Baptist Will Have Assistant

To Act as Curator of Their Guild Hall

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$1,000 APPROPRIATED

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Annually Towards His Salary Already $5,500 Has Been Raised Towards Purchase Price of Jaycox Property

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Rev. T. W. Young returned Friday night from a trip to Flint and Detroit, where he lectured before the various Baptist churches on the needs of the guild house in this city, and was very successful in rousing their enthusiasm.

At the present time $5,500 has been raised toward the purchasing price of the Jaycox property, which was secured by the trustees of the First Baptist church about Christmas time.

The church in this city has already contributed $2,150 toward the building fund.

Dr. Young is receiving hearty support from the alumnae throughout the state and he has many promises for generous subscriptions.

A letter was received yesterday from the American Baptist Home Mission society announcing that they had made an appropriation of $1,000 to go toward the salary of a man to have charge of the guild work here and to act as assistant to the pastor. This money will be paid as soon as the work is ready for it. This appropriation will be renewed from year to year until an endowment is secured to support the guild.

It is expected to add more to this $1,000 from other sources, enough to secure a thoroughly capable mean to take charge of the work.

The guild is greatly needed and the Baptists of the state are readily recognizing the fact and are giving their generous support.