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A SACRED PARTNERSHIP
Partners With Cod
The paramount task of the world today is the task of Christ
ianizing it ? the task of focusing on individuals and organized so
ciety, the world over, the spiritual forces which God has placed
at our disposal.
This task has been committed to the Church of which Jesus
Christ is the Head. God has called into this sacred Partnership
with Himself every one of His redeemed children. "Our partner
ship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ." 1 John
1:3.
The great business enterprises of the world sink into in
significance when compared to this task. It lays tribute on all
the energy, the time, the talent, the property God has entrusted
to us.
God Furnishes the Capital; We, the Energy
To conduct this great business, headed by our Divine Lord,
each one of us not only witnesses of Him but works at his trade,
profession or vocation, using the product of our labor to send
those who can go with the Gospel Message to the dark spots of
the earth. We convert our energy or talent into money, and in
turn convert this into the Story of Redemption through our
Messengers of the Cross.
These Messengers are our employees in this big business.
They must be provided for, and their ordinary needs met, without
permitting them to waste much of their energy, for which we are
paying a large sum, on fretful and enervating worry about home,
shelter, food, clothing.
Three Types Wanted
This is an appeal to three types of people or churches. First,
those able to give to the Kingdom more than they give in the
weekly envelope system. Second, those who for one reason or
another have been prospered by God since their annual benevo
lent pledge was made, anil who now feel disposed to add to their
regular church pledge. Third, those who can make a sacrifice
without lowering their gifts to other causes.
A Partnership Expressed in Stock
The General Assembly of our Church is asking the Church
to releive this distressing need gradually. It asks for $500, (XX)
for this year to be spent for only the most needy causes. The
day set apart is December 3rd (First Sunday) for a cash offering
from the church at large.
Our plan is to "sell" 5,000 shares of slock in the Equipment
Fund at $ 100 per share payable with in 90 days. We are suggest ing
that each congregation take as a minimum one share for every
50 emembers or major fraction thereof. People who would
subtract their gifts lo the Equipment Fund from the annual
canvass in March for Benevolences, are not the ones now being
urged to give.
How Many Shares Will You Take?
We can arrange for one who takes a large number of shares
for a definite object to pay this gradually over an extended period.
The Reproach We Must Remove
They are our Skilled Mechanics; our ex
pert Farmers working in "white fields" with <
the promise of large "harvests." We must
give them adequate tools to work with; ade
quate implements to till the soil for God's ?
harvest. '
We, as Southern Presbyterians, have, on
the Foreign Field, 463 of these Co-Partners,
and 634 on the Home Mission Field, making
a total of 1097. They added last year 14,369
to the Church on profession of faith. <
For years it has been commented on that
our Church has the best missionaries and the
poorest equipment of any branch of the .?<
Church. We as Partners with God and with
our fellow-partners of the Missionary Force,
must remove this reproach.
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meat Fund of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, the purpose
modern and effective equipment for our missionary forces at home and abroad.
In W tint u xcArrevf, thia certificate ia issued by the General Aasembly's Stewardship
Committee and is countersigned by the Treasurer of the fund, thia day o t 192
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Remember the Day ? Next Sunday ? Dec. 3d
Sums for less than $100 will be just as graciously received as will larger amounts, hut a certificate of stock in
the Equipment Fund will not be issued for less than S100.
This check may be made out on any bank; may be dated ahead if desired, and will not be presented for payment until date
designated by drawer.
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Pay to the Order of
T. R. PRESTON, Treasurer,
President Hamilton National Bank, Chattanooga, Tenn.
To
Dollars, $
For the Equipment Fund of the Presbyterian Church, U. S.
(Write Name of Bank Here.) ?
(Write Address of Bank Here.) (Sign Name Here.)
The General Assembly's Stewardship Committee
M. E. MELVIN, General Secretary. T. R. PRESTON, Treas.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Address the Treas., at Hamilton National Bank and mark envelope ? "Equipment
id".
fund".