New Britain herald., 1924-04-28

Of ESypt, erected the teHlpit pI 'olo- mon, mastered the air. We believe | tha. in unity there is strength"
 Financing a Bible Glass.
 Some of the problems of financing a Bible class were explained by Walter R. Fletcher, treasurer of Everyman's Bible class of this city. Mir Fletcher spoke in part as follows; Many people are very much inter- , ested to know what we do with our money. When We started in We had TO very dedn.te plan for handling our finances; We collected so much money and then We disbursed il as Ii was , needed. Then We elected class comptroller. We allocated 15 per cent of our ! collections for rent. We give the sec rotary eight per cent of our collections ! for his necessary expense. The eAecu- Etiye. committee is given 32 per cent | which can be used fer speakers, flow CTS etc. Each army is given five per cent to spend in any way they choose. Advertising so per cent, "Our regular collections follow pretty set formula. Inc auditor can l take my books this year, add up the spe cial collections, deduct those from all The money l haye collected and ] then go to the secrclary's book and 1 take the number of men who have 1 ct me to the class sessions, multiply | that by il cents and he will have | within il dollar on two of the amount 1 of money we have collected. In other words, we have had 90,623 in our 1 class and the collections have been s2.e47.7l, or II 4-l0 cents per man, | There is a peculiar thing about that If we have our regular attendance ot | from five to seven hundred, il will run l somewhat higher When Me get two ! thousand people We get certalh l number of those chaps who haven't been in Sunday school since they put 6 penny in the plate and they think that's the thing to do now.
 "In addition to the regular collec- tons We have financed three special projcets this year: One at ThanksglN- ing time, when we gave DO or bo pas- kcts to needy families in the city. We had 9 collection that amounted To s25O to do that We took q collection for our leader, and then We put Bibles in the New lBurritt hotel
 No discussion of Bible finances would be complete unless We dis eusscd tho possibility Of some means of A set, fixed income after the man Ter in which you finance your churches. 1t has seemed entlrelF easy and satisfactory to get any amount Of money for any special pfo- feet or plan if it is properly sold to a group of men. and the money comes in quickly and easily. IL would be difficult 10 get the same amount of money pledged all at one full s"oop' .'1'his year our total rolections have come to an amount which aver ages a little over 1G cents per man ; who has visitc1 the class.'
 q. Alvin Grover, secretary of Trln- itv Mems Bible class of Staten ls- land, New York. spoke on the social features of a Bible class.
 Mir. Grover spoke on the importance of following the Rotary and other luncheon club ideas of calling men Ds . their first names, each man wearing a tag which gives his name. He also emnhasizcd the theory of classifying ' men according to their trade or pro- fessiop and keeping as many men |, busy as it was possible to ind "ofh , for. He stressed regular monthly blsi' ness meetings of the class. combined . with some social reiaXdtiof and com a c1udcd by stating that inc social sin' .r of the class was simply to further th' , spiritual side.
 I. G. Hunter Of Springfield. Mass. ? president Of a Springfield class, spok' on "Conducting a class without leader" He told some interesting eN
 pericnces the Springfield class ha
 had in hating a different speake
 every Sunday. He urged inc dele
 gates to emphasize in their ciasso the personal responsibility of th
 members. and not leave all the wOr'
 t5 the officers. ile told or the mctho
 his class uses in keeping In touch wit
 it's sick members.
 Organization
 Ncason Jones. president or th
 Bartfolog class at Mount Eernoi IN. y., and president Of the newly ol
 rapjzpd Federation of Mems Bibl
 ciasses. told of the mi.itaTy organiza
 ton plan, which has proven such
 guccess and which was conceived | the leader Of that class. Rev. Dr. F, Harholow, about IT years ago.
 He told about the success of tf
 employfnent department Of ihe cids
 the sick visitation. .the rclicl ~
 eyangelistic. prayer meeting groul
 and other agencies for keeping m pc
 spraI contact with Inc man.
 Ernest -R. Dechaut spoke On pul Hcity. in general and commented up'
 the fact that publicity and adNefti
 ing have been a large factor iH bull
 iug up the local class.
 OnicefS EIettcd
 1t this point the committees ?
 r4rted and the convention unaT
 mously selected for is officers durii
 the coming year. Presiaent. Meas
 Jopes, Of Mount Vernon, \. Y.; vic
 president. Dr. ]. E. Conger of NJ
 Britain: secretary. F. <. Linsiey
 Bridgeport; treasurer. E. H. Roonf Y gf Providence, E. l. Mount Nern was selected as the place for the ne
 meeting.
 ( The committee on name suggest ffa name -AssUciatcd Mems LII
 Glasses" After some discussion Il