Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1920 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

How much should I give to make this a better world? A CERTAIN man in New York filled out his income tax report. It showed an income so large that his tax was 53%. Anti his total gifts to church and charity for the year were $l4B. Think of it —thousands spent for luxuries and pleasure for himself; and $l4B to leave the world a little better than he found it! Most of us do better than that; but not so very much better. Our average daily gift for all church causes is —less than we spend for daily papers —less than a local telephone call —less than a third of the day’s car fare —less than 3 cents a day No wonder that 80% of the ministers of America are paid less than S2O a week. No wonder that the church hospitals turn away thousands of sick people a year. No wonder that China has only one doctor for every 400,000 people. No wonder that every church board and charity society is forever meeting deficits, forever passing the hat. It isn't because we are selfish; it isn’t because we don’t want to help. It’s just because no one has ever put up a great big program to us, and asked us to think or the work of the church in a systematic businesslike way. The Interchurch World Movement represents the united program of thirty denominations. They have surveyed their whole task, no business could have done it better. They have budgeted their needs; no business could have amove scientific budget. They have united to prevent the possibility of waste and duplication. At least a million dollars will be saved by the fact that thirty individual campaigns are joined in one united effort. And they come to the men or women who love America —to you — this week asking you to use them as the channel through which a certain definite part of your income ran be be applied to make this a better world. Only you can determine what part of your inccJme that should be. It’s a good time right now to answer that question. We’re passing through the world just once; how much better will the world be because passed through? * United ' April 25tb May 2nd QAoINTERCHURCH i W?rld Movement of Worth America *< Tin publication of Ah adrMfthnuut h Math poaibhAnufk Ai atoptmthn if thirty dmomhkatiom.