Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-04-16
STATE ORGANIZED
TO BACK CHURCH
Duluth Man Heads Campaign to
Raise minnesota's Quota.
lMTERCHuRCH CAMPAIGN
ASKS BILLION IN j. S,
Men Who Gave Services % Govern
mont for Dollar q Year Enlist IN
Cause under Banner % Cross.

During the week Of April Is Mime
sofa q to raise her quota In. the billion
dollar campaign proposed BY the In
terchurch World Movement. Tho
responsibility Of directing the financial
campaign IN this state rests upon W.
L. emtthies. executive secretary Of the
hterchurch Council Of Duluth, who
has been appointed state campaign
director.
Mr.. emithies organized and success.
fully directed war drives TN northern
Minnesota, including tho Red Cross
membership drive, 7. M. O. A. and
united war work campaign and has
launched into his new work by divtd-
ing the state into II districts with
general headquarters at $50 Lumber
Exchange. Minneapolis.
Campaign Directors Named.
Campaign directors have been ap-
pointed In each OF the II districts.
They in turn select a campaign direc-
tor tor: each county, and the county
directors assume the responsibility Of
community organization: These COM
munity organizations are made up of
both church members and non-church
men who have a friendly feeling to-
ward the church.
Zach cooperating denomination will
have its solicitors who VIII work
wholly among the people Of their de-
nomination. The citizens committee
in each community will approach
friendly citizens with no particular
church affiliation and call upon busi-
ness organisations to present the pro-
gram for more businesslike church &C.
tivity.
During the war;" says Mr.. smithies,
''business men of broad caliber were
willing, az patriotic service, to give
their time and energy to the work Of
winning the war on the dollar.a-year
basis. Men Of the same kind-indeed,
In many instances the same men-are
accepting the challenge Of this in
spring task Of raising money for the
spread Of the Christian religion
throughout the world, and for the ef-
flcient administration Of Christian
churches and institutions in the
United States. These men recognize
In this movement new spirit of for
getfulness of theological or denomina-
tional differences. In fact, the move
ment is grounded on the principle that
friendly rivalry between different de-
nominations will enhance the effective
ness of the entire campaign for funds
Every Dollar Assigned.
"For the first time in history, people
of the United States will be asked to
give to the World Movement and they
will know beforehand just where every
dollar Of their money Is going. Alb
solute protection of the local church
identity and denominational identity
Is one Of the strong features Of the
plan. No local church Is asked to
yield one whit Of its rights and priv
leges when entering the united cam
paign.
"All denominations come together
In q great meeting to make their re-
ports. Denominations form divisions
and local churches form units In those
divisions. In addition there Is the en-.
listment of tho citizens division. made
up of friends In the community who
have no UNCONVENTIONAL connections.
1T il proposed TN the united cam.
patgn In the community that the great
report meetings made up Of denomina-
tional divisions and local church units,
together with the powerful Citizens
Division. give q demonstration In the
community Of the solidarity OF the
Christian forces and the wonderful
comprehenstveness OF the church pro
gram which has grown out Of the sur
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