The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-03-07

AVOIDS USELESS COMPETITION
Religious Finsneisring RsvoIutlonizsd
BY Success Of Men And Millions
Moyemsrt And Cooperation
Is Resuls

-A"tNA'~A - HH attempt by
forward looking leaders ~ the var'ous
eyane Heal denominations OF the Uni.
ed States and Canada TO coordinate
the resources fin men. money and mate.
rial for Protestant America.
Historically IL is The logical ont.
growth Of q tendency OF the national
boards in each denomination 70 form
working alliances among themselves
In which each beard shan preserve ina
identity ana c01ra orp rsr.oon@l
ana treasury
IN former times the home mission
society," tho fora m ion society.
'Ae church extension society and the
various Philanthropio ana eleemosy.
nary agencies os any denomination
conducted their aisaiys independently
OF ono another Earh surveyed It's
OWE restricted t7u'ory. prepared
puaset of money and workers for It's
own purposes and made IT'S own ap-
peal TO its cons titueacv for support.
( This could only mean that these
agencies We're more or less IN com.
peuuon with one another: that there
We're waste and duplication Ct work
and money and that among them all
some work was neglected and some
denominational resources we're entire
~ overlooked Because Of their ape-
cialized training the leaders of each
agency regarded themselves AZ pecu-
Harry fitted for their tasks. and zeal.
ously regarded attempts Mt outside
interference.
Decide On rv,.,,,
After decades of groh ha,..,
methods. the loa5ara N ono =, 1870, ,n,,..1,.,u
ton decided cn III a.a..,.' usuoi.n.ua'
thought II would 1, no, .',I :. ivy
agencies IN oot tooo.tan -. ~ ene
mon study Of an tbo onoan. -. : 'oll,
resources OF their hrotb o,sL,.es anu
mata OUT 4 ur,esd b,drot \, , - !.
money. and ID cordnct ! oo = 80 alu
peal for funds :, 49, - ''u ~.
that each constif,er, - 80 800, 1le%,
preserve comn,oto antoro, go Siiou'u
When the hoard ranrn-o,,...,.
thew found Il nosyibia Il A' -. iie,
great amount If o~-o,i, ,'tn,.li'e
pensos Tho r,t,ra. -','.'' 1,.'ioh eA
q budget and MAN ~ c,-,ra;a, ~
was satisfactory 10 all This resulted
in the famous eMen and Millions
Movement" Of tho Disciples OF Christ
which brought In what was then con.
sidered tho staggering sum OF ss.
100000 for q fve.year program, The
members OF the communion were 50
I pleased withsthis buslness-like method
Of conducting affairs that they con.
iributed even more generously than
had been expected.
The success Of this enterprise revo.
lutionized the whole business Of
church inanclering. The other great
denomination Immediately adopted
,ae pan The UNCONVENTIONAL assocla.
uons nave come 70 be known as "for-
WARD movements" and some thirty of
mem are m existence today. Each one
mas CHARMED an me information in re-
ialioa 70 enterprise within the denoml-
ha'loni ana mas reduced the business
81 correcting ana spending money to
'''e'ie 49,
"o''o'suoaet Formed
ihe ih'erchureh World Movement Is
simply 2 plaa 10 DO INSTRUMENTATION
MY Enat the forward movements
nave aofe within The various COM
AuI'ohs' u means that every denomi-
national BUDGET will be made in the
Hsht q world needs instead OF in the
sernionseurify Of incomplete informa-
ton' II means that contributions TO
one denomination yin not be in waste
~ 'o' "1 l0tflhutions TO
p #a 'A9 iell2Wshlps
"i .'e N''AtA 9dl t'.F program
'ose.i'sr'
The functions OF the lnterchurch
World Movement are throefold First.
i collects, by means OF world surveys,
all The pertinent facts on which de-
nom.naiiorai program nay be built
Second II sets M The practical ma
chinefy OF cooperation Third. I. acts
IN an advisory capacity whenever its
advice is requested.
g The Movement has nothing 10 do
with organic church union or matters
OF creed or doctrine Each constituent
unit preserves complete autonomy. and