The Washington times., 1906-05-08
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
DEBT FUND GROWS
Nearly One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars Raised.
GOOD WORK GOING AHEAD
Expected That With Continued Effort
Joint Indebtedness of 100000 Will
Be Extinguished

Charles c. Bell. treasurer OF the
Bishop Of WashingtOn's Fund. will re-
port to the convention Of the Episcopal
Church IN session IN St Johns Church.
Georgetown. Wednesday and Thursday,
nearly 100000 raised since the inception
OF the fund early IN January. The fund
was created in response TO a call from
Bishop Satterlee to sweep away the
joint Indebtedness Of 10000 existing
upon the churches and Institutions OF
this diocese.
The most encouraging feature OF the
showing thus made is the fact that no
large donations have taken away the
opportunity OF commandments to make
individual contributions II IS fslt by
the bishop and other officers OF the fund
that before another year IS passed the
whole amount viii be raised.
Story of the Struggle.
In details. the story IS an interesting
one of energy. self denial and en-
thusiasm that has knitted together the
diocese in a closer union than ever be
fore Ascension Church, the Pro-
Cathedral Church of the diocese. with
an Indebtedness OF $4,000. has gathered
together s4.700. one-third OF the amount
Of its whole Indebtedness. This parish
IS conducted by Rector Clement Brown.
while the bishop is one OF the clergy
often officiating Little Advent parish
the Rev z. Marshall Mott. rector. has
no debt. but raised on Easter day
81. .OOO toward a building fund A thank
Offering Of S25. so was made toward some
needy parish. Emanuel Church. Ana
costa. Rev. w. G. Davenport. has a
small debt OF $500. or which sZl1ss has
been turned in.
The Church OF Our Saviour, Brook
land gave 5000. Rev. DR.. MOrgan-JOnes
IS rector. Christ Church. Georgetown,
Rev. James II. Blake. rector. debt is
$500, OF which $524.S2 has been paid.
Christ Church. Navy Yard, with 81 90
debt, under the skillful ministrauons OF
It's energetic rector. Rev. Arthur s
Johns, has raised nearly the entire
amount. Epiphany Church, the Church
OF Tradition, raised on Easter Day and
the bishops anniversary. March 3, It's
whole floating debt OF $1,000 with 81. 900
IN addition. Its rector, DR.. Randolph
II. Mckim IS q member OF the larger
chapter OF the fund saint Andrew S
rector. had one Of the largest indebted
ness on It's foundation in the diocese.
The gOOdly sum of over 5000 has been
applied 70 the raising OF this debt The
total amount OF the debt is $500
Carries Heavy Debt.
St. James Church. Northeast. Rev
James Clark. rector, has a debt
OF sl2.OO0 which has been lessened BY
s6I9.54. ST. Margaret's Church is another
heavily burdened church. being in debt
S5I,575. Under the leadership OF its rec
tor. Rev. Herbert Scott Smith. II has
raised $500 St Marks Church. North
east, Rev. William r. Devries, 81. 600
IN debt for parish buildings, reports
nearly 5000 dollars in hand. ST. PauTs
Church. Rev. Alfred II. Harding, with
its debt Of 5000 is sanguine that this
viii be soon lifted
St. Stephens Church, Rev George
Fiske Dudley. rector. IS working TO pay
OF $4,000. and has secured 5000 toward
that end St Thomas Church. Rev. c.
Ernest Smith. rector, bids fair 70 be
the banner church, for IL is toiling
steadily toward the so. 600 mark Over
$50 600 dollars has been raised TO date,
and the committees in charge are still
hard at work.
Trinity Church, Rev. r. p. Williams
rector. has a debt OF $1,000 on its par
ish hall, having just paid of the entire
debt OF the church. The parish hall
fund reports $500 raised since January.
The churches in southern Maryland are
struggling hard TO pay of their lndebt-
edness and succeeding remarkably well.