Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . ly evident. TheSociety or Board is in effect a centre of cen-tripetal and centrifugal force. It gathersto itself the material which the interest, theconsecration and self-sacrifice of thestronger churches is willing to contributeand distributes it again through the channelsit has provided to the infant congregationsthat, left to themselves, would struggle,often hopelessly, for bare existence. Thecentral office of such a Board may be Xeiv York Observer, October 18, 1894. likened to the central office of a great tele-phone system, where communica
Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . ly evident. TheSociety or Board is in effect a centre of cen-tripetal and centrifugal force. It gathersto itself the material which the interest, theconsecration and self-sacrifice of thestronger churches is willing to contributeand distributes it again through the channelsit has provided to the infant congregationsthat, left to themselves, would struggle,often hopelessly, for bare existence. Thecentral office of such a Board may be Xeiv York Observer, October 18, 1894. likened to the central office of a great tele-phone system, where communication can beinstantly established between the strong andthe weak, and the unity of their commonwork maintained and illustrated. Such constituted agencies in the interestof church extension are now established inall the leading denominations, both in GreatBritain and in our own land. They aredeemed to be a necessary adjunct to thesupreme duty of evangelizing the new orneglected fields which the providence ofGod is constantly opening to the First Church, Xew York, A. D. 1719. It is now perfectly understood that noground is truly won until the missionary hasbecome the pastor, the audience the church,and that this can be assured only when theappropriate, significant and permanentchurch home is secured. Thus the workof Church Erection and the agency for itsaccomplishment stand side by side with thatof sending out the missionary and provid-ing for his support, and as a consequenceBoards or Societies for Church Erectionexist to-day in the Church of England andamong the Presbyterians, the Congrega- 1898.] THE BOARD OF THE CHURCH ERECTION FUND. 475
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