The Benson signal., 1919-11-29
EPlSCOPALIANS /!
NAME LEADERS
FOR BIG DRIVE
Every Member" Campaign
to Be Waged Next
Month.

With but four weeks in which to
complete parish organization and
preparation for the Every Name" ma
tion-wide campaign of the Protestant
Episcopal Church during the first
week of December, local Episcopal
lians are bending their efforts toward
the perfection of the machinery to
make the drive successful
Word has just been received here
of the naming of the commission of
fifteen that Will have charge of the
campaign, the purpose of which is not
so much the raising of given sum of
money for church wolk, but to bring
to, it's fullest expression the whole
power of the Episcopal church to
meet the task confronting all churches
in the present period of world read.
justment.
All Distinguished Men.
Henry P. Dawson, who has been
the director of the American Red
Cross during the war, has been named
as the organization executive for the
forthcoming campaign. Many notable
churcnmen and laymen prominent
in Episcopal church work are included
in the commission of fifteen, the
membership of which is: Bishop
Challes P. Anderson, Of Chicago;
Bishop John G. Murray, of Maryland;
Bishop Arthur S. Lloyd, Bishop Fred
erick F. Reese, Of Georgia.; Bishop
Charles Sumner Burch, of New York;
Rev. DR.. Ernest NJ. Stires, of New
York Rev. DR. Edward S. Rousman.
iers, Of Massachusetts; Rev. DR.. James
E. Freeman Of Minnesota; Rev. Dr.
William H. Milton, of East Carolina;
Rev. DR.. Frank H. Nelson, of Southern
Ohio; Henry p, Dawson, cf New
York; Arthur Woods, of New York;
George Wharton Pepper, of Philadel.
phia; Burton Mansfield, of New Ha
ven, Connecticut, and Oliver ]. Sands,
of Richmond, Virginia.
Campaign Is Endorsed.
At the recent meeting of the tri.
ennial general convention of the
Episcopal church in Detroit, plans for
the nationwide campaign were fully
endorsed. The campaign in it's out.
line follows the plan of the recent
successful Methodist Centenary Cam
paign and is campaign in line with
the campaigns Of the Baptists, Pres,
byterians and other churches, to stim
ulate a greater interest in church af
fairs and to spread the Christian doc.
trine both in this country and abroad
One of the very important ends
sought in the forthcoming Episcopal
campaign is the recognition of the
necessity for higher salaries for the
Episcopal clergy so the clergyman, to
quote the resolution of the Detroit
convention, shall be enabled "to do
his work as a leader of the church
with efficiency and self respect"
Estimate Is Reduced.
In this connection, the joint com
mission at a meeting held in New
York City last week, fixed as the
amount necessary to the needs Of the
church in it's program the sum of
$42,OO0,00O. The figure first fixed was
$4,000 but this sum was revised to
make the program as efficient and
reasonably economical as the pressing
needs of the organization would per
nit. Of this total the sum of $2S,
100000 is contemplated for general
work and $14,0O0,O00 for Diocesan
activities. Of the total for general
work, the sum of $10,000,000 is to be
devoted to home missionary work in
the dioceses and missionary districts
of America. The remainder is to be
used for missionary work in foreign
fields, for social service, religious ed
ucation and Americanization and
other work at home.
No difficulty is anticipated in rails
ing the full sum needed during the
closing week Of the campaign. All
funds for the general work Of the
church will be appropriated and dis
tributed by the duly constituted au-
thority. after careful and thorough in.
vestigation, with cor ciIeration to the
proper and reasonable distribution Of
funds throughout the whole church
and to the work of the various boards
and agencies.
In connection with the nationwide
campaign an intensive publicity pro-
gram is being carried out with the
object of not only stirring Episco
( palians to the needs of their own
church, but of showing the general
public the purposes of the Episcopal
church in the campaign which is now
beginning.
NEW EPISCOPALlAN
RISHOP CONSECRATED