Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
CHURCH FINANCES
SHOW ADVANCES
Episcopal Council Treasurer
Reports S1,534,3 ,303 Def.
icit Wiped Out.

The work Of the National Council
of the Protestant Episcopal Church not
only has been placed successfully on g
budget arrangement. which has re-
suited in three yearly surpluses, but a
deficit of $1,534,303 which had accumu-
lated in 1925 has been wiped out com
pletely, Lewis B. Franklin, treasurer
announced this morning at joint
meeting of the Houses of Bishops and
Deputies at Memorial Continental Hall.
Members Of both houses rose ano
sang Praise God From Whom AL
Blessings Flow" led by the presiding
Bishop, Right Rev. John Gardner Muir
ray. when this announcement was made
In his annual report read at the joint
meeting Bishop Murray said that the
National Council had decided against a
proposal to change it's headquarters from
New York to Washington. After a
thorough study of the situation, he said,
it was decided to remain because New
York City is the center Of an area hav-
ing the largest church population, and
the move would result in the loss of
many intimate personal contacts.
Nazareth GaveI Presented.
The Joint business meeting of the two
houses was preceded by ceremony at
which Bishop Murray was presented
with a gavel made by orphans under
the care of the Near East Relief at
Nazareth in carpenter shop which is
believed to be directly across the street
from the shop of the father of Jesus.
The presentation was made on behalf OF
the Near East Relief by Right Rev. Will
liam T. Manning. Bishop of New York
Before the joint session invitations
were given to the House OF Deputies 10
hold the General Convention OF 1881
in Denver and Minneapolis by the
deputations from those dioceses. 1t
was decided to leave the place of meet
ing to a committee composed of three
bishops, three presbyters and three
laymen.
At the 1925 convention, when 1t was
decided to take immediate steps to wipe
out, the rapidly growing deficit, Mr..
Franklin told the convention, pledges
were given amounting to $1,417.650.
which have been kept so faithfully that
Sl,432, 900 in cash or negotiable Sc
curities now Is in the hands of the
National Council. with enough money
from other sources on hand to pay in
full. The deficit was In the accounts
of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society, which is maintained by the
National Council.
Urge Armistice Rites.
Although the National Council has
kept rigidly within budget. Bishop
Murray said. it has been at consider
able sacrifice of both foreign and do
nestle missionary endeavor since it has
been necessary each year to lop more
than 100000 off the estimated mini
NUNS. The financial status of different
departments of the church was repre-
sented in separate reports.
It was reported to the House Of
Deputies that the House of Bishops rec
commended the discharge of the COM
mittee on an Order of Deaconesses,
which action would be a severe set
back to the desires of Episcopal women
to secure more recognition in church
affairs.
The bishops also recommended that
the tenth anniversary of the signing
of the Armistice this year not only
be observed with special services in all
Episcopal churches, but that efforts be
made to unite all Christian churches
in community services on that day.
Japan Held Bulwark
Declaring that Japan stands as the
last hulwark between Russian bolshevism
and Chinese chaos in the Far East and
the disintegration of Western civiliza-
tion," Dr. Rudolph B. Teusler, director
of st. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, in
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