The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-05
SIXTY MILLIONS
DISCIPLES GOAL
TRANsYLVANiA, COLLEGE OF
THE BIBLE AND HAMILTON COL
LEeE WILL GO OUT FOR NEAR
LY TWO AND A HALF MILLIONS
NEXT FIVE YEARS.
s58G,OOO FOR COMING YEAR
Many Former Students Of Lexington
institution Attend lnter-chureh
World Movement Conference In
ST. Louis.

Lexington, Ky~-SiKty million dol
lars is the goal set by the Disciples of
Christ for work of that church for the
next Ave years, and twelve million for
the next year, Transylvania and the
College OF the Bible, including Ham
ilton College, at Lexington, had asked
for 1892, D52 for the fve-year period,
which was reduced to s2,4S4,95B, and
to $5SS,124 for the one-year period, by
the Conference,
President r, H, Crossaeld and Sec
rotary ], L. Finnell, Of Pennsylvania,
have returned from st. Louis, whers
they attended the Disciple Conference
of the Inter- Church World Movement,
composed Of 108 representatives OF
the Board OF Education, the United
Christian Missionary Society, the Ten
perance Board and the Commission on
Christian Unity.
Education Gets Half.
It was declared by the conference
that the United Missionary Society
and the Board of Education are equal
ly interested and are equally RESPONSE
BILE, as respects the Inter Church
World Movement; that all existing
machiney of these organizations be
utilized as far as possible without the
creation of additional machinery for
the campaign; that as all missionary
and educational organizations are
passing through q transitional period,
reorganization and adjustment viii be
necessary; that 100000, 900 be the goal
Of the Disciples of Christ for the five.
year period and $12,OO0,OO0 for the
year 1920. OF the sixty millions, thlr-
ty millions is to go to the twenty-five
colleges of the Board of Education,
and like amount to the organizations
of the United Missionary Society.
The asking Of the $12,OO0,OOo for the
present year Is to be divided In the
same ratio, and one pledge card will
be used in receiving subscriptions, the
right of designation being respected.
The financial campaign will be made
April 21st to May End.
Askines Are Reduced,
Though the twenty-five colleges of
the Board of Education had asked for
forty-One millions for the five-year pc
Rod, as the amount necessary to make
them thoroughly efficient according to
the standard set by the Association Of
American Colleges, 1t was necessary
to reduce this sum to thirty millions.
The same adjustment was made In
connection with the askings of the or
CARNATIONS of the United Missionary
Society.
OF the 1903 Representatives who at
tended the Conference, the following
We're former students Of Pennsylvania
and the College of the Bible: Richard
Hebron, editor of Front Rank; w. F.
Turner, superintendent Of the North
west; 1. Z. Adams, State Secretary.
Louisiana; g. G. Ware, State Secre-
tary, North Carolina; ]. II. Wood,
President, Southwestern College; NJ.
L. Bates, President, Hiram College 4;
SOlpS ~ AAuiiI DCuAiI 1SAuo SnElSlluE
University; q. NJ. Waits, President,
Texas Christian University; Grant X.
Lewis, Secretary, American Christian
Missionary Society; Paul B. Ralnes,
Western Bible School Secretary; Ma
rion Stevenson, Editor, Sunday-school
Department Christian Evangelist; Il.
3. Motley, State Secretary of Vir-
GINA; Il. w. McCash, Minister, st.
Louis; t. I. Roberts, Secretary, Phil
lips University; ]. Il. L. Hundley,
President, Lynchburg College; Mrs.
Thomas Young, Missionary to Japan /;
w. NJ. Baker, State Secretary of Iowa /;
G. w. Cauble, State Secretary of In
diana; ]. S. Mil, State Secretary of
Missouri; e. @. Lunger, State Secre-
tary of Eastern Pennsylvania ]. S.
Caldwell, Dean Drake University; A.
r. Moore, Superintendent Southeast
ern States; H. w. Elliott, State Secre-
tary of Kentucky.