The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-04-28
|It1E INTERcHuRcH s ..|
WORLD MOVEMENT
The Greatest Forward Step in the
History Of American f.. ~ !. 4
FE~l ~ Churches. >.> =

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nominations, representing approx
lmately 20 per cent of the Protestant
church membership Of. the country,
decided that in the interest Of econ
iiomy and efficiency there were GER
Itain things which should be under
taken together, rather than, separate
ly, they brought into existence, as
the agency in which they We're to
cooperate, the ~Interchurch World
Movement.
They gave to the Interchurch
World Movement, as the first task
lin this cooperative effort, instruc-
tions to make thorough survey of
1.-The whole foreign mission field and
of the home mission field; in short,
to find the needs of the whole world.
This survey has been vigorously con-
Quoted and as a result the co~operat-
| ing churches have definitely before
| them their unfinished task at home
| and abroad.
The survey, which is probably the
most remarkable ever made, has
been conducted under six general
heads: the foreign field survey, the
home survey, the Christian educa-
tion survey, the religious education
survey, the survey for hospitals and
homes, and the ministerial retire.
ment and sustentation survey. The
church now knows the needs of
these different departments, and the
church is courageously facing the
facts. 1t is now calling not only on
is members but also ON all it's ad-
herents and friends, to help it win
the world for Christ.
The thirty Protestant denomina-
tions which are cooperating in the
Interchurch World Movement will
hold United Simultaneous sFinan-
cial campaign throughout the United
States from April 25th to May I'd for
funds to carry on the worldwide
task of the church. The total fnan-
cial objective will be 1896, ,777,5 ,572.
Of this amount $175,448,349 is to be
| paid in 1920.
T This; is the largest financial goal
ever proposed for volunteer giving,
being more than twice that of the
United War Work campaign. tt is
indeed tremendous sum, but not
too much for Christ and His church.
The raising of the $336,777 ,572 has
been equitably and justly distributed
among the states, and the state has
made quotas on the same fair basis
for each county. The quota for Cook
county is only $500. This amount
will be pledged this week, April 25
to May I'd, but may be paid any
time during the year ending April
80, 1921. This amount is for the
mission work of the churches, and
separate from the amounts SUBJ
scribed for the support of the local
churches.
The church is the one agency
| "AAC1l 1LdA 1E1u 1lCoO vi VASlOll,
courage and penetration to learn it's
needs, to face the facts and to pre-
pare to carry out he task. The
church calls upon America to stand
back of it in meeting it's clearly de-
fined, unfinished task.
It must be remembered that the
great worldwide survey is the basis
Of the financial campaign, that the
denominations cannot carry out the
task in its fullness unless the
money is~raised.
The money will be raised. America
Twill respond to this challenge to
Christianize the world. And Cook
county vii do its part. We have
gone t'over the top in all the good
causes for which we have been called
upon to give and we will again come
to the front in this greatest of all