The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-08-20

lions to all Of the b~enevolences Of the
chuTcn, and a large lnsat1ering of
merpbers as the result Of evangelistic !
effort.
Special effort will be made 10 Sc
cure the pledges Of one million doll
lars, TOR the assembly causes during
the year 1913-14. by March 81, 1913,
while, if necessary. three years will be
gwen to secure the additional five
hundred thousand dollars, which is
10 De used for permanent equipment
on the home and foreign field Of the
church.
At Montreal meeting in the inter
est OF this campaign very special EN-
phasis was placed upon the fact that
1t is very much desired that every
one understand fully that this
campaign is one in which the
Who'll church is engaged and not
merely the executive committee. the
l-aymen'S Missionary Movement and a
few other individuals.
Northern Church'S Similar Efforts.
Very valuable assistance was Sc
cured at the Montreal meeting from
the suggestions M addresses Of Rev.
George f.. Raith, of P~ittsburg. who
was prominently identified with a
similar campaign which has been only
recently carried on in the United
Presbyterian church, and which re-
suited in the raising within the first
year of the campaign, $4,000 Of
the one million dollars desired, and
the securing Of nearly ten thousand
of the twenty-five thousand additional
members to the church,, on profession
Of faith, and which campaign has re-
suited already in a great awakening
of the church from every point Of
view.
When speaking to the Montreal
meeting, Mr.. Raith emphasized the
fact especially that the church must
be just as alert in the prosecution of
her plans for the advancement Of the
work of God in the world. if she is
to succeed, as is the most successful
business man of the world in carrying
out the plans which win for him sue
cess. He stated also that never have
men and women beef so willing to
make a business of religion as at the
present time and never before have
they been SO willing to lay their lives
upon the altar in service for Jesus
Christ as this time.
h Plan Outlined.
The plans as outlined by the cam
paign committee and endorsed by the
Montreal meeting, and which will be
followed in carrying on this campaign
will be as follows: The executive COM
mittee Of the campaign committee
will arrange for the meeting of al
expenses connected with the cam
paign. The church membership viii
be informed thoroughly as to the
needs of the church and the objec1
and plans Of the campaign, through
the channel Of the periodicals of the
church, by means of an illustrated
booklet, by circular and personal let
ters, by Presbyterial conferences, ant
by personal effort. Some mi O.
the campaign committee will, Nisi
each PreSbytery in the church at tn
coming fall meeting and a fo]
the holding Of a Presbyterial confer.
ence within the ounds of each Pres
bytery at a later date. and before
! March, 1913. Some of these confer
! ences will be held before January ant
some will be held after, as will b,
: more convenient to the Presbyteries
. The conferences will include tive
, evenings and one entire day and
carefully arranged program will b
: presented in the interest of the ii
: nancial needs Of the church and evan
I Selistic work. The conference vii
: be held under the direction Of mel
who are leaders in this campaign an
: who are thoroughly competent of ad
vancing the interests of the same. Eff
fort will be made in these conference
, to get every church in the aSSembl
q, Nk1AoS 1ioS my ~ 80 ScN =
u adopt the every-member canvass an
u to get all Of the churches in the as
sembly to unite in a simultaneou
canvass for all Of the assembly
causes during the nom of March
$ 1913. The assembly has ordered tina
the current expenses of the churc
e and benevolences be distinctly Sepa
rated, and in the Presbyterian onfer
ences all churches will be urged t
e make the canvass for all expense
other than those known as the as
sembly's causes before March, in or
der that the campaign for thes
causes may be unhindered and simul
taneous. This campaign will affect tn
entire membership of the church
men, women and children-all Wi
be urged to unite in the PTesbyteria
conferences and the canvass in Marc
will extend to all members alike.
d they so desire, the members Of churc
- cooio+ioc who cOntrihbtp fO The assem-