The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-04-29
GARRARD COUNTY
Must Do Her Share In
Reaching The Finan-
cial Goal For The
Disciples World
Movement.
Drive Begins May 9th.

gaining momentum with the passing
Of the weeks. Interest in the Move
ment has been manifested from the
beginning. Enthusiasm Is now be-
ing aroused; and as the time for the
great drive draws near confidence
grows apace. The task IL large. even
Herculean. and the time for prepare
ton has been only too short; but the
seemingly impossible has been accom-
plished many times within the last
few years. There is, therefore, no
occasion for discouragement in this
case.
The Disciples were pioneers among
religious bodies in asking millions for
the Master. Their Men and Millions
Movement was the first Of its kind
But the other religious bodies since
then have set far larger goals and
have reached them finely The Dis
ciples are in fact about the last Of the
great religious eommunions to formu-
late and start an adequate Postwar
Program. q
Their goal. in a financial way. is
Sixty Millions (6O.OOO.OOO) within
the next FIVE years for missionary.
benevolent and educational purposes.
OF this amount Kentucky has been
asked to raise Six Million $4,000
OOO) or Sl,2OO.OOO a year for FIVE
years This amount will be divided
$3.50 between the general missionary
and benevolent interests and the edu-
eational work, except when designa-
tions are made by the donors.
II may seem to many that the
amount asked is large and the time
for preparation altogether too short.
II is conceded that this is all true.
But in this connection il must be re-
membered that the exikency among
the Disciples is such that something
must be done before another year
passes; but IL anything is done this
year IL must be done this spring; for
the presidential campaign comes on
in the fall and Disciples are interest
ed in politics as well as other folk. IL
is true also that IL is not always well
to mix politics and religion.
But II may be asked What is the
urgency? The answer can be given
in few words.
The cost Of operation Of orphan
ages, homes for the aged etc, has in
creased as has the cost Of living gen
orally. The cost Of missionary work
at home and abroad has increased
enormously within the last few years.
Larger offerings must be made or the
work will have perforee 70 be great
~ curtailed and many missionaries
called home. That would be unthink-
able in view o. the needs Of the
world and the opportunities for ser
vice with which the church is con-
fronted in America and over the
whole world.
The situation among the education
al Institutions Of the Disciples is
even more distressing. A shortage
Of religious leaders exists. The col
leges are fundamental 10 the prepare
ton Of leaders. But colleges are de-
pendent almost altogether on the in
come from endowments for the ex-
penses Of operation. The rate Of
interest on endowment funds. how
ever, has not increased since the war.
Everything else has increased many
fold; the cost Of operation and the
living expenses Of the professors. Add
TO the above conditions the fact that
Disciple colleges are very inadequate
~ endowed,and IL will be realized
that something heroic must be done
or many Disciple colleges will have TO
close their doors
Similar conditions prevail very
largely among all other religious bod
les. That is why these other relig-
ious peoples have put on their great
forward movements and have reach
ed their financial goals 50 enthus-
iaslically Il Is believed that like
success will come to the Disciples and
especially that Garrard County will
DO her part and DO il ioyfully.
A good organization has been ef-
fected in this county. James A.
BeaKley Is County Director. Cam
paign Managers for each eongrega-
ton have been chosen in practically
every congregation. Minute Men viii
be selected and sent into every con-
gregation and Sunday School Can
wasting Teams viii be chosen and
drilled for their WORK. And Il Is con
fdently believed that by the end Of
the week Of the Drive, May 9-i6.
Garrard's quota viii be raised II not