The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-24
WESLEYAN HALF
WAY TO GOAL BUT
Time DNINDLES
Must Raise Seventeen Thous
and Dollars a Day For
Two Weeks.

At noon today West Virginia Yves.
leyan colleges big endowment fund
had reached s26O,OOO mark, or ten
thousand dollars past the halfway
point in her drive for half million of
productive endowment. For the last
week the campaign has been progress
ing at the rate of ten thousand dol.
lars per day and of course many out,
lying churches in remote districts have
not been heard from. Two weeks from
last night, however, the campaign
closes and two hundred and forty
thousand dollars are yet to be secur.
ed. This means that $4,000 per day
must be secured. The intensive cam
paigns that are being conducted in
Petersburg, Charleston and Fair.
mont this week, and which will be
conducted in Wheeling next week are
intended to reach, in these centers Of
population the rank and file Of the
Methodist as well as other supporters
of Wesleyan.
Along with this work, Of course, big
subscriptions will be looked for and
are being added to the total as fast
as they can be secured, but many Of
these "big fellows" are holding off,
first to see how much they will have
to do in order to make the campaign
complete success and secondly to
take complete stock Of their own re.
sources. Obviously a man who expects
to give twenty-five thousand dollars
or ten thousand dollars gives 1t more
thought than one who gives a hun.
bred dollars, even though there be
great differences In their relative abil.
ity to give. =
Wesleyan is counting, and must
count, on raising fully $125,00o Of the
balance Of $4,000 that she needs In
amounts Of five thousand dollars and
up. The entire state is being can
vassed Just as thoroughly as is Fair.
mont so that every member of the
Methodist church in West Virginia and
every other citizen who is willing may
have the opportunity to give, but It
is a hopeless task to secure this great
amount of money in full by such meth
DDS. The big subscription must be Sc
cured, and some Of them must come
from Fairmont.
Last night at the meeting at the
Ladies' Parlor of the First NJ E. church
1885 additional in pledges was report
ed bringing the total for Fairmont
for this weeks intensive campaign up
to about $1,000 or an average Of 3d.
700 per day. One $4,000 subscription
is included In the above but the other
Sc, 900 has ben secured in comparative
" small amounts.
DR.. F. B. Empey who has had charge
Of organizing the work here will leave
this afternoon for Wheeling to do some
preparatory work there for the In
tensiye campaign next week. He will
he succeeded here by another special
worker who has already been placed
In close touch with the local situa'
ton and who is prepared to carry on
the campaign here with renewed Wig
or. Friday evening, however, will be
the last Of the luncheons served here,
but the local workers as. we'll as DR..
Employs successor will remain on the
Job for several days closing up the
work here.
Next week the intensive campaigns
IN other churches outside Of Fairmont
which are included in the "Fairmont
Group" and including Fairview,
shinnston, Lumberport and q number
Of others will be carried on and the
local ministers will help in this work,