The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-12
ANNUAL CANVASS FOR FUNDS PLANNED
 BY PRESBYTERIANS

The Northern Light Presbyterian Church is planning on making the annual canvass for funds to carry on
 the benevolent and church expenses of the work All benevolences go to sources. outside of Juneau. and are
 used for the assistance of disabled and superannuated ministers, mission
 aries widows and children of those
 who hove served the church; for ed ucational purposes whereby young men who are unable to obtain the
 high standard of preparation required by the church may thus be aided; !; for the preaching of the gospel to the foreign lands that all may know of
 the way of life; for the home service in such fields 7 that are not strong enough in membership and ability to support a minister, and where the gospel would be hidden from the children if these funds were not forthcoming; for the negroes of the south who have to long been kept in poverty of body and soul; for ! the carrying on of the work among the sailors and saldiers, and such causes. There are nine Boards in
 the church towards the work of which $13,O00.0O0 was subscribed last March Last year $25,000,000 was subscribed for the expenses of the
 local church support and the keeping
 in repair the edifices. for worship.
 An army of boys and girls fill the Bible schools and young peoples so- cieties of the land these .organiza- tions furnish S5 percent of these who take up are membership aid burden of service for God and human ity, and have proven their right, of existence and supBprt.
 The church stands for everything that is good, wholesome and upilr5- ing in tho community, and is dead against all things that tend to undermine the morals of children or injure their health It is carried on under the strictest business methods. The Bible teaches that men should give freely. and not be forced to support the cause Of Christianity s.It
 has been the policy Of the church to come before the people with nothing that would in auy way embarias those who may wish to give, and to make them feel in giving that they are doing a thing that merited the highest praise and commendation, and that would uplift the cause of Christ in the community and in the world
 The 2Sth of March is set aside as the day for the annual drive" among those who wish to service the church by their gifts and an edu- cational campaign Is now on to make. preparation for thfs special fngather- ing. Fen minute addresses will be made bysalaymen of the. church at both the morning and evening hours of worship on Sunday and the pastor will take such steps as will best keep the people informed as to the needs of the work for the-P next yeae Three hundred people have affiliated themselves with us and all will be given an opportunity to assist Should there be others in the com nitnity who feel that the church has done such work in the past that it has won 2 place in. service. yoa are invited to lend of your funds 10 the support of the work. Keep in mind the 2Sth of the month. aud be ready to make annual offering to be paid on a weekly basis if fhat is suitable Our present year ends with March
 31st and the pledges of the past year
 are well paid 10 date and many to the end of the year. The last year
 has been the greatest year for ser. vice in the history of the chmch.