The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
CHURCH WILL Be
GREAT FORCE FOR
SOCIAL SERVICE
Millions Of Communicates Of
Episcopal Church Reached
With Message Of Nation
Wide Campaign.
BY ARTHUR /. EoanEs.

There have bean numerous cnm-
paigns and drives for many purposes
during the past few years. A number
y the churches Of the great Protestant
paigns for funds, Tho hymen's mis-.
sionary movement OF u few years ago,
was a. sign OF the awakening OF the
men o. the churches to their RESPONSE
The present nation wide campaign of
the Episcopal church probably Is more
i~ar-reaching In It's plans than any OF
these, II follows a movement which
has been growing within the church
Tor many years to d~omocratiSe the
church Itself, to place more responsible
NY upon tho mon ana women OF the
church, although not less upon the min
listers and clergy.
the Episcopal church In the United
states are being reached by the nation
wide campaign and survey which was
begun during the present month.
Hundreds OF thousands OF these men
ana women have not been regular at
tendants at the church services and 1t
was partially to arouse these absentees
To- their duty, and TO the great work
which the church Is undertaking, that
the campaign was PLANNED.
The trienniat convention OF the
church, the most important held In q
century, set forth ana approved the
plans for putting real life into the
church's activities,
Council Approves Plan.
The convention established the great
executive council Of the whole church,
Of which Bishop Gailor, OF Memphis, Ia
the president, That council has APP
proved and put into operation the gen.
eral plans for dividing tho work Of the
| ahlIrrh tAnIAA fltsa .la.t. se q. .ae v.lA.t.a.
church extension. religious education,
Christian social service. and publicity.
The executive council held a meeting
early In he month and q second meet.
ing was held during the present week In
washington. AT the January meeting
the results OF the campaign and survey
win be considered by the council. The
part Of the campaign, is TO take place
Dec, I, or during that week.
More than l00,0 900 men and women
are taking part In the preliminary work
81 the survey, In every parish In
Memphis committees have been at work
for the past month, Visiting every mem /.
her OF the church, explaining the need
for renewed activity In church hfe, dts
tributing the hnlletlnH which tell OF the
campaign, and preparing the way for
the final work, which will be the raising
of a fund of between $4,000, 900 and
tlOu, UuO, 700 Tor the Work OF the church
during the coming three years.
The actual budget requirements, as
set forth by the general committee, call
for $62,37S,5S4
But far more than In the raising Of
funds for the work Of the church, ID
the campaign OF value In arousing every
member OF the church to the reAiiEa.
ton that every man and woman has y
duty 10 perform, that every nan and
wonan n do something 20 aid In ths
work which the church IL called upor
to do, Hereafter tho members Of eacl
parish will feel their responsibility fol
aiding the ciergymen In their work.
A new program OF social service |:
TO he inaugurated In every dioceee ant
In every parieh, New methods OF reli'
gious education are to be put Into prao,
tlce. Definite programs for this and
the other work Of the church viii b,
adopted and will be carried out, nc
cording TO the needs Of each dioces,
and parish az shown In the survey,
which have been made. And a. q re,
suit tho campaign win have justified
itself In bringing new life into tn,
church az y whole and new activities
into every parish, for, 81 Dean peyall
OF st. Mary's cathedral said recently II
a sermon on the nationwide campaign
this campaign is not merely n I,
arouse ehurchmen and women to thei