Evening star., 1928-04-21
COUNCIL TO REPORT
!. ON STEWARDSHIP"
Nashville Meeting win Study
Methods of Increasing Local
Church Membership.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 2i,-When
the United Stewardship Council. COM
posed Of the stewardship representative
of the twenty-siX leading evangelical
denominations, meets in Nashville
April 27-3o. its discussions will center
chiefly around the most effective meth
DDS for enlisting the membership Of the
local churches in a fuller study and
practice of the principles of New Tes-
lament stewardship, according to DR.. j.
f. Crawford of this city. president of
the body The Nashville meeting OF
the council will be the first regular ses-
sion of that body that has been held
in this section of the South.
A complete inventory is being made Of
the present stewardship programs Of
the cooperating denominations in the
hope of improving those programs as
much as possible, and the result of that
inventory will be reported TO the council
by DR.. David McConaughy Of New York.
representing the Presbyterian Church.
u. S. A., one of the pioneer workers III
the stewardship cause.
Stewardship Studies.
Other special studies that will be
made by the council include one on the
general subject of stewardship litera-
ture, and the result OF the investigations
there will lie brought by Dr. w II. Den
nison of Dayton. Ohio, who heads the
stewardship department OF the Christian
Church,: while n report on the best
methods of employing religious educa-
ton for inculcating the doctrine Of
stewardship will be presented BY DR.
P. f. Burroughs of Nashville, secretary
Of the educational department of tbs
Sunday School Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention.
Other special topics that will claim
the consideration of the council include
Stewardship and Evangelism" by DR.
J. w Perry, head of the cvangclistic
department of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South: Ethics for Business
Men" by DR.. Guy l.. Morrill, New York,
representing the Presbyterian Church
u. S A; The Minister and Steward
ship" by DR. Roger r. Nooe Of the
Vine Street Christian Church, Nash
vile: The Layman and Stewardship"
by Mr.. G. l.. Morelock, head Of the lay
mems work OF Southern Neth0distS;
Giving as Worship" by DR.. F. A. Agar
head of the stewardship department Of
Jesus and Property" by DR. A. r
Robertson of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Louisville: Stew
ardship Committees III the Local
Churches" by Rev r. c. Long. head OF
the stewardship department Of the
Southern Presbyterian Church, Atlanta:
How Best 10 Make the Transition
From External Authority to Motive" F" by
DR. H. b. Thinble. pastor MeKendree
Methodist Church, Nashville, and
Stewardship and Preaching" by DR.. II,
B. Mccormick. stewardship secretary.
Disciples of Christ Church, st, Louis.
Mo.
Plans Laid for 1929.
Tentative plans have been laid for
the observance of 1929 as a special
stewardship year by Southern Metho-
dists and Southern Baptists and the
programs of such observance viii be
reported to the council by representa-
tives of these denominations.
In connection with the council there
viii be a special conference OF the
pastors of this city and section. at which
Dr. David McConaughy of New York
win lead discussion on the principles
of stewardship. while Dr. j. T. Hender-
son Of Knoxville. secretary OF the
Brotherhood OF the Southern Baptist
Convention, will lead discussion Of
how TO put the stewardship principles
into practice through putting Oh the
every member canvass" in the local
churches.