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Changes overdue.


Dear editor,

The recent visionary article on fundraising in the Anglican Church of Canada (Church charities need boost, March Journal), backed by the excellent editorial in the same issue, is a breath of fresh air. Not only do the consultants of the report, Lorna and David Somers, offer sharp, creative critique on current outdated out·dat·ed  
adj.
Out-of-date; old-fashioned.


outdated
Adjective

old-fashioned or obsolete

Adj. 1.
 methods, but they also offer creative solutions to access "huge untapped potential." Senior financial development officer Canon Geoff Jackson agrees "wholeheartedly whole·heart·ed  
adj.
Marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm: wholehearted approval.



whole
," and confirms that it was "exactly what we were hoping for."

However, Archdeacon John Robertson John Robertson may refer to:

Politicians:
  • John Robertson (Canadian politician) (1799-1876), Scottish born member of the Canadian Senate from 1867.
, national gift planning consultant, while agreeing that the report Was "extremely helpful" negates the whole endeavor by suggesting, "that we have more than enough expertise, vision and passion." Talk about damning with faint praise. He appears to see the sliver sliver

in wool processing a continuous band of carded and combed wool which has not yet been twisted into yarn.
(s) in the eye of the report, but fails to spot the beam in his own operations.

As the editorial notes, the appointment of a co-ordinating director of development, while expensive, is a "pragmatic financial investment" where such a person is "expected to raise many, many, many times their salary in a year." No amount of whining by the archdeacon about budget restrictions can disguise the fact that major changes are long overdue OVERDUE. A bill, note, bond or other contract, for the payment of money at a particular day, when not paid upon the day, is overdue.
     2. The indorsement of a note or bill overdue, is equivalent to drawing a new bill payable at sight. 2 Conn. 419; 18 Pick.
 and in order.

Willem Hart

Toronto
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