The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-26

OF a soul. But the question is asked
and Scranton business man thought
that he would just see whether II was
financially worth while to have Billy sun
day there. The $4,000 that the cam
palsn cost Scranton Is lot Of money, but
it looks significant when Mr. Haak gets
through with his calculations.
Now that the tabernacle with its heart-throb-
bling experiences, with it's tears of repentance
and JOY Of redemption IL a sacred memory in
Scranton. in the quiet hush OF the aftermath
with ample time for study. when the matter OF
expense and arduous bors is considered, the
question, Was it really worth while. and did
1T pay?' should be answered definitely and un-
misakably.
The total financial cost of the campaign was
$4S,000. This sum covered the expenses of the
ia bernacle-its building and maintenance, the
Expenses of the sunday party, the salaries of ali
Iof Mr. Sundays associates and the gift to Mr..
and Mrs. Sunday themselves 1t should be noted
that the expense OF maintenance was an i'm
rortant item in the tabernacle for on the day
.that the campaign opened the severest blizzard
known in Northeast Pennsylvania swept through
this valley. snow drifting higher than the caves
of the tabernacle on two sides.
This amount was raised BY plate collections
IN the tabernacle, which continued for about
four weeks Of the campaign. 1t is interesting
Ito note that while ali accounts payable and re-
Iceivable have not been settled there is at this
writing surplus In the treasury OF s., 400. This
VIII be distributed to the various charitable in
Estitutions in this city when the final settlement
has been made.
The sum total of the campaign was s4s, 600
Was it worth the money? Can the results be
positively identified? II so, who were the bene-
fciares? That the churches and sunda,
schools were benefited readily be proved
but were their results large enough to warrant
this rather large expenditure?
| AS a criterion, the Elm Park NJ. e. Church
the peoples church." as it is Familiarity called
| Gale ri tfN A.,
statistics here given have been taken from the
official records Of the church:
The total membership OF th6 church,
resident and nonresident is about. $500
The actual number of members with
/ addresses positively known and who
within distances to expect at
/ tendance at services and TO contrib
ute .......-.............. 2,O7t
OF this number the new members or
Trail Hitters," as they are affec-
tionatey called. are ............. "a.
Leaving an "old membership" of. 1872,
This old membership paid to the cur
! rent expenses OF the church last
I year conference year April |, 1913
! to April /. 1910 under a pew rental -
! plan and partial duplex envelope
system ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,$11,i442i
An average per member of ......... SO!
This old membership q 32S)
: have pledged for ;he current ex-
penses this year under the free pew
( plan and duplex envelope system. IL 993s.
IN average per member Of ........ 81
4 An average gain per member of $l.39,
or sixteen and half per cent, with
total of, Observation-Disclosures. 1895
ut should be noted that the du-
pick envelopes are not placed
the collection plates but are de-
posted In boxes provided for
them In the vestibules.1
The Trail Hitters have pledged for the
current expenses, this their first year
| toniy SEQ had contributed up to Au-
gust - ...................<... 4oss 7,
An average per member (742) Of. S4j
lihe treasurers report up to Septem-
Der II shows plate collections have
+ increased over last year a41 g.
And the receipts for current expenses
had increased corresponding
dates last year Observation-Disclosures. 224as
! ct should here be noted that the Billy Sun
day campaign did not conclude until April 10
plate collections for three Sundays in Apri
were lost, and in changing from the pew renta
plan to the free-pew plan with the duplex en-
ivelope system at least two months had passed
before the new plan In any kind Of workin,
order. so that what has been accomplished Il
really better than the statistics show.)
The above figures show a gain, or in
creased revenue land which likely
to be still further augmented), for the
current year OF approximately ....a .. So 500
The enrolled membership OF the Sunday
school from the Cradle Roll to the
Home Department last year ... LOO
The total enrolled membership now is 220t
gain OF INSTRUMENTATION. 50t
Such gains be reported Of almost ever,
church and Sunday school in the valley, ana IN,
fact Is. some Sunday schools. like the FRS
Presbyterian OF this city. have mems Bibl'