contributions which it is hoped would be made bx’ our people
for the maintenance and enlargement of the regular work of the Board.
Since that article was written the Centennial Committee has met and
taken action on the subject. We give below the report of that action,
as furnished by Prof. H. H. Harris, the Secretary of the Committee.
The resolutions therein contained will explain themselves, but we beg
to add a word of explanation concerning the appointment of Rev. T.
P. Bell to collect the subscriptions made at Atlanta. From past expe¬
rience with pledges made at conventions, we have learned that such,
are generally paid through the ordinary church or State treasurers,
and go to the Boards through those officers. The subscribers, to the
Centennial Fund, at Atlanta, so far as their names and addresses can
be procured, will be written to, however, and their attention called to
this action of the Committee. Our duty will be to collect, so far as
may be possible, these pledges and turn the amounts over to the board
to which they may be designated, or in case there is no designation, to*
divide them equally between the two boards.
And we ask that brethren, in sending the sums subscribed, will,
if they prefer to designate their gifts, do so very clearly and ex¬
plicitly.
The Centennial Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention met in Richmond,
bine 22d and 23d, and considered various matters pertaining to the progress and pros¬
pects of the work entrusted to their hands. The following items are of some interest
to the public:
To meet a difficulty that has arisen in several quarters growing cut of certain lan¬
guage, heretofore used, it was
Resolved, That it is the sense of this Committee that the words “ permanent centen¬
nial fund of $250,000,” as used in our last report to the Southern Baptist Convention,
were not intended to designate an endowment fund the interest of which only shall be
used, but a fund for “ Bible translation, chapel building, a church edifice fund, and other
permanent work.” If, therefore, any donorof a special sum shall see fit to direct that his-
gift be invested and only the interest expended, his wishes must be sacredly observed.
