The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-01
CHURCH RESTORATION
MEETINGS TO-DAY

New York. Nay s1.--romorrow
tion sunday In churches throughout
the country Of the following denomi-
nations. which are cooperating with
the fnterchufch committee for Chris
tian relief In France and Belgium.
Methodist Episcopal. Presbyterian
Church In q. s A.. United Preebyte-
r1an Church. National Lutheran Coun-
c4l Baptist Churches. North, ConRre-
gational Churches. Reformed Church
In America. Reformed Church in U.
s. ana Disciples Of Christ.
Appeals will Be made from the pull
pits OF these. churches ia behalf Of the
fund which the Interchurch Commit
tee IL raising for the restoration OF
Protestant churches In the devastated
districts Of France and Belgium. and
for giving emergency assistance to
their pastors. congregations and
church Organisations during the Pc
Rod of early reconstruction
William Sloane CONN. OF New York
city has accepted the Craftsmanship
OF the campaign committee which IL
conducting the drive and the Rev. DR..
Henry Van Dyke. author and former
minister to the Netherlands. has ac-
copied tho vico chAirmanship. DR..
John 0rter HfbhAn, OF Princeton Uni
versity. has yust been added to the
'conamtttee. F1'A ~. $50
Among the speakers IN New York
CITY h behalf OF the movement Will
b DR.. Van Dyke Chaplain Albert Loo
Of the French army. cited SIX times for
bravery underline, who II aow In this
country n delegate from the United
Protestant organizations Of france to
tbs committee: the Rev. DR.. Henry
Anet. delegate to the Tnterchurch
Committee from both branches Of
Beag1an Protestantism aQd Major
P5errs B1ommaert. Protestant Chap
lain IN Chief Of the Belgian army.
|nxsd originally At $4,000. 900 hut Ia
crsAang needs have caused Il to be
raised to $3,3o0,o0o. These. needs
nAvs hesa - forth y urgsnt Meq0ASea
fr0m tn orUant1&1oaa Of Ff0nc6 and
Dee31An SxNe1m4oA1
l TAa ApDee41oEl1ns& - = an
'nouncod W tn cd1aMiskSe n ne fol-
lUwM9 1eafeMsMe: :
me lArgest amount st apart from,
me fund y VI $50 900. which win be
distrtbuted by tho Comfte D'Entr'A Aide
tAnts u france InAt committee Ii
y directed relief organization de-
saensd 70 hep IN the rehabilitation q
French Protestant families. with
em9Sency amRance 70 Churches
WITHIN certain fmitA II investigates
needs. receives reQueste estimates
loses ana ministers ana distr1bufes
afd 70 inc sunerere IN the formerly
Invaded areas. fccd ana ciothing ara
supplied. houses ara furnished. ana
the renewal Of family life 10 made pos
sibie
For the restoration q churches
ana PASTORAL ren0sncee. 5000. 900 has
been net apart. It Will b applied IN
hsapins N the rebuilding OF repair
OF tnhty-nve cpurcn ouuo1nes which
were wnoiH OF paftv oestrcyed our
ing the var The cost OF rebuilding
VIII greatly SHceed this estimate, even
a1ter fun payment IL made OF the Ger
man indemnify,
An apport1onment Of $4,000 has
oesn made Tor the emergency relief
% pAetcr@ Many French pastors lost
tner hvee ana An INST theU possessed
during the var. Others are sick ana
crippled. war prices phcs an intol-
cradle burden upon them Their I'M
pcvertshed eon8rcgAdons oannot Pre-
VIDE sufndfeut sAlarfse tor them dur
INF me emergsnW ooOdiuons OF recon-
strucefon.
we havs oecidsd 70 - apart SSoo.-
go TOR ~ wcrk ~ foreign missions
In@N ars 20. o0O.0ce mhAnatants IN the
french colonies TOR whom there II no
csnsr dosr Of approach than The
and orescs ass more open 70 French
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