The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-29
WISE TO CHICAGO
Episcopal Bishop To Attend
Church Conference.
He VIII Ask Publicity, Fund for
20 Million. Drive.

Bishop James Wise leaves Monday
for Chicago where he will attend Il
conference of two hundred national
leaders of the Episcopal church.
called to discuss plans for the church's
nationwide campaign.
The conference will comprise Sc
lected individuals from each province
of the Episcopal church, who will
meet the representatives of all the
general boards and agencies of the
church participating in the campaign
The movement can thus be presented
in Its entire aspect and the leading
men and women of the church in
formed of its aims and scope
Bishop Wise is expected to insist
that the church follow the example
of the Baptist and Methodists in their
national campaign and spend at least
$lUO,O00 in magazine and newspaper
advertising and boosting the Episco-
pal drive $2o.00O,000 to be spent for
community centers. religious educa-
ton and church extension.
For Good of Church and People.
THE nationwide campaign is in
tended to make the Episcopal church
more deeply and widely serviceable to
mankind" says the latest announce
ment from headquarters. "It is felt
that with its resources properly mo-
bil1zed and utilized the church will
pe able to do much bigger work
than 1t has yet accomplished In the
doing of the larger and more vital
work the lay workers win be sum
moned to do their full part. They
will be trained and disciplined and
inspired for real service to the age
in which they live.
Church Weak in West.
Ine Episcopal chu1ch is, recog,
nlzed to be strong in some depart
ments and very weak in others n ;s
strong. well organized and. equipped
institution in most of tn large cities:
II is weak in most rural communities
and very weak thruout the middle
west 1t has been doing almost moth
ing IN connection with the problems
OF immigration, and it has done little
So,i 5Hmafa sowing the problem of the
down town church. Its work among
the negroes has been efficient. but has
been conducted on a very modest scale
IL mas concerned itself very little over
modern industrial problems. and he
cause OF its great wealth it has not
Deen considered by he yorkingman
10 pc V1tally interested in his welfare"
IL is to set up an efficient progra m
ana campaign for the solution of these
problems of the church in the days of
reconstruction that the Chicago con-
ference has been called. The Rev. DR..
hotiOildl ulTeCIOT,
viii present an outline of the aim and
scope Of the movement. Those who
participate will be asked to assist in
conducting similar conferences of a
regional or diocesan nature
Tne aim of the nationwide cam
palgn, says Doctor Patton, sis def
initely spiritual and educational. To
state the matter in this way is to re-
move any apprehension that the cam
paign we are nov projecting is merely
a drive for so much money Large
increases in gifts for the parish, for
the diocese and for general missions
nave indeed resulted from similar
smaller campaigns. In many cases
there have been remark .ble financial
results. But I am certain that in every
case the clergy and the laity would
say that the chief sin was spiritual
and edu, 1ional"