. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . , whether peopleor causes, appropriate giving considerscomparative needs and the possibility oftheir being supplied. Appropriate givingfor Congregationalists. honors their ownproper missionary societies, and sees thattheir needs are supplied first. The propor-tion of gifts to Congregational as com-pared with other causes ought to beraised. It is the diversion of so muchmoney from causes in which only Con-gregationalists are interested, to those inwhich others beside Congregationalists areinterested, that makes us often wonderwhether Congregation
. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . , whether peopleor causes, appropriate giving considerscomparative needs and the possibility oftheir being supplied. Appropriate givingfor Congregationalists. honors their ownproper missionary societies, and sees thattheir needs are supplied first. The propor-tion of gifts to Congregational as com-pared with other causes ought to beraised. It is the diversion of so muchmoney from causes in which only Con-gregationalists are interested, to those inwhich others beside Congregationalists areinterested, that makes us often wonderwhether Congregational people arethoughtful enough in their beneficence, andwhether the impulse to give does not needdirection and training in denominationalloyalty. It is not well, it is not appropriatethat our own chosen work should suffer,because extra-Congregational interestsseem so deserving. There is moneyenough and to spare for all good causes,when the Christian heart is right towardGod. We do not call for abandonment ofany good work, but for a better, more. REV. CHARLES A. NORTHROP,* Of CONNECT ICl T. Secretary of Systematic Beneficence. THE HOME MISSIONARY appropriate adjustment, whereby our ownwork shall not unduly suffer. It remains to speak of another methodof giving,—the giving systematically. Thiswill steady and swell the flow of giving. The steadying process is best effectedthrough the work of a good missionarycommittee in each local church. Thiscommittee, if organized aright can do twoor three things. If its members arechosen because of their present orpromised interest in the work of all thesix societies, and also because of their re-lation to the various organizations of thelocal church, such as the church commit-tee, the Board of Trustees, the WomensMissionary Societies, the Sunday school,the Young Peoples Society and so on,they can keep the work of all the sixbefore all the grades of workers, and alsoestablish a policy of giving for the church,which will help in determining w
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