Evening journal., 1919-12-15
MONDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1919
4 cry FOR SERVICE.

rN a nationwide campaign the Episcopal Church is
Il calling loudly TO its multitude Of members 10 wake up.
It IS cry for service. II is attempt 90 have every in
dlvldua member Of the church volunteer for renewed
labor in the Masters field. And never was that field
wider or more inviting than il is to-day.
The convention at Detroit decided upon this great and
aggressive campaign At FIRST of the members Of
he conyenuon startled by the magnitude Of the pro-
qosa They feared That 80 could De- carried through
1hen they began think about iL And The more they
Thought ihc more they became convinced that considering
the and membership Of the church the
palgn could and would succeed.
The chief purpose Of this movement 10 jar the easy
going members into activity. The work that religious
body accomplish depends upon thc frame Of mind
of the members Of the individuals who compose that
body. Too many Indifferent They willing TO et
else 10 IT, They may contribute something not
much they should do, and they maintain outward
conformity. But what of their spirituality? What are
they really doing?
The nationwide campaign is making a survey It panc-
trates to the individual the members Of the church. the
person less associated with the-church. Tnat
individual should also survey himself Is the individual
doing anything toward the church that is worth while?
II he thinks he IS cannot he do more? What is the
mental attitude Of the individual? How many members
the Episcopal Church or of any other church could
present plausible Of obligations fulfilled duties
performed ungrudsngy2 The church wants to find out
Il is finding out.
Through subscriptions the church intends TO raise
s200O00 large figure TO De sure but not large figure
for the purpose considering the membership and the
Of that membership The Episcopal Church
not go forward with the elaborate program manifold
activities it has mapped out unless it has ammunition for
the firing line. And money is the ammunition More than
that the church cannot leap forward and capture the
trenches Of the willy enemy unless has persons 90
The 70 must have officers aud it must have prvaes.
The private well he officer mus be keyed mp 90
high service
large fund such It purposed TO secure and Del
aware win do her part would give the church wonder
m impetus The church intends to assist in The Amer
ieanization Of foreigners 70 purposes 20 seek subs
iue for the saloon. I viii build community cencrs and
new churches and accompanying structures 70 viii send
more missionaries medical and nurses and mission
aries Of another Kind TO lands from which there has been
a long and loud call FOR help.
approximately 2OOO buildings are needed at once
The church recruit 1900 workers for ihe home aud
foreign fields u must sustain ils many hospitals. 70
must eXemplify practical Christianity This is what the
church intends TO do broad program so determined
effort TO advance lo Kingdom should surely appeal
TO Epscopaans to th' rank and hle and should
opening Of hearts. And when hearts opened when
the mental attitude that the campaign is fostering is
reached there will be the unloosenng of purses