The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-11
The Rev. c. E. Mccoy
Presents Nation Wide
Movement Shortly To Be
Launched By Anglicans.
THESIS BY DR.. MANNING
Local Pastor Discusses Project BY
Reading Pamphlet Written BY the
Rector Of Trinity Church
In New York City.

Matthew's Episcopal Church were Civ
EN- over to consideration of the ma
tion-wide campaign by which the
Anglican Church will seek to raise
twenty million dollars to be used in the
development of new spiritual life and
power in churches already established
and in mission fields to be entered for
the first time by missionaries of the
Episcopal faith. The project was pre-
sented by the Rev. G. e. Mccoy, who
substituted for his usual sermon a
thesis entitled "The Church and the
New Day" written by the Rev William
T. Manning, ID. D., rector Of Trinity
Church in New York City.
"'This great undertaking. the
pamphlet read, has FIVE vital outstand-
ing features;
-. The Campaign is to be nation
wide. We complain often and with
abundant reason, of the parochialism of
the Episcopal Church. Whatever we
are in theory, we are in practice in
tensely congregational Here is a great
common venture which will lift us not
only out Of our parochial, but out of
our Diocesan limitations, and will make
us for time feel our fellowship in the
whole common life Of the church. Par
ticipation in great church-wide ven
ture will give new life to all of us. s.
"2. This Campaign is to mobilize
all the different agencies and all the
forces of til urch in one united eff
fort. 1t is th,.4rst time that we have
seen the Board of Missions, the Board
of Religious Education, the Joint Com
mission on Social Service, the Woman 8
Auxiliary, the Brotherhood of st. An
drew and all similar agencies united in
this way. 1t will give each of these
agencies a sense of new life and
strength. 1t will give all of us new
realization Of the Importance and the
essential oneness of their work.
''3. This Campaign is not primarily
a drive for money. 1t is an effort to
rouse the faith Of our people and to get
them to undertake real things for God
They have ali oeen doing real things
for the country. And this has given
them new love for the country and a
new sense of the meaning of their citi-
zenship. They must now do real things
for the church. 1t will give them a
new love for the church, and will give
their religion new meaning to them.
-. Although that is not its primary
object, this Campaign will greatly in
crease ~the gifts Of the people and the
funds for the church s work. And this
result is vitality important. 1t is also
distinctly spiritual result. One of the
surest evidences of faith is readiness to
give of our means to God IS work. Re-
ligion is worth little if it does not in
,clude systematic, adequate, proportion
ate giving Of our money, from the
spiritual side it is just as important for
each man, woman and child in the
church to make his own personal gift
to God as it is for each one to offer his
own personal worship and make his own
personal prayer to God. 1t is no more
right for the father to do all the giving
than it would be for him to do all the
praying for the family. Each child
should be trained in the duty of giving.
One reason why so many people are IN
different to the church is that they
have never given enough to its work.
The man who gives generously to a
cause is certain to feel an interest in it.
where your treasure is there will your
heart be ALSO We want more of the
money of our people not chiefly for its
own sake, nor for the sake of the work
but chiefly for their own souls sake
This Campaign is by no means limited
to raising mere twenty million dollars
1t is to raise all that the people of oul
whole church fully aroused, and il
earnest, ought rightly, and gladly, t
give, And none of US can say how much
this will be-
"5. This is Campaign to awaken
the church to meet the unprecedented
opportunity and responsibility of Thu
new day.
1T offers simple, definite and eff
fective plan of action. 1t brings tn,
matter out of the sphere of the abstract
into the sphere of the practical AM
concrete. 1t presents an actual work
ing program and calls US all to have on
part in it,
cit will be a great thing for thu
church to have full survey of he