New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-10
,,.soo Lawrence Lauds
Generous Response TO
Clergy's Fund.
100000 NEEDED
TO INSURE SUCCESS
,,..;or.Wide Campaign TO Bring
psuard for Faithful Work
of Churchmen.

49, pi,bt Rev. William Lawrence
bisbop Of Massachusetts,. an
.,,nesd yesterday in the library Of
Morgan, 50 East Thirty-siS'h
: = that the first million dollars
=. been plsdged to the reserve OF So
' ~ which must be raised TO es'ao.
hi pension fund for the clergy OF
=. Episcopal Church
~. campaign viii be prosecuted
committee Of l84 members OF
,n more than eighty attended TINS
80 OF the New York executive
...mIttee william Fellowes Morgan
s I, ". Burleigh. samuel Thorn ir9
- 49, Baker, John r. Pratt Alonzo
S S'.,sr. Morton Fearey and William C.
Reed were present.
IN. system to be instituted VIII pro
"A. that upon the payment by the
..,,.h each year Of an addition ! per
..,. roughly speaking, Of the min
'...-,, salary be will receive. after
..,;-,ns a. the age Of Sixty-eight, an
,,nns amounting 70 one-half MS
,,.rsr. salary during active services
bishop Lawrence announced tnhI ne
~ suspended his active work In the
Nose Of Massachusetts, for the ensu-
no vesr 10 devote himself entirely 70
rsf,irg the 100000 fund.
100000 Fund Needed
aThi. s5OOO.O0O must first De
,l,Sred." said the Bishop, in oroer
KIT the pension system may be man
.,sIiv sound and not meet the rocks OF
ssrtruptcy upon which many system
20 now driving. due TO the lack OF tins
80 reserve. Upon the raising OF TINS
~oSsv the Episcopal Church will have
~ sftention fixed until March !, l9l -
~. ,svsr' 60 far as We can learn, has
.,y church organization undertaken 10
- a surn so large as S5.OOO,OOO with
- snseifed time. We are confident tnat
"itf the loyal support OF the Churcn'
mich has already been pledged, TINS
san will be raised.
aOn December - the executive COM
r.tt.e authorized nationwide cam
,isn. Almost Immediately a large sum
r.s given BY a few persons TO meet
overhead charges, so that every doiIar
niedred might count as a tull oo4lar'
1 .,rong stsH has been created; dloce-
.ss committees are being organized
rom Tho Atlantic 10 the Pacific. These
,,wmit,ees will reach through parish
rommittees into every parish IN the
eogutry.
literature and an educational propa-
g,rdA. for We are carrying out al eou-
ssuonsl and not whirlwind campaign
Then will follow the personal Nlsll'
Hereby thousands Of people OF the
Aurch may each have his or her best
opportunity 70 make their gift 20 TINS
rrsi fund. We, therefore, who meet
this library, may take satisfaction
Z The thought that we are moving with
great body. and that what We do IN
he next few weeks will have It's great
rfBence throughout the country.
Central Organization Busy.
Here, where the central organlza.
isa is, enthusiasm rises quickest and
he gifts come forth earliest. Evidence
i,his is the fact that, although We
~, been AZ work only few weeks.
" have slresdy received pledges from
cast 10 coast, but in large part from
sw York and Philadelphia, 70 the
rourt Of 100000 This one fact,
rs,l,ined throughout the country, will
purs the great body of the Church
ast we are a going organisation and
IA, the system that has received such
urrort by the votes o. the Church Will
u,e receive its financial backing.
When you 60 out % seek contribu-
n'ns you may BE certain that you will
et sympathy and keen interest. ] have
lever touched a subject which seems 70
i7e 90 kindled the interest Of men and
.enen who are doing things. Instead
v ecTing you coolly out % the Office
nY will receive you, and some OF them
vi thank you for giving them the
fnNlege % contributing 70 work
ssleh answers % the call that there
'i,ll be fair play for the clergy"
,s!shcp Lawrence il confident that by
ri:th !, 1917. pledges running for
". yssrs or less, amounting 10 at least