The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-04
BACKWARD ABBOTT
EDUCATION WORK
That Charge Made Against
Churches by Speaker at
Parkersburg.

80 eASA e0A4 D.
+ PARKERSBURG, W. Va, March q
Religious education, hospitals and
homes. industrial relations, mfniste-
rial relief and American education
were the principal topics at the sec
ond days sessions OF the Interchurch
World Movement pastors conference
being held here in the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church.
In spite of q permanent investment
OF $500. 900 900 andtan annual expen-
diture OF $1,000,000.000 the United
States has not yet taken her work
OF education seriously. according to
the Rev. DIR. w. G. Clippinger. presi-
dent of 0tterbein college, Ohio. whu
represented the American education
al department of the Interchurch
movement at the conference and pre-
scented the Interchurch program for
extension of the educational actiyi-
ties Of the churches Of America. As
serting that the religious impulse han
been paramount in the founding of the
majority OF the colleges and UNIVERSE
ties OF the United States, DR.. Clip
pinger maintained that as long as the
churches spend only 81 for education-
al purposes while the state is spend
ing $40 his charge will stand. The
Interchurch World Movement has rat.
ed the educational program as being
one-third OF the entire forward move
ment budget.
Dr. Clippinger came to Parkersburg
to describe for the pastors OF this ter
n hn nH No =
by his department for the Interchurch
movement. He stated that this sur
vey showed to realize on all the OPP
portunities revealed by the survey
100000 men workers must be recruit
ed and trained during the next five
years. To do this, he explained, the
churches should prepare to increase
their educational investments by
$400. 100000. BY way Of contract with
what has been done in the recent past
he stated that UNCONVENTIONAL educa-
tional investments had been increased
approximately $100,000,00 in the last
four years.
In "a Statistical Mirror presented
by Frank Rines OF Baltimore, known
to hundreds of thousands OF Metho-
dists as THE Centenary Cartoonist'
the findings Of the survey and ask
ings Of the denominations or their
forward movements allied in the In
terchurch World Movement were
cleyerly summarized. The address
was illustrated by dozens OF charts.
Last year the Protestant churches
of the United States reported $685.
77S,535 of the 1.-THE Of two cents seven
mills per day expended for local and
benevolent work" he said. "As to-
tai figure this is a very large sun,
but when looked upon from the stand
point OF. an individual offering, two
cents, seven mills per member per
day is scarcely worthy Of being con-
ddeeed an.offering, nor even 1.-THE.
IF the. Protestant membership
could be lifted to the per capita stan
.dard Of the Seventh Day Adventists,
II cents 6 mills per day, last years
giving would be maintained and there
would remain for the new work $S11.-
615;54I. This church advocates and
its members practice tithfng.
cit is an amazing statement thai
the 1.-THE of $1.37 per day or 13 cent?,
seven mills from each member Of the
Protestant churches. OF our country
would maintain all church expenses
as per last year and provide for the
worlds need in new work the collos-
sal sum of one billion dollars.
1.-THE full 1.-THE from each member
as minimum and an offering ac-
cording to our ability will hasten tht
day OF world redemption.
''If the next great revival through
out the church could be in the deep
eniBg of the consciousness OF person
nj responsibility to God and the sens
OF obligation deepened concerning. ths
worlds need, and II the church.
through its entire membership were
awakened, a billion dollars per year
would be q very small amount OF mon
ey to raise and the church would be
established upon a more permanent
basis"
During this afternoons session the
evanga,istic campaign will be held
early this evening OF departmental
heads from the various counties and
preparations will be made for the
county conferences which will be held
within a few weeks for the presen-
tation Of the Interchurch program II
every county in the state.
County leaders in the departments
of stewardship. life service, mission.
airy education, survey. ard spiritual
resources also will hold meetings thi
evening to arrange their. program In
tho cooperative campaign.
Tomorrow. morning denominations
will be held and at the fina
session tomorrow afternoon the repor
Of the findings committee will be con
sidered.
According to reports of the De-
partment OF Commerce, copper im-
ports into the United States in 1918.