The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-08-27
EXPECT TO COLLECT
SUM OF S53,00o,0O0.
SOUTHERN METHoDIsTS OUTLINE
PLANS FOR HANDLING GREAT
CENTENARY FUND.
organization WIN Collect Largest
Amount Ever Handled BY Any
Religious Denomination
Anywhere.

Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
has announced It's plan for collecting
the S53,OO0,o00.00 which was pledged
for the missionary work Of the church
In the recent eght-day drive. The
plan was prepared and will be diroct.
ed by Colonel John e. Edgerton, Of
tennessee, the general centenary
treasurer and the director Of the de.
partment Of finance for che Centenary
Commission.
Colonel Edgerton is a we'll known
business man. He Is president and
manager Of the Lebanon Woolen
Mills, president Of tho Tennessee
State Manufacturers Association, and
during the war he was a member of
the executive committee Of the war in.
dustry board appointed by President
Wilson.
"Our slogan is no shrinkage, but an
increase" said Colonel Edgerton re-
Gently. "Just as the Southern Metho-
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, so do
we expect to set new record in the
%S >llection Of these pledges"
An Extensive Organization.
.{ The organization through which
8 hese pledges will be collected has
&our centers Of responsibility The
s5$lirst Is a general finance commission
&8Vith headquarters at Nashville, headed
faaS>y Colonel Edgerton. This commits.
n'ton has prepared the standard plan
and will direct the entire movement
handing down to the various bodies
throughout the church detailed plans
!: for their guidance.
,H There will also be a conference cab
q ainetFin each annual conference Of the
I church, about forty in number These
! sfconference cabinets will. be composed
Il Of the Conference Missionary Secre-
4 tary, Conference Campaign Director,
the Lay leader. and the Conference
! Centenary Treasurer. Each of these
officials have certain specific duties
and will direct the work of collecting
all the pledges in each annual confer
ence.
In nI, 30 kI,o
OF the church there is similar cab
iEet composed of the Presiding Elders.
tho Lay leaders, Campaign Directors
and the Chairman Of tho Methodist
Minute Men. The Conference Mission.
ary Secretary Is an ex-officio member
Of all district cabinets The work of
collecting in the districts will be su-
perv1sed 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
then, 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.
tions will be divided into lists of
twenty-five and the lists will be
placed In charge Of a certain member
Of the church cabinet who will collect
all pledges as they como due.
One feature Of the standard plan is
that the local church will be respon.
sible for collecting the full amount OF
its subscription IL any subscriber
dies or meets with misfortune such as
to render it impossible for him to pay
his pledge, 1t will be the duty Of tho
church cabinet to secure another per.
son to take tho place Of tho one thus
become delinquent.
It is also proposed that every new
member who comes into the church
shall also be asked to make contri.
button to the Centenary fund.
Tho Centenary fund Of $4,000, 600
will DO used for the church in an ex.
tension Of It's missionary work
throughout tho world Several million
will be spent In tho devastated re
aions OF France, Belgium, Poland and
Russia. Other millions will go to tho