Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-09-09
TO COLLECT
sUN0F s53,00Q,0O0.
soUTHERN MErHopIsrs OUTLINE
PLANS FOR HANDLING GREAT
CENTENARY FUND.
Organization VIII Collect Laraess
Amount Ever Handled BY Any
Religious Denomination
Anywhere.

has announced Its plan for collecting
tho $4,000. 10000 which was pledged
for the missionary work Of the church
in the. recent eight-day drive. The
plan was prepared and will be direct.
ed BY Colonel John &. Edgerton, Of
Tennessee. the general centenary
treasurer and the director Of the de-
partment OF finance for the Centenary
Commission.
Colonel Edgerton Is . well known
business man. He Is president and
manager OF the Lebanon Wooden
Mills. president OF the Tennessee
State Manufacturers Association, and
during the war he was member OF
the executive committee OF the war in.
dustry board appointed by President
Wilson.
"our slogan IL NO shrinkage, but an
Increase" said Colonel Edgerton re-
Gently. Just as the Southern Metho-
dist church has surpassed all records
in securing pledges for benevolent
purposes and has raised the largest
sum ever given TO any church at one
time In the history Of the world. % do
ws expect to set q new record in the
collection of these pledges"
An Extensive Organization.
The organization through which
these pledges will be collected has
four centers Of responsibility. The
first IL q general finance commission
with headquarters at Nashville. headed
by Colonel EdEerton. This commits
sion has prepared the standard plan
and win direct the entire movement.
handing down to the various bodies
throughout the church detailed plans
for their guidance.
There will also be conference cab
met in each annual conference OF the
church. about forty in number. These
conference cabinets will be composed
Of the Conference Missionary Secre-
tary, Conference Campaign Director.
the Lay leader, and the Conference
Centenary Treasurer Each Of these
officials have certain specific duties.
and win direct the work OF collecting
all the pledges in each annual confer
once.
In each OF the four hundred districts
Of the church there is q similar cab
met composed OF the Presiding Elders.
the Lay leaders. Campaign Directors
and the Chairman OF the Methodist
Minute Men. The Conference Mission
hry Secretary is an ex-officio member
of all district cabinets The work of
collecting in the districts viii be 81
psrvised by this district cabinet.
Twenty Thousand Churches.
In each OF the 10000 local churches
there will be local cabinets composed
Of the pastor, the centenary treas
urer. the campaign director. the lay
leader. the chairman OF the minute
men. the Sunday school superintendent
and the president OF the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society. This cabinet Will do
all the actual work Of collecting the
Individual pledges.
The persons who made subscrip
lions will be divided into lists oil
twenty-five aud the lists will be
placed In charge OF certain member
OF the church cabinet who will collect
all pledges as they come due.
One feature OF the standard plan ID
that the local church will be respon
sible for collecting the full amount OF
its subscription. II any subscriber
dies or meets with misfortune such as
t. render It impossible for him to pay
his pledge. It will be the duty Of the
church cabinet to secure another per
son TO take the place Of the one thus
become delinquent.
Il is also proposed that every new
member who comes into the church
shall also be asked to make contri
button to the Centenary fund.
The Centenary fund Of ssb.000,00t
win be used for the church in an en-
tension OF its missionary wori
throughout the world Several milliof
Will Be spent In the devastated 70
gioas OF France. Belgium. Poland and
Russia Other milhsnS will 20 TO the
seven foreign fields occupied By III
chxrch-vMexico. Brazil Cuba. Africa
China. Japan and Korea. Other mn
lions win be spent In the iadustris
sections Of the great cities. in tia
mountains. among the immigrants. the
neRroaa and the Indians. and N build