Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-27
OF COIN is
A HELP TO CHURCH
Results Are Traceable To
Y. M. C A.
RAISING FUNDS FOR BUILDING
Helps Church Work = in Degree of
interest ADMINISTRATORS In Many
Cities Applaud The Good Work of
The Y. M. C. a.

The short-term building campaigns
which have been conducted throughout
the country recently by the Young
Mems Christian Associations have not
only resulted in securing larger sums
of money for Association buildings, but
they have in many instances exerted a
remarkable influence on the work of
the churches.
At the close of Mr.. Wards campaign
in Kansas City, when 1888, 600 was
raised in four weeks, one of the prom
inent pastors said:
"This campaign has exerted a greater
spiritual influence on the churches of
this city than any evangelistie meet
iugs that ever been held here.
The pastor OF a church in Boulder,
Colo, writes:
ST have observed an increased inter-
est in the religious affairs of our church
that it is easily traceable to a participa-
ton in the raising of the subscription
tor our Young Mems Christian Assoc
ciation.''
Rev. Peter Gray Sears, D. D., rector
of Christ Church (EpiscopaI in Hous-
ton, Texas, was one of the most enthus-
iastic supporters of the campaign there.
He writes:
The campaign here for the Y. M. c..
A. Building was most helpful both
financially and spiritually to Christ
Church parish, and / believe it was TO
every other church in this city.
"It happened that at the time they
were making this ten days campaign
here, the financial committee of our
vestry was out on their rounds for sub
scriptions for the support of our
parish and some of them feared that
we would suffer some loss, but as a
matter of fact subscriptions to amount
almost twice as great as that of the
previous year was secured.
If one wants to better the financial
condition of his congregation I would
recommend that he urge his people to
earnest activity and large generosity
in campaign for funds for an associa-
ton building in his city. That recon-
mendation is based on my own ex-
perience"
Rev. VIM. Slater Jacobs D. D. Pastor
of The First Preesby terrain Church of
Houston Tex. writes:
81 am pleased to write you that I
regard the work of your canvass in
Houston as one of the greatest aids to
church work that have ever witness
ed. Two of your So, 10000 subscribers
have joined my church by profession
since your canvass and 1 regard your
work here as means of grace to them.
They are of class that is never reached
by our protracted meetings.
''You are doubtless aware that we
have received $50 members since I
came here six months ago. / believe
this surpasses the record of any one
church in our denomination for year
find no more important factor than the
impetus given by the campaign for the
Association fund.
you doubtless remember how L
threw myself into the movement with
out reserve. Were it to be done over
| should, if possible, give myself with
even greater abandonment both for
selfish and unselfish reasons
Many other testimonials might be
added but these are sufficient to demon
strate, 1st. that the raising of money for
Christian work may and should pro-
duce a spiritual revival and, second,
that the church is so close that these
public building campaings are direct
and immediate help to the churches
both in financial and spiritual way.