The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-08-30
EXPECT To COLLECT; i
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EcUTpERN METhcCisTS OUTLINE
PLANS &c? HAHCLING GREAT
CENTENARY FUND.
Organization wis Collect largest
, Amount Ever Handled BY Any
Religious Denomination
4. Anywhere.

The Centenary Commission OF ti,a
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
has announced its plan for collecting
the $4,000, 10000 which was pledged
for the missionary work Of the church
in the recent eight-day' drive. The
plan was prepared and will bs direct
ed by Colonel John Z. Edger50l, OF
Tennessee, the general centenary
treasurer and the director CT the de-
partinent o. finance for the Centenary
Commission.
Colonel Edgerton is well known
business man He Is president and
manager OF the Lebanon WOODEN
Hills, president of the Tennasses
State Manufacturers Association, ed
. during the war he Was maui5tc os
the executive comsnitee CT the war IL
dustry board appointed by President
Wilson
"Our slogan is no shrinlage, but ar
Increase" said Colonel EGgerton re-
! Gently. ''Just as the Southern ,Mctho-
dist church has surpassed all records
in securing pledges for benagcleat
purposes and has raised the largest
sum ever given to any church ct oaa
{ .irle in the history cs the worl /, so Go
We e:pect to set a rev record in the
eeHqction q these pledges"
| An Extensive Organization.
Tao organization through which
: these pledges viii be collected has
! four centers OF responsibility. The
, first IS a general finance commission
with headquarters at Nashville. headed
by Colonal Edge1toa This con2.s-
sion -nas. agcr.. 4. the standard pm
and Will direct tho entire yno'ena ant
+, handing down to the various hodios
. throughout the church detailed plans
for their guidance.
There will also be q conference cab
met in each annual conference Of the
church, about forty !n number. Theso
conference sa3i-ets viii be composed
of the Conference Missionary Secre-
tary, Conference Campaign Direc.or,
| a. hn Ip-lf Coy, =
Centenary Treasurer Each Of thess
officials have certain specific eutfss,
and will direct the work o. collecting
oil the pledges in each annual coa1s--
enee.
In each Of the four hundred districts
OF the church there is similar cas-
met composed Of tho Presiding E,detG,
the Lay leaders, Campaign Direc 'ors
and the Chairman OF the n tho1iat
! Minute Men. The ConfcTo1cc Nilsson
ary Secretary is al ex-officie N ,rale'
os all district cabinets Tho work OF
collecting in the districts viii DO s|
pervised By this district cabinet
Twenty Thousand Churches.
In each Of the 10000 local ct,pccllos
there will be local cabin@ta cc-n-csal
" the pastor. the celte1a.y tronz-
urer, the campaign director, ;hs ~
leader. the chairman OF the ri22;s
nen, the Sunday school superintendent
and the president of the Womans Hls-
Ionary SocieH. This cabinet VIII %
all the actual work of colloctirg tia
individua pledges.
The perschs who made ss.bsc.:p'
lions will abe divided into l.sg ct
twenty five and the lists will Re
placed in charge Of certain nerabet
Of the church cabinet who will collect
all pledges as they cone due.
One feature Of the standard plaa ia
!. tha. the local 1aarch will bs raspon-
sibla for collecting the fail amount Ct
It's subscription: II any Subscr :,
dies or meets with misfortune ee
70 render Il Impossible s,r hi
bis pledge, It viii be tbs dg1y Vi sils
church cabinet to secure another Eei'
ton to take .1e place Of tho one thus
become 1elinnuent -. 4.----,-s.--.