Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-15
PRESBYTERANS' new
ERA MOVEMENT BEGUN
Inaugurated Last Night III Anna
polls BY Well Attended And
Interesting Meeting
MISS SCHULTZ SPEAKS

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The Presl yterian New Era move
lcnt, which includes The raising 81 4
large amount of money for the ge:1s
eral church support ana teneyolences.
vas inangurated III Annapolis last
might III a well attended nee ing IN
the lecture room of the Firss presi ~
terrain church. the Rev Maurice 8.
White pastor
Men. women and children gathered
there TO hear the address of Miss Ger
ltrude Schultz. and 70 learn more of
the general activities Of the campaign
The New Era Fnnd amounts ID $40
100000 and will ie raised ~ the
presl ylerian churches in America
The campaign will also & known
as the Victory Campaign and Will
come to d close on Sunday, March 23,
when The pledges TO the fund will ie
made az The Presl yferians throughout
The country THAT day will | 4 known
Us Victory Sunday Fhe entire fund
Iis Ia /, e used in the support Of the
church Tor foreign ana domestic mis-
sions and for reconstruction and re-
adjustment work among the soldiers
who have returned and those who are
still overseas It was stated gester-
day that nearly 10000 churches of the
denomination are engaged I'M the New.
Fra Movement and that there IS little
81 no doubt that the entire amount Of
tie national fund will be relied
8ithin the stipulated time
Iii is hoped and expected that some
.of the New Era Movement money Will
come lack to Annapolis in the rebaila-
sng or ii new Isrest yterian church here
% cost $4,000 10 Z built as Mem
al 70 the navy and It's officers and
men who helped 20 transport Acct, ,00o.
fnan OF the troops who fought over
seas, and in the transportation not Il
1ila was lost
n opening last nights meeting the
pastor said he thought Annapolis The
place To luild such d memorial church.
and the needs here for one are great,
tie town Icing the seat Of the Naval
academy anu where there are from
tir4e TO time visitors in great nGn-
Fers
Miss Schultz, secretary to the
Board Of the New Era Movement. was
introduced iy the pastor, and she
tnade delightful address, expIanu.
tory of the New Era Movement. what
III stands for and what ii stands for
and what ii means to accomplish In.
.the work Of the Christian church and
Christian people.
She deplored the use Of the word
local. and said vie must get into
the idea Of world advancement and
World betterment. and out Of our own
little. narrow sphere
Old things have passed away. and
.aH things have Lecone neM ( said Miss
Schultz in illustrating points iN her
talk Each individual has work to-
20 for Christ and his church. and
must hasten to get al out His Fathers i
business
Miss Schultz divided her subject on
he New Era Movement into four sub
Sopies. viz; Prayer. Service. Cold and
Self Or Life The work she said needs
prayer and she advocated especially
that noon hour prayer when every
ody Fl expected TO appeal to the
throne Of grace at d given hour. She
told Of the service needed especially
IN foreign fields, and OF the giving BIZ
gold to carry It on. and Of the giving
#of self and life II need Ie At times
during her address Miss Schultz wax
ed eloquent
Mrs. Carl Frisius, president of the
Missionary society. under whose Of
fees the meeting was held, spoke In.
terestingly. as did Mrs, White, the pas
tors wife and Mrs. Oyerstreet. visit
tor. Mrs. Wigley sang very sweetiy.
Afseg the meeting sandwiches and hot
coffee and chocolate were served