Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-13
EPISCOPAL CHURCH'S
SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN
Partial Returns Show a Majority
of Quotas Subscribed or Over
subscribed.

New York, Dec. 13.--Partial returns
OF representative group OF Episcopal
dioceses from the s42 900 900 drive of the
Episcopal Nationwide Campaign held
last Sunday, show majority of quotas
subscribed or oversubscribed, according
to campaign leaders Mt national head
quarters here.
Approximately ,OO0,O 900 Episcopalians
were canvassed in the drive, 10 finance the
reconstruction program of the church,
which includes the Anericanzation of
aliens the expansion of social service and
religious educational activities, the IN
crease of clergymen S salaries, the search
for an establishment OF substitute for
the saloon, and the provision OF medical,
educational and religious work III the
mission field this country and abroad
Advance reports of the canvass reveal
the strongest showing IN the South.
From Norfolk comes word that the diocese
of Southern Virginia has passed the 5000
O00 mark, and expects n total between
sSOOOe0 and 81 600, 600 Richmond re-
ports that 10 parishes Of the diocese of
Virginia have pledged s270, 600 annually,
FOR the thrce-year period covered by the
program.
Partial reports from South Carolina
show that of nineteen parishes heard from,
eighteen had met their quotas and ma
Jority had oversubscribed Early reports
brought assurances Of overslIbscription
from the diocese Of Atlanta, where the
canvass was held in storm the diocese
of East Carolina, and the diocese Of West
Virginia. The report from the diocese of
Kentucky states that it is close TO its
$50 600 quota
Prospects of total subscription Of
So 900 600. which is double the quota as
signed it, were reported from Philadel
phia, for the diocese of Pennsylvania.
One Philadelphia church reported sI04, 600
pledged, and another reported two sub
scriptions totalling S22, 600 year.
Meager returns have been received
from dioceses Of New England and the
Eastern States The diocese Of Central
New York reported its canvassers still At
work with incomplete returns showing
subscriptions varying from o per cent to
overslbscription. The diocese of Bethle-
hem reported an incomplete total Of S83,
OF and the diocese Of Harrisburg notified
headquarters that returns there are in
sufficient - indicatc a result
From Chicago word has come that the
entire week Is being devoted 10 the can
vass. OF the scant returns received from
the smaller parishes Of the diocese, all
show quotas met Campaign leaders IN
the diocese OF Missouri announce them
selves confident Of meeting the diocesan
quota, but say that several weeks will be
required to ascertain the result there.
All parishes that held the canvass in
the Diocese of West Texas are reported
10 have oversubscribed their quotas In a
number Of the coast towns, the canvass
has been postponed because Of recent
storm devastation The diocese Of Ore
gon report % Of 4 parishes with q total
Of S75,428.
Rev Or. Robert " Patton, national
director Of the campaign, IN statement
said
Naturally we have heard thus far
from comparatively few dioceses and
communities. These reports come from
those units Of the church which made
most efficient preparation for the cam
paIgn. The great majority Of reports thus
far received shows either quota subsclb-
ed or 0yersubscribed It IS TO be antici-
pated that reports from q large part Of the
church VIII be delayed several weeks at
least
Lewis B. Franklin, formerly head Of the
government war loan organization, who
is chairman OF the executive committee
of the Episcopal commission IL charge Of
the campaign. said
We know that there are many places
where the campaign WAS not conducted
with enthusiasm and thoroughness, and
of course no such results as those now
being reported may be looked for in these
quarters These first reports show that
the church is capable OF doing They are
setting a standard by which the whole
church will be measured | believe the
force Of such examples viii rnpel the units
that have not succeeded to build up their
records II the months to come, 10 higher
plane OF achievement