The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-05-22

mark already reached. and go beyond
that mark the average amount by
(which ii had surpassed the contribu-
| tons OF the previous year, then the
denomination would 4be doing all that
might lbe reasonably expected of it,
during q year. which in many portions
of the country was a year of financial
| embarrassment
referring to the budget, the report
says the aggregate of the estimates of
| the night Boards and the Temperance
Committee, to carry forward during
the coming year the work that has
been carried on during the closing
year including deficits, but including
NO new work except what has been ac-
| tually entered upon, was $3,394,659
Deducting from this amount the lega-
cies, interest and special gifts, that
may he expected without the direct ef-
forts OF church organizations, amount
ing to $818, ,222, the churches were ask
ed to contribute $2,576,437. But in ad-
dition to this sumt the Boards present
requests for $63S,514 to meet needs of
their fields that in their Judgment are
| IL Iuttt dll Uu6Sc estimates
would require from churches 1924
951, in addition to the $S1S,222 that le-
gacies, special gifts, and interest ON
investments are expected to aggregate
making a grand total of $4,O33173
The report concludes as follows:
Acting for the entire Church the
Assembly may properly authorize the
missionary and benevolent boards and
Agencies to incur obligations to the
extent indicated in the recommends
tions herewith submitted as to the un-
tfed Budget
= THAT the General Assembly appro-
pirate to the uses of the following
Boards and Permanent Agencies, the
amounts Of money set opposite to
their names, respectively, as these
amounts may be secured from church
es and their several organizations:
The Board of Home Missions, $780,
900.
The Board of Foreign Missions, ST.
$4,000.
The Board of Education. $57,839.
The Board of Publication and Sab
bath School Work, $3.50, 100000.
The Board of Church Erection, $7O,-
CSC. 90.
The Board of Ministerial Relief,
$116,118.00.
The Board OF Freedmen, $147 ,416.
The College Board, $4,000.
The Permanent Committee on Tenn
perance. $16,000..00
Making aetotal of $2,56S, ,e53OO.
THAT the General Assembly urge
upon all the churches that they recog- |
Sih fo al
OF the forms Of benevolent and mis-
sionary work represented by the |
Boards and the Permanent Committee |
on Temperance, as different forms of |
one great work to which the church |
is committed; and that they endeavor |
to secure from their members not |
only the above named amounts, that |
are necessary to meet current obliga- |
tions, but as much more as is neces- |
sary to carry ON this work more vigor |
ously and extensively.
THAT the General Assembly urge |
upon church sessions to consider earn |
estly whether they may not increase |
the regular contributions of the mem |
bers of the churches by selecting |
some form of subscription to be offer |
ed annually to the people, whereby |
they may dedicate a proportion of |
their income to the support of the mis- |
work, now regularly carried |
on by the church.
That the Executive Commission of |
the General Assembly 'be instructed to |
apportion the sums now appropriated |
among the Presbyteries within the
limits of the United States, and send |
ing the same to the respective Pres |
byteries, urging each Presbytery to
take such measures as it deems prop |
er to make sure that at least the |
full amount apportioned to it be Sc
cured.
The Executive Commissions OF Sy- |
mods and Presbyteries be instructed |
to cooperate with the Executive Com |
Of the General Assembly in |
urging upon Session of churches the |
adoption of systematic and proportion |
ate giving.
That the General Assembly would |
urge upon an representatives of any
one cause to take occasion to empha- |
size the principle before the people of |
the churches that all causes are parts |
of one great work, and that it is not |
desirable that any one cause should |
prosper at the expense of other caus- |
es, and that the fiscal year shall close |
with March 81, 1919 for all the Boards !
and Agencies.
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