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Show BAPTIST MEETINGS WILL COMMENCE , APRIL 6TH San Francisco, March 30. Members Mem-bers ot the Baptist, chinch In tho eight stales embraced In the western area of thu; now world movement of the Northern Baptists uie planning a scilcs of county meetings to be held beginning April Gth and extending ov-' er a. period of two -wtfoka -4to perfect final' details of county and church organisation In preparation .for the intensive ..drive' of the. church during the week" ot Arll 2S. to .May 2,' to secure the western states 'allotment ot the $100,000,000 sought by the Baptist churoh nationally. . Field Director A. A. Protzman In general charge of the western division divi-sion has returned to the headquarters headquart-ers in this city from a tour of Washington, Wash-ington, Oregon, California and Arizona, Ari-zona, and reports that the state organizations or-ganizations In those states are completed com-pleted and on an efficient basis. The same Is true of Idaho, Utuh, Montana Mon-tana and Nevada which live been organized or-ganized by Dr. Leonard W. IUley, president ot McMlnnville College, Oregon. Or-egon. Director Protzman reportod that one of the most significant and outstanding out-standing features ot tho ogarulza tlons Is tho service given to tho campaign cam-paign by many of tho. leading business busi-ness men ot the different communities. communi-ties. "The Baptist New World Movement," Move-ment," said Director Trotzman, "Is essentially a laymen's movement, and upon tho layjnen will fall much of the labor' of making this great campaign cam-paign a succoss." While much good work has already been done thero Is much yet to bo done In way ot church organization and Individual effort on the part of each and every member of tho different differ-ent campaign committees. The State Campaign Directors for ithe westorn area are: Arizona, Col. L. W. Cogglns, Phoenix; Northern California, Dr. T.B.Holmed, Oakland; Idaho, W. H. Witty, Boise; Southern California, J. O. Smith, Los Angeles; .Montana, Itev. C. B. Stevens, Eureka; Eur-eka; Nevada, Pror. V. H. Scott, Ilo-np; Ilo-np; Utah, Frank J. Lucas, Salt Lako City; Eastern Washington, D. H. An- Idcrson, Spokane; Western Washington, Washing-ton, W. M. Llvengood, Scattlo; and Oregon, W. O. Sims, Portland. I ThV' allotments -for the sasstats aro: 'Arizona, $25,000; Northern California, $1,654,000; Southern California, Cal-ifornia, $3,669,000; Idaho, $287,000 Montana, $200,000; Novada, $51,-000; $51,-000; Utah. $7B,000; Eastern Washington, Wash-ington, $626,000; Western Washington,- $830,000, and -Oregon, $1,045,- 00'Cv . 1 |