Connecticut western news., 1915-06-03
"ONE DAYS WAGE"
Christ Church Responding to an
 Emergency Gall.

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 Considerable interest has been aroused by the splendid way in which | Episcopalians are supporting their work ill time of crisis.
 This year Christ Church has given more for the work of the church at large than ever before. The offering last Sunday for what is called Emergency Fund surpassed all expectations ill spite of the fact that many members have not yet made their contributions. The Episcopalians all over the country are standing together ill a united effort.
 This church, through its Board of Missions, has launched campaign tu raise $400, 900 extra for home and foreign missions, and over $160, 900 is already in hand. The Missionary So- ciety is asking for "one days wage or income" ill addition to usual gifts from each of the one million Episcopalians in America ill order to close the fiscal year without a deficit. The annual missionary budget is $1. TOO 900.
 This money supports the work of over 400 Episcopal missionaries here in the United States, in the schools, hospi- tals and churches among the Indians, the EsquimoS, the negroes, the mOuu- ! taineers of the South, and the ranchers and miners of the West. In Brazil ! Mexico, China, Japan and other coun. tries and in our island possessions of the Pacific,I there are 900 Americans at work with 1000 native assistants.
 The $400, ,000 Emergency Fund is in charge of a committee of proniI cut lbishops, clergy and laymen. Bishop Lines, of Newark, New Jersey, is Chairman and some other members of the committee are Bishop Thomas, of Wyoming: Rev. Dr. Stires, rector of St. Thomas church, New York City; Messrs. George Wharton Pepper, of Philadelphia; Burton Mansfield, Will liarn r. Cochran and others.
 Through this committee the Board of Missions is calling all Episcopaliaus to prayer and asking that each one give at least one days income or some equiva- lent self-denial offering. The response has been enthusiastic and widespread Provinces, Dioceses, Parishes, Vestries, Woman's Auxiliary, mems clubs, ladies' guilds, Bible classes, Sunday schools-all are working to reach every church member and to bring the cam- paign to a successful issue.
 The need for this Fund arises partly | from the unsettled times brought on by the European war, hut mainly by the success of the church's missionaries in distant lands such as China and Japan. 1 The mission workers have in nlany cases found great opportunities await. ing them; in others, they have created the opportunities and then taken advan- tage of them; and the Missionary s. ciety has been called on from year to year to increase its appropriations fo1 the work. Consequently, during the last seven years, the Board has accum. ulated a deficit Of $254.O0O. The re maining $50. 900 is the amount needed | to close the current year without 8 further decit. One of the surprises which the European war has sprung is the increased gifts of the 1elligerent nations for missions. The Church ot England has exceeded all previous records of the past 200 years. In Ger. many five of the seven missionary SO cieties have exceeded their contribu tions of last year. The Episcopal church is meeting somewhat the same experience in the interest which this Emergency Fund appeal has aroused Gifts from all over the United States and from foreign lands are coming in They have been as large as 5000, and as small as a Pc stamp.