The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-02

OF canital and labor included in the
membership of the Episcopal church
as a first step toward nation VIDE
social reconstruction and industrial
peace. Is one of he striking features
of tentative aftcr-the-Tar program
which influential forces In the E.pis-
copai Church have just completed.
The plan was made pubic yesterday
by the Nationwide Campaign of the
Church. ii is felt that the democra-
cy OF the Church offers ideal ground
upon which employer and employee
NAV meet and djust their differences;
and the measure Of success attending
this first effort thereafter may stand
as an example for general appiica-
ton.
The practical details of the plan
have not Vet been fully worked out;
but included in it's scope are sugges-
tions for the establishment in the
Church parishes OF social study class
- where such problems as child wei
fare, hours of employment of women.
of labor and INDUSTRY
health insurance. the treatment OF
prisoners. the insane, feeble nlnden'
Informed upon pending issues ana he
able inteliigenteiy to exercise 'heir
1r fuenee as citizens upon such legis-
taJ[pn dS may DT ~ ptf"F%N'
existing evils.
In connection With this plan, Also
4, IL nroposed that, under the auspices
of the Joint Commission OF Sofia!
Service of the Church there shall be
collected and preserved data obtained
from Investigations made by the De-
uartment of Labor and the Children
Pureau of Washington and other such
agencies.
'If for example, the tentative
draft sets forth. AN investigation r.
made concerning the working out OF
a co-operative management of busi-
ness in certain industrial plants IN
the country. such data ana the re-
SALTS of the plan worked out shouin
bc placed in the hands of our chufch
members who have part in or are IN
terested In the management or DIG
industrial concerns, so that the lntor- :
nation may be as widely distributed
as possible"
ts44sEs. aas - &s .saai,t"
81 ont "the church may he definiteiy
related TO the problems of reconstfuc-
tom" ard, it is added. certainly
tier can be no objection TO me
Church using her offices for the pu'-
pose of giving information regafoil,s
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the way of improving conditions OIL
labor and the relationship between
labor and capital"
Another tentative suggestion Is thal
the Episcopal Church interest Hssi'
ir the campaign against l. W. W
propaganda by sending trained WORK :
crs into the great logging camps OF
the Northwest.
,rrhe point OF contact with the men
y;,tys the draft, might be the holdlhg
oe nnen forums for the discussion or
eucb questions as TO whether me l.
w ". program is the best that can
no su;-gcsted, what Cther ways tHs'e
are of solving the problem "fFh Sc
cicty faces. We surely nave nc r. say
10 protest against the propaganda ~
the /. w. w. principles, unless We are
willing IN do our share in the Sopa-
eonda Of a broader and better vision
Of what constitutes social justice and
right eousness for all men.
The program, which was prepared
nv the Rev. Augustine Elmendorf'
who represents the Joint Commission
on Social Service Of the Enascopai
church on the executive committee
Of the churcl's Nationwide cam
pnign represents one of the forward
stems for which encouragoin@n Is
sous ht through the Every >afBe arc
Natior wide Campaigns in which ne
Tosrt Commission of Social Service,
the General Bureau of Religious Pa
ucation the BOARD of Missions ana all
the other agencies of the Churcn are
for the first time united IN hatio"
wide effort to muster all lie resources
for national service. A compie.e
social service. program Will De SUD
;4.o. 70 tbo Caperal Convention Of
the Church which meets In Detroit
IN October for approval as nationai
Episcopal Church policy.
ii lays down a broad constructive
program for Church work, co-ordina-
ton of all various institutional work
OF the church is urged, with especial
reference TO the care of children and
the aged, the physical disabled ana
the delinquent, Systematic work OF
The kind being done for growing boys
at st Andrews Industrial School at
Providence, the Church's Industrial
Farm at Covineton. Va. and at the
Bonnie Brae Farm In the Diocese or
Newark
A definite policy for the care Of
aged dependents Of the Church IL
urged. and strong recommendations
for extending the work Of the Church
Commission of Help. which is doing
a distinctive work among maynard
girls are made. Likewise 1t Is plan
ned that the work Of the City Mis-
sions among prisoners and outcasts
be extended, and IA special plea Is
made for rebuilding Of the already
work In the six Industrial
schools through the South In which
nero education alonx practical Anee