The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-04-16
IATERcHURCH WORLD MOVE
AIENT.
Outline OF financial Campaign
Statement OF budget.


The Interchurch World Movement,
which is thirty denominations in CO.
operation, is at present engaged inl
preparing for the united simultan-
eous financial campaign to be con-
Quoted from April rs to May toI
raise the budgets of the cooperating
denominations for missionary, educa-
ton and benevolent causes aggregat-
ing the sum of $336,777,572 all of
which is to be subscribed this year
but only $175,448,349 of Which is to
be paid before January Ii
The movement is to the cooper
ating denominations what clearing
house is to banks--it enables them
easily to do business with each other
and promotes the interests of all
without affecting the seir-rule OF
any. 1t has no legislative or execu-
tive authority over any of the CO.
operating groups.
1t is NOT the purpose Of thel
movement to work for organic union
of the churches nor is it the pur
pose to conduct any kind of repres-
sive campaign. Its program is con-
structive in purpose and worldwide
in scope.
Robert Lansing, former Secretary
of State, is chairman of the general
committee of $50 men and women
appointed and approved by the de-
nominations in the Movement. John
Z r. Mott is the chairman of the execu-
tive committee. s. Earl Taylor is
general secretary of the Movement
and it's active executive.
The plan being worked out is tol
have state advisory committees and
county advisory committees repre-
sentative of the denominations in the i
various geographical units to help
the field force of the Movement to
attain the objects of the denomina-l
lions working on the cooperative
basis as expressed by the Intercaurch
World Movement.
The World Budget of the thirty
denominations to be raised during
the united simultaneous campaign
from April 25 to May 2 is to be used
by the UNCONVENTIONAL oadministra-
tive boards for the following causes:
Foreign Missions j. 1907, 661 ,48Sl
Home Missions. O9,949,O37l
American Education -. 78,837.43Il
American Religions
Education ......... 5,ss1,s25
American Hospitals and
Homes ........ 5,1ls,46b
American Ministerial
Pensions and Relief. 20,510,22SI
Miscellaneous ..... 8,770,927l
Total amount to be
subscribed in 1920. .$336,777,5T2l
The cooperating denominations
and their financial goals are as fol
lows:
Advent h.ristian
Church. ......$ 35,uOO
Northern Baptist Con- =
vention ....,...... iso,5ss,ooOl
National Baptist Con-
vention ......... 1o,25O,ooOI
General Baptist. 272,50Ol
Church OF the Brethren S,219,598l
Brethren Church. 2O0,00Ol
Christian Church. 727 ,693l
Congregational Churches 16,5OS,470I
Disciples of Christ. 12,50i,l3S1
Evangelical Association 1894 ,26OI
United Eva geljcal
Church sc5,sss
Evangelical Synod of
North America 1886, 52l
Society of Friends in
America .......... 0Sz,Uo
! Society of Friends in
California. 100000
Holiness Church. ...... $4,000
General Conference of
Mennonites. ....... S2,eUU
M. E. Church. ..... S4,485,7S7
M. P. Church. 1,745,S66l
Free Methodist Church
of North America 6,234,9S6
African M. E. Zion
Cnurcn 1888: ..... AA1'VvVI
Colored M. E. Church. 100000
Presbyterian Church in
the U. S. A...s...... 44,97O,OOOf
Presbyterian Church in
the U. S. A. (South). 7,S65,449,
Associate r orm e d
Presbyterian synod. S92,264
Reformed Presbyterian
Church in Mort h
America Synod. ....S. 529,47fl
United Presbyterian -. 31,977,457
Reformed Church in
America ........... 2.iss,osl
Reformed Church in the
U. s,............. 1s.s1s,os5
I. Brethren in Christ !. s,54s,es2
Reformed Zion Union
Apostolic Church $50. 1893
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chances are you may be only great
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