The Spirit of missions . m of letters has been proved to bea most effective auxiliary. A letterstating briefly the opportunities andnews of the Board of Missions, and thesum reasonably expectod from the par-ish, togetherwith pledgecard andstamped en-V e 1 o p e ad-dressed to therector (it iswell to havethe name andaddressprinted invery large,bold type, sothat the en-velope c 0 m-pels a 11 e n-t i o n ) , ismailed, s a y,at Michael-mas to everyfamily. Thosereplying arechecked off onthe mailinglist. Aboutthe beginningof Advent, a•second letter,statingthe results of the first, and the amountstill
The Spirit of missions . m of letters has been proved to bea most effective auxiliary. A letterstating briefly the opportunities andnews of the Board of Missions, and thesum reasonably expectod from the par-ish, togetherwith pledgecard andstamped en-V e 1 o p e ad-dressed to therector (it iswell to havethe name andaddressprinted invery large,bold type, sothat the en-velope c 0 m-pels a 11 e n-t i o n ) , ismailed, s a y,at Michael-mas to everyfamily. Thosereplying arechecked off onthe mailinglist. Aboutthe beginningof Advent, a•second letter,statingthe results of the first, and the amountstill lacking, ^and again enclosing apledge card (but not another stampedreturn envelope) is sent to those whohave failed to reply. Then, if necessary,a third in Epiphany. After this, therector and members of the vestry, or aspecial committee, can usually call uponthe others personally, and discover whatcauses let iand hinder them from con-tributing. It is well to fix on the pledgecard certain definite dates, say quarter- i. (218) Canned Lenten Offerings 219 ly, when payments are due, and whenstatements from the treasurer may be,3xpected. Perhaps I may be permitted to saythat the plan outlined above has beensuccessfully nsed and is now in opera-tion in St. Lukes Parish, Evanston, 111.,ivhere a parish church is being erectedn enccessive stages as the necessarynoney is secured. At present the3hurch building consists of transeptsind about two-thirds of the nave, thevails rising only about eight feet above the ground and supporting a temporaryroof. Last year, out of a total incomeof $21,000, almost $2,000 was expendedon extra-parochial Ohurch work. Our experience justifies us in answer-ing the question which heads this articlewith one in our opinion far more diffi-cult to answer, viz.: How can a congre-gation build a parish church, a real, live,thriving parish church, unless it main-tains from the day of its birth its fairsupport of the Churchs GeneralJVCission ? CANNED LENTEN OFFERIN
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