Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-20
EPiScoPALlANS ovERsuBscRIEE
 FOR S42,oooo0o FUND

Partial returns or representative group of Episcopal dioceses from the s42, ,000, 900 drive of the Episcopal na- tion wide campaign held Sunday. Dec. scribed or oyersubscribed, according to campaign leaders at national neau- quarters in New York.
 Approximately 1,000, 900 Episcopal ians were canyassed in the drive, to finance the reconstruction program of the church. which includes the Ameri- eanization of aliens. the expansion of social service and religious educational activities, the increase of clergyf1en's salaries, the search for and establish ment of & substitute for the saioon, and the provision of medical educa- ti6nal and religious work in the mis- sion field. this country and abroad. Advance reports of the canvas. re- veal the strongest showing in the south. From Norfolk coIe4s word that 1 the diocese of southern Virginia has passed the $500 coo mark, and expects total between $SG0.Oo0 and $1 Oa0 ooo. Richmond reports that TO parishes of | the diocese of Virginia have pledged s270,O00 annually for the three year period covered by the program.
 Partial reports from South Carolina \ show that of 10 parishes heard from.
 1s had met theiT quota and majority ) had oversubscribed. EaTiv reports 1 brought assurances of oversubscrinnnI l from the diocese of Atlanta, where the canvass was held In storm: the dio-
 cese of East Carolina. and the diocese
 of West Viroiria, The report from the diocese of Kentucky states that it is close to its $S6,00o quota.
 Prospects of a total subscription of $3.000 900, which is double the quota assi"ned it, were reported from Phil adelphia, for the diocese of Pennsyl- ported S104.000 pledged. and another reported two subscriptions totallAng s22000 . year.
 | Meager returns have been received
 from dioceses of New England and thu
 eastern states. The diocese of centra New York reported it's canvasser.
 still at work. The diocese of Bethle
 hem reported an incomplete total o $S3-0s4, and the diocese of Harrisbur,
 notified headquarters that returns
 there were insufficient to indicate ];
 result.
 From Chicago word has come Stha
 the entire week is being devoted t the canvass. Of the scaut returns re
 ceived from the smaller parishes o the diocese. all show quotas met Cam paign leaders in the diocese of Nils
 souri announce themselves confiden isof meeting the diocesan quota, hu say that several weeks will be re quired to ascertain the result there. ,i Allaparishes that held the canvass i , the diocese of West Texas ate report ! ed to have oversubscribed their quo
 tas. In number of the coast town. 7 the canvass has been postponed be cause of recent storm devastation
 The diocese of Oregon reports twenty 5 five Of forty-one parishes with a tots 5 of s75.42S.
 Naturally we have heard thus ia e from comparatively few dioceses an r communities" said the Rev. Dr. RoE : ert W. Patton, national director of tt y campaign. These reports come frol !, those units of the church which mad t most efficient preparation for the can S paign. The great majority of report
 thus far received shows either a quot q subscribed or oyersubscribed. It is = be anticipated that reports from large part of the church will be delay
 ed several weeks at last"