The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-02-28
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Decide on Experiment.

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After decades OF such haphnzard
methods, the leaders of one denomina.
lion decided on an experiment. Thcy
Thought 1t would be possible for thu
agencies Ia get together for a com
mon study OF all the opportunities and
resources of their brotherhood, tu
make out unified budget of men mud
money, and to conduct concerted an.
peal for funds. II was made clcni,
thnt each constituent board sho M
preserve complete autonomy.
When the board representatives mel
they found it possible to eliminate a
great amount of organization cN.
pensos. They ultimately worked nu
budget and plan of campaign tlui
was satisfactory to all. This resulted
~ the famous "Slcn and Milltuu,
Movement of the Disciples of Christ.
which brought in what was then con
sidcred the staggering SUN OF S63OD..
NO for q tlNc-yCar program. The
members of the communion were 50
pleased with this busness-like meth.
oil of conducting affairs that they con
lrlbuted even more generously than
had been expected.
The success of this enterprise revo.
luilonlzed the whole business Of
church finuncler'ng. The other grru
denominations Immediately adup.el
The plan. The UNCONVENTIONAL aS.o.
iHlions have come to he known as
forward movements" aud some th.r
" of them are in existence today
Each one has clnr fled all the mror
nation IN relation To enterprise with.
IN the denomination. aud Ia. reduced
HE business cf collecting and spend
ing money 20 II science.
World Budget Formed.
The intcrchurch World Movement
Is simply plan TO do intertcnomina-
tlunally what the forward movements
have done within the various com.
mHnions. II means that every de-
nominntional budget viii he made in
the light of world needs instead of in
the seini-obscurity of incomplete in
formation. II means that contributions
to one denomination will not be In
wasicrul competition with conirlbu
lions To another, because all the fcl
lowsllps viii have worked ont their
program together.
The functions Of the Interchurch
World Movement are threefoId. First,
II collects, by means of world sur.
veys, all the pertinent facts on which
dcnomlnational programs may ~,
built. Second, It sets up The practical
machinery of cooperation. Third, it
acts in an advisory capacity whenever
it's advice Is requested.
The movement has nothing TO do
with organic church union or matters
of creed or doctrine. Each Consti.
tucnr unit preserve complete au.
tonomy. and is bound only so far as
IL wishes To- be- bound. Financial ap-
peuls are made by each. denonlna-
ton 10 It's own cuus' tuCncy. Any
surplus in undesignuted fatlS, over
and above the actual cost OF admins.
trutlon, will be prorated among the
denominations engaged in given ii.
nanclalr undertaking.
An illustration of one thing the
Movement can do Is To he found IN n
western community OF 1000 persons
IN which thirteen denominations have
been supporting separate churches
with missionary funds, while IN ada.
cent territory Of 10000 persons has
only three churches. by seeing that
all missionary boards are supplied
with information in such cases, the
Movement will make possible q wiser
distribution OF funds.
Its first goals are 10 reduce unncces.
sary duplication and overlapping 10
q in,;nmuni anu to nring ABOUT an m.
teliigeut division Of labor In unoccu
pied fields. The Movement 10. at hot
tom, an attempt I" Put church busi.
ness ON the sound, busiu-s--liks foun
.l,,ti,us IN N.lirl tL., xr...t c.,..n,.,r