The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-23
CHURCHES BEGIN
CANVASS SUNDAY
Four in BrattlebOrO Will
Ask Over $4,000
in Pledges
MOVEMENT COVERS
ENTIRE COUNTRY
Details of Plans for Brattleboro Cam
paign-Some Pledges to Cover Four
Years Closing Date Is May 2. but
Sunday Is the Big Day.

Years-Closing Date Is May but
Sunday Is the Big Day.
\ financial canvass Of four Brattleboro
churches. simultaneously with canvass
by churches throughout the country which
have united in the Interchurch World
Movement, will be launched next Sunday
and will be open the entire week More
than $4,000 will be sought by the four
churches, the pledges for the Baptist de-
nomination covering a period of four years
while those for the congregational de-
| nomination wifi be but for one year.
These are the only denominations here
| Carrying on the financial drive at this time,
the Methodists having just completed
| campaign for large sum of money for
extension work and the Advent Christian
denomination not yet having compiled the
quotas for then various churches.
| While every effort will be made by the
eanvasers Of the various churches to com
plete their territory as far as possible
Sunday it is expected that it viii be nee
essary To make many calls during the
week for one reason or another and the
exact results Of the campaign cannot be
ascertained for more than a week, as the
date OF closing is set for May ,
/ The First Baptist church quota is Si5,-
264, and while four years time is given
for the makers Of the pledges to com
plete their payments the entire quota is
To he subscribed during the campaign
which begins Sunday. f. J. Eddy Is the
church director ia charge Of the drive
md the other cabinet members are: Rev
IC I Brownel. Mrs b. c. Baldwin, Mrs
l. $ Knight, L. w Hawley, G. Warner
Hopkins, w b. Smith, r. BLY, Teller, y
IC Baldwin, c. w Brooks, ). w Edgett
A L. Harris. {. $. Hopkins. +. 5. Knight
, r l.. knowlton. A. l.. Maynard, f. y
Morse, W r. Moves, the last 10 named
men being captain of the canvassing teams
Each team will be composed of sever
solicitors besides the captain. About 81
r members OF the cabinet and canvassers
met last evening in the chapel and the
work was outlined by Mr.. Eddy and som,
: demonstrations were given. Territory
! / was assigned to the canvassers and sub
scriptions were received from all those
= who are going out To solicit. The soil
citors will be introduced to the congrega
ton at the close OF the morning servic,
Sunday and they will start on their mis-
sion at , o'clock AMI will make all the re
turns possible that night
y While the quota assigned to the Centre
Congregational church is $500 for eaci
year for five years. only s., 100 remains t
!, lie raised ON this years amount, the othe
! $1,000 having been pledged for benevo
! ences at the time of the yearly canvas
: which was conducted early i'll December
4 The quota OF 400 includes the annua
: apportionment of S2.000. Louis \. Whit
; ney is director Of the campaign for tn
I church Other members of the cabine
{ are Rev Herbert p Woodin, Miss Bessi
l.. Farnum, Francis f. Perry, Fred {
Adams, Mrs. G. G. Fits and Mrs. II. a
Niele. Ten team captains have bee
chosen to secure assistants and it is eS
n pected that from so to 100 men and VIC
men will devote their time to the driv
Sunday afternoon returning to, the churc
!; with their pledges. The results OF tn
y canvass and position of teams will be al
: nounced as the canvassers turn in thei
cards The team captains are j. {. Day
lSiF. C. Brown. Norman A. Howe, O. /
Hughes. c. NJ. Clay, w A. Gilbert, i
+. Perry, Mrs c. c. Fits, Miss Nelli
!" Pronty, Mrs Fremont Hamilton. A NEE
y ing of the canvassers will be held in tn
chapel this evening and the territory wi
he assigned Sunday morning following tn
morning service.
The West Brattleboro district will b
l. covered completely, the two churches e'
Lperating in the campaign, all the ian
lilies in the district being divided betwee
the two churches. When the canvassel
:, 90 out they will seek not only pledg'
toward their own quota, but also fC
- = funds from friendly citizens for the Int
10 church World Movement. In this wa
- no family will be called upon but one
The fve-year quota for the West Bra
tleboro Baptist church is $3.50, but tn
amount is to be paid within the period
four years 1t is the desire of the ca
met and church director, +. j. Taylo
as- that the full amount be subscribed Su
#. day, if possible, and with that end in vie
of seven teams. each consisting of four pc
ot sons including the captain, have bee
he chosen to carry ont the drive. As q
canvassers complete their territory tn
will tmn in their pledges at the ehurt
III. and the result of the canvass will be a
RS nounced some time during the event.
no service. which will begin mt 7.l5 o'cloc
6 The final arrangements for this churcl
oil part in the united campaign will be la
ex at a supper for the cabinet and canvasse
ro- ht o'clock tonight in the vestry of t
he church The cabinet consists of the f
to lowing members: f. I Taylor. direct'
,ad Rev. f. B. Cornell, John Mckay, All
The Wilmington. 4 p. Eddy. Mrs. w.
nat Robbins Mrs F. B. Cornell, Mrs G.
l.. n