The North Carolina Baptist handbook for .[serial] . By Livingston Johnson. I HE BEST financial plan ever devised is found in 1Cor. 16:2: Upon the first day of the week letevery one of you lay by him in store, as God hasprospered him. This plan provides for a weekly contribu-tion from every member, according to his ability. In orderto make this Scriptural plan practical and operative, thefollowing suggestions are submitted: (1) The appointment of a Mission Committee, or Com-mittees, in every church, whose duty it shall be— (a) To solicit a pledge for every object of the Conventionfrom every mem
The North Carolina Baptist handbook for .[serial] . By Livingston Johnson. I HE BEST financial plan ever devised is found in 1Cor. 16:2: Upon the first day of the week letevery one of you lay by him in store, as God hasprospered him. This plan provides for a weekly contribu-tion from every member, according to his ability. In orderto make this Scriptural plan practical and operative, thefollowing suggestions are submitted: (1) The appointment of a Mission Committee, or Com-mittees, in every church, whose duty it shall be— (a) To solicit a pledge for every object of the Conventionfrom every member of the church, the same to be laid byweekly, and paid wreekly, semi-monthly, or monthly, accord-ing to RICHARD VANN. D. Raleigh. N. of Meredith College since 1900. NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HAND-BOOK. SI (b) To see that these pledges are paid so far as possible,ivhen due. (c) To distribute tracts and other literature. Tracts canbe had by writing for same to Livingston Johnson, Corre-sponding Secretary, Raleigh, N. C. (2) The use of collection envelopes. Churches, whichhave preaching every Sunday, will find the Duplex envelopebest. These can be secured at small cost from the DuplexEnvelope Company, Richmond, Va. This plan is, of course, flexible, and it may be necessaryto change to suit local conditions. Some churches may find itbetter to use the budget plan; that is, to take the pledges forall the objects in a lump, and assign, to a judicious commit-tee, the distribution of the funds, giving to each object itsproportionate part. Other churches may succeed better byhaving a committee for each object. These points must bedecided by the church in conference. The point
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