Evening star., 1920-04-25
millions TOPRAY
AS |NTERCHURCH
CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Two O'Clock Today Zero
Hour for World ReIi-
qious Move.

operating, which starts this afternoon
at o'clock. At that hour all men,
bers of the participating denomina-
tions and citizens who are in sympa-
thy with this movement to spread the
true spirit of Christianity, have been
asked to pause in whatever they are
doing and indulge in five minutes OF
silent prayer for the success of the
campaign. Immediately afterward
the workers in the campaign will be-
gin the drive for contributions to the
budget desired by the thirty cooper
ating denominations.
OF the total sum Of $336,777,572,
which is the goal Of the drive. the
quota allocated to the District OF
Columbia is s1,733.s31. This Is divid-
ed among participating denominations
here as follows:
Baptists. ss35.ooo.
Congregationalist, s16.50o.
Disciples of Christ, $4,000.
Friends, $4,000.
Reformed Church of the United
States. s2s,211.
Lutheran, $4,000.
Brethren, $4,000.
Presbyterian, $190,929.
Presbyterian South. $4,000.
Methodist Episcopal, $525,000, (s105,-
900 for five years..
Methodist Protestant. $500.
Drive to Last Week.
The drive for this budget is to con-
tinue for a week. Charles Henry But
Ter. as chairman Of the executive COM
mittee Of the District, will direct the
financial campaign. He has issued an
appeal to all the citizens OF the CAPT.
tai to join cooperative movement to
aid in the spread of Christianity. The
local campaign headquarters are at
406 Continental Trust building. in
charge of C. Melvin Sharpe. the cam
paign director for the District.
Taking a leaf out Of the book of
successful business, the participating
denominations have determined that
through cooperation they can best
carry on the campaign to rouse the
country and the world to need Of
greater spiritual endeavor. The re-
sponsfble heads In the financial cam
paign include James NJ. Speers Of New
York. chairman Of the executive COM
mittee: Lyman L. Pierce, campaign d.
rector general, and DIR. S. Earl Taylor.
general secretary. DR.. John r. Mott.
who has been acting as chairman, Of
the budget and campaign committee.
has recently left this country for
Europe. where he Will represent the
interchurch world movement. Robert
Lansing. former Secretary Of State. is
taking leading part in the movement
and presided at the keynote dinner
which was given here recently. when
John D. Rockefeller, jr.. and others
spoke in its behalf.
Plans are being made for a mass
meeting early this week. which will
be addressed by Vice President Mar
shall and other men of national
prominence.
Services Held at Keifh's.
Each day this week, beginning to-
morrow. devotional and inspirational
services will be conducted from 1890
to / pm, in Keith's Theater. by the
Interchurch World Movement and the
Washington Federation Of Churches.
The services tomorrow will be con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Herbert F. Ran
dolph OF Foundry Methodist Episco-
pal Church. There will be singing at
these services by widely known Eo-
loists.
OF the total amount Of the budget
only s175.0oo.Oo0 is to be paid in dur
ing the first year. Some of the de-
nominations here already have Sc
cured practically their entire quotas,
including the Methodist Episcopal
Church. The Presbyterians' quota in
cludes the fund for the. New Era
Movement undertaken by that church.
The denominations are to conduct
drives within their own churches for
the funds desired In addition, there
will be citizens campaign commit
tee which will solicit contributions
from persons who are not directly
affiliated with any church, but who
sympathize with the movement. There
is no attempt to merge the Identities
Of the various denominations into ono
church.
The budget has been subdivided into
the following major items: Foreign
missions, $1O7,661.4SS; home missions,
s10s.949.O37; American education. $751;
S37,431; American religious education,
$5.931,925; American hospitals and
homes, s5,116.465; American ministerial
relief, s20,510,229, and miscellaneous,
$3,770,927.
Tonight a party, including Senator
Kenyon Of Iowa, Rev. DR.. Earle Will
fey Of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church. and Representative Addison
Smith of Idaho, will leave Washing
ton to go to Wheeling, w. Va. where
they will address meetings IN the m
terest Of the interchurch drive to-
afternoon and night.
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