The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-09
WILL PLAN WORK
Episcopal Churches Hold Con-
ferenees on National Program.
CIergymen VIII Interchange
Parishes for Meetings.

The national program OF the Episco-
pal church in the United Staes for the
next three years will be the topic for
conferences which are to be held this
month in all the parishes and mis-
sions of the church
The cIergymen OF the church in the
diocese of Kansas are interchanging
their parishes for the holding of the
conferences, and one or more laymen
from each parish are going with their
rectors to assist them in holding the
conferences at other points
The Episcopal church plans to
spend gS2I 100000 in the United States
in the next three years, and it is the
disposition of this money which is to
be the topic of the conferences. In
addition to the regular budget Of the
church. there are more than SOC
'-priorities' projects which
are to be taken up in the order in
which the money for them becomes
available, included in the program
Kansas Diocese to Get 100000.
In Kansas, in addition to the reg
uiar budget of the church, the priori-
ties which are to be drawn from the
general funds, amount to more than
100000 for the three-year period.
The Kansas diocese is to receive,
among other grants. $4,000 toward
the erection of a $4,000 parish house
at Lawrence, SIS, geo toward the cree
tfon of a $780, 900 parish frSuse at En-
poria, and $50, 900 toward the erection
OF a $4,000 parish house at Pitts
burg Special attention is paid in the
program for Kansas TO towns where
state schools are located.
There are approximately 100, 900
communicates of the Episcopal
church in the United States. and their
pro rata share of the entire program
would be but 81 per year.
No effort is to be made at the con-
ferenceS which begin November II
and IS, to pledge any portion OF the
money. The object of the conferences
is solely the explanation of the plans
of the. church which were approved
at the last general convention, held in
Portland, Ore, during the past sum-
mer.
Bishop Wise to Leavenworth.
Bishop Wise will direct the confer
ences which are to be held at Leaven-
worth, November -. 20 and Fl, and
at Fort Scott November . and g.
On Sunday and Monday. November
IL and 13, the Rev. Walter J. Marsh
fled. of the Church of the Good
Shepherd in North Topeka, will go to
Emporia where he Will direct the con
ferences at St Andrews church. He
will speak at the regular Sunday
morning services there, and will hold
the first and second conferences on
Sunday afternoon and evening. He
viii hold the third and fourth confer
ences Monday afternoon and evening.
Tn the meanwhile. the Rev. A. +.
Hawke. of Emporia. will come to To-
peka- and will speak at the Church
OF the Good Shepherd Sunday morn
ing. holding conferences Sunday after
noon and evening and again Monday
afternoon and evening.
ON Sunday and Monday. November 9
and 20. the Rev. Marshffeld will go to
Kansas City. Kan. accompanied by
the Rev. T. +. Martin and A. NJ.
Thomas will go TO the Church OF
the Ascension, in Kansas City. Kan,
where they Will direct conferences.
while the Rev. T. NJ. Wright of the
Church of the Ascension. comes to To-
peka with Prof. George II. AIowbray,
of the Kansas City, Kan, high school.
to hold conferences in the colOred
mission of the church in Topeka.