7 /W' Africo-American Presbyterian “AND YE'SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE.”—John viii. 32. VOL. LIII. CHARLOTTE, N. C., THUR.S DAY, MARCH 12, 1931. NO. 11. THE CHURCH BUDGET I?y Rev. H. Wilson (Paper read at the Presbyterian Workers’ Conference) Dr. Gaston, Members of the Workers’ Conference, , and Friends: The subject of “Church Budg et” is next in importance only to evangelism. Excepting win ning the soul to Christ there is nothing that has more to do with the building of Christian character and the forming of proper ideals than a right view of the Church budget. To get the right view of the Church budget there are a few essential questions one should understand thoroughly and set tle for himself by the light of the Scriptures. I. Why the Budget? The budget is necessary for the chui’ch for the same reason that it is necessary in any well ordered business establishment or well ordered home. The fi nancial problems are insistent in thb church as in any other enterprise—perhaps even more perplexing, (jhurch finance must be faced and dealt with either .successfully or unsuccessfully. 1. The budget, then, is ne cessary because it is the only businesslike method of dealing with Church finances. There is an old idea among busine.ss men unfavorable to the church because they were forced to ad mit that it was a very difficult task to collect a church debt. “Not slothful in businees” is enjoined on the church with as much emphasis as being "lej- vent in spirit serving the Lord.” 2. ' A well planned budget presents to the njernb.ers ejefi-. nite objectives. When the people know what they are working to they work with much more en thusiasm. There is more co-op eration and consequently better results. 3. It doe.s away with the guess-work manner of estimat ing and collecting moneys. This haphazard, guess-work manner is responsible for much of the trouble experienced in church work in the past, which a faith ful, well worked-out budget system will entirely eliminate or reduce to a minimum. II. What Should Be Included in the Budget? The next question that is likely to come to the inquiring- mind is: What should be in cluded in the budget ? The budg et of the progressive church includes every item of expense calculated to be met during the ensuing year, with a reasonable allowance margin for incidental dem:i-ids not possible to defi^ nitely arrange for in the b'udg- et. These items may differ slightly in difl'erent churches, but for the most of the church es in our group the budget as a whole could be worked out un der the following heads: 1. Sal aries. 2. Upkeep or Mainte nance. 3. Operating expenses. 4. Benevolences. 5. General As sembly. 6. Miscellaneous. Under the head of salaries would come the pastor, janitor, the organist and the financial secretary The last named sal ary worker is seldom found in our churches, yet I am strongly of the opinion that where a fi nancial secretary is paid for a few hours’ work each month in checking envelopes and record ing receipts and disbursemnets the results will more than pay the cost. Under the head of up keep we would place the fuel, light, water, insurance, install ments, interests. Pension Plan payments. Operating expense would include: church envel opes, printing, postage, adver tising, evangelistic services. Be nevolences would include the es timated local benevolences and the adopted benevolence quota as handed down by the Presby tery. The General Assembly’s budget is understood. Any oth er expenses would come under the head of miscellaneous. I III. Arranging the Budget There are three different methods being practiced in ar ranging the items in the budg et. Each arrangement is made with respect to the intended method of collecting. The single budget system is used by those churches that combine all itertis of expense under one head. They use the single envelojie for collecting and the officers apportion the. funds out as th(iy think best. Then there is, the two budget system. In this sys tem there is. a budget that - ih- cludes all local expenses and;a separate budget for missioijis and benevolences. The method of collecting is the duplex or double envelope system. The members pay their benevolent pledges in the red-print popkfct and their local pledge in the black-print pocket. In some churches the blackprint pocket collection goes to pastor’s sal ary and the basket or loose col lection goes for other expenses. The thii'd is the three budget system where; there is a separ ate budget for pastor’s salarjr, a second budget for other local expenses and a third for benev olences. MembersCare asked to subscribe to each of the three budgets and a three-pocket en velope is used for collection. Either one of the three metli- ods is better than ±he guess work, unbusinesslike, method formerly used in most’ of oijr churthes, but the second meth od where the budget is diyidsd into twa:najts aii4-*QlIecteii ;by the double envelope system is the simplest and is being useid by most of the progressive churches. IV. Who Should Prepare the Budget? With this systematic arrange ment of the budget the next question which naturally comes is, who will prepare the budgeti? iV. ABRAHAM KENDRICK taken in the selection of the persons who are to go out and canvas. None but the most loyal and faithful should...be entru.st- ed with so great a r'esponsibd- ity. A prayer and consecration service for canvassers, a mag- Rev. Abraham Kendrick, nifying-of the solemn signiifi-Mizpah Presbyterian cance of the responsibility of ‘^nurch. South Boston, Va., the canvassers should help i to the great beyond on spiritually in preparing the i Eebruary 23, 1931, at church for giving,.pledges. ■ 'I home, 316 Finally, let us remember that i organizing and 'arranging the .j'u nmAh’ ’ tnnr'Vn'uov.i>..rvioaT,..- -nAfv,,-v,^ ^on October 11, 187r>. He machinery- means nothing until it be charged with power from on high. For truly Jesus said, “Without me,ye - can do noth ing,” Through the divine -power working in us we are enabled lo show men that subscribing to the church budget is an ex pression of love for Him who gave His life for us. Thmu.g’n jt we help i’- carrying the gospel message to the millions in ig-. norance in other lands. Ws. an swer the cry of the poor add needy, assist in the building of churches, schools, . hospitals; support and ..encourage those!work and servqd ministering servants whos lives are devoted entirely to the saving of souls. HARRISON INSTITUTE NEWS . was 56 years of age. Rev. Ken drick spent his early years in Brisotl, Tenn., where he attend ed public, school. At 17 he en- rtered Hampton Institute, Hamp ton, Va., from which school he graduated in 1899. He then ma triculated in Lincoln Universi ty and completed both the col lege and theological courses. He was ordained to the gos pel ministi-y in 1909, and took charge of Mizpah church in that same year. For 21 years he was the beloved pastor. He was Of course, it is impossible for the pastor to stay out of this part of the work completely but we think it would be a mistakb for him to arrange the budget even though his official scalf is more or less incompetent. It would not be best for the Dea con Board to arrange it al though the Session may ap prove of their recommendation. Because of the great impor tance of the budget, because it must reach the people as an ac curate review of their financial obligation, the budget commit tee must report its findings to the entire official board—El ders. Deacons and Trustees. They should go over it and ap prove it before it goes' before the people. V. Raising the Bud.get The grand finale in this drama of finance is raising the budg et. A budget planned reflects spiritual awakening. A budget adopted reflects hope and determination. A budget raised increases The students are hard at work in the. afternoon on the new base ball, field, trying to get it in .shape for the season. This large tract of land has just been,.given to the students by the President. The work, is under the supervision of Prof. Roy ,:Cunningham. Dr- and - Mrs-. J. M. Gaston spent a -few hours on the cam pus a few da,ys ago. Dr. Gaston made a strong address before the .faculty and student body. This address .will long be re membered .'by all,, He left Harhison -with a fine im- presssion of our new President. We hope Dr. and Mrs. Gaston will soon come again. President and Mrs. J, G. Por ter, Prof, and Mrs. R. W. Boul- ware and son Ralph, Rev. and Mrs. D. T. Murray, and Prof. J. M. Jones attended the. Workers’ Conference in Charlotte last month. The Zone, meeting of McClel land Presbytery was held at Harbison, February 17th. This meeting was a -success. Mrs. M. M. Jones, President of At lantic Synodical, introduced Miss El'anore Ewing, Secretary of the Southern District of the work of- w omen of the Board of National Missions. Miss Ewdng in her usual w'ay made a fine address and we. know that this district will be helped b-e- cause of her visit. President Porter, Chairman of the dis trict, made a strong appeal to the churches represented to raise their, full benevolence quotas in ..spite of the. financial depression.. Dr. -J.. D. Martin, President ,of Brainevd Institute, made a helpful talk. We also had with us Mrs.-J—D... Martin, Dr. I. P. Pogue, of, Sumter, S. C., Mrs. Hannah Smith and Mrs. Irene Eichelberger, of Newberry, S. C. -The Harbison Quartette gave a concert in, Newberry last Fri faithfully. He w^as always will ing -to give the best he had 'for the advancement of human ity. He was unassuming, yet scholarly, dignified and an ear- '.lest preacher of the gospel. He was a useful and dependable Presbyter. He not only served the Mizpah church, but organ- Charlotte C. H., Va.; Dr. M. ! C. Rux, Keysville, Va.; Rev. Wm. Stitt. Nottoway, Va.; Dr. and Mrs. G. C. Shaw, Oxford, N. C.; Rev. A. A. Hector, Rich mond, Va.; Rev. W. H. Shep-per- son, Jetersville, Va.; Mrs. Lily Crawford, Mocksville, N. C. . Other ministers from :South Boston were as follows: Rev. -L. E. Coleman. Rev. S. E.-Ragland, Rev P. C. Banks, Dr. D. L. Mil ler, Rev. Henry Woods, Rev. S. L. "Young, Rev. Carr. Mr. Royal Briggs, the popu lar new undertaker, had charge of the remains. Much praise was given to him for his man agement. Interment was niiule in the South-Boston new cem etery. BARBER-SCOTIA news PINE STREET CHEKCH, DURHAM By Mrs. A. C. Baker The Pine -Street church Mis sionary' Society held its last meeting with Mrs,’Lzizie'Ever ett on Carr Street,-.Monday eve ning, FebiMary 22, at which time the election of officers took place. With one exception the officers' were re-elected. Mrs. Annie C. - Alston, resigned as Treasurer and Mrs. T. D. Par ham was elected ’ to that posi tion. - The Society has been frequent Eed, and was the honored pas^My called upon during the winter tor of Love’s Presbyterian church, near Paces, Va., for 12 years. Rev. Kendrick also en gaged in school work, and through his Uadership him.- dreds of boys and girls have been inspired and sent forth to f)ursue their educational ca- teers. faith and inspires self-respect. ; day night, February 27. The Raising the budget seems_ to ; along wRh Mra- R- be a bigger task than preparing ‘ it, but where it is taken up in the right way there is every reason why we should not fail. The Every-Member Plan as outlined by the General Coun cil’s Committee on Program and Field Activities is so far the best method for raising funds. It is not failure proof but wher ever faithfully carried out im provement in financial condi tions can easily be seen. A successful canvas for sub scriptions requires that the people be instructed by ser- | mons. Stewardship Study | W. Boulware- and Miss Jennie Young, made a fine impression. This-'Concert was for Calvary Presbyterian church,- ,of which Rev. D. Talmage Murray is pastor. The Parochial School gave a concei't last Friday evening, February 27, in the College Chapel. The training of the boys and girls showed a re markable degree of hard work accomplislied by the well trained teachers. Dr. A. B. McCoy, Sabbath School Missionary, addressed the faculty and student body =es. Micron Study crasses : Monday morning February 23. and the printed material which | during the chapel hour._H_ _ comes to all of us almost too , gamzed a ^ group often. It IS important that care b.e of Sabbath school workers for the summer. REPORTER. On September 30, 1909, Rev. Kendt'ick was married to Miss Mamie ^ott, of Charlotte. He i^s a devoted and loving hus- sSJFtrfl’g-Wa'g’klnd, sympathet ic find patient. Rev. K-endrick exerted a tre mendous influence for good in his community. He was ad mired, respected and loved by all. The funeral service was con ducted from the First Baptist church of South Boston on Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the presence of a very large concourse of people. The Rev. G. P. Watkins, D. D., of Mar tinsville, Va., had charge of the services. The Rev. C. J. Baker, D. D., of Danville, Va., read the Scriptures; the Rev. L. B. West, D. D., of Charlotte, prayed. The Rev. L. M. Onque, of Mocksville, a life-long friend of the deceased, delivered a fit ting eulogy. Several ministers of the Southern Ifirginia (Presbytery were present and spoke, as well as several local ministers, all paying tribute to this noble man of God. The active pall bearers were furnished by the Masonic or ganization, and the honorary pall bearer H were the ministers of Southern Virginia Presbyte ry and the Synod of Catawb-i and elders of his chi'.rch. The florai designs were mauv and beautiful. The casket, a beautiful graj' metallic, was entirely covered with flowers and about 24 flower girls of the school he served so well carried the rest. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife, Mrs. M. L. Kendrick; a sister, Mrs. E. Young; a niece, Mrs. Kathleen Benin, both of Charleston, W. Va.; a sister and brother-in-law. Reverend and Mrs. J J. Shepperson, of Bristol, Tenn ; a cousin, Mr. John L. Neal, of Charlotte, N. C., and a cousin. Dr. I. H. Rus sell, of Durham, N. C. Solos were rendered by Mrs. James Mason and Mr. James Ford. Out-of-town visitors to the funeral were as follows: Dr. L. J. Melton, Dr. L. B. West and Rev. Mayberry, all of Charlotte, N. C.; Dr. G. P. Wat kins, Martinsville, Va.; Rev. W. M. Fovdkes, Leaksville, N. C.; Dr. J. Murray Jeffress, to help those in need and has responded to the extent of its ability; also the church has helped largely in coni,/ibuting money foi .food and clothing. The Missionary Soiciety gave S25 to the Pension Fund of the church, .Mrs. L, Everett was elected delegate to reoresent the Mis sionary Soc’.etv at th^ Woman’s Presbytenai wmch -i^eets in Af 1 M -A t* H s oQ'li ’ is-atjha Our pastor. Dr. Avant. in spite ot il! healtn. ts preaching good sermons everv Sun(i.i,y, The Sunday senoo. 0Dser,ed Lincoln Da/ at i.nc Sunday school hour, February 8. Mrs. Avant had charge of the pro gram which was splendidly car ried out and the neat sum of §6 was realized and sent to the Board. The Young People’s League is having some real interesting meetings with Mr. T. S. Bennett as its President. If,the young women that are employed as teachers and clerks here in -Miss M,‘,iry Elizabeth Moore, founder and principal of Farm Life Instil vite, Hiddenite, North Carolina, was a guest at Bar- ber-Scotia College, Friday night, remaining until Saturday evening. Miss Moore gave us a very interesting talk in chapel on her institution, how it is progressing, its needs, and what it is accomplishing. This school is located in the mountains North of Statesville, and Miss Moore is making a great effort to help those pooi- mountain boys and girls. The teachers and students here contributed money and clothing for her and the institution. Miss Flora Lee Orr, who has bee quarantined for diphtheria for- the I'-a.^t three weeks, is back at school again this v’’efek. On March 10 we had the privilege of having the Rev. I. Harding- Hiig-hes, pastor of the All Saints Ei)iscoj)al Church, Concord, with us for our chapel seik’ices. He gave a very inter esting talk on “Reverence.” On the fifth Sunday in March the Y. W. C, A. will give a mu sical program in the chapel of the college. Visitors from all neighboring schools are invit ed. MEETING OF CAPE FEAR YOUNG PEOPLES LEAGUE The Young People’s League of the first and second districts of Cape Fear Presbytery held its first quarterly meeting, Sat urday, February 28, 1931, at Calvary church, Wilson, N. C. The meeting opened with song- service, the President presid ing. After the song service the League was asked te go in 'he rear of the church. There reci'e- atio|!-Iwf,ir -wbs. held,. Under Jthe leadership of Rev. 'Shirley tha League entered whole-hearted ly into this period, participating in games, yelling and singing songs. After this the League went back into the church. The discussion period wa.s next. The main topic for dis cussion was: “"VVhere Does Christianity Apply?” Sub questions under this were: 1. How “different” or how “good” must a person be in order to be considered a Christian? 2. What is Religion? What Does it Do for a Person ? Will the Religion of Jesus Durham that belong to various I Really Work Today ? Presbyterian churches would i 4, m’hat Part of Our Dai- attend oui" League, Sunday I [y Lives Must Christianity school and ' church' services Show Itself? what a help they would be in helping others and themselves, too; but no amount of persuad ing and visiting seems to have any effect on these well pre pared Presbyterian young wo men. We can count on help or ':he presence of only three, namely. Miss Thelma Gray, of Missouri; Miss Theresa Clag- gett, of New York, and Miss Dorcas Lay, of North Carolina. A program will be rendered at the church Sunday evening in a popular meeting. Mrs. De Anna Hayswood will preside. The Missionary Society meets Monday evening, March 9, at the manse with MrL Avant. Mrs. Laura Stitt’s husband has returned to her home on Dunbar Street after undegoing a major operation at Duke Hos pital. Miss Eva Patterson was oper ated on at Lincoln Hospital last week for appendicitis. After undergoing a very se rious operation at Lincoln Hos pital Mrs. M. Tapp'-Mays is re- cuperatinr at her home on Hill side A've'.' These three ladies are members of Pine St. church and of the same Sunday school. NOTICE The Presbytery of Fairfield will convene , with the Second Presbyterian church of Camden. March 25th, 1931, at 8 o’clock P. M. All Sessional Records are required. ’ M. I. JACKSON, S. C. Members of the League brought out very beneficial points on these questions. When the League reached the point where the questions were too hard for them to solve Rev. McFadden and Rev. Bryan cleared the path for them. After the discussion the fol lowing items of business were disposed of: 1. The report of the Secre tary. 2. The next place of meting; Davie Street Presbyterian church, Raleigh. 3. The League voted to pro vide prizes for the Presbyteri.il Stewardship contest. A very mipressive worshqi service was held and then the offering wa'; taken, and the ben ediction pronounced. Aft-ar the meeting the mem- 'oership of the League were in vited to vavous homes fir din ner. Each one enjoyed this very much. The members of the I '-'ague departed tor their various homes with a determination to do better work, having ver-ei\'e-;l much inspiration from tlie meeting. MR. JOSEPH HASKINS, Pi-'e.s- ident. MISS BERTHA ARRINGTON. Secretary. II / I.et us leave the broken ci.s- terns and drink of the Eternal Waters.

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