Evening journal., 1918-02-13
Sc. 100000 WANTED
BY PRESBYTERIAfS
Goal Of Drive for Fund for
the Coming War
Year
MISSIONS WILL
GET BIG SHARE

ATLANTIC CITY. Feb. i3.-Presby-
terians Of the United States VIII raise
and spend more than s5.5O0,0Oo during
the coming war year. an increase Of at
last half a million dollars over the
present church year. 10 keep the cause
Of Christ on the firing line.
At least s2,300,000 OF this sum viii
be used for backing up the work OF
great army OF soldiers OF the gospel In
missionary fields abroad. Announce
ment also was made yesterday in the
mid-winter meeting Of the executive
commission Of the General Assembly Of
a great drive TO be conducted during
February and March in behalf Of the
Home Missions Board, which Is In debt
10 the extent Of 100000.
"The Presbyterian Church Is In this
war 10 stay TO the wind-up," asserted
the Rev William Henry Roberts, OF
Philadelphia, stated clerk, IN announc-
ing plans TO be submitted 10 the Cen
eral Assembly al Columbus, o., May
i6 He continued:
I'VE point with pride 70 the fact that
Woodrow Wilson. an elder Of Prince
ton, y. j.; Robert Lansing, Secretary
n state, an elder at Watertown, n. T.:
Thomas r. Marshall. Vice President ;
General Pershing, in command Of
Americas legions abroad; General Pey-
ton C. March, the new chief Of staff,
and General Hugh Scott are Presbyter-
ians. General Field Marshal Haig. Of
the British armies, Is a member Of the
Church OF Scotland. which Is Presby-
terian. Field Marshal Joffre is a mem
Der OF the Reformed Church Of
France.
The Presbyterian Church never has
been a pacifst church. 10 does not re-
gard war as a thing TO be lightly nu-
dertaken, but 10 does believe this war
is a righteous war which must be
fought out TO the bitter end.
Reports presented today show that
more than 100 regularly ordained Pres
byterian ministers already have gone
with the cOlors and that approximately
10000 Of the enlisted men at home
and abroad are members In good stand
ing OF that faith.
The executive commission decided TO
press its missionary operations with
greater fervor than ever while the
armies are clashlng in the war Of civ
UlzatiOn Every dollar needed FOR the
working out Of soul-saving projects in
nfteen foreign lands will be supplied
Reports emphasized the fact that greal
numbers OF women are replacing men
missionaries. who can be used more
effectively in active service with the
troops.
out Of 1853 American missionaries
and 62s2 native helpers now at work In
the various missionary districts, fully
one-third are women. The Presbyter-
ians Of the United states at this time
are maintaining In foreign lands 94C
fully Organized churches. with i10OOt
communicants, 2063 schools and Ia
hospitals and dispensaries, where 753,-
900 patients were treated last year. II
Is operating also two great printing
plants In Shanghai, China. and Belru
syria. where moro tran 32,0000O0 pages
Of Christian literature were printed
during the last twelve months
Colleae Board Property Transfer.
Nathan G. Moore, OF Chicago, Tor The
committee on the new Presbyterian
Board Of Education, reported prosres:
Yesterday, announcing that action ir
the courts Of Pennsylvania and Illinoi'
is necessary 10 place in the possession
Of the new board the property Of The
College Board, with headquarters ir
New York, and the present Board Of
Education, with headquarters In Phiia
delphia, which it is to succeed.
There is no opposition TO the trans
fer. but dscrees OF the courts OF th'
two states must be obtained before thl
formal transfer and the organization O.
the new church educational agency car
he effected The COLLEGE Board hai
property valued at S3O00,O00 and tn
Board Of Education's holdings In Phila
delphla and elsewhere are estimated a
$4,000. The headquarters Of the new
board necessarily will be In New York
because II is incorporated In that state
Illness and delays incident to railway
congestion caused the absence or si'
members Of the executive commission
at yesterdays session. J. a. stephen
son, OF California, gave UP the trlp
John T. Manson. former vice president
Ia III al his home in New Haven.
The war budget was discussed las
night by the commissioners in JOIN
sessions with representatives Of the tel
boards and permanent AGENCIES OF IN
church. Moderator J. Wilbur Lnap
man and other commission heads as
serted that war Is spurring instead o
hurting the cause Of Christianity al
over the country. The response OF pas
tors and laymen to all Of the natlona
drives for war funds has gone tar' lt
asserted. 10 demonstrste that Christian
itv Is practical and there has been
great gain in membership and denomi
national resources In consequence.