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Show p. a i. -a i i ' " ' '.' V ' DIVINE OWNERSHIP OF ALL THINGS TO BE TAUGHT IN FEBRUARY Churches All Over Country Will Assist in Intcrohurch Stewardship Stew-ardship Campaign. Tlie Idea Hint tho Creator Is owner of all things tint" that iimn Is only ti steward responsible to Mm for tho nil-ministration nil-ministration of material affairs on an unselfish basis, will ho emphiisifcil In practically all churches or the Unlteil Stntcs during February. Agreement to this effect havo bean reached by ninny of the leadlni: denominations In tho Intcrchurcli World Movement. I'nstora throughout tho country have Indicated tholr Intention of following llio snggostlons inado by tho Inter-iliurch Inter-iliurch Movements stowardshlp' do-pnrtment do-pnrtment for sermons to bo prenchod, study classes lo ho orcnnlred and llt-eruture llt-eruture to bo distributed. This campaign of education reached Us clliuux on Wnshlngton's birthday, Sunday, February 23, which was designated desig-nated as "Nation-wide Stewardship Acldiowlodgemont Day" Great sue-ffss sue-ffss resulted from having all church members hako acknowledgement on tliflUtlaX tlUVt tJia.Dhlnlty.U owner of 11TP things y selling mlJlo a fT'rliiln proportion of their Incoino -for tho support of .religious causes. Whllu the proportion to bo set aMdo Is to he dotermlnnd by each- Individual, sermons ser-mons und studies will suggest thnt a tenth Is a good proportion to start with. It will be pointed out that tho federal Income tax law exempts from taxation, up to V per cent of tliA Income, In-come, money spent for religious nnd philanthropic purposes. Not only did the Stewardship campaign cam-paign omphaslpj the responsibility of persons lo uso their material poesos-hIoiih poesos-hIoiih for the advancement of Christianity, Christi-anity, but It urged that Christians have been mado tho deposltotles of spiritual resources which must be Used for I ho enrichment of the world On that assumption all Chrtstluus will be reminded of their responsibilities to utllIr.o their privileges of prayer for the winning of the world for Christ and to enlist lu active servlco promulgating the gospel In this couu-try couu-try and abroad. |