The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-19
EXPANSION OF
CHURCH WORK
TO Be URGED
NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN PRO.
GRAM WILL BE PRESENTED TO
DIOCESAN CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE.

Jacksonville, May 1s.-The program
of the nationwide campaign of the
Protestant Episcopal church, under
taken for the expansion of The activi-
ties of the church at home and abroad,
will be presented to the convention of
the diocese of Florida, which will be
held in Jackosonvilie on Wednesday,
May 81. by the Rev. L. G. Wood of
Charleston, s. C.
Since the preliminary announcement
of the plans of the board of missions
of the Episcopal church for great
awakening to the problems OF recon
structaion, a large majority of the
bishops of the church have pledged
their support to the movement. The
program has been presented to nu-
merous diocesan conventions In the
last few weeks and in every case the
responsen has been emphasized By the
appointment of campaign committee.
1t is expected that such committee
will be organized in the diocese of
Florida as a result of the Rev. Mr..
Woods address to the convention.
The first step of such a campaign
committee would be the compilation
of the results of an accurate survey
of the problems of this diocese These
local needs would receive first con-
sideration according to the program
proposed by the board of missions in
cooperation with the board of religi-
Gus education on social service and
other agencies of the church.
Already much has been done to start
off the campaign in a way that will
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| vention that has been held thus far
| and was accessible has been address,
| ed by leaders of the movement who
| have outlined it's scope. Without ex-
| ception these conventions became en-
| thusiastic when they learned how
| great was the effort to be made, and
| they have been unanimous in agree
| ing to back the campaign to the limit
| of their resources. The first of these
/ conventions was that held in Pitts
/ burgh on April %. and the program
! outline, as presented by Rev. Robert
w. Patton, d. D., national director of
the campaign was listened to with pro-
! found interest At the conclusion of
| his speech q general sentiment for CO.
/ operation was voiced and as a result
] a committee was appointed there and
then to confer with the bishop of the
| diocese, the Rt Rev. Cortlandt White
| head, D. D., for the purpose of select
i ing the best committee obtainable in
/ the diocese to undertake the campaign.
| That has been the characteristic at
4 titude of all subsequent conventions
/ and the leaders are certain of the solid
backing of the clergy and the laity.
| Broadly speaking, the program Of
/ the campaign falls into four distinct
| purposes, which are: TO bring the
/ spiritual power of the church to bear
| upon the church's whole task; to OBJ
| tain and train adequate number of
| recruits for Christian leadership, both
| clerical and lay; to care, on a yearly
| basis for three years for the financial
| needs of all the general agencies of
| the church, and in connection with
| the proper authorities to care for the.
| financial needs of all the provinces.
| Gioceses and missionary districts of Il
| missionary, religious education or so
cial service nature.
That the needs of the church may
| be brought out ma clear, definite and
accurate way, diocese by diocese &.
national survey is being made. To this
end, and for the other purposes of the
campaign, a central committee office
has been organized with the Rev. p
Bland Mitchell as it's manager and
with it's head offices at ia East 28th
street, New York city The office al
ready has been organized and much OF
the preliminary clerical work has been
done.
To a greatl extent the campaign Of
flee will deal directly with the cam
paign committee of each diocese, but
where a province is organized suffI-