Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-27
FUND
GROWING. RAPIDLY
Contributions of S23,270 and
$18,46O Among Latest
Received.

Reports of many contributions to
| the interchurch world movement cam
paign. in which thirty denominations
are taking part, continued to come
into local headquarters today. The
| leaders in the movement declared that
the interest is growing daily.
Among the latest reports were those
from the United Presbyterian Church,
S23,21O, and the Grace Reformed
Church. s1S,460.
w. Nick. Stowell. treasurer of the
community campaign committee. has
requested that persons desiring to
contribute to the fund and who have
not been approached by any of the
| workers in the campaign send the
pledge cards or contributions direct
to him at the Lincoln National Bank.
Sums Churches Raised.
| The Presbyterian Church South has
completed its quota in the District. it
was announced with $4,000. The
| Disciples of Christ had collected sub
scriptlons amounting to nearly $4,000
The returns from some of the indi-
vidual churches were as follows: Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church S2s,-
i ooo. including one subscription of Sl2-
900 by w. +. Lipscomb: Mount Raj
! nier Church. $1,000; the Ballston
Va. Church. $1,000. and the Maryland
l al n S-iIuISH, SooU. Inc United
Brethren have completed their quota
| Great enthusiasm for the inter-
church movement and the campaign
now on was expressed at luncheon
given in the Lafayette Hotel yester-
! day. presided over by Charles Henry
Butler. chairman of the community
executive committee of the District
| Rev. Henry N. Couden chap plain of
the House. delivered the Invocation
The sneakers included Senior Don Ig-
| hacio Salderon. the Brazilian minis
ter: Rev: DR.. Rudolph Mckim of
Epiphany Church; Rev. Dr. George
Diffenderfer of the Luther Memorial
Church. Rev. DR.. Charles Wood of the
Ihurch OF the Covenant, Charles Buck
icy Hubbell, former president of the
board of education of New York and
former public service commissioner of
New York state; Roger W. Babson
VINO accompanied the Rockefeller par
" on its tour for the interchurch
movement: Byron S. Adams. Wade Ell
lis. Gen. John l.. Glenn and w. NICK.
Stowell.
Services Today.
The services today at Keith's The
alter, conducted by the interchurch
movement and the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches, from 1890 to
pm. were addressed by Rev. Dr.
Walter A. Morgan of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church.
panied by Claude Robson. pianist
tomorrow at the same hour Rev. Dr.
George NJ. Diffenderfer of Luther Me-
| mortal Church will speak at Keith's.
! The services at Keith's Theater
Yesterday We're conducted by Rev. Dr.
Herbert F. Randolph. pastor of the
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
There was large attendance at the
services. He declared that the great
need of the hour is revival of the
prayer life of the nation.
I'm prayer" said DR.. Randolph
"all depends upon the life Of the man
behind the prayer. The man behind
| the prayer is like the man behind the
gun. He must be a man of righteous
living, otherwise his prayer is of no
effect. Today we are in the midst of
a great campaign by the united
forces of the Christian church. and
to achieve success demands the unity
of faith and prayer. Let us all unite
in one great voice of prayer for the
success of this greatest effort in the
history of the Christian church"