The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-05
TO COLLECT
SUMOF s5S,OOO,OOO
SOUTHERN MgTHooIsrs OUTLINE
PLANS FOR HANDLING GREAT
CENTENARY FUND.
Organization viii Collect Largest
Amount Ever Handled By Any
Religious Denomination
Anywhora.


has announced its plan Tor collecting
tho ssa,ooo.0oo 90 which was pledged
Tor the missionary work Of the church
IN the recent oirht-day drive. The
plan was prepared and will be direct
Cd By Colonel John y. Edeorton. Of
Tonnosaos. the general centenary
treasurer and the director OF tho DO
rartment Of finance for tho Centenary
Commission.
Colonel Edgorton IL a we'll known
business man. Hc Ia president and
manager OF tho Lebanon Wooden
Mills. president OF tho Tcnnessee
State Manufacturers Association. and
during the war he was a member OF
tho executive committee OF the war In.
dustry board appointed by President
Wilson.
"our slogan Is no sl.ripkago, but Al
Increase said Colonel Edgorton ~
ceDtiy. Just as tho Southern Metho-
s5st church has surpassed all records
In securing pledges for benevolent
purposes and has raised tho largest
sun ever Fiyon 10 any church AZ n
lime In the history OF the world. 90 DO
We expect 10 got a new record In the
collection OF these pledges"
An Extensive o~rpsnization.
The organization through which
these pledges will be collected has
four conters OF responsibility Tho
first Is a general finance commission
with headquarters at Nashville. headed
by Colonel Edgcrton. This commits
sion has prepared tho 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 a conference cab
met In each annual conference OF tho
church. about forty in number. These
conference cabinets will be composed
OF tho Conference Missionary secre-
tary. Conference Campaign Director,
tho Lay leader, and the Conference
Centenary Treasurer. Each Of these
officials have certain specific duties.
and will direct the work OF collecting
all TIM pledges In each. annual confer.
enoa
In each OF the four h uudred districts
OF tho church there ista similar cab
met composed OF the Presiding Elders.
the lay leaders. Cam pahin Directors
and tho Chairman OF. thu Methodist
Minute Men. The Corfere,sce Mission.
AIRY Secretary Is AN CN-oftlciO member
OF all district onbinoNs TIE work OF
collecting In the districts win be gu
psryised by this 40 triot cabinet.
Twenty Thousand Churches.
In each OF tho a.OOO local churches
there will be locm cabinets composed
OF the pastor, the centenary treas
urer, the oampaign director the lay
loader. the chairman Of tho minute
men, tho sunday school superintendent
aud the PREF ldent OF the woman'a Mis-
sionary So cioty This cabinet will Dc
all tho sotual work Of collecting th'
ibdiyldV al pledges.
Thu persons who made subscrip
tiona viii be divided into lists o
tyyeT .ty.nve and the lists will b
plaf cd In charge OF a certain membei
OF the church cabinet who will oollee
hY. pledges as they come due.
One feature of the 'standard plan
GAAt the local church viii be respor
1ible for collecting the full amount q
its subscription. II any subscribe
dies or meets with misfortune auoh a
To render II impossible for him TO pa
HIS pledge, Il will be tho duty OF N
church cabinet to secare another pc.
Huu " tAhN INV INAN' VI WV
become delinquent
II IS also proposed that every ne
member who comes into The ehurc
shall also be asked to make a cont
button 10 the Centenary fund.
The Centenary fund lof ssSAo0.9'
viii be used for the church Ia an G
tension OF its Missionary wo'
throughout the, world. Several milk
will be spent in tho devastated
sions Of FrarA,e, belgium, Poland a.
Russia. Othel, millions VIII g0to q
seven iorelgn fieids occupied by q
ohurch-MexR %, Brazil Cuba. Airi'
China, Japan and Korea. Other m
lions will boz spent In the indnstfI
sections OF IN o great cities, IN :
mountains. ana onE the immigrants Z
negroes and Il o Indians. and 10 onl
ing churches IN the missionary ts'
tory OF the N ,ited staies.