The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-11-18

if needed, to support the Evangelist OF
Presbytery. If all the churches should
conform to this regulation, it will only
require, from each church, about the
amount here tofore assessed upon the sew
eral churches, for this purpose. We re-
commend that the appropriations for this
object be made semi annually, in Janua-
ry and July. 4. An annual appropria-
tion should also be made, in August or
September, for the support of disabled
Ministers, and the families of deceased
Ministers. 5. Unless otherwise provi-
ded for, the Commissioners Fund, ex-
penses to Presbyteries and Synods, and
Incidental expenses, may be paid by ap-
preparations from this general Fund.
gos lo Nv. OF REPORTS.
/. According to Resolution 5th, the
Committee respectfully ask that the
Deacons send to the Chairman of Sus-
tentation Committee report of the
success of this scheme, from time to
time; and particularly that they send
at once, a report of the whole amount
subscribed in the several churches, and
as near as they can determine, the
amounts they will appropriate to the
cause of Sustentation, and to the sup
port of the Evangelist. 1t is important
that the Committee should know these
facts before the close of this year, or as
early after the 1st of January as possi-
BILE, that they may know how to recon-
mend appropriations for Missionaries and
unsupported Pastors, from the Central
Committee. 2. 1t is not making an in
vidious distinction to remark that the
cause of SastentatiOn is the important
and leading cause of the Church, and
that appropriations to this object should
be as liberal as possible. Three thousand
dollars will probably be required to meet
all that may be asked for in the Presby-
terry of Concord, to support Missionaries
and supplement salaries to the minimum
of 5000 each.
". OF PAYMENTS.
Appropriations, when made, should
be sent, or paid, to the following Treas
urers of Concord Presbytery, and each
remittance should be marked with the
name of the object for which it is in
tended, viz: l. For Sustentation, to D.
A. Davis, Esq, Treasurer, Salisbury,
N. c. 2. For Evangelists support, to
the same. 3. For disabled Ministers.
etc., to the same. 4. For Foreign Mis-
sions, TO Rev. R. q. Johnston, Charlotte.
5. For Education, DR.. E. Nye Hutchi-
son, Charlotte. 6. For Publication,
Rev. E. HI. Harding, Concord. For
Commissioners Fund, Rev. R. N. Davis,
Lincolnton.
And now brethren, having unfolded
the plan of Preshytery, we leave it to
you to put it into operation. Its success
or failure depends upon your zeal or
remissness. Let the whole matter be at
once brought before the Elders and Dea-
cons of each church, or if necessary,
before congregational meeting, and
fully and prayerfully discussed. And
in making applications for subscriptions,
let no one be overlooked. Even the lit
tie children and the very poor, will be
ready to subscribe their one cent, or
their two cents a week, while the older
and ADLER, will subscribe their 5, 10, 25,
so cents, or their dollar or more week,
and the Treasury of the Lord will be
filled. Bring ye all the tithes into the
storehouse, that there may be meat in
mine house, and prove me now herewith,
saith the Lord of Hosts, if [ will not
open you the windows of heaven, and
pour you out blessing that there shall
not be room enough to receive it. =
Mall. iii, 10. See also, Amos ill
"Upon the first day of the week let
every one of you lay by him in store, as
God has prospered him, that there be no
gatherings when l come" 1. Cor. xvi, 2.
By order of the Committee of Susten-
tation j. RUMPLE. Chairman.
Salisbury, N. G., Oct. Goth, 1868.
In connection with these papers are
two blank forms for carrying out the
scheme presented. The first is for con-
gregations, as follows:
1.-The undersigned, members of the
congregation of agree to contri-
butte the sums annexed to their names,
for the support of the benevolent objects
of the Presbyterian Church during the
year -, the contributions to be paid
in weekly or monthly instalments, and
to cease in case of the death, or at the
option of the subscriber
Fifteen parallel columns are ruled up
and down large sheet. The first con-
tains the "names of subscribers, the
second the "amount due per week, -
then twelve columns, one for each month
in the year, with appropriate headings,
"paid in January" &C., &c. The last
column is headed, "Total."
The other form is for the Treasurer of
each church; the DIR. side simply gives
the amount collected for each month,
and the Or. side gives the particular OBJ
ects to which appropriations are made,
and the amounts.
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