The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-04-15

tlon decided on an experiment T,or
thought 1t would be possible for ~ d.
agencies to got together for co,,,
mon study of all tho on,o~t,,it;os os
resources OF their brotherhood to
MAKE out unified budget of me, e,d
| money, and to conduct a coreerte6 ~
peal Tor funds. 1t was made clear
| that each constituent board should
preserve complete autonomy.
"hen the board representatives met
fhey found 1t possible to eliminate -.
great amount of organization OK.
penses. They ultimately worked ont
ouoset and plan of campaign that
was satisfactory to all. This resulted
in the famous "Mer and Mi,;io,,
Tiovemsnt" Of the Disciples Of Cb,iz.
which brought Ia what was then con:
sidered the staggering sum OF So.
Sop,eoe fer a fve-year program. The
members OF the communion were an
pleased with this business.like method
Oh conducting affairs that they con-
triouted even more generously than
had been expected.
The success Of this enterprise revo.
iut'on'zed the whole business Of
church 1nanciering The other great
denominations Immediately adopted
the p!s1. The tenominational associa.
tiohs have con,e 10 be known as "for. |
ward movements" and some thirty O,
them are in existence today. Each one
has Clarified all the information in "a, |
lation to enterprise within the denor,,,
nation, and has reduced the business
OF collecting and spending money to a
science
WceId- Budget Formed
Fhe interehareh World Movement is
simply plan to do interdenotninat,en,
ally what the forward movements
have done within the various com,
1t means that every denori.
national budget will be made In the
light OF world needs instead Of In tn.
OF incomplete tnforn,a-
tion. 1t means that contributions to
one denomination will not be in waste.
ful competition with contributions to
because all the fe!Iovships
VIII have worked out their program |
together. II
The functions Of the Interchurcb
World Movement are threefold rirst
t collects. by means of world SURVEYS
Ill the pertinent facts on which de. |
lominatlonal programs may be built hi
second, 1t sets up the practical ma. HI
'hinery OF cooperation. Third. il acts HI
n an advisory capacity whenever ,ts III
ldviee is requested. III
The Movement has nothing to do II
With organic church union or matters II
4 creed or doctrine. Each constituent II
nit preserves complete autonomy. and II
bound only so far as 1t wishas to he y
ound. Financial appeals are made
y each denomination to its own con. .
lltuency Any surplus in undesignat.
Il funds, over and above the actual
ost OF administration, will be prorat. /"
q among the denominations engaged
given financial undertaking
An illustration Of one thing tho
lovement can do is to be found in
estern community of 1000 persons /.
winch thirteen denominations have
zen supporting separate churches
tth missionary funds, while an ad.a.
mt territory Of $4,000 persons has
lily three churches. BY seeing that all
visionary boards are supplied with
formation in such cases, the Move
snt Will make possible a wiser dis.
ibution Of funds.
Its arst goals are to reduce unneces.
ry duplication and overlapping to
minimum and to bring about an in.
Iligent division Of labor in unoccn.
ID fields.