Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-11
PLAN TO TRAIN WOMEN
AS ASSISTANT PASTORS
Presbyterian and Reformed
Churches. Short of Mascu.
line Material, Adopt Idea
S E E X $15O,OOO FUNn
Money Needed to Aid Philadelrh,.
School for Christmas Workers
Take Up Task

Plans to train women TO became
slstant pastors of Presbyterian and n.
formed churches have been started =.
result Of the war. There is n shor,,..
of young men available for this wor,,
Announcement of this was mado ,os.
by committee representing forty Pros.
byterian churches which are Interest,",
In the movement. The women wir al.
be trained to act as executives in ,h.,-
lines of church work and also - =.
come efficient social workers.
To obtain funds for this impor,or,
work campaign to raise Si5O.ooo r,r,
be started in few days under ~.
auspices of the Deaconess Houso .n,
ihiIaueIphia school for Christian work.
ers The money Is to be used To incro.a.
the facilities of the school and nro,sse
more scholarships. In the statemon, y.
sued today the committee saws.
That the churches are seriousl,. ,o.,
ing the effect of the war In the den,e,,o,
of their ranks of workers there csn a.
no doubt. Even before the war wa ,.se
receiving an increasing number ~ :.
quests Tor young women compe,en, =,
fill important positions in the vario,s
parishes. The demand now js ouo.
whelmns and will continue for vssr.
to come. 'a'S
PROVE SUCCESSFUL,
our experience has proved that vour,
women, properly trained, are notablv
successtul In many important branches
of church work. a somewhat novel az
which fhnV a ra IL
pastors assistants Large numbers a,
our assistant pastors are at the fror,
and we are looking to young women 10
take their places"
our plans have the official indorso.
ment of the Presbytery of philadenb,a
, which AT recent meeting heartily In
dorsed the work of the institution. So.
cial and rescue workers. with the In.
! tenSely practical training which scbools
, such as ours give. are specially needed +
in the big industrial and munitions.pro.
ducing ccnters where changes in fam.
lily life and the lessening of home re-.
straint, due to the departure OF the
| fathers and big brothers to the front.
| have developed problems seriously
threatening the welfare of girls employed
| in factories and of children. +
During the decade of it's history the
l'tdcOltSS f1OuSe mas Deen particularly
| successful in training women for speca,
work in connection with the churches
| and community welfare More than
thirty deaconesses are In active service
in this state. with others in foreign
parts Of the country. three in China.
two in Japan, two in India and one In
Korea.
GENERAL. PUBLIC INVITED
With the proposed fund we can
greatly increase the number Of our
graduates and the value of their work
Their point of view as missionaries and
social workers Is wholly undenomina-
tional and their efforts are directed to
all who need help, whether in the city
Sums. on the rural frontiers or In the
isolated mountain districts.
so, although our institutions il
primarily of interest to Presbyterians
| its benefits touch the general public at
many points and we hope to have wide
spread cooperation at this time. when
all worthy projects effective in war
emergencies and in the reconstruction
period later on. are generously being
supplied with necessary funds
The officers of the committee which
will direct the movement are S, S. Mar.
win, chairman: Thomas r. Patton vice.
chairman; Joseph s. McCuloch. treas
urer: Mrs. Perry s. Allen, chairman of
the women's division, other members
being Mrs Dobson-Altemus. Mrs. Will
liam X. Mclean, Mrs. Howard H.
Iocunf Miss Anne Irwin Laughlin
Harry. l.. Paisley. Dr. William "
Roberts. j. Lewis Twaddell and Or
Perry S. Allen.