Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-15

CITY PLAN FOR
BIG WAR DRIVE
Next Week Set Aside For Con-
centrated Effort Through
out the Nation

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night in the Y. NJ. c. A. building |
the campaign for funds to take care |
OF Lutheran boys in camp and at |
the front was launched in this dis
trict by hundreds of Harrishuig 3 |
workers of the church, presided |
over by James F. Dap. The quota |
assigned to this section is $4,000, !
out of a total for the country of |
$75O,000, and Rev. c. X. Fsgler. on |
ecutive secretary for Pennsylvania, |
after the dinner last evening, out
lined the methods by which this sum
is 20 be raised.
The entire week, February 1926 |
Will be given to this great cause,
the cause of caring for 191 900 Lu-
theran boys now in the service. The
campaign is under the direction of
the finance committee of the Ma
tlonal Lutheran Commission and the
organization it was announced last
night has been perfected. Each
state has a chairman and they, in
turn appoint local chairmen. The
canvass is strictly q congregational
one and the funds will be credited
to the various synodical bodies.
The Budget
The total yearly gathering of
S75C,O0O it is proposed to spend in
the following manner: Equipment
for chaplains, $4,000; secretaries
salary and expenses, $1S,000; $50
camp pastors, salary, expenses, etc,
assistance to churches near camps
workers, $4,000; interned aliens.
100000; work in france, $4,000;
buildings - brotherhood, co-opera-
tive, etc, SIPS, 900; literature, espe-
cially direct campaign to $4,000
men, $4,000; office expenses, etc,
$12,000; emergency expenses, care of
wounded, financial campaign, etc,
$4,000. Total $750,O00.
The National Lutheran Commits
sion early had the endorsement of
many government officials. Presi-
, dent Wilson responding with: IT
, learn of the service planned by the
Lutheran Commission for Soldiers
and Sailors Welfare with a great
deal of interest and need not as
sure you that it has my best wishes"
, John r. Mott wrote: "Our camps
need laymen and pastors, just as
O.. much as our towns do. The Y. NJ.
stoned and volunteer chaplains are
. pastors. Together they represent
the church. Both are indispensable
; to our Army and Navy. They should
seek in every way in their power
to support each other. The Associa-
ton cannot perform the functions of
the pastor. It's desire and purpose
is to strengthen the hands of the
pastors in every way in its power"
A Big Work
1t is the administration of pastors
upon which the Lutheran organiza-
ton will concentrate as may be con-
cluded from the amount set aside
} for equipment of chaplains. Field
secretaries were sent out some time
ago to determine the needs and al
ready about fifty pastors have been
, appointed to spend all their time
. in various camps teaching and Civ
ing pastoral care to Lutheran men.
> In many cases the commission has
made provision for BUILDINGS which
can be use1 as pasis of operation
Inc necessity of getting this ac-
, tlVity started soon was pointed out
last evening by several speakers who
told of camps where there are as
many as 5000 Lutheran soldiers. a
many as 5000 Lutheran soldiers, with
pastor to the boy is the message now
being carried far and wide among
Lutherans, and there is small doubt
among them that the fund will be
fully subscribed in one week.
A team has been appointed for
each Lutheran Church in the city
and county. The following are
members of the committee, pastor
of the churches and team captains:
Chairman, John f. Dapp; vice
chairman, Frank b. Wickersham,
Steelton; DR.. Croll Keller; the Rev.
=. X. Fegley, executive secretary;
the Rev. c. S. Baushn, the Rev. M.
L. Heisler, the Rev. DR.. II. C. Hol-
loway.
Holy COMMUNICATIVE Rev. ].
= Henry Miller, U. G.. Nagle, captain.
f German Evangelical lions Kirche
| The Rev. III. f. +. Lfsse, Charles
Oft, captain.
, st. Michael's German-The Rev.
5 Reinhold Schmidt, Charles A.
: Schell, captain.
ST. Matthews-The Rev. e. E.
SNYDER, George A. Tippett, captain.
Trinity-The Rev. r. l.. Nielsen
: helder, ]. E. Whorley, captain.
Zion-The Rev. s. w. Herman.
Henry X. Felix, captain.
Augsburg-The Rev. A. NJ. Stam-
cts, George L. Fisher, captain.
Bethlehem--Dr. j. B. Markward,
DR.. C. A. Sheely, captain.
Christ-The Rev. DR.. Thomas
Reisch, w. II. Rapp, captain.
emorial-The Rev. L. G. Manages,
d. D., f. G.. Hoover, captain.
, Messiah-The Rev. II. w. A. Han
son. Captain L. Laubenstein, cap
tain.
: Redeemer-The Rev. NJ. E. Sha-
fer. e. S. Wolf, captain.
EliZabethville, Pa, Council-The
Rev. e. ]. Heilman, Fred P. Mar
gerum, captain.
Fisherville. st. Peter's-The Rev.
]. f. Stabley, II. o. Keiter, captain,
Fisherville, ]. C. Fitting, captain,
Star of Bethlehem Lutheran Church;
Enders, f. E. Lebo, captain, st.
Paul's Lutheran Church, Halifax.
J Highspire-The Rev. Ernest L.
Pee, G.. s. Heckert captain.
Hummelstown-The Rev. Herbert
, S. Garnes, Albert II. Hummel, cap
| tain.
Lykens-The Rev. Charles S.
Jones, William Harper, captain.
Lykens, Pa, Council-The Rev.
/ H. f. c. Wahrman, Howard Mein-
hardt.
Steelton, Pa, Council-The Rev.
c. f. Tieman, Harry S. Deik, cap
tain.
, Williamstown-The Rev. Mervin