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Show ( I " , f Huge Sums for Church Work One would not be surprised to learn that the attempt of the Northern Methodist to rsiso 120,000,000 as a twentieth century fund ueu been abandoned aban-doned a Impracticable. Hut the fact Is that fl7.00d.000 haa already been subscribed, and the remaining 13,000,0(10 may be fairly aald to be In sight, says the Watchman of Boston. This great sum Is to be devoted to freeing Methodist churches from debt, and for educational work. Mutbodtsm In the United Ststes for the next five hundred year Is certain to receive a mighty Impulse from t 'Is great achievement. The September number ot the Church Kconomlat give th roault of careful lnvetlgtlon to ahow bew other denomlnatlan ar getting on with their twentieth century fund. Th Methodists of Canada aet their figure at 11,000,000, and they have raised IL'GO.000 mors than that, and th Presbyterian of Canada put their mark at 11,000.000, and have already obtained 11,430,000, with a probability that they will receive 1160,000 mora. The English Methodists havs raised $1,500,000; the English Congregallon-alists, Congregallon-alists, who sought I2.ooo.ooo. have secured se-cured $3,312,000; the English Huptleta, who put tholr figure at $1,21,0.000, hav already rocolved l,0ufl,0o0, and the Congregalloiiallala of Wall-, who et out to secure 1100,000 In five year, ( have received $.si;il.0o0 In three years. ' The Economist reckoua that tho J churches hav secureu f30.000.000 ot I the $10,000,000 proposed, and that the f movement In all It branchea 1 prov ' Ing an unexpected and overwhelming ' uccea. Doubtless the entire sum proposed will be rerured. ' One of the Interesting features con- , i nected with this movement Is that the 1 raising of these huge sums has not dl- ) mlnished regular contribution for da- I nominations! causes. It waa feared ' ' t that offerings for missions would be I lessened, but lhat ha not been th 1 ca.e. j Agsln the assertion hss been demon i trated that there la no flxed sum for .nevo!ence, Ilk th alleged "wage fund" of the political econom lets, which cannot be diverted to oue cause except at the coat of others. It ha been shown that gifts depend oa ' th Inculcation of the giving spirit and r that the larger the girts the Isrgur ' they will be. ; These great sums have not been contributed by syndicates of rich men, For the most part they have come from people In moderate clrcum s stance. j |