Evening star., 1914-03-21
Annitional Gburfb Rems

Special efforts are being put forward IN
different church circles to make Go-to-
Church Sunday a success.
Public corporations. government and
District officials. the Boy Scouts of Amer
prietors of moving picture establishments
ica. clergymen of all denominations and
propIietors Of moving picture establish
ments have given assurance of co-operA-
ton.
Edgar :. Martin. scout commissioner OF
the District of Columbia. has pledged tie
support of the Boy Scouts. who will dis
tribute placards in every conspicuous
place In the District announcing the day
and date. In addition 10 this the boys
will wear April 1. Boy Scout Tag day.
badges with the slogan, Go to church
tomorrow" Wherever the go-to-church
movement has been tried, the Boy Scouts
have always been one of the chief back
ers Of the campaign. In Baltimore, for
instance. they We're largely responsible
for much of the publicity.
Commissioners of the District have an
nounced that they would authorize the
insertion in the pay envelopes of the mu-
nicipal employees cards bearing the slogan
of the campaigners, Go to church sun
day. April 3"
Many of the proprietOrs of the moving
picture houses of the city have agreed to
throw the watchword on the screens
each night for one week previous to
Palm Sunday. the day set apart. This.
too. will be an interesting form of ad-
vertising.
Plans are now being considered by the
congregation of Centennial Baptist
Church looking to the securing OF funds
for the erection of new church build
ing. a meeting to consider this line Of ef-
fort being held Thursday eveni.II 1t is
planned to erect the new church on the
lot short distance away from the
church at Sth and | streets northeast.
A special musical program will be given
in the First Congregational Church at TIL
Ii am. service tomorrow. 1t will be di-
rected by Mr.. William Stansfield, and vii
be as follows:
Organ prelude, Melody in F. Rubin
stein: anthem. Holy Lord. God Al
mighty, Stewart; anthem. 20 for tn.
Wings Of a Dove Mendelssohn: offer
tory. bass solo. Mr.. Humphrey: organ
postlude. Finale from symphony No. l,
Bierne.
The choir will hold its midwinter social
at the church Wednesday next Much
interest and enthusiasm are being mani
Tested in the preparation of the music
unde- Mr.. Stansfield
The annual meeting of the Washing
ton Heights Presbyterian Church will be
held Thursday evening. The congrega-
ton of West Street Church will mee,
April >: Chevy Chase Presbyterian
April 3. and Metropolitan Presby terrain
April .. while that Of Western Presby-
terian will meet on the same date.
Rev. DR.. Thomas 5. Childs, rector
emeritus of All Saints Episcopal Church.
Chevy Chase, is i'll at his residence at
Chevy Chase
The Laymen's Missionary Movement re-
ports that the number OF laymen who
are giving up business and profession this
month to prosecute the every-member
canvass for the financial support OF their
churches and for benevolent causes runs
into the tens of thousands
Along with. the canvass for money there
goes an educa tional teaching on steward
ship and systematic and proportionate
giving, and business men are giving up
time to enter upon this work in the same
manner. The movement leaders believe
that the effect of this work upon the
churches in the immediate future will be
tremendous.
The present campaign of the movement
avoids the large cities. which had their
two or three years ago, and
goes into towns down to $500. A long
list of these towns, New England and
through the middle west to the Missis-
sippi. given out by the movement, shows
scores wherein every Protestant church
has joined.
In almost all of them the increase in
gifts is claimed to be from 20 to 800 per
cent. The campaign is to be carried on
another year. and like the pres
ent one is to be limited to the small
towns. Next year the towns to be reached
will be chiefly in the south and on the
Pacific coast.
The Protestant Episcopal mission board
declined to enter the campaign. giving as
reason the form Of its organization, which
form leaves it without authority to enter
on such plans. The movement leaders
report that throughout the dioceses.
where the authority lies. Episcopalians
have been and are among the most active
of all. Others who are leading include
the Disciples. although all are
joined in the plans. The boards Of the
bodies are active. The cam
paign is not for foreign missions alone,
but for local church support and all of
It's benevoAnces.
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Archdeacon Stuck of Alaska. who is in
will occupy the pulpit of the
Church of the Epiphany tomorrow even
ng on invitation of Rev. DR.. Randolph
II. McKim, the rector.