The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-08-28
EXPECT T0COLLECT
sum Of S53,00q,0O0
SOUTHERN METHoDIsTs OUTLINE
PLANS FOR HANDLING GREAT
CENTENARY FUND.

Organization VIII Collect Largest
Amount Ever Handled BY Any
Religious Denomination
Anywhere.
The Centenary Commission Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
has announced Ito plan for collecting
the $53,ooo,ooo.oo which was pledged
for the missionary work Of the church
In the recent eight-day drive. Tho
plan was prepared and will DO direct
ed by Colonel John E. Edgerton, Of
Tennessee, tho general centenary
treasurer and tho director Of the IL
partment Of finance f~ the Centenary !
Commissions.
Colonel Mge.to1 Is 4 we'll known
business man. He Is president and
manager Of the lebanon Wooden
Mills, prssidon. Of tho 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.
"Orr slogan 10 no shrlnkage, but IN
Increase" Said Colonel Edgerton 70
Gently, Just as the Southern Metho.
dis. church has surpassed all records
in securing pledges for benevolent
purposes and has raised the iarxest
sum ever given t. any church at one
time In the history Of the world, SO No
We expect to set q new record In the
collection Of these pledges"
| Al Extensive Organization.
The organization through stich
these pledges will bs collected has
four centers Of responsibility. The
first Is A general finance commission
With headquarters at Nashville, headed
by Colonel Edgertoa. This commits
Aon 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,
!, There will also be Z conference cab
met In each annual conference OF thu
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 thes'
Z officials have certain specific duties
. and Will direct the work Of collsetin
t ali the pledges In each annual confer
!. encs.
!. In each Of the four hundred district
Of the church there is a similar cal
met composed Of the Presiding Elders
the Lay leaders, Campaign Director
and the Chairman OF the Methods
Minute Men, The Conference Mlssdol
n airy Secretary is an e1oificio memb'
} Of all district cabinets The work (
$. collecting in the districts will DO D
d pervised by this district cabinet.
a, Twenty Thousand Churches.
at In each Of the 10000 local church'
Y there will be local cabinets compose
Il OF the pastor, the centenary trea
urer, the campaign director, the Il
leader, the chairman Of the lninu
men, the Sunday school supsrintendel
and the president Of the Woman's M
Va sionary Society. This cabinet Will
lc- all the actual work Of collecting &
re. Individual pledges.
~ The persons who made suDscr
~ ha tions will BIO divided into lists
lis twenty-five aud the lists will
nd placed in charge Of 4 certain memh
OF Of the church cabinet who will cole
, q all pledges as they come due.
=. One feature Of the standard plan
~ | that the local church will DO resp
ees -sible for collecting the full amount
ND n III subscription. II any suoscrl'
una - dies or meets with misfortune srch
to to render IT impossible for him TO
'ee his pledge, It will ~ the duty OF
tas church cabinet 10 secure another ]
GO son to take the place Of the one q
~ - become delinquent.
It is also proposed that every .
m. member who comes into the Gnu
,wn shsll also be- asked to make . con
au botion to the Centenary fund.
o. The Centenary fund Of 'sb'ooo
sI !, viii b used for the church IN an
i, tension Of it, missionary v
b. throughout tbe world. Several mil
loco u, ~nrt In TIA dAvAatAtcd