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MISSIONARY
ORGANIZATION
IN THE PARISH

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Rev. Canon Tuiker, M.A., D.C.L.

General Secretary, M.S.C.C.

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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.

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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

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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

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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-

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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-

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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

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Canada's Missionary Policy. $2.00 per
100 inc luding carriage.

Missionary Organization in the Parish.

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For further information apply to Rev. Canon
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Building, Toronto.

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