. Minutes of the ... annual session of the Central Baptist Association. the Central Baptist Association go on record as strongly opposing any taxmoney for parochial schools. Be it further resolved that we do everything possible to acquaint people withthe dangers of the violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution of theUnited States, which says that Congress shall make no law respecting anestablishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise Robbins moved the adoption, seconded and carried. 39. Vincent Wall gave the Evangelism Committee report and moved the adoption,se
. Minutes of the ... annual session of the Central Baptist Association. the Central Baptist Association go on record as strongly opposing any taxmoney for parochial schools. Be it further resolved that we do everything possible to acquaint people withthe dangers of the violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution of theUnited States, which says that Congress shall make no law respecting anestablishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise Robbins moved the adoption, seconded and carried. 39. Vincent Wall gave the Evangelism Committee report and moved the adoption,seconded by Hal Shoemaker and carried. Jack Horner and Harry Cline spoke to thisreport giving testimonies of the Lay School of Evangelism held in our Association inMarch. 40. For the special music, Hal Shoemaker sang Its Real. 41. Floyd H. Rhyne speaking to the theme, SharingChrist With America, broughtthe closing message using the subject, How Big Is Your America?. 42. The Fourteenth Annual Session of Central Baptist Association was closed withprayer by Mr. Rhyne. 17. A PERSONAL WORD October 19, 1972 Dear Friends, The leaders of our State Convention have introduced a three-yearprogram called Together We Advance. This is a four-point programinvolving a 10°]o increase each year in Baptisms, Sunday School enroll-ment, gifts through the Cooperative Program and the AssociationalMission Program. This is the first time any State Convention has in-cluded gifts through the Association in long range planning. Thispoint alone should sell the program to any church. Our Cooperative Program gifts have not increased with the a five year period total gifts have increased by $580,,while Cooperative Program gifts have increased only $16, OurBaptism ratio was 1-25 resident members for 1970-71. Our SundaySchools are declining—~44°J0 of the total enrollment were absent eachweek. My dear friends, God expects something better of us. The advanceProgram is very realistic an
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