The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-08
CAMPAIGN BUDGET
INTERCHURCH FUND
SET At s336,777,572


The campaign budget OF the Inter-
church world movement for 1920 has
been set at $336.7T7.572 for the thirty
denominations and 1872 boards. other
organizations and objects, in co-opera-
ton in the movement. according to
the announcement made here by state
headquarters. OF this total $175,446.-
$40 is to be paid this year.
This great sum Is divided roughly
under seven general headings as fol-
lows: Foreign Missions. ,$101.S6l,-
tss; Home Missions. $1o9.s4s.o37;
American education. S7s,sSI, AL;
American religious education. $6.s31,-
1926: American hospitals and homes.
S5,116,465; Ameriman ministeriai
pensions and relief. $2o,510,2as. mis-
;ellaneous, $S,770,s27.
This budget was completed only
litter weeks OF work by the heads of
he various cooperating denomina-
ions and the board OF review of the
movement Tentative figures were
presented to the executive committee
IN February 18th. and sent to a sub
committee with power to announce
he final figures. This subcommittee
has been at work on the budget ever
xtnce.
In presenting the figures for the
BOARD OF review. Professor Ernest De-
witt Burton, OF the University of Chi
cago, told the executive committee
that every possible dollar had been
squeezed out of the figures as sub
pitted by the various denominations
and that the final totals did not in
clude many items which had been
suggested originally, but eliminated
as un-essentiai this year.
The thirty cooperating denomina
tons and the UNCONVENTIONAL budgets
are: Advent Christian church. 1885,
600: Northern Baptist convention,
s13o.533, 900: National Baptist con-
vention, $lo.25o.000; General Bap-
lists, $s72,5oe: Church of the Breth-
rem, $3,21a.5ss: Brethren Church.
100000: Christian church. sT27.ss3:
Congregational, 6,5es.48o: Disciples
~ Christ, s112.501.13s. Evangelical
association. s1.3a4.2so; United Evan
seiical church. s305,9s3; Society of
Friends in America, s4.532,eS1; So
.iety of Friends in California. $40
200: Holiness church. $4,000: Evan
.elical synod of North America. ST.
1854: Mennonite. $4,000: Metho-
list Episcopal church, $34.4S5.T5T (of
vhich sci, 100000 has already been
piescribed In the Centenary move
nentl: Methodist Protestant church.
3,745.sss; Free Methodist church,
4 North America. ss.2s4.sse. African
Methodist Episcopal Zion church.
pal church, $4,000; Reformed Zion
-nion Apostolic church, sIT.2ss;
presbyterian church in the United
hates, $44.sTo,ooo: Presbyterian
:hurch in the United states (South)
5T.Ss5,s45: Associated Reformed
Presbyterian Synod. sse2.264: Re-
ormed Presbyterian church in North
america. ss2s,+72: United Presby
,erian church. s3i,e7T.45T: Reformed
.ermed church in the United States.
s1s.sfs.os5 Church OF the United
Brethren in Christ, s6.54s,6s2
Besides the denominations and
boards. provision Is made for twenty
eight hospitals and homes In addition
10 ninety-fjve endorsed for inclusion
In local UNCONVENTIONAL budgets. The
budget also includes the state orGani-
zations OF most of the denominations
and in some cases the city organiza-
lions.
The following general denomina-
tional bodies also have endorsed the
movement. American Christian con-
~ention: commission OF missions 6
the National Council OF Congrera-
tionaiists; convocatlon committee of
the United Presbyterian church, ex-
ecutive committee OF the five-year
meeting of the Friends in America;
executive committee OF the National!
Baptist convention: general assembly
OF the Presbyterian church in the
United States fSouth): general as
sembiy of the Presbyterian church In
the United States fNorthl; general
board of administration OF the church
VI the United Brethren in Christ; gen
aral assembly of the United Presby-
terrain church; general synod OF the
Reformed church in America: general
synod OF the Reformed church In
the United States, Joint centenary
commission OF the Methodist Epfsco-
rai church North and SOUTH; ma
tionai council OF the congregational
churches In the United states; new
world movement OF the United Pres
oyterian church: Northern Baptist
convention: Seventh Day Baptist Gem
sral convention. United missionary
md stewardship committees of the Re-
sorrned church in the United States