Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-01
EPISC0P PALlANS I"
NAME LEADERS
FOR BIG DRIVE
Nationwide Campaign Or
ganized in Eight West
ern States.

the western area for the forthcoming
Protestant Episcopal campaign tor
christian education and church
strengthening, members OF the Episco-
pal clergy and the lay committees, In
cooperation with ffIe national headouar
ters for the drive in New York City, are
preparing to perfect parish orSantza-
tions that will insure the success OF the
Episcornl campaign during the coming
months For the purpose OF the cfin-
paign The nation has been divided into
four areas he western area Including
California, Washington, Oregon, Ne
vada, Arizona, Idaho, Utah and New
Mexico. Committees have been ap-
pointed for the thirteen diocesss and
missionary districts embraced In this
area, each committee acting In direct
contact with tho national hsadQua rters.
While the Episcopal canpsign will
seek to raise $50, ,000, 900 throughout the
United States for the furtheranee OF
church w0rk--tbs MethodiSts recaftly
raised sos, 900, 900 within their own de-
nomination for similar purpoAe--the
Fundamentals in the forthcoming cam
paign are, TO bring the spiritual power
of the church to hear upon the chufeh's
whole task to. quote the natioDAl d.
rector of the campaign, DR.. R. ". Pat
ton, and ito secure and train Az III
creased number Of people, clerical and
lay, for christian faAdership.'
The Episcopal campaign 10 10 line
with the campaigns conducted BY the
Methodist Church, the Preaby terian
Church and the Baptist Church to bring
about quickening Of christian respon-
sibility for the great task OF world re-
construction. both domestic and for
eign. that has been left upon christian
peoples everywhere as a heritage Of the
world war.
J Upon the survey OF the needs OF each
parish, which will be in the hands Of
the central once in New York by Au-
gust first. the federal agencies Of the
church will be in position to unite On a
single appeal for support. Based upon
the survey the church viii he in a po-
sition to apply itself to the task OF
meeting these needs and to make on
given day an every member canvass
that all may he exhorted TO gifts and
service"
While each diocese and district M
the western area Is entrusted with the
responsibility for its own campaign
work, under the leadership of the resi-
dent bishop. assistance in organization
work will be given by n committee OF
FIVE named by the national executive
committee. This comMittse for the
western area Is composed OF Bis hop
George c. Hunting Of Reno, Nevada;
Bishop Herman PAGE of Spokane
Wash: Rev. George Davidson Of Los
Angeles; Fl. C. Wyckoff of Watsonville,
Calf. and Mrs. A, l.. McLeisch Of
Berkeley, Calf
Publicity headquarters FOR the west
ern area have been established at San
Francisco. ......
The following are executive commit
tees announced today for various dio,
ceses and missionary districts Of Cali,
forpia, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and New
Mexico:
Diocese of California: Rev. Edgar r.
Gee, chairman, Oakland, Calf; Rev. W.
A. Brewer, Burlingame: Rev. c. l..
Thackeray, San Francisco; Major II. X.
Weidenfeld, San Francisco, and Victor
Robertson. OF Oakland
Diocese OF Sacramento: Rev. Charles
i. Farrsr. Eureka, Calf. chairman;
Rev. B. G. Lee, Sacramento; Rev vii,
liam S. Short, Santa Rosa, and FL
Boulder of Napa, Calf. -
Missionary District OF San Joaquin:
F. A. Eckstrom Stockton, chair.
man; Rev. William T. Rsnison, Stock
ton; Rev. George d. B. Stewart. Lodi,
and Mrs. Porter Roberts Of Stockton
Missionary District Of Arizona Rev
T. W. Simonson. Douglas, chairman,
Fey. Jacob W. white, Hlsbee; Rev.
Fraucis J. r. Bloy, Globe; Rev. William
J. Dixon Tucson; Edwsrd c. Clark.
Tucson; Franklin d. Lane, Phoenix.
and Miss Lucy jenkins, Prescott.
Missionary District of New Mexico:
Rev. Fuller Swift, Fl paso, Texss
chairman; Rev Walter S. Trowbridge
Santa Fe. n. NJ; Rev. Wiufred n. Zfes.
Ter, Albuquerque; J. J. Ormsbes, FL
raso. Texas: V. II. stiles. FL raso:
Elmer Needer Las Vegas. X. A., and
Mrs. Frank Parker, Santa Fe.
Missionary District Of Utah j. Wal.
City; Rev. Edwin T. Lewis, Logan,
Utah; J. E, Jones. Salt Lake City; ]. Il.
Scholefed, Salt Lake City, and Mrs.
w. W. Reese, Salt Lake City.
AS part OF the campaign there will
I he held a series Of regional conferences
Y throughout the West which will DO at.
tended by national leaders in the t.pis.
copal drive. The conferences are in.
tended to educate the workers thor.
oughly TO the campaign plan. They
have proved successful in the East.
L The regional conference to be held at
San Francisco Will be attended by del.
psates from the four dioceses and mis-.
4 slonarv districts of, California and tho
u states of Nevads and Arizona. There
viii he supplementary meetings IN Sac.
ramento, Fresno Los Angeles, Reno, !
Nevada. and PhoeniY, Arizona Church !