Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-04-22
STATE ORGANIZED
TO BACK CHURCH
Duluth Man Heads Campaign to
Raise Minnesota's Quota.
INTERCHURCH CAMPAIGN
ASKS BILLION IN y. S.
Men Who Gave Services to Govern
mont Tor Dollar . Year Enlist In
Cause under Banner OF Cross.

During the week Of April Is Mime
sofa 10 to raise her quota In the billion
dollar campaign proposed by the In
terchurch World Movement. The
responsibility OF directing the financial
campaign In this state rests upon w.
l.. Smithies. executive secretary Of the
lnterchurch Council of Duluth. who
has been appointed state campaign
director.
MIR, Smithies organized and success
fully directed war drives In northern
Minnesota. including the Red Cross
membership drive. Y NJ. c. A. and
united war work campaign and has
launched into his new work by divid-
ing the state into IL districts with
general headquarters at 83s Lumber
Exchange. Minneapolis.
Campaign Directors Named.
Campaign directors have been ap-
pointed In each Of the IL districts
They In turn select . campaign direc.
tor for 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
Each cooperating denomination will
have It's solicitors who will work
wholly among the people Of their de-
nomination. The citizens committee
In each community will approach
friendly citisens with NO particular
church a6tlixtion and call upon bust
ness organizations to present the pro-
gram for more busineaslike church &C
tivtty.
During the war;" says Mr.. Smithies,
business men OF broad caliber were
willing. ~ 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-
ficient administration Of Christian
churches and institutions In the
United States. These men recognize
In this movement new spirit Of for.
Eetfulness Of theological or deuomina.
tional differences. In TACT. the move.
ment Ii grounded on the principle that
friendly rivalry between different de-
nominations will enhance the effective.
ness Of the entire campaign for funds
Runeu n~i..s A..i~~>A
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 10 going Alb
solute protection OF the local church
identity and UNCONVENTIONAL identity
10 one OF the strong features Of the
plan. No local church 10 asked to
yield one whit of It's rights and privi.
leges when entering the united cam.
paign.
"An denominations come together
in = great meeting to make their re-
ports. Denominations form divisions
and local churches form units In those
divisions. In addition there IL the en-.
listment OF the citizens division. made
up Of friends In the community who
have no UNCONVENTIONAL connections
1t IL proposed in the united cam
paign 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 demonstration In the
community Of the solidarity Of the
Christian forces and the wonderful
comprehensiveness OF the church pro
gram which has grown out OF the sur.
! vey."