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General Secretary, M.S.C.C. <:"■ Missionary Organization in the Parish L The Mot- > The bas." il effective missionary work musi . be a right conception of the work itself, i.e., a right con- ception of the advent of our Lord to the world, and of the office of His Gospel and Ilis Church. The simple scriptural view is that man is a sinful being, and, by reason of his sinful- ness, is at enmity with God ; that God is in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself ; and that He has insti- tuted in His Church a ministry of re- conciliation. It follows from this that God's love extends to all man- kind ; that Christ's redemption is meant for all mankind ; and that the Church is the agent ordained of God to convey its blessings to all man- kind. It is therefoi ^ the duty of the miembers of the Church to make this redemption known to all the world. —3 - To put the question in a nut-shell : — The world needs a Saviour, "All have sinned," Rom. in : 23; Christ i^ap- plied that need, "He died for all," 2 Cor V. : 15 ; ail men should know this, "How shall ihey hear without a preaeher," Rom x.: 14 ; it is our duty to tell them, ''Go ye into all the world," St. Mark xvi. : 15. II. Church Members Missionaries It follows from this that the Church is essentially a missionary orjra'uz- ation, instituted for a missionary , pur- pose. All its meml)ers are in some sense missionaries, called either to go or to send representatives into all the world. The work of missions is the work of the laity as well as of the clergy. It is in fact the chief busi- ness and duty of both. The clergy themselves are recruited from the laity ; the Mission Field is calling for laymen, as well as ordained men; and there are portions of the work which laymen alone can do, or can do bet- ter than the clergy, viz. : the pro- viding of means without which the work cannot be prosecuted and the bringing of invaluable and much need- ed business talents, experience, and _ 4_ methods to bear on this jrreatcst of all undertakings — the evanj^elization of the world. IIL A Missionary Minded Clergy The first and most imjiortant re- quisite therefore is that the tlerj^^y should be endowed with a missi'»tn\ry spi t. They are the accredited repre- sent. ttives of tlie Church and sl.onld embody its hi^^hest ideals in their life and doctrine. Missionary work rei)resents, on a world-wide scale, the glory of God, the interests of the sjnritnal Kinj{dom of Christ, the sal- vation of souls, i.e., to the very ol>- jects to which tliev have devoted their lives. It is futile to ex cct that the people will rise to their missionary obligations unless their cle.gy lead tlie w^ay. The Scriptural proverb "like ]:»eo])le like priest" is not more true than its reverse, "like priest like people." Tie should take care that his part is faithfi'.lly carried out by the dilitrcnt use of the Kpiphany and Ascensiontide Appeals, by the zealous promotion of the Children's Lenten Offerinjx and by the frequent introduc- tion of missionary sermons and ad- dresses. And let no clergyman be de- tcrred from his duty in this matter by the fear tha his parochial interests will sillier. Tne surest and best way to secure support for local needs is by enlar^nng the outlook and sympathies of the people. Reason teaches that the purse strinj^s will be unloosed when the heart is opened and the zeal inflamed ; and experience rein- forces that teaching by showing that the warmest supporters of Missions are those who can best be relied on to support parochial and diocesan ob- jects. IV. Need of Organization But in order successfully to call forth the resources of the faithful, when once they have been aroused to see tlieir duty, organization becomes an imjierative need. By organization a multitude becomes an army, power- ful for ofieusive or defensive purposes; without it a multitude is merely a crowd, a mob, powerful only for pur- poses of destruction and evil. If any great end is to be achieved some well dcfiT'ed object must be placed before them ; some definite direction must be given to their in' est and their ener- gies ; some general plan must be —6— wrought out that wil* ca i forth abundantly their gifts and Meir ser- vices ; some means must be devisea that will focus the energies and re- sources of all. V. Our Weak Point. Now M.S. ex. represents the whole Canadian Church, organized to /'o missionary work. Its Legislative Body, the General Synod, represents the whole Church; its Executive Body, the Board of Hanacjement, is cv > pos- ed of all the Bishcps and delegates from all the Dioceses in the Church; its funds are raised by means of ap- portionments levied evenly from the whole Church ; its missionaries go forth in the name of, and arc support- ed by, the whole Church. But M.S. C.C , from the nature of the case, must look upon the Diocese as the unit, and cannot go beyond the Diocese to organize its work in the parish ; and yet it is manifest that the systematic raising of money is a work that can only be done in the Parish. Parochial organization on be half of Missions properly belongs to the parochial and diocesan authori- ties ; and, for som*» reason, no uni- l^'-'^^JLh,.*: form organization of any kind has been adopted by the Parishes, as a whole. 'VL A Missionary Committee As the object in view is that Church members should assume that share of responsibility tliat properly belongs to them, and so relieve the clergy of a large part of the financial burden that has so long rested almost entire- ly on them, organization of some sort in the Parish, under the general sup- ervision and direction of the Incum- bent, becomes a matter of urgent necessity. That orc^anization sliould take the simple form of a IMissionary Committee, to consist of from three to a dozen members according to the size of the Parish. There should be a chairman and a secretary ; and sub- committees may be formed to look after special departments of the work. The members should be chosen from those who take a deep interest in Missions and are willing to exert themselves on their behnlf and should represent the congregation, the young people and the Sui.day School. Meet- ings should be held at stated times,' and to the Missionary Committee I I ^^ Siui ht:^iMr.:^iM^M^^i I I should be referred all matters in the Parish that properly relate to the subject of Missions. VII. Method of Giving Method in itself is desirable as hav- ing the effect of producing the great- est results in the easiest way. Some earnest Christian people give a tenth of their incomes ; others maintain that we should give at least a tenth and as much more as we can afford. Without laying down any hard and fast rule it may at least be said that proportionate -iving in some form is to be highly commended ; and even in the simple matter of giving there are many objects to be aimed at— the largest possible sum of money— the easiest possible way of obtaining that money— the formation of the habit of giving— constant interest in the object —and constant prayer on its behalf. What .simple method will enable us to obtain all these desirable ends ? Surely the weekly offering for Mis- sions. Small sums given frequently and regularly yield the largest amount ; people part with their money most easily when they give in small sums ; a habit is the result of - 9 the frequent and constant repetition of the same act ; and we take the greatest interest in and pray most frequently and most earnestly for that which is constantly in our thoughts. As the envelope system has been widely adopted and with the most satisfactory results for the sup- port of local ministrations, why should not the same method be used with the same beneficial result for the support of the wider work of the Church ? Envelopes of a different colour, or duplex envelopes perforated down the centre, may be used for the double offering for local and general purposes. Experience teaches that men will give almost as much weekly as they give quarterly, and so a much larger sum is obtained at the end of the year. The giving of large sums at long intervals— spasmodic giving— in- Vvylves the experience of what has been called a "spasm," which is always painful though seldom dangerous. The frequent giving of small sums pro- duces larger results and obviates that painful and forbidding experience. This method clearly has the sanction of common sense and experience ; it has higher sanction still ; "Upon the first day of the week, let every one of — 10 - f'lffJx you lay by him in store as God hath prospered him." i Cor. xvi. : 2. VIII. General Giving As missionary work is the general work of the Church it is essentially the work of all its members. It does not devolve on the rich, the generous or heads of families only, it devolves equally on all. Every member of the Church should be given an opportun- ity of showing his interest in its work by contributing to its support. The Pari'^h should be parcelled out among the members of the Missionary Com- mittee either geographically or in lists of possible subscribers. Care should be taken that each person is approached by the most suitable col- lector. Canvassing in pairs is a good practical method ; it gives dignity to the proceeding, impresses the person visited, and secures the largest con- tribution. The co-operation of earn- est women can be secured for the can- vass of the women of the congrega- tion. The children can best be reach- ed through the Simday School ; though the department, like all the rest, should be under the general sup- ervision of the Missionary Committee. —11- The men of the congregation, how- ever, should be visited by the mem- bers of the committee. No one should be omitted, even the humblest. The poor widow should not be forbidden the blessing of tho Lord's commenda- tion and of becoming a shining and permanent example to the whole Church. "Many mickles make a niuckle" ; but the smallest benefit to be derived from the method of weekly contril)ution is the large sum it is calcidated to produce. Much more im- portant is the fact that the children in our families would there1)y be trained to look upon themselves as helpers and supporters, not as re- cipients and dependents ; and the spirit of enthusiasm, unity and self- sacrifice would be made to pervade the rank and file of the congregation. This also has the sanction of common sense and experience ; but it has the higher sanction as well, "Upon the first daj' of the week let every one of vou." IX. Educational People will give only in pro- portion to the amount of 'iterest they take in the object they are asked \2— to give to ; and their inteiest will he ill i)roportion to the aount of ir, formation they have regarding it. They may give largely once, on the spur of the moment, under the im- pulse of some strong appeal ; but they will only get into the habit of giving from a rational interest based on ample knowledge. The greatest need of the Church to-day is more general, niore accurate, more ample infornK> tion regarding the obligation, the op- portunities, the problems, and the ne- cessities of the missionary enterprise , To meet this n^^ed a wide and vigor- ous campaign of education must be carried out. The annual missionary sermon, to be followed by the "spasm" of an annual collection, is entirely out o' date. Archbishop Temple used to urge his clergy to preach at least twenty missionary sermons a year. It may even be maintaine ' that every sermon should have a missionary outlook and ap]li- cation. A frequent missionary ser- mon, entirely apart from the idea of a collection, is imposed on the clergy by th^ urgency of the missionary question and by the vastness and variety of the missionary problem. The Missionary Committee can do — 13— !'^i^> lL..^7 much to support the clergy in this matter. It can organize periodic il missionary meetings to be addressed by returned missionaries or compet- ent laymen ; it can see that mission- ary addresses are frequently given to the Sunday School ; it can secure suitable missionary books for the Sunday School and Parish library; it can take steps to place the New Era and other missionary literature in the hands of the people ; it can encourage and promote Mission Study Classes ; it can even train some of its mem- bers, especially young men, to be- come advocates of the missionary cause ; it can secure a wider recogni- tion of the truth that we are stewards, not owners, and of the practice of proportionate as well as systematic giving ; and above all it can extend to men *the call of God for the offering of life as well as sub- stance, and provide all the agents and the support needed for the work, both at home and abroad. And so, under the blessing of God, it can bring the Church one step nearer the realization of the Divine ideal of "a chosen ^ eration, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people" ; and of the Divine vision, "The earth 14- shall be full oi the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea," Is. xi.:9. "The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ ; ana He shall reign for ever and ever." Rev xi. : 15- 15 \'mu^^^:m^^'i^i*:^wjmmmmi^jk PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY 1. II. Ill, IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XL XII. XITI. The "NEW ERA," tlie ..flicial maffaziiic of the Soc'if'ty Subscription j)ri<;e oOc. per annum in advance. "The CANADIAN CHURCH JUVENILE" circulates widi |y in tlit- Sunday ScIidoI.v, thor.i'is b« iriR sincic copif s lOc. jx r \«ar, in quantities of 2.') and ur)\vards 8c per year. "WUHOUT THE GATE," or lei)er work in LotiKUonn, (■hina, by Mie Rev. Win C. White. Price 5(lc. Missionary Maps. Price $150, charResi prepaid. Canadian ^Church Calendars. Sheets, .'> cents single copies; 45 cents iter dozen : 3 cents each for twenty-five and upuaids. Pads, 10 cents single copits; 8 cents i aeh for a dozen and upwards. Postaffe prepaid on all orders. The Missionary Diocese of Mackenzie River. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. The Missionary Dioces^ of Athabasca. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. The Columbia Coast Mission. Illustrated. No. 1, price 10 cents; No. 2, price 10 cents. Missionary Prayers and Hymns. 5 centc. each; r)cr dozen, 35 cents ; per 100, S2.00. Bird's Eye View of the Work of M.S.C.C. Free Annual Report. Price 25 cents Canada's Missionary Policy. $2.00 per 100 inc luding carriage. Missionary Organization in the Parish. $1.00 per 100, including carriage. For further information apply to Rev. Canon Tucker, General Secretary, 229 Confederation Life Building, Toronto. -16 — .^/^ :,i., '*4