Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-11-06
INVESTMENT VS.. DONATION.

This Is an aye OF business" an age IN which cy-
cry line of human cndeavor IS adjusting itself o.
thc demands Of purposeiul system and method
Few citizens OF mature age have ceased To- rcmcm-
Der the day when ministers OF the Gospel were ,us-
tsind ndiiiereutly all too frequently by duna-
tons. ParshIoners solicited 70 donate 20 the
fund" Tor the support oi the minister and n the
same manner TO participate in the more or les,
meagrc expenses nciden; to the program Of actiy
uc' oi the communion.
In order 10 cary on enterprise IN a business
like way. there must be Investment ior NO bust
ness man, or business association would think ior
a minute Of carrying forward an enterprise whose
financial support must ultimately depend on do
nations The donation age has passed and the in
Ncstmeut age has been ushcred in as It's successor
Men and women are nov investing ~ the churches.
the schools. the libraries and numerous other enter
prise, from which no direct returns IN terms of legal
rates Of interest may be reasonably expected Such
investor would feel nsul,cd to have their particpa-
tion described as donations Tor that IS not dcfni
ton Of their action.
There will doubtless be found men aud women
who uii declare that such statement, as the fore
gong. bu, quibbc, but are the, In the days
oi doLa,ons what resulted, Were adequate sums
raised ior the SUPPORT Of religion, actyitics' Were
schools adequately financed, Were Libraries planted
ou adequate basis and stocked with a sufficient
number tut range Of volumes We're parks dcsig
mated generally and widely as they should have
been We're hospitals erected aud maintained as to-
day. ~ none Of these things were done because
the m,"o o' the people had al that time been d.
rec,ed 0 tis thought that all participation was do
naiio' '5cr gifts without the possibilities OF Il
nancal returns and even uncertain IN the elements
Of community bci'cmcu,
tortunsie's '.r al concerned. there has davucd
ia. 500 .ae which money time talent thought aud
labor may be invested with a definite understand
ing 81 Tire rea Iuabc expectation from such partic-
patton Doc effect, Of ,h, change have been Tor
reaching ur good and reflected into every phase oi
geneTa welfare work s minister win mo- longer live
~ donations. and the church over which D, preside
Canno' De operated un 4 donated fund Fund, are
now invested Cot the bru.i, 81 such investments
10 al concerned Minister, ar, uaa pad a salary
iron the fund, invested and au, donated aud with
par Of such invested salary. they pay their living
e%Pense. thus rcega,iug ,hc cr,,ohilr. more OF
les hum''ailng weekly monthly. ~ yearly pound
ing T. 'he scrap heap % aurqua,,d and ou,worn
custom.
demand ior mFes'meu, boz ,hr general good
thTonga tie mrdiums OF rty governments. schools
'hufcar'. Libraries. park, par,ng, sidewalks. hos
pta' carres Diih o assurances 81 enhancement,
aHa developments advancement and added heights
81 drs-abil''y and safety The heart 81 a nar 81 4,
nuHbcr Of men. Of an entire community, reveal.
i'seii through rs investment OF though. .,m. d
Dor an MONEY. L may be tina, ,ery mall .u,r
OF moael rouid represent 'arg, percentage al
an individual financial abiiiit ~ ou the othe,
hard that a bg sum might repre,en, minor m
v1imeni on percentage basis far another b,,
each according 10 MS abili;y. IN keeping with the
wilson OF his soSi rsgeslcd throaeh NJ, p,ft,ei
panon IN the enterprise upon which III, genera,
veal OF the community depend
IL is an iHvestmen;. and tot donation ,;a, r..
iates the individual to his church lis school h.
part. his hospital 70 all that makes ior community
advancement aud uplii,