The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-09
THE EVANGELISM
CAMPAIGN BOARD
Presbyterian Committee Elects
Dr.. Sweets, Chairman
MILLION FOR EQUIPMENT
-Four Executive Committees Of
Assembly Directing Work Of
hurch-Specia RepreSen-
tatiye In the Field,

(By MAMIE NJ
Montreal. Sept. 6.-The meeting of
the a~ssembly's campaign committee
On evangelism and stewardship at
Montreal has not been a part Of u
summer assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church, blu it has been
a meeting, the result of which will
prove to be of churchwide interest.
This committee has had the direction
for the past year OF a campaign in the
interest of evangelism and the equip
rncnt and reinforcement Of the mis-
sionary interest Of the church at home
and abroad, and during the meeting
cf the committee held at Montreal.
a careful review of the wOr already
accomplished was made and much
time VAS devoted to the outline Of the
plan Of work for the coming year.
New President Chosen.
only one change was made in the
officers Of the committee for this year,
that being in the election Of Rev.
Henry Fl. Sweets, d D., of Louisville,
Ken lucky. rs Chairman NJ the com
nittee to succeed J. p. McCar.e, In.
d. Of ~Ci,attaEOora, Tenn, AMI the
election Of DR.. McCallie as secretary.
The work of the committee is direct
ed under four departments and the
chairmen OF these departments are
as follows: Rev. Richard Orme
Finn. d. d., Of Atlanta, Georgia,
chairman Of the department Of evan
gelism; charles A. Rowland. Of
Athens. Ga, chairman Of the dep t.
ment Of conferences; r. F.. Magill, of
Richmond, Va, chairman OF the de-
partment Of publicity; Rev. Henry
n. Sweets. d. d., chairman Of the
department Of literature. DR.. Sweets
who has become the new chairman
Of the committee as a whole has d.
100 - ,~-1 ~ 49, -
literature during the past year and il
was deemed wise for him to continue
to do SO.
The Every Member Canvass"
One OF the most important and on
OF the most successful features OF thu
work OF the campaign committee dur
Ing the past year was that Of the ev
cry member canvass which was con
Quoted in a large per cent of tn
churches throughout the general as
sembly. simultaneously, and durin.
the committee meeting which ha
been held here special emphasis wa
placed upon the Importance of fol
lowing up this campaign in tn
wisest ann possible.
Financial Problems.
The financial problem which face
tho campaign committee is to secur
from the churches OF Southern Pres
byterianism one million dollars 10
equipment and reinforcement Of tn
work OF the church at home an
channels OF the four executive CON
mittees Of the assembly. The plan
the committee is that when tn
amount shall have been raised,
shall be appOrtioned as follows: fC
the work of foreign missions. 1855
900. this amount to be used in the TO
lowing the equipment OF 81
r~s oyI- l. Rnh o~ct
5000. 900; the placing of lao addition
al foreign mission workers in tf
field. at a cost Of 1921, 900: and tt
maintaining of an administration e,
.pense Of $4,000. For the work
home missions, the apportionment
to be $195. 900 and this is to be DIVE
ed as follows: work for 70
for mountain missions. 10000; f
work among negroes. $1,000: for Il
equipment Of work among Jews, s.
$50: to be used as a church buildil
fund. $4,000: for the P~resbyterit
College Of Oklahoma $4,000; al
mission workers. $4,000. The amou
to be vote to the cause OF Chr
dan education and ministerial reli
Is $1o5,00O and it is to be applied
follows: to the endowment fund
ministerial relief, $4,000 and to t
StuueNt lOan Iunu, SS0,VVV. Inc COZ
mittee on publication and Saba
school work, will receive $500 a.
Of this amount $4,000 will be appli
to the book publishing fund. $3.50
to Sunday school equipment and 81
900 to the extension cause in the
forest OF the development Of n,
Sunday school workers. The renal
Ing 100000 of the million doll
fund Is to be applied to the esta bills
ment and equipment Of the traini
school for Christian workers.
Foreign Missions.
Regarding the work Of forei
missions, the campaign committee
using special effort to bring
nhp,NSh to tho r~olsunt;on 49,, 80