The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-09-19
EXPECT TO COLLECT.
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SOUTHERN METHopisTs OUTLINE
PLANS FOR HANDLING GREAT
CENTENARY FUND.
Organization viii Collect Largest
Amount Ever Handled BY Any
Religious Denomination
Anywhere.

me Centenary commission or inc
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
has announced its plan for collecting
the $50. 600, 100000 which was pledged
tor the missionary work Of the church
In the recent eight-day drive. The
plan was prepared and win be direct
I'd by Colonel John r. Edgerton. Of
Tennessee, the general centenary
treasurer and the director Of the de.
partment OF finance for the Centenary
Commission.
Colonel Edgerton 10 . well known
business man. He is president and
manager Of the Lebanon WooleI
Mills. president Of the Tennessee
state Manufacturers Association, and
during the war he was . member Of
thb executive committee Of the war In
2dstry board appointed by President
wilson.
" Our slogan 10 NO shrinkage, but an
ncrease." said Colonel Edgerton re-
Gently. Just 40 the Southern Metho.
list church has surpassed all records
In securing pledges for benevolent
purposes and has raised the largest
sum ever given to any church at one
ime in the history Of the world, 50 do
we expect to set new record in the
collection of these pledges"
An Extensive Organization.
The organization through which
these pledges will be collected has
tour centers OF responsibility. The
tirst is 8 general finance commission
with headquarters at Nashville, headed
by Colonel Edgerton. 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.
net In each annual conference of the
:hurch. about forty in number. These
conference cabinets will be composed
If the Conference Missionary Score
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.
once.
In each of the four hundred districts
II the church there ia q similar cab.
net composed Of the Presiding Elders.
Athe Lay leaders. Campaign Directors
Ind the Chairman Of the Methodist
inute Men. The Conference Mission
Secretary IL an ex-okficio member
all district cabinets The work Of
Collecting in the districts will be So
pervised by this district cabinet.
Twenty Thousand Churches.
In each Of the 10000 local churches
here will be local cabinets composed
II the pastor. the centenary treas
nrer, the campaign director. the lay
.eader, the chairman of the minute
men, the Sunday school superintendent
and the president of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society. This cabinet win do
all the actual work Of collecting the
Individual pledges.
The persons who made subscrip-
lions will be divided into lists Of
twenty-five and 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 Il
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 -
t. render 1t impossible for him to pay
his pledge, 1t will be the duty Of the
church cabinet to secure another per
SON to take the place OF the ONE thus
become delinquent.
It is also proposed that every new
member who comes into the church
shall also be asked TO make . contrt
button to the Centenary fund
The Centenary fund Of ss6.000.o
win be used for the church in an az
tension Of its missionary work
throughout the world. Several million
will be spent in the devastated 70
gions OF France. Belgium, Poland and
Russia. Other millions win 60 to the
seven foreign fields occupied By the
church--Mexico. Brazil Cuba. Africa
China, Japan and Korea. Other nail
lions will be spent In the industri&
aaoffnua nf tha orAaf cftion In ths