The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21
The Diocesan, Council

Ministers to Cooperate in
Every Member Drive
Next Month
Charleston. Oct. 1s.-At the
meeting of the executive council
Of the Episcopal Diocese of South
| Carolina held this morning the list
of speakers who are to deliver adj
dresses in the diocese in. connection
/ with the every member canvass
(; to be held or, November %. when
!! pledges will be taken for the 1928
program of the diocese, was decio-
ed on the program for the year
calling for the sum of S5S,070. This
covers the budget and the. priori-
1 ties and is the am cunt to be con-
tributed to the general church and
1 to diocesan activities The speakers,
all Of whom are ministers of the
diocese, VIII tell the congregations
Iof the church's program for next
year. and at diocesan institute
conducted today by. the Rev.
tB. T. Kemerer. field secretary of
! the national council, the ministers
were told in detail of the plan of
activities for 1923-fJ2o and given
instructions and information in
connection with the messages they
ARE to convey. The institute to-
! day followed upon the sessions OF
/ the convention of the diocese yes
iterdaw and today's program opesi-
!: ed at 1880 a. m. With celebra-
! .tion of the holy communion. At
1880 o'clock the executive council
met in the parish house and the
institute was formally opened at
1920 o'clock in the parish house
f, by the Rev. Mr.. kemerer. After
a recess at 1880 o'clock. the insti-
tute vent into session at > and re-
cessed at 5 O'Clock. The program
concluded With a mass meeting
tonight at s o'clock at Grace
church, when the Rev. ]. D. Wins
! of Savannah spoke on .'The Pro-
gram of the Church for. the Next
Triennium." Dr. Wing is rector
! of Christ church OF Savannah and
/ is an able and interesting speaker
and one of the leaders in the
Georgia diocese.
At this mornings session OF the
executive council the offer made
! by the parish of st. Philips of a
room in the st. Philips Church
home for use as council head
charters was accepted and Miss
Henrietta P. Jervey was made
headquarters secretary. The coun-
ell fixed upon the financial pro-
gram for next year s5S.97o, to
cover the budget and priorities. in
Guiding the maintenance of the DIFF
]! ferent institutions supported by
! the diocese or to which it con-
tributed. and also advance work.
The money is to be raised by ap-
portionment among the different
churches and will be subscribed on
November 26. when the every
member canvass is to be con-
Quoted.
The council held a session yes
terday afternoon and reorganized,
several new members having been
elected. The committees in charge
of the six departments are as fol-
lows:
Diocesan mission: The. Rev. y.
S. Thomas. chairman: the Rev. S,
iC. Beckwith. the. Rev. Harold
Thomas. Walter Hazard of George
town. w. w. Shackleford and Mark
! Reynolds Of Sumter.
Field department.: The Rev. S
C. Beckwith. chairman: the Rev.
RI. d. Bull. j. Addison Ingle, and
r. w. Sbarkey of Florence.
Finance: William Godfrey OF
Cheraw. chairman. and Messrs
I Tilghman of Marion. Legnick OF
Beaufort and jenkins Of Charles
ton.
Publicity: The Rev. Walter
Mitchell. chairman: the Rev VIII
liam Way and Mrs. I. II. Coker OF
! Hartsville.
Religious education: The Rev
H. w. Starr. chairman: the Rev
A. S. Thomas. the Rev. Walter
Mitchell. Mrs. T. IL. Coker
Social service: Miss Clare Jer-
vey. chairman: the Rev. K, May
nard Marshall OF Beaufort and
Walter Hazard OF Georgetown.
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