The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-30
CHEERING NEWS
NOW COMES To
LOCAL WORKERS
John .. Rockefeller, IT,, owes 1oux
Pour MILLION Dollars Of Memorial
Money TO National 1aphSt Fund
INTER Church Teams VIII Soon 1t11sl
Collecting From congrSgetio1a AAa
90 After Outside Subscriptions

Reports coming in from the various
workers in the Wheeling district Tor
the Inter Church World. Movement state
that the contributions are coming IN as
rapidly as they can be solicited and the
fund Is growing proportionateIy eacn
after contributions from members or
church congregations identified with the
movement.
During the latter part Of the week
the barriers will be leveied and tne
workers will invade the friendly" field,
and solicit men who are not members
Of the congregation, but are recognized
as being upright citizens and business
men and who, although not members,
have the most friendly feeling for the
church.
This evening at the Y. N. c. A.
meeting will take place of prominent
members Of all Of the local churchsS
! identified with the drive and plans VIII
he formulated for the friendly coiiec-
| ton.
1t Is estimated that there will be. no
trouble in reaching and overlapping tne
quota in this drive as the news OF the
campaign for funds has gone. world
wide and everyone is personally inter-
ested in the objects for which the mon
ey is being collected and most men, as
one of the workers expressed himself,
will want to have a hand IN IL.
Cheering news came to the WheeHnk
| headquarters Of the 1nter-Church World
Movement when telegram was re.
ceived yesterday afternoon stating that
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., had SUBSCRIBED
another $4,000. 10000 to the Baptist Nat
ionai fund to he known as the Laura
Spellman Rockefeller fund, in memory
of his mother.
Two million dollars Is to be paid at
once and the other two million are con
d!tional: the first to be paid when the
Baptist National Fund reaches $62, 500
900 90: the other when 1t reaches 49,
| 500. 100000. The quota to be raised IN
this fund is one hundred million dolIers.
100000 personally to this fund and $3.50
10000 to the general fund OF the inter-
Church World Movement. The personal
gift of Mr.. Rockefeller OF *2,OOO,oOo.OV
and the four millions given in memory
of his mother Is given the Baptist
church for Its personal part in the In
ternatlonal work.
One OF the most prominent men OF
Wheeling, identified with the movement,
said yesterday: John D; Rockefeller III Is
Business man and Christian he threw
his own work aside and went on a. ten
days trip across the continent making
addresses for this grand work. NOT
only that. but he gives millions from
his own store. 1850 A..
II was stated Thursday night that
as soon as the workers. or SOLICITORS
have finished with the church congrega-
tons they viii go ga afteI b, t9f
It was decided early in the campaign
to wear no insignia or button and
not to importrne any one to become q
subscriber. ~ -
earnest in their tasks and II Is stated
that the objects of he. drive for funds
have been so thoroughly explained IN
the press of this country. that the SOL
icitors will be save the task OF telnns
each one what will be done with his
subscription. ~, -L.p
coming at once. or II will be refused.
That is the idea and plan upon wnich
the workers will carry on the Dig OUT
side drive which will commence in This
city probably tomorrow.