Arizona republican., 1914-05-27

the result of the three days activity, iieved. however. that the total amount will have been fully sub scribed by the close of the period. These are the captains of the fif- teen committees: Judge Edward Kent. Dr. Ancil Martin, Judge E. W. Lewis, w. E. Twitchell, w. A. Far ish, J. M Ormsby. Foster Rockwell Dr. C. A. Van der Veer. J. K. Wheat \. A. Morford. Mrs. Ancil Martin, Mrs Joseph II. Kibbey. Mrs John Dennett. Miss Edith Evans and Mrs James Westervet
 This is the letter sent to all par ishioners by Bishop Atwood and Dean Scarlett
 We wish to lay before you. brief l ly, matter of paramount import ance and interest to the people of , Trinity Pro-Cathedral and of the city and state.
 i The vestry has decided to begin at ; once the campaign for funds with ! which 10 build our new cathedral. i cathedral house and bishops house. This step has become absolutely inn perative as the old church and par i ish house are inadequate to our present needs Furthermore in view of the rapid growth of the city and | the church, We are convinced that now is the great opportunity for the j church. To erect a large and hand
 some group of cathedral buildings with adequate accommodations for an 1 enlarged congregation would enOr- mously stimulate and increase all the activities of the church. be of great benefit to the city of Phoenix and
 to the work of the church throughout the state
 To delay-to lets the populat tior
 grow away from us because of oul
 poor location and inadequate building
 would be highly detrimental to osl | interests
 The proposed site for the new
 buildings is on RooseVeIt street at
 the head of First avenue. The lots
 arc 2ohXI75 feet Plans have beer drawn by the firm of Shcpley. Rutai
 & Coolidge of Boston. These p,an
 call for an expenditure of S9o, o,00U
 The church owns real estate vaHe'
 at 43,o00. which We expect to sel in the near futu,e. This leaves $45 . o00 to be raised lry subscription.
 To raise S45,oon is no easy task But We c.in do 1t. We can ,jo it each person interested n the churcl will do what he can.
 Fifteen committees ten compose. of men and five of Women) hay been organized and will begin thei work on Tuesday morning. May 2t
 These committees are made up 0
 busy persons who of necessity mus
 close np this matter as soon as pos
 sible l. would be q great help L
 them if you will kindly think thi
 matter over and make up your min
 as to the amount you can subscribe
 so that when these men or wome1
 oan on you you can give them al
 immediate answer.
 Payments on subscriptions will eX tend over a considerable period. a follows; Twenty per cent With . thirty days from date. Jo per cen
 on November 1st, providing 5000 has been subscrihed; % per cen f ninety days after the construction Q the buildings commence.
 f This is the time when we mus ? all rally to the support of the churci
 We make d personal appeal n e1c one to do what he can. to strain ] point or two. for the only kind ( : church worth building is a churc ! built by personal sacrifice. We hay , all got to help. \ few cannot do i and we would not have it so if the could. This must he everybody cathedral We must all have d shar in it own a few bricks in it-eac according to the debt he feels |
 owes to God For this is His worl
 not ours We arc doing it for Hin ' not for ourselves alone.