The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-05

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merit in the plan; and my word of ex-
hortation to all subscribers is to this ef-
feet: keep up the pledges you have
signed. unless absolutely unable to do
30; reduce the amount subsc ribed, il it
is absolutely necessary for you to do SO,
and make your promise to stand for
one-half cent per day. and even one
quarter cent per day, il such sum is
all that you can spare to be divided be-
tween the State Convention and the
General Convention. But keep your
name on the list of Centa-Day helpers,
and do not grow weary in we'll doing.
DR.. Atwood has. we'll said, "a regular
system of raising money for missions,
strictly adhered to, until we all accept it
and fall into line with it, is the great
dependence for the sinews of the
church's war;" and he adds this sug-
gestive statement: Just little sym
pathy with plan capable of such ex-
pansion as the Cent a-Day plan, ex-
pressing itself in little time given to it
in each parish. would solve our financial
problem in twelvemonth."
4. While send out the foregoing re-
quest making appeal to parishes that
have not sent in their Easter contribu-
tions to General Convention, and to
signers of Cent-a-Day pledges to remit
the amounts now overdue, l realize that
something more is required il we are to
obtain the means to carry us through
the present year without increasing the
debt OF the General Convention, and
without abandoning important enter
prises for the support Of which we are
firmly bound. The Japan canvass for
the current year now stands at some
thing above $1,000, and we need $1,000
more to go through the year, and not
lessen appropriations for that mission go
as to impair its efficiency. For our
home work we require several thousand
dollars more than is now assured from
the payments of quotas and Day
pledges, if such financial report is to
be presented at Chicago. in October next,
as will be creditable to our church and
gratifying to the members of the Gen.
eral Convention there a. sembled. Where
are we to look for offerings to bring up
these deficiencies and to provide suffi-
Gent means for carrying on the work
for which SO many and such inviting OPP
portunities are now presented? We can
only look to those who love their faith
and their church; those who are willing
to make sacrifices, if need be, for the
support OF movements 30 absolutely es-
sential to the progress and prosperity of
our church. Doing much and giving
generously depend upon our believing
strongly and having great love for the
cause. My appeal is to those who have
the faith, and who have this great love
for the interests which are at stake. l
appeal to the parishes, which, as yet, have
taken no contribution for the General
Convention uses, or for the japan Mis-
sion for 1897, that they should act at
small, in aid of the important work thus
indicated. And l appeal to individual
believers, not inclu led among Cent-a-
Day subscribers or among the contribu-
tors through parish offerings. that they,
prompted by feeli ng of what is the
need of the hour and the Importance of
the work, should decide to give some
thing. and to give at once, so that our
General Convention may gather the re.
CURED means to discharge the obliga.
tions which devolve upon it in the ex-
tension of Christ's kingdom on the
earth. May we all of US esteem it both
a privilege and duty to lend hand in
the doing of such work.
HENRY w. RUGG,
Financial Secretary.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., May 30, 1897.