Evening journal., 1917-11-30
WANT S210,GO FOR
wesleyan INSTITUTE
Methodists of City Will Be-
gin Concentrated Drive
on Men ..ay
CLOSE CAMPAIGN
ON DECEMBER 20

With all plans practically completed
Methodist Episcopal laymen on Monday
morning viii begin a campaign for sub
scriptions in this city seeking to Obtain
large portion Of the $4,000 which
the Board OF Education Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Of America desires as
an endowment fund for Wesley Colleg-
late Institute, at Dover.
These plans call for the active CO.
operation OF every Methodist Episcopal
Church, in this city, but because or the
territory to be covered, the city mas Deen
divided into districts. This campaign
is a part OF the general EFFORT being
made to raise S350OO,OOO throughout the
United States.
Although members of the Methodist
Episcopal faith are in the majority
among religious sects on the Peninsula
yet there IS rot a college Of that faith
In this section. The ultimate goal OF
the movement 10 be started on Monday,
is an endowment fund. Of Si,OOOOOO
with which It Is proposed 20 raise the
Dover institution 10 the height OF a coli
lere and make IL a credit not alone to
the church, but to the Peninsula as
well.
The subscriptions IN the present cam-
naien are arranged TO be made In five
annual payments. The flrst payment Is
10 begin next July. OF the S2iO,OOO,
100000 OF this will go direct In an en-
dowment to the Institute and 10000 TO
the Board Of Education or the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
This campaign among down-State
counties and along the Peninsula mas
been IN progress for couple OF weeks
and the manner In which the people
there have been responding has been
very gratifying While the campaign
will not close until December 20, 1t is
hoped 20 present the cause Of the lnsti-
tuition in such a manner this week, to
This city's wealthy citizens, that large
contributions nay be realized.
For the campaign next week these
churches have been selected, among the
members Of which the workers will So
Iiclt subscriptions. Harrison Street,
Grace. st. Paul's, Epworth, Mt. Salem,
Union and Scott. Teams of two mem
bers each will call upon prominent men
of the city and present the claims Of the
lutIlIuIe 10 lutiis AilIoH h'NAAio 'AN W.
report daily, either at noon or In tho
evening at Grace parish house. The
frst Of these reports will be made on
Monday. Assisting Rev. DIT. G.. E. Leitzell
who is directing the campaign, will be
members Of the Educatianal Jubilee Cam
mlttee. Among the lrst Of these to ar
rive was Senator T. S. Taylor, Of Iowa
one Of the strongest Methodist laymet
Of that State.
Senator Taylor came yesterday ant
will remain here for several day
being actively engaged In the work o
the local campaign.
Others who are expected tomorrow
are Rev. Dugald NJ Mccormick, Dis
trict Superintendent Of the Green Ben
district. Kansas, and one Of the fore
most Methodist leaders OF the West
Another Kansas workers coming is tn
Rev. N. S. Gardner.
Governor Heads Campaign Committee
Governor John G. Townsend, who
heads the campaign committee for the
Wilmington Conference has been one
Of the most active workers in the cam
paign down the State, as far as his time
not occupied officially would permit. He
has not alone contributed generously,
but is doing personal work for the suo-
cess Of the campaign.