Arizona republican., 1920-03-14
THIRTY PROTESTANT CHURCHES ID JOIN
 IN FINANCIAL DRIVE

Thirty Protestant denominations will hold united simultaneous campaign throughout the United States from April 25 to May for funds to carry on the worldwide task of the church The financial objective will be $336,- '',5t2. Of this amount, $175,44S,349 IS 10 be paid in 1920. This announce ment is made by Lyman l.. Pierce, di- rector general of the campaign.
 This is the largest financial goal ever proposed for volunteer giving, being more than twice that of the nlted War Work campaign. It is the iirst objective in which the element of conjecture is absent for it is based on a scientific survey of the needs of the world.
 The denominations taking part are: Advent Christian Church, Northern Baptlsts, National Baptists, General baptists, Church of the Brethren. Brethren Church. Christian Church, congregational Churches, Disciples of Christ, Evangelical Association, Unit ed Evangelical Church. Society of friends in America. Society of Friends m California. Holiness Church, Lu- theran Evangelical Synod of North America, General Conference of Men nonltes, Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Protestant Church, Free Methodist Church of North America African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Colored Methodist Episcopal ~hurch, Reformed Zion Union Apos- toilc Church, Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Pres oyterIan Church in the United States south, Associate Reformed Presbyter- tan synod, Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America. United Fresbyterian Church. Reformed -hurch in America, Reformed Church n the United States, Church of United Brethren in Christ
 In making this announcement and m explaining the campaign, the basis eI the appeal and the Interchurch orId Movement, Mir. Pierce said in part:
 The survey of the denominations "nicn are cooperating under the name ot the lnterchurch World Movement the most statesmanlike project @Ner undertaken. The church is tn, one great agency which knows, as 'esult of scientific and systematic study. what it's unfinished task is. and t now proposes to meet this task by raising the necessary funds and de- veloping the needed resources of man power No such demonstration of con- fiction and faith has ever been shown before.
 The task of the church is the task or all mankind, and so through the united simultaneous financial cam Fe&A,ii 4c- DOdIuS OI NdIlOuS k1nQSN rep resentInE these 3I denominations, make their appeal to the whole nation.
 There will be no shirking of their responsibility on the part of these churches. They are organized most thoroughly to secure from their con- Stituencies the immense funds which church people themselves stand ready -o give These 31 denominational campaigns will be conducted sinuIta- neously from April 9 to May g. each fo!oWing its own denominationa1 chan nels and having full freedom of action. n addition the campaign will be a 1nited campaign as well.
 Tt is proposed in every community throughout America to call on that great friendly constituency which is not directly allied with the church IS members. to take it's share in the rais- -iis Of funds To this end, in every community. there vii be united sim