Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-09
CAMPAIGN REACHES
HEIGHT ON SUNDAY
Every Episcopal Parish in City is
Busy in Nationwide Drive
for the Church.

Every parish in this city is busy for the
nationwide campaign of the Episcopal
Church, reaching its heighth in the de-
nominational pulpits next Sunday. The
campaign embraces a program of unusually
diversified and interesting speakers.
The object of the campaign is multi
fold greater fidelity in church attendance;
a deepening of religious earncstncss, and
renewed effort to increase the power and
efficiency of the churches and parishes;
measures TO develop the influence of the
dioCcses, adequate support for the many
missionary enterprises, both at home and
abroad, provision for the ChurCh's educa-
tional and social service programs. The
task will entail large financial obllga-
tIon the commission on the campaign APP
pointed by the General Convention
requiring S9,333 1853 year. Delaware S
allotment IS ST., $50 yearly. The current
expenses for 1918 are made the basis of
allotment, and parishes are divided INTO
five classes and assessed accordingly.
Trinity p. f. Church has planned
a work uf many activities IN the national
campaign DAILY At 10 \, m. there will be
a brief rvice Of prayer Tor the success OF
the campaign On Thursday, tins ser
vice Will include a celebration of Holy
Communion.
Tonight mt SIS an open meeting will
be held in the parish house. at which
Bisbop Whitehead of Pittsburg and
Rev. Robert w Patton, ID. d.. the
national chairman of the campaign,
will speak
On Thursday at p. m, conference
Of workers will he conducted by Rev
John l.. lcllott, ID. d. of Belair. Md.
The members OF the canvassing committees
will be present at this meeting to receive
directions about the method of con-
ductlng the canvass
On Saturday al p m. meeting OF
all the men Of Trinity parish is called AZ
the invitation OF the vestrv. for conference
rs TO the best means of making the cam
paign most effective in Trinity Parish
\ meeting in the interest of the cam
palgn viii be held in Old Swcde's parish
house under the direction of Rev Frederick
VI. kirkhs, rector of the parish, Wednes-
day evening 1t : p. IN. Rt Rev. Cort-
land Whitehead. ID. d. bishop of the
Episcopal diocese Of Prittsburg. VIII
participate in the service. Doctor White
head IS at present a guest at the Trinity
rectory.
Parish receptions in connection with
the campaign will be held in st Johns
p. +. Church, Thursday evening. Rev. |
Samuel Booth. Of the Diocesan Church |
nolds Brown. Of Philadelphia, are sched-
ulcs 70 speak
\ prayer service and supper were
held in the parish last evening George /
". Davenport. OF the Seamens Church .
Institute. New York. instructed the /
canvassers in the methods employed !
IN securing money for the church The /
canvass of every member next Sunday
Will last from until 6 =. m.
The following schedule has been ar
ranged by Rev. Richard W Trspnell
for St Andrews: The Men Club and
entire personnel of the parish viii attend
a meeting IN the parish house this evening
al 5 p. N. Rev. Charles Dubell viii
address the meeting upon his experience
and observation while overseas as chap
lain in the army. a brief service OF
special prayer will follow the address
Rev Joseph II. Earp, rector Of Inl-
manuel Church, N>S Castle, and Rev
John l. Yellott, d. D.. OF the diocese OF
MARYLAND. will address the services
Thursday and Friday evenings.