Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-30
|NTERCHURCH DRIVE
SPEEDING TO FINISH
Workers DedoubIe Efforts as
Religious Campaign
Nears Goal.

With only two days remaining in
which to complete the drive for the
interchurch world movement budget
to be used in the spread of Christian
ity. the representatives of the partici-
ratirg denominations today redoub'ed
their efforts to make the campaign a
certain success In the District OF
Columbia it was reported at head
quarters. the subscriptions nave
passed the million-dollar mark. The
total so far reported amounted 10
about l17J 900. the total quota of the
District being S1,39S,931.
In the contributions already OBJ
tanned in the District the Methodist
Episcopal Church has s525.000. to be
Paid in five years at 100000 year
The BaptStS have 100000 and other
denominations so far heard from have
S1o0.000 approximately. With quota
of S190,12o, the Presbyterian Church
reports that the subscriptions are run
ming we'll up to the mark.
Northern Bnptists Lead.
Reports from national headquarters
in New York show that the Northern
Raptists have obtained subscriptions
amounting TO s30.3S7,00o; Methodist
Episcoal. s21.737, 900: Congregational.
1927 900: Disciples of Christ. $3,60o,-
900: United Presbyterian Church 81
100000; Presbyterian Church in the
United States. $3.50 Thirty de-
nominations are participating in the
united campaign. but some have not
yet been heard from fully.
The Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America has re-
ceived reports from scattered presby-
teries indicating that its fund will be
oversubscribed
The Reformed Church reports that
the bulk of its quota has been raised.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the community campaign COM
mittee is to be held at S o'clock to-
night in the local interchurch drive
headquarters. 4O6 Continental Trust
building. Charles Henry Butler. chair
man of the committee. expects by that
time to have completed all arrange
ments for the mass meeting Sunday
in the Belasco Theater, over
which the Vice President will preside
and at which the British ambassador
will be one of the speakers. The mu-
steal program will include solos by
DR. Charles c. Frailey. tenor: Miss
Nina Mormon. sorpano, and Mrs.
Charles S. Bryant. mezzo-soprano. Miss
Anna Anstadt will play the accompa-
niments.
Contributions May BE Sent Direct.
w NICK. Stowell. treasurer for the
local community campaign, has urged
all persons interested in the move
ment who have not been approached
by any of the workers in the drive
to send their contributions direct to
him, at the Lincoln National Bank.
Rev. DR.. J. Henning Nelms Of the
Church of the Ascension today con-
Quoted the daily services arranged
by the interchurch movement and the
Washington Federation of Churches
at Keith's Theater at 1890 o'clock.
Francis Thompson sang. accompanied
by W. r. Hamill. The services to-
morrow will be conducted by Rev. DR..
Earle Wiley of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church.
x3.OOO.OOO Gift Announced.
NEW YORK. April 3O.-An anony-
nous gift of 100000 to the united
financial campaign of the inter-
church world movement was an
nounced at campaign headquarters
here today with the statement that
800, 200. 900 of the $336.777.572 sought
had been pledged More than 100000
churches in various states are yet to
be heard from.
Incomplete returns, prepared for
reading at a luncheon today, Mt which
William G. McAdoo was the principal
speaker, showed Pennsylvania in the
lead with total Of $5.47i.026 con-
tributed to the fund. New York was
second. with s5,072.571: Illinois third,
with s2.021,926. and Ohio fifth. with
$1,85S,O52 Other states which have
passed the million mark are Califor-
MIA. Michigan and New Jersey.
The 100000 gift to the united
Movement campaigners of the North
ern Baptists. making a total Of So
OOO, 900 in the last three days to the
Baptists in individual million-dollar
pledges.