Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-02
FORECAST SUCCESS
FOR CHURCH FUND
INSERTS Episcopalians Will Raise
$3.50, 900 in Pennsylvania
During 1920
so PER CENT TAKE PART

The Pennsylvania division of the
nation wide drive of the Episcopal
Church to obtain funds will be sue
cess, it is forccasted.
Reynolds u. Brown. executive secre-
tary Of the drive in this state. believes
that $3.50. 900 is reasonable estl !
mate" Of the 1920 results in Pennsyl-
vania.
Bishop Garland and several prominent
clefgymen joined with Mr.. Brown IN
predicting complete success for the
drive. Their optimism is regarded at
the Church House as sufficient answer
10 the Rev. David NJ. Steele. rector of
the Church Of st. Luke and the Epiph =
any. who few days ago referred to the
plan as wild project and fail
ure."
Mr.. Browns rcport. which is pub
lished in the Church News. shows that
approximately GO per cent of the 1ou
parishes and missions in the diocese took
part in the campaign. eli the liz par :
ticipating parishes and missions MT
Brown says. only fifty EIGHT have made
returns on their pledges and eXpecta- :
ton. He continues:
"The question naturally arises, what
10 reasonable estimate of the sum
that may be ultimately realized this
year from the nation wide campaign
In this diocese? II is believed that
$3.50 900 is fair estimate. which ls
perhaps as likely to be exceeded as not
reached. This would be approximately
three times the amount OF the old ap-
portionments. which is the proportion
of pledges and expectations to date in
the parishes that have made returns.
Assuming that approximately 5000, :
600 is raised for the general fund of
the campaign. and disregarding deSig :
mated gifts. the result would be that
the diocese would furnish S325.oOO ap-
proximately for the general work in
New York and the same amount for
our diocesan missions and institutions
This S325. 900 would compare with
brior apportionments in New York OF
S15S. 900 Ito which should be added
designated gifts for the general mission
ary work of some uncertain amountl
the total. however. would obviously be
a substantial increase in the gifts to
the general missions of the church. The
S325, 900 that would remain for diocesan
work will be applied roughly as fol-
lows:
ef our missionary work: about $4,000
TO the extension Of our missionary
work; about SIT 900 to the upkeep OF
our settlement house. and about $3.50.
600 10 the upkeep Of our institutions ;
leaving about $4,000 for purely de-
velopment work among our institu =
tions. Inasmuch as the prior items in E
clude increases over contributions for
the same purpose of previous wears
amounting to about 100000. it is
obvious that the result of the cam
paign on this supposition would be OBJ
taining n large sum in excess of what
has been contributed in previous years
for our diocesan church work.
'If this result is realized. no one will
question that the nation wide cam
paign has been success in this do
cese. even this year.
'It is very easy matter to make
(hptious. or even reasonable. criticism:
" the nation wide survey. which ac'
companied the budget said Bishop
Garland. but most OF the obJector'
overlook the significant fact that under
the revised budget there is little pOssi-
bility that any item criticized will re-
ceive assistance during this triennium
On the other hand. there is no doubt
that sufficient funds will be provided
to the presiding bishop and council more
properly to care for our mlsSionary
needs than we have done in the past.