American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-04-24

LUIS coUiu only mean that these
agencies were more or less in compe-
tition with one another; that there
was waste and duplication of work
and money. and that among them all
some work was neglected, and some
denoninationul resources were entire
ly overlooked. because of their
specialized training. the leaders Of
each agency regarded themselves as
peculiarly fitted for their tasks, and
jealousy regarded attempts ut out
side interference.
Decide on Experiment.
After decades of such hapha zard
methods. the leaders Of one denoniinn.
ton decided On an experiment. They
thought II would be possible for the
agencies to get together for COM
mon study Of all the opportunities and
resources Of their brotherhood, to
make out a unified budget Of men and
money. and to conduct u concerted ap-
pea! for funds II was made clear
that each constituent board should
preserve complete autonomy.
When the board representa- lives met
they found II possible to timinate =
grcat1 amount of organization ex-
pcnscs. They Ultimately worked ont
budget and plan Of campaign that
was satisfactory To alt This resulted
Ia the famous Men aud Millions
Movement of the Disciples of Christ,
which brought in Whit WAS then con
GiInr.sI I'm ~ "A
OOO for fivc-yeur program. The
members Of the communion were 81
pleased with this blisincss-like meth
cd of conducting affairs that they con.
tribuled even mere generously than
had been expected.
The success of this enterprise revo-
lutionizcd .thc whole business of
| church financirring. The other great
denominations immediately adopted
the plan. The UNCONVENTIONAL assoc
cintiOns have come to be known as
forward movements" and some thir
~ or them ARE In existence today
Each one las clarified all the infor'
mntion In relation Ia enterprise with
IN the denomination. and has reduced
the business OF collecting aud spend.
lng money 10 u science.
World. Budget Formed.
The Interchurch World Movement
Is simply a plan Ia ,o intcrdenomlnG-
tionally what the forward movement :
have done within the various com
munions II means that every Do
nomnu,ional budget will Il" made Ia
the light of world needs instead of In
the semi-obscurlty of incomplete in
| formation. II means thai contributions
to one denomination viii not be In
wastefu competition with contrlbu.
| lions Ia another, because all the tel.
lowships will have worked out their
program together.
The functions of the Interchurch
World Movement are thfCefold. First
II collects. by means Of world sur
veys, all the pertinent facts on which
denolninallonal programs may b'
built. Second II sets up The practical
machinery of cooperation Third, u
acts In an advisory capacity whenever
IT'S advice Is requested.
The movement Inns nothing to u
with organic church union or matter
of creed or doctrine, Each const!
tuent unit preserves complete au
tonomy, and is hound only so far as
II wishes TO be bound. Financial ap
peals are made by each denomina
ton To its own constituency. ANY
surplus. in undesignated funds. over
and above the actual cost of admins
tration, will be prorated among the
denominations engaged In given n
nanclal undertaking.
An illustration of one thing the
Movement can do Is 10 be found In q
western community of 1900 persons
In which thirteen denominations hay,
| been supporting separate churches
with missionary funds, while an ada
cent territory of 10000 persons has
/ only three churches. By seeing tina
all missionary boards are supplied
with Information In such cases, thu
Movement will make possible a wisel
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