The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-26
DISCIPLES START ON ! 4
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN

Ihufches, as well as the household
: are finding that the value of the
l"''l1i mas decreased almost 50 per cent
:" purchasing power. figures submitted
~ ~ 'nc churches of the Disciples CT
"r nn snow that it now takes nearly
el'VVo'ooo to accomplish the same
amount of work In the .missionar-y
$4,000 S'"'' '''
A"'S is one of the purposes OF the
campo lgn for $50 900 900 which will be
@ ny the Disciples of Christ
! ~ - Nhesapeake area which includes
n.rklhia' Maryland, Delaware. and the
''strict of Columbia s2.ooo 600 is to "a
raised. The intensive drive in VI.
Flnia comes May 16.23 One-ha,f OF
me $%o7Vote to be raised by the Dis.
cIpies IN these four units will 60 TO-
"ard missionary work, and the -e
mainder to Lynchburg coileee fnr ;,,.
IpfoVeInents, extension and ep0ow-
ment.
In . statement given out hero ,ha
blsclpl"s Of Christ point out that med
'ctheS for hospitals. travelling expenses
outhtS for missionaries. are almost
twice as costly ever before whtia
.he need for missionary work both at
nome and in foreign fields was never
more impressive Pay for native tears,
efS and eEanReiists has increased 20
per cent while it has been necessary
I" increase salaries OF missionaries 40
per cent to put them near livin-
compensation
among the missionary societies of
the churches of the Disciples of Christ
iheIaded In the budget OF 10000. 600
are the American Christian Mission
/ airy society National Benevolent asso
! clAtlon, the Board of Church Extension
ana the Board of Ministerial Relies.
u. american CHRISTIAN Missionary So
,lr'Y is now helping to support los
pastors in thirty-four states, six CAM
dian Provinces and the two 1arreqt
cities IN this country
approximation of the foreign non
uiauon 10 being carried forward Nv
thls society in all the larger ci.ies
becaGse of lack Of room the National
benevolent association was last wear
forced To turn away goo needy hovs
and girls and had to close it's doors
70 seventy rve needy and aged mem.
/ bers of the church seeking a Christi.r
home.
| The board OF church extension MAS
/ ALREADY helped to erect 1000 churches
making $ill5.415 do the work Of
$4,000 600
| Amerieanixation through re,tg,o,x
| influence is one Of the big aims OF the
/ DISCIPLES OF Christ at this ttnne ana n
statement was given out here yester-
| DAY pointing TO the serious need ~
such work This statement reads.
ihe large foreign population OF the
nited states Will be "a menace unless
they are educated in Americanisrn ana
Chflstan ideals, Bolshevism recrtiiEs
from among the ranks of ignorant
aliens
In the United States we have 45os
/ zoo Mexicaus, zoo. 600 Italians 80 ono
tnbans. $4,000 Bohemian$. 10000 Poles
ana zoo, goo orientals. Among these
'F'entals there arc about seventy FIVE
heathen shriues from whose aitars
I rises incense 10 false gods thus idol
/ atFy confronts us at our very doors
| Resides, we have 1000 0e0 negroes ana
5S'.9SS indians in the United States
. VI the indians, -~ss than 40 pef cent
are Christians and only 90 per cent
IFfotestants: - per cent cannot read
or write We need preachers ana
iteacners among all these people who
SPEAK their languages. and bv mear~
iot schools. churches and social settle
ments via them to Christ"