Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-24
BOARD Of MISSIONS
TO USE $,1&,812
Methodist Episcopal Leaders
Session Approves Years
Appropriations
DEPL0RE CHAOS SINCE WAR

Appropriations totalins $3.50. sic
were approved this morning at the nnal
session Of the annual meeting of the
Board of Home Missions and Church
Extension Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church In the Estey Building, Seven.
teenth and Arch streets.
Of this sum. S2.O14, ,444 will be used
In the maintenance of pastors and mis-
sionaries In scattered and sparsely pop.
ulated districts that do not possess tho
funds to adequately support n church.
Erection Of new buildings and obtaining
Of properties for 1900 churches will use
up S2,165,074.
The report Of DR.. Edgar J. Helms.
Of Boston. executive secretary Of the
Good Will Industry League. showed
that a business Of more than 81 .OO0,-
600 was done last year. The league
maintains sixty five stores in twenty
one cities throughout the country.
Ten Thousand Persons Employed
The league Is especially active in fur
n!shing poor people with employment
and aid. such as the renovation Of fur
niture and clothing. The reports showed
that 10000 persons were employed dur :.
ing the year. An appropriation Of
S4j.HOO was approved to carry on the
work Of the league.
The afternoon will be devoted to
services. with the Rev. W. W. Young
son in charge.
TIL" bishops today issued m official
declaration on economic. social and 70 =.
ligous world conditions. in which they
take strong stand for complete world
disarmament. Their statement follows :
Facing the social, political and spir-
itual problems Of the world today. We
call for n frank reappraiSal of ma
tional and racial motives and practices.
Christian society IL based upon the
id"alism of its founder. The altruism
and self sacrifice Of Jesus Christ are
tho rrof"ssed motives of our modern
associated life. Yet the growth Of per .
and often defeated these ideals. so.
cety often stands in grave danger from
pagan methods of gain, ense and con
troll.
See Chaos Following War
1--WE look with profound concern
upon the havoc wrought by our recent
war. Four years after the armisticc
we live IN Il world of bewi'de"ing
chaos. Millions of Europeans. Asiatir
and American youths gave their lives at
the call Of idealism. Certainly those
Of us who live should have the courage
to practice the ideals for which we
enlisted them in battle. 1t is said IL
contemplate the possibility Of our dead
having died in vain. but saddcr still
that we should now live in vain. The
world waits for that he"oic hour Of per-
sonal. national. ecclesiastical abandon
10 Christ's program of confidence and
good will.
The first corrective of the world =
woes is sincere repentance. Therefore.
| beginning with our own personal lives.
We call for individual and national p"ni =
tence for whatever share we may have
taken in the defense and support of un-
Christian programs of power. We urge
! all Christians to make confession Will
us and to enter into period of world
! wide and co-operativ" restoration.
''The second corrective Is the organ :
ization OF political and social life every
where upon the basis Of the welfare of
all. instead Of privilege for the few,
Here and here only. lies release from
the military heritage of the past and
from the present economic causes I"
war. This program means broadening
If brotherhood the substitution of serv :
.rc for reward: the discovery Of the
. NilTllNhl Ntlut a l'ol"s VI
/ freedom in speech. press. conference and
! contact: toleration and cooperation in
/ religious, economic and social organi
2aron. Such program will so mold
political procedure by the principles OF
Christ as to make it meet the basic
economic and social needs Of the entir.
community.
We deplore the unjust accumulation
and !ncqu!tabc distribution of reward,
Of conquest in the form Of governmental
monopolies and territorial control 70!
personal and selfish advantage.
Deplore Conquest Rewards
I'VE dcplore the investment Of taxes
in armament and pompous display, an(
urge the nations of the world not only
20 limit, hut to destroy this bulwark o
hatred. II is our solemn Judgment tina,
nothing short Of the actual appliance OF
the principles of Jesus In governmental
economic. religious. educational and m
rial life today will meet the need. The
whole world stands appalled, at the CO
osMl failure Of other programs. Ie'
rs now frankly and honestly practice
the teachings Of Christ.
I'VE pledge ourselves to cooperate
with all governmental. socinl and re-
l!gOus bodies that seek a practical pro