The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-08
VICTORY LOA N.
PUBLICITY Man
IN CHURCH WORK
LEWIS B. FRANKLIN TO HAVE
CHARGE OF EVERY NAME MOVE
MENT CONDUCTED BY EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.

New York Sept. 6.-Lewis 3. Frank
lin, who as director o. war loan organi-
cation of the treasury department had
charge of the great Organization which
managed the four Liberty loan campaigns
of the great war as well as the campaign
for the Victory loan. floated following
the signing of the armistice. yesterday
assumed charge, in volunteer capacity,
of the Every Name Canvass of the Ma
ton Wide Campaign of the Episcopal
church.
, AIR. Franklin will direct the organiza-
ton of the eighty seven dioceses of the
Episcopal church in the United states
for the unique and unprecedented at
tempt on a given date, November 10, IN
the diocese of New York. where a spe-
cial Every Name campaign is being
waged-and December Z throughout the
rest Of the country, to have every per-
son whose name is enrolled on the mem
bership list of the church personally vis-
tied and urged to reawakened interest
in church work and the responsibilities
OF Christian citizenship in coping with
the problems which tie nation faces.
with the entrance of the United states
int, tho world war, Mr.. Franklin was
called to Washington by Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo to assist in the
work of distributing the First Liberty
war loan organization in charge OF the
Liberty loan and War Savings COM
mittees throughout the country He
served until the Victory Liberty loan
campaign was brought 70 successful
conclusion resigning June Is. 1919.
The special feature of his work in or
ganzing the Liberty loan drives which
viii make his services of the utmost value
/, to the Nation-W Wide and Every Name
campaigns of the church, is that IT
brought him into intimate touch with
ilcan committees in all parts of the coun-
try He has probably wide a circle
of acquaintance any man in America
among the earnest men and women whose
patriotic energy and Zeaf made the ma
t;onal loans successful. At the height
of these campaigns. Mr.. Franklin had
an organization of over two million men
and women enlisted in the work. while
more than twenty million people became
purchasers of Liberty bonds.
+. Like the scores of other prominent lay
/ men who in this movement are sacrifice
i ing business interests 70 promote the
! success of the campaign. Mr.. Franklin
/ is earnestly in favor or larger partici-
patton by business men in the work OF
1.-THE church He said yesterday:
Il think one of the greatest mistakes
made in the administration Of the
churches is in leaving their financial af-
I fairs In the hands of the clergy. They
are called to higher dur-es than that of
raising money and money is the last
thing they ought TO be compelled TO think
about Il is a shame TO have clergymen
going about constantly with hat in hand,
begging for funds The business of the
church ought to be run by business men.
and I believe if ii can be arranged that
I in every diocese and parish of the Epis-
copal church throughout the land there
shall be a layfnan, a successful business
man. entrusted with the task OF man
aging the business and finances Of the
church, the church will prosper TO de-
gree not hitherto attained, the needed
funds will be raised in a dignified way
and the odium of constant begging VIII
/ be lifted from il.