Evening journal., 1919-03-08
PRESBYTERIANS ASK
fer S40,COO,OOO
Victory Fund Will be Used
in Carry ng Out New
Era Movement
DR.. FOULKES IN
CITY ON WEDNESDAY

The campaign to raise forty m!llio
Dollars 10 carry on the work Of a
oresbyterlan Church in This country
ID overseas was launcned in all iht
aurches Of that denomination the lrst
sunday in March, and will be conln-
ued in a thoroughly organized way uii-
ii Sunday. March %, when 10000 duly
appointed canvassers will visit every
Presbyterian in the United states di e
ing the hours Of two to 1--WE to secure
his pledge for this fund.
To help put across this frst Victory
Fund Campaign Of the New Era Move
: ment-as the Presbyterlans call their
'driye"-leading min stcrs all over the
country have been released from ih 2ir
. churches FOR sixty days. each man be-
ng In charge OF about half dozen
. Presbyteries or local groups Of Pres
byierian Churches. There are about
three hundred presbyteries In which
there are nearly 10000 churches
The entire amount 20 be raised has
already been apportioned among the
churches Of the country, and a sys-
tematic campaign has been .nauguraied
! by flying squadrons. consisting OF men
and women Of prominence in eacli
community. to secure pledges from
larger givers.
Many parts Of the country are one
hundred per cent. organized and 10 Is
expected that in some sections the
churches win go cover the top" with
\ hund. ed per cent. over subscript. on.
Preliminary conferences and mass
meetings already held in the principal
cities OF the United states have shown
a keen interest in the campaign. men
aud women crowding the churches b
receive instructions from the leader
sent out by headquarters IN New York.
The Rev William Hiram F0ulkes, D..
D. who made a record in the Pres5y-
ierian Church by raising millions Of
dollars for the fund for dsables Pres
byterian preachers IS the General Sec
retary Of the New Era Movement, and
Charles y Wonac0tt. Of Portlani. ore
son. who put across the War savings
Stamp campaign in that Stale. is cam
paign manager. Barclay Acheson ac-
tive IN social and religious work on
The Pacific Coast, is the Field Director.
Dr Faulkner VIII address a meeting
10 the interest OF the movement in
lierr al Church on next Wednesday
evening.
These special posters have been pre-
pared by Leone B acker Of New York,
The artist who made the famous Keep
Them Smiling" poster for the Mar
CAMP Community Service. used in the
}ecent financial drive, and these post
fcrs will be displayed in an churches in
lhe United states on sunday. March 9
g. and % A proclamation calling on
allloyal Presbyterians TO rally to the
/pport Of their country and their
fchurch. written by Dr. Frank smith, Of
Dallas Texas Moderator OF the Prcs-
-h5ier 8n Church was read in TIE
ehurches on sunday March 3, and the
Proclamation has been printed In the
form of a poster and Is now exhibited
IN an the churches.
Among the objects for which the FOR
iy million dollars viii be raised are
he following:
Half a million dollars for use among /
soldiers and sa lors, to whom 1
assistance Is also 10 be given in find /
ing Jobs and in getting a new start
IN lie.
Hall a million dollars for reconstruc-
ton work IN building Protestant
churches In Europe devastated by the
war
-Four million dollars for overseas
work, where last year Presbyterians .
conducted is5 hospitals and dspensar- /
es in which 100000 patients were .
treated and where educational institu- /
lions and relig Gus services were main /
iained which were attended by many
millions OF natives
Eighty thousand dollars, viii be used
-or temperance and prohibition work.
especially in foreign lands in winch
Amcricar brewers and distilers are 20