New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-11

Almost every Protestant church in
metropolitan New York IS no" or
ganized. and many will tomorrow take
up united campaign that IS 10 last
in them and in the whole country
throughout the remainder OF 1917 ana
all of 1918. Il is the social message
of Christianity, and 1t IS backeo o!
the women, the home and the foreign
missionary societies OF every reiisIous
body. Significant features o. IL arc
the putting OF the churches WhoIiy
into social, labor and industrial al
fairs. and the fact that all are joining
in so doing. ~:
President Fauncc. of Brown Uni
versity. former New York Baptist
pastor, has written one OF the .eAt-
books of the campaign; President MAT
thews, of the Federal Council mas
written another, and former Indian
Commissioner Leupp Will soon scnd
out n third. Arguments of the cam
naign will be that the churches have
hardly vet begun to fulfil their mission
10 America and the world; that the
richest nation in the world, twice over
or more, must lead all others IN altru-
istic effort; that strong drink draws
S1.725,0 000 900 year out of the pockets
of the people, while all Christian ef-
fort as yet commands but $500, 900;
and that churches, instead OF being
institutions that aim to attract by elo-
Quent sermons and fine music, must
become social and spiritual dynamos
touching in their outputs every phrase
OF human experience and LIE. New
York is leading. and it is the biggest
and broadest campaign, 40 those IN
charge Of it say, ever taken up by
Christian workers.
The Rev. DR.. John Henry Jowctt,
Alfred f. Marling and George W. Per
kins, of this city, have been named,
with five others, a committee to raise
the s430.0O0 to pull the Presbyterian
mission board out of debt. The com
mittee has already formed, and will
try to get s450,000. The home board
fell behind $13s,OOO and the foreign
1929 900. That was in May. 1t is re-
ported that subscriptions have come
in since and that the outlook is more
favorable at present.
Reports from those whose work 1t
is to induce others to give money are
that financial times have slightly i'm
proved. The Bible vacation schools,
the Evangelistic Committee and others
in this city needing money this sum-
mer say it is coming in as usual. but
with somewhat more effort. More
money is expended to get money than
five years ago, but the leaders think
that President Wilson's policies are
known and people no longer fear to
part with their money.
Work began this week on the new
Hollywood Episcopal Church, Fort
Washington av. and 10th st. When
completed il will form a second great
Episcopal foundation on Washington
Heights, the recently completed In
tercesson Chapel being the other IT
is expected 10 complete Hollywood
Church and parish house by January
|. The new auditorium will seat 500,
and the parish house. which fronts on
the street, will contain large as
sembly room. The material OF all will
be white stone, and the plant will
represent an expenditure of $4,000.
Recently a change was made in the
legal formation of the parish, the
trustee giving place to the vestry sys-
tenn. The rector, the Rev. DR.. Stuart
Crockett. is abroad, and services this
summer are conducted by the Rev. DR..
J. II. Won Herrlich. former assistant
at ST. Paul's Chapel In lower Broad
way.