Excerpt from Methods of Church Work: Religious, Social and FinancialThis volume was begotten of a desire to bring aid to thousands, who, like myself, feel keenly the importance of the great work to which they have been called, and yet who realize the great lack of knowledge how to accomplish the greatest good and the largest results. In this book we have sought to bring together the best methods of the best workers, converging from different states and distant lands the separate rays, that they might focus on these pages.In the treatment of the subject, to which, for several years, we have given no little time in gathering material, we have not felt called upon to add another to the many volumes which treat of the importance and imperative necessity of church work, but, persuaded that only those who already have clearly defined convictions concerning its importance would likely peruse these pages, we have given less time to telling what and more to telling how. Neither have we had any pet theories to advocate. We have not sought to show how we would do this great work, but to show how the most successful have done and are doing it. We have not been, nor could we be animated by any higher ambition than the desire to bring to all who are bearing the sacred trusts of a crucified Saviour such aid and assistance as would be found helpful in making possible an acquaintance with the systems and methods which have already proven their worth in actual experience and practical work. Where we have sought to contrast the advantages and disadvantages which attach themselves to any method, we have aimed to do so in a purely unbiased manner. Rather than plead as a partisan, we have briefly stated the arguments upon both sides, leaving the reader, with a knowledge of his own situation, to select for himself. I feel confident that no one who has looked out upon the larger activities of the Christian church can fail to have been deeply impressed with the significance of the great animation which has, especially during the last six years, marked the marshaling of thousands of congregations for Christian work.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.