Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22

Rock Island Presbyterian
churches, four Of them, are ex-
pectCd tomorrow to subscribe $50
600 to the new era movement.
On the eve of the Sabbath which
promises to be a historic one in
the local Presbyterian churches,
every indication is that the full
quota for the city will be reached
and possibly over-subscribed.
The first victory fund" cam
paign will be made between the
hours . to S in the afternoon at
the Broadway, Central, South Park
and Cleland churches. Present re-
ports assure the victory. And as
this city is expected to go over the
top, so is the Rock River presby-
terry, which embraces SO churches
in this district. The quota of the
presbytery is $49.3S1S0.
The program in the local Pres
byterian churches tomorrow will
be as follows:
Morning service with dedication
exercises.
One o'clock lunch served by the
ladies in the church.
Two o'clock prayer.
Instruction to solicitors from ?
to 5 p. m.
Report on subscriptions at 5
p. m.
Results wired to presbyterial
chairman at p. M.
Evening service.
The S3S.O00.O 900 to be raised
through the victory fund campaign
will be spent in part for the fol-
lowing purposes:
Half a million dollars for use
among returning soldiers and sail
ors, to whom assistance IS also TO
be given in finding jobs and in get
ting a new start in life:
Half million dollars for recon
struction work in building Prot
estant churches in Europe devas-
tated by the war;
Four million dollars for work
overseas. where last year Presbv-
terians conducted 175 hospitals
and dispensaries in which 100000
patients were treated and where
institutions and religi-
Gus services were maintained
which were attended by many mill
lions Of natives:
Eighty thousand dollars will be
used for temperance and prohibit
ton work, especially in foreign
lands in Switch American brewers
and distillers are to begin opera
tons as soon as their plants are
closed down in this country;
Nearly a million dollars will be
for disabled preach
ers. and another million will he
used to increase preachers sal
aries;
About three millions arc needed
for special work in American
cities and among immigrant pop
nlations and lumberjacks and for
work among Indians. Mexicans and
1ther depressed peoples, and
for relief work in the sparsely set
lied section OF this country.
Presbyterian women are to raise
nearly two million dollars for edu- /
2ationaI and social work in this /
country.
Half million will he used for
} Il n Z new Presbyterian /
shurches and another half million :
or educational religious work /
among negroes. :
Nearly a million is to be spent +
or general religious education and /
theological training; half a million I
or Sunday School work and relig- /
Gus literature and about one hun +
lred thousand for special mems
work and general evangelism.
Twenty-Five million dollars will !
le spent by the local Presbyterian
hurches for their general com
nunity work
1t seems that what is known as
he new era movement was anthor-
zed by the Presbyterian general
ssembly at Columbus, in May.
91S. Its primary purpose is TO
Ordinate all the agencies and
cards of the denomination. tt
-ill not displace any. but will help
hem all 10 cooperate. The spirit
rev out of the war, and it was
cit that it should prevail in the
hurch. among the spiritual and
interests. The financial
) essential because it takes money
} run the spiritual side of the
Tork For t"~ boards to have ten /