Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-01
PLAN s1,OOO,000,O09 FUND
iNTERCHURCH MOVEMENT
is WORKING OUT BUDGET
Official Figures VIII Bc Announced
This Month-Suryc,s Reveal
Need OF Work,

rrse %orij aiovemsn, OF ou. tine fH sud-
90 ars on 81 fivo-ycar basis. Tho de-.
- OF this budget arc not announced
ms Tine Tor the reason that they
~ be checked and cross check cd
%. tho UNCONVENTIONAL agencies in
we'd. No official Isnrns will be an
3" need until tho budget has been fully
led and subjected to the scrutiny
-. nc soard Of Review appointed at
recent surycy , conference Of the
,'",ic city. 1t is expected that The
i."' nsuLcs for the first year will ne
""u phhccd during February.
'nTinE tho next thirt; days hun
"''HS oi committees and sub-commit-
VII De meeting throughout the
t1o"k'rS up and submitting the final
t2tsia which arc TO DC included only
"'te; fun dcnomina,ional approval Tho
iStal amount of the budget as con-
Nihcrcd by the general committee, was
h,viich into us constituent parts and
io-ciGn Missions Conference. Ilomc
...sHiors Council. Church Boards of
Education and Sunday School Council
involved
Include. :n Denominations.
cnaodI ms nndTo, as po.FGn.rd are m, r.
Foreign Missions Conference represents
SIG per cent OF tho native com'nuni-
pe 3sor seD per c and & The p" ren, III
tie total income for foreign missions
Toc examinations cooperating repre-
sat s'.cs per cent OF the total Protest
So uonicrship in tho United states
ih%ise figures illustrate the ren.cscn
wye chartcter OF the Ihtcrchurch
Ihe Inisrrhurch -urycy. have rc-
,ek!rd. fa:'t q -cas.of the 'S.rt"'s surfac.
.',s nayc.- r,nct.at.d. More than half
tto popnlas;on of the world. ID is
sl"wn. has never had the. CospcI
nfe@ehcd - T. missionary enterprise
Inc world over. the aurvcys reveal has
s.Ged terrible setback az result
az 80 ,1 Vat ico., MAPS cha-ts, lantern
'rlttionS as they actually exist in
~ Africa. Europe and America IL
Consequently when hiilion-dollar
ud@c, was surrounded as the ,n!nirnum
~, would sU?piy Americas share Of
ne years thn icuf- was received ~
-" Protestant chnrch leadership wits
g shock OF astonishincnt. but rather
ID quiet. buaincsJ.ikc determination
ti""j y human effort, with Divine aid
so"id achieve such i goal the goal
Prove Initinr study.
ne married larT"t-,"cncss OF these
Whole field o; The whole church In
e 3urch World Movcrnon. leaders de-
= Ire that the church for the FIRST time
wa DC ahlc 70 challenge tho attention
{" 'hc world rs projecting the whole
program OF tho = hole church
> IN
W"Tld needs every possible evidence
p iHc oneness in aim and EFFORT or the
'r"'eStart churches.
Inc morcmcat will make available
~ these the eAper .cncc and wisdom Of
81 cooperating bodies. without weak
"nt"S the distinction OF any. 7. Will
80 q TO eliminate many com pctinE ap-
l'a.s by concentrating the efforts o.
! churches upon ono Inclusive and CO.
lucrative enterprise.
Mems stimulating Interest
ne Ne!y greatness OF the ta.3i. will
:orN+ to increase the interest and sac
tuv" of tho members OF all churches.
leaders point out. II will enlist the
20 ncration OF the mii.ons Of people
MILO, though nov NON ers 81 churches.
aIo neve-ttrl MA ---r- cs--~ltN the
i'""@Tam- II Mill effect economy in adj
NiihtSt-Tt- 7rSS.T--Tr---v--r---crro.t
!u jUbltCIty. conferences. etc.
y VIII facilitate the solution OF two
%! ne largest. most .mportau; prob
icu's before the churches. viz: the en-
i-huce Of unoccup!cd fields at home
AZ" abroad and the adequate provision
for many projects OF special concern TO
SON" or all OF the cooperating bodies