Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS FOR
THEWATERV|LLE CHURCHMEN.
Ralph J. Patterson Places Before Fed
Grafton practical Plans for Pro-
gress"-- Defines End and Outcome OF
Movement Ahead Is Making of Men
Of Good Will"

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having no voting power; active mem
bers and communicates who control
the organizations. The treasurer of the
Cooperative Church Federation
should have charge of certain record
books belonging to each of the
churches joining in the Federation call
ed associate. members register and
active members register, in which ad-
mitted members should sign their
names.
Associate members register should
contain the statement over the sigma
lures that the undersigned, being of
more than certain stipulated years OF
age, and DESTROYS of obtaining further
| knowledge of the objects and aims of
this church and of participating in the
| benefits Of membership in the Fra
/ ternal department of the Cooperative
Church Federation, hereby agrees to
| pay to the treasurer of the church 81
in dues annually on the first Monday
IN January of each year. No other
statement or qualifications should be
required of the associate members.
Active members register should con-
tain the statement that the undersign-
| ed being Of more than certain stipu-
lated years of age and being DESTROYS of
| becoming a voting member of this
church and of participating in the
| benefits of the savings and loan de-
partrlcnt of the Cooperative Church
| Confederation hereby agrees to pay to
tho treasurer of the church the sum
of 81 in dues on the second Monday of
January OF each year.
Active mpr1bDrc must be of poou
character and be recommended as such
by at least three voting members of
the church owning the register These
| registers may contain such other in
! formation as may be deemed useful,
such as occupation, age, residence.
/ etc. The controlling body of the church
owning the registers shall, after this
form of application has been made,
| vote to accept or reject. or better still.
applications could be filed with the
minister or through him and the vote
/ taken before the register is signed
! These registers should be accessible at
| all times to members and applicants.
COMMUNICATE members registers
should lie. and remain in, the hands of
t ihe church officials and communicates
/ are net required to sign either of the
/ other registers unless they may wish
! 20 do so. out are eligible to member
4 slaip ir.a the Co-opera tive Church Con-
| federation without so doing. Communf-
4 eants are the worthiest members of
! the church, having accepted it's beliefs
and doctrines IN accordance with the
prescribed rites and ceremonies and
are of course entitled to all the rights
and privileges of other members in
! every way; may become members of
! the Cooperative Church Confedera-
| ton without further recommendation
! and may not be required to pay dues
| to the church. Communicates are also
entitled to participate in the division
| of the annuity fund to be provided up
or reaching the age of 60 years and
having been in good standing in the
church for 20 years, upon application
| for the privilege in due form
| Cooperative Church Confederation.
The organization of the Co-opera-
| tive Church Confederation should be
very carefully planned and executed.
There is need of a broad compre-
nensive constitution and suitable by
laws. The whole should be divided
INTO two or perhaps three departments
as previously stated. The general
meeting should elect an advisory
board which should choose a presi-
dent, vice president and treasurer, and
these officers should be salaried, the
advisory board itself serving without
pay. The general meeting Should also
elect a committee of credits, COM
| mittee of discounts and committee
of fraternal benefits, which commit
| tees should also serve without pay,
employing only such clerical assist
ance as may be necessary.
Voting members of churches repre-
sented are the only persons qualified
to vote at the general meeting except
that associate members may vote in
the election of the committee of fra
! ternal benefits, whose duty will be to
! mass unon claims of heneficiaries.
| The Fraternal Department may be
organized and conducted after the
fashion Of the Pilgrim Fraternal AS
ISOLATION of the Pilgrim Congregation
al Church of Dorchester, Mass, or
| like some of the more pretentious So
! cieties organized for a similar purpose.
| Briefly, the plan of the Pilgrim Fra
ternal Association is as follows: 1t
was organized in February, 1885, with
| 80 charter members. Its three specific
aims were: First, to cultivate social
| intercourse between the men of the
church and the congregation; second,
by the agency of a mutual benefit fund
to relieve those who might be in need.
and to aid in cases of sickness and
death; third, to promote a warmer in
terest in the work and welfare of the
church.
| The Savings and Loan Department
| is essentially a cooperative banking
and loan association and needs to be
organized and conducted after the
manner Of similar institutions.
There is another kind Of co-opera-
tive banking institution called Rene
dial Loan Associations, Of which there
are nearly 40 in this country, organ
lied under a law, similar to the Mass
achusetts law of 1909, Chapter 419,
with total capitalization of over ST.
100000, the purpose of which is to in
vest, save or borrow money to the
best advantage. Its success depends
on it's members and all it's members