Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-10
EPISCOPALIANS PLAN
ACTIVE MISSION WORK
BISHOP JOHNSON LEADS IN
MOVEMENT
Local Society viii centralize Forces
and Make More Effective the
Important Features of
the Church

| The recently organized City Mission
society of the Los Angeles Protestant
Episcopal church Is now being formed
for active work. the list of officers just
having been issued by Bishop John
son. who is himself president of the
society. Officers announced by the
bishop to serve in the work are: Archi-
bald Alexander Talmage, first vice
president Rev. William Mccormick,
second vice president; Rev. c. T. Muir
ply. secretary; w. T. S. Hammond,
treasurer; B. Williams, member of
board Rev. T. C. Marshall, superin-
tendent; Rev Robert L. Windsor,
chairman missionary department;
George A. Webb, chairman relief de-
partment Mrs. Sumner p. Hunt, chair
man social service department. Mrs.
Nathan Weston chairman educational
department
The object of the society is to CEN
tralize. systematic and make more
effective the benevolent and mission
airy work of the church.
The societys work is divided into
| four departments-miss relief,
| social service and educational. Mem
! bership is by contribution and is CLASH
| fed as follows: Life-single cash do
! nations of 800 or over. These contribu-
tions are all applied to permanent in
vestments, such as real estate, build
ings. etc. ng-Subscriptions
of not less than IS per annum. These
funds go to the general treasury fund
or to any special department designated
by the donors. Associate-Contribu-
lions which are less than Sc per annum.
These funds are applied the same as
| the sustaining membership contribu-
tions. One dollar per annum is the
minimum for membership.
Missionary Department
| The work in this department covers
| the visiting and holding of religious
! services in hospitals, jails and other
public institutions or any special work
designated by the bishop. Good work
is already being done in many Of the
| parishes and at the city Jail.
Relief Department
This acts. in conjunction with the
city and county departments of char
! ity (Which are represented on the ex-
ecutive committee of this Department.
as a clearing house for the different
parochial charitable organizations thus
relieving the clergy and the people OF
the work of investigation and prevent
ing the waste of money, energy and
time caused by duplication or INSULT
> cient information. Relief is furnished
in the form of clothing. lodging or pro-
y
the case of ablebodied persons a com
mensurate amount of work is required
in exchange. Through the beneficenct
of two members of the society supply
of wood and sacks has Been secured
this part of the work being already or
a self-1ustaining basis, as the wood
after being sawed and sacked is read
lily disposed of at a slight profit. The
donation of castoff clothing etc, from
church people throughout the city
has also been of great help in this
work
To those contributing to the work OF
the relief department the society issues
a little book containing tickets, or or
ders. which may be given to suppl
cants whom members wish to aid a
complete record and report being made
of each case. These books may be OBJ
tanned from the rector of committee
men in each parish.
Social Service Department
This is an enlargement Of the work
of the Church of the Neighborhood
Settlement association (Which has beer
absorbed by this society, and is for the
maintenance, where required. of this
/, and similar institutions or organiza-
lions for social betterment in the varl-
Gus city parishes. Tt comprises classes
In sewing, cooking. sloyd, clubs foi
boys and girls, men and women, al
/. under definite church influence. This
department is already operating sue
cessfully at the Church of the Neigh
borhood on East Ninth street. St
Marks Neighborhood house, 1923 East
Fourteenth street. and at St. Marks
mission on Towne avenue. near Sew
enth street.
Educational Department
This takes up the study and investi-
cation of social conditions and prob.
lens in the municipality and by edu-
eating and arousing the interest OF the
public in them serves to bring about
needed betterments through sugges-
tions or ordinance where necessary
Rev T. C. Marshall who has beer
appointed superintendent. is wei
known as the head of the Neighbor'
hood house. until recently the Church
of the Neighborhood and st. Marks
church At the former the settlement
work Of the Episcopal church in Los
Angeles has been carried out. He II
prominent in this line of work and has
been considered the right person t.
take up and organize the new city
! mission work