The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-11
PRESBYTER|ANS
oP WHEELING, ST. CLAIESVhLE
AND WASHINGTON PRESBY-
TERIES TO WELCOME
MODERATOR
Visit of DR.. Palmer win Be Preparatory
to the Every Member Can
vass March 6.

l'rcsbyterians of the st. CiairsVl!!c'
Ohio. and Washington. Pa. Presbytcr!es
as well rs those Of Grafton and farkcrS-
burg, will be invited to attenL the res
hvtcrian New Era Movement rally at the
First Presbyterian church in TINS CLty
Tuesday evening. March ]. when III
Samuel s. Palmer, pastor OF the bToi"
Street Presbyterian church. OF Coiun-
bus. Ohio. and moderator or inc lT@SpS
tcrian General Assembly. who Will be
the honor guests Of the Wheeling Pres
bytcry on that evening.
Or. Planners address here that even
ing will be preliminary TO inc Every
Member Canvass which vii! be conGuCl-
ed by the Presbyterian ChurcheS OF the
Wheeling Frcsbytcry on sunday A'reh
9Th.
The New Era Movement OF the Pres
hytcrian church means the church IN
'aCtion. 1t is an intensive program Ioi
carrying out the ideals OF the churcn
IN every department. The New Ira
Movement had its birth IN to!umpuS
0l;Y, in 1915. at meeting OF the gen.
seven members compose the New Era
Committee. of the Wheeling PrcShyterN.
rs follows: br. Charles H. kfes0r. rhhT
man. Or. +, r. Ferris. secretary; Dr. j.
l.. Lrycnhergcr, DR.. J. NJ. Potter. l)f: L.
Il. Irwillyn. Dr.. s NJ. Gibson and Mrs
Bertha Caldwell a..
nr. !. p. LeycnberEer. pastor Of the
Third Presbyterian church Of Wheci- :
jnr has written the following letter 10
members Of that denomination concern
ing the .Nrry-Mcmbcr Canvass:
"D,a- Fellow PraSbytCTIanS: As one
informed upon Your Church'S work, you
are aware that sabbath. March hth. mas
been set for the Every AcmhcT 'a"N;'S'
for our annual budget The TACT ihat
."G.7 churches all over the land VIII DC
,,,, Engaged. gives to this event an almost
national significance: the moreSo, "hch
We stop to think what il will mean TO
have these funds used TOT the it'"ldt
welfare of the entire country.
Tn. uurposc of the canvass is 10 pro-
vide funds for the carrying on OF our
church work locally. also Tor the INES
of enterprise covered by our poaruS 4nn
agencies Thus We max" Il distinction.
he,wecn the Current Expense Fund an"
;hr Benevolent Fund AS unto tn" bow
The cord iH,--usclrss one without the
Other
The Great Call.
"Each dcDartment of the Church's en-
dcayor has its place and worm, yet
desire TO call your attention To-Day 70
the extraordinary openings TOT our WI
crs IN n0n-Christian lands. Never IN inc
churrh's history have they hGen 80 sF e.c
81 Unfortunate. as now. People" are
asking for Christ. and arc hungry 70
hear near of Him who has made AmSr-
len great The isles are waiting TOT
Him. The shaking OF the peoples ou'
10 the world war. AS well as the ser
yIres our missionaries were able 10 rem.
der are returning in great harvest" OF
opportunitics to tell the old, Old story
These ovrrworkcd men and women see
fields Of promise so rich and so extern
sivc that they are in despair. and won
der why more resources are nor avail
able. Your money VII enable uS To
meet these calls. 10 meas sure up TO these
testing times.
China's Distress.
Added 10 this * the famine in north
china. Here millions are facing StAVa :
lion owing 20 crop failures. All CHINA
lives from hand TO mouth, with no re
serves OF foostuffs for such an emery
cncy. Where there Is no Gospel pnop.c
caro- little for others welfare. and the
spirit Of sclf-sa Cr!fiCr IS lacking. NO
christ. no pity: no pity no giving.
Funds are being raised III China. but
where thousands are given. millions are
needed most impcrattvc!y. IF II is true
that It is an III wind that blows nobody
good. is not this our opportunity To dem
onStrate the very spirit OF Christianity
nj caring for thes" unfortunat"s, giving
la demonstration OF practical Christian