The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-13

Americanisation. Another item OF
s2.0oo.000 lis to provide for religious
education. which has an intimate
bearing upon the class named above.
but Is also broadly concerned In the
extension of church work every
where, but particularly In building
up a Christian citizenship in the
United States to meet the conditions
of the times
There is also included an item of
sboao0 for social service work in
connection with which the Gchurch- is
taking advantage Of the na!len.wide
campaign to do a 1ittfe social Jus
tice toward ats own clergy. for whom,
if the budget is approved. q minimum
salary of not less than $1,000 will
be fixed, as a step at least, toward
fixing the economic independence of
the, clergy In the new age.
Other items also provide for an
extension and building up Of the
rural church, as a means OF main
~ ing the American spirit In those
small communities which in the ire
nlendous growth of the centers of
population have been overlooked. An
interesting item along this line pro-
vides for the purchase Of motorcy-
cles and moderate priced automobiles
for tho use of the travelling preach
Ars thus re-establish the ancient
circuit riders on a new and modern
basis.
The detailed plans look to the
building of churches. schools, hos
pitfalls and preaching stations as far
north as Alaska, and south INTO the
! land of the Patigoes. in China and
far away Japan. s well AS THESE
neglected and inaccessible reaches
of our own country. They look to
practical studies of the industrial
situation the care of children. the
aged, the infirm, the defective. into
practical substitutes for the saloon,
rational solutions Of the race aues-
ton. and temperate REIMBURSEMENT OF
the relations between the classes
along patriotic American lines.
An especial feature of the demands
revealed by the survey is that men
and women are needed as much as
fnoYey, for the money asked for can
not be used unless the needed work
ers are supplied to make wise use
OF it Hence the survey, based on
the three-vear program, calls for
tf44z workers. OF whom. it is stated,
6s5 should be clergymen. or the
general total, 1.245 are needed for
work in America 1877 in Latin Amer
tea and the balance in foreign lands
Tt was pointed out today that while
the survey has been made as COM
I plete as possible, IL does not include
figures for the dioceses Of New
n. j., Long island. .Pennsyivania,
Delaware. Easton and Chicago. which
however. WIFI be forthcoming, II is
hoped In time for the action OF the
convention Stress, also, was laid
upon the fact that in its present
state the survey is simply state
ment OF needs and an estimate of
what will he needed to enable the
church TO fulfil its mission during
the next three years.
The object of the survey" said
Rev. r.. Bland Mitchell, manager of
the central office of the nationwide
campaign. was not simply to de-
termine how much money was need
/ ed It was meant also to, bring to
light the weak spots. the opportuni-
ties the church should seize for God
and country. In word. to lay be-
! fore the church bar needs in fulfilling
/ her mission"
AS to the result Of the survey
Bishop Lloyd. president of the board
| OF missions. says: This is the hrst
! time the church has approached her
| task with complete Intelligence.
/ In connection with the general ma
! ton wide campaign. there is being
waged IN the New York diocese sepa :
I rateiy, but in close cooperation with
| ths naiionwide. an every-nafne cam
| paign, which has also made sur
! vey of the New York diocese whose
needs and wants are embraced In
the budget which will he submitted
to the convention tomorrow for ap
/ prevail
One marked feature Of the cam
.f ~ fS a
( felt here, is the large participation
in the present Episcopal movement
| OF the business men of the church
/ It is this element largely which is
/ behind thu movement for the institu-
! ton of the budget system, though
the clergy are in full sympathy, and
II is the lay element which Is
heartily endorsing the plan OF the
clergy for the adoption of program
by the convention which will brcsdiY
commit the church. not to any contro-
versial matter. but to an active par
ticfpatio tn the solution OF the prob
lens upon which the industrial peace
and safety of the nation depends.
! 1t is expected that the convention
will give several days to the discus
sion OF the rlans which have been
worked out by tire rafionwteiw AND
every name campaigns. and that
/ prompt and early approval OF them
will be given IN order that the final
drive may be started at once,
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