Evening star., 1921-05-21
CHURCH CAMPAIGN
LOOKS. TO FUTURE:
Washington as Center of
Activities Envisioned in
Chevy Chase Fund Drive.

Broad vision of the National Capital
as model or center of the religious
activities of the country is evolving
out of the nation wide campaign for
| funds for new Presbyterian church
at Chevy Chase circle. The project at
Chevy Chase is the inception of a
movement with a view to more atten-
tlon to the need of properly and
adequately housing congregations and
Sunday schools and to stimulating in
terest in the work of the churches.
Church Agency BuildinE In View.
Rev. DR.. Hubert Rex johnson, pastor
Of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church. has made known the fact that
the General Assembly Of the Pres
byterian Church. which is now in
session at Winona Lake, Ind. is to
ins,nn 6e asked by, by the Presbytery of Wash
strategic place in Washington a
building to house a board or other
agency of the church. If this pro-
posal is adopted by the general as
sembly 1t may mean that Washington
VIII become the center of the Presby-
terian activities of the country. 1t
would largely augment the present
religious activities in Washington and
might be the entering wedge for a
later mobilization of the Presbyterian
organization in the National Capital
with important building program pos
sibilities in the interest of that
church
Nearly 100000 Pledged.
The campaign for the Chevy Chase
church SO far has raised approximate
~ $4,000 in cash; subscriptions and
pledges. Mr.. D. Sherman Hoover re-
refved the flag last night as the team
captain reporting the largest amount
Chairman Edward F. Colladay Of
the citizens committee today made a
special appeal to the citizens Of Wash
ington to respond to the call for sub
scriptions for funds for the church
ito erect a beautiful edifice on Chevy
Chase Circle. representative Of the
best ideals of the nations capital, and
we want 1t from the representative
men of Washington for a representa-
tive church that will serve as a credit
to the capital.
THE church is not just a local in
stitution, but is to be developed along
broad lines Of community service and
OF service to the city at large and to
the country. It's building will be an
opening wedge in a movement for a
be carried on in every city in the land
and it should reflect Washington as a
model for this purpose in the interest
Of practical Christianity" Many men
and women who have not SO far sub
scribed are expected to bring checks
church Sunday. The campaign man
ayers have asked that all who will not
be able to be present Sunday send
their checks to Mr.. CoIladay as chair
man of the citizens committee.
Senator Calder IAlSs Work.
Tribute to the broad vision of the
Chevy Chase church in seeking to en-
large its housing facilities and in
planning to perform a wider scope of
activities for the community was paid
by Senator Calder of New York. a
at meeting at Chevy Chase last
night. He predicted there would soon
be a beautiful edifice. and that the in
fiuence Of Its work would radiate out
from the National Capital throughout
the country. He said the project is i'm
portant to meet the community wide
needs of Chevy Chase and of WASH
ington. and that the Chevy Chase
church should be a model Of national
interest Ito all of US in the city be-
AS an expert who had built thousands
of houses in Brooklyn. he said that it
was right to build now. and that BY
the time the building is begun build
cent less than last year and nearly as
cheap as at any time for some years
to come. He said building costs were
never going to pre-war basis.
A galaxy Of senators and representa-
tives are on the program for speech
making at a special service on the
east side Of Chevy Chase Circle at ii
o'clock tomorrow Sunday morning.
the regular hour Of worship being
omitted for that purpose. Among The
speakers will be Senator Weller of
Maryland and Representative Tincher
Of Kansas.