The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-20
OUTLINE GIVEN
 OF GREAT DRIVE
 FOR THE CHURCH
Some of Reasons Why the Presbyterian Church > Wants to Help Con-
 munity Interests.

The New Era Movement of the Presbyterian Church has gathered together at headquarters in New York City men especially fitted to
 direct the operations of this signi-
 fcant religious enterprise, which
 was organized to solve in prac-
 tical way the great problems aris- | ing out of the war.
 | One of the chief of these men is Mir. Charles N. Wonacott, of Port
 land, Oregon.
 In an interview regarding the scope of the Presbyterians' program, Mr. Wonacott was asked how the New Era Movement operated. Through the established machin- | cry of the Presbyterian Church" he said. "The church is recognizing through the awakening influence of the movement it's full responsibility. and is marshalling it's entire forces l 10 accomplish it's full task, with q ? definite task for each person. Def mite steps have been taken in a pro gram covering a period of five years, anlisting the entire personality of the church in personal prayer, a revival of family altars, Christian stewardship a survey of local, na-
 tional and world fields, religious
 education, life service and imme- diate emergencies.
 "The church, when aroused" con tinued MT. Wonacott, lis plentiful ly equipped with men and money
 to combat fearlessly the forces oi evil, with an indomitable will for victory. Evil must be laid low, that
 the world may be a better place ir which to live What else can b, the meaning of this unselfsh cru
 sade of the past year? The Ameri-
 can people have given time, mon ey, lives for the sake of others. Al unsuspected depth has been sound
 cd in the hearts of the people. The
 world is making ready to practice
 the Golden Rule"
 "How can the Golden Rule b. uIout pldctICdl
 Largely through the operation of organized church effort. The genius of the day is organization. | The New Era Movement has busi
 ness organization. The fingers o your hands are passive and unrelat ed without the use of the thumb, 1 but in conjunction with the thuml they reach an octave in music, in terpret the painters mind, measure | the proportions in the laboratory sion. The aggression of the churcb I is for good. The thumb of tho
 church is organization. The Nev ] Era organization is articulated wit the church system in a powerful
 unit"
 Does not such tremendou task call for expert fnancing?" asked the interviewer.
 "Naturally. The first step in any program dealing with such vas' potentialities must be properly fin anced One of the splendid things
 about the New Era Movemnt is tho ] way in which the practical business
 men of the church, seeing the vision are responding to make it practical and efficient. The Presbyterian
 church through it's general assem- II bly, operates thirteen boards and agencies. These have sixteen sep arate budgets. Their total budget
 of opportunity is over $13, ,OOO.000 This is smore than twice the sun ever given before, and under the old system would require sixteen differ ent campaigns For the first time
 under the New Era Movement, al
 have united in one dignified appeal to all the local churches to give once and for all to the whole task Of the whole church and to mobilize
 its entire manhood and womanhood in that task"
 '1s this s13.0OO.OOO the entire
 outlay of the church this year?"
 "No. In addition, local expensef
 must be added, including the ad-
 vance of the pastors salary where
 justified. and a full survey must
 be made in each local field for an
 aggressive program to meet com munity needs. The total current
 expense budgets of the 9,92s Pres byterian churches approximate $25,-
 000.000. This makes a grand total