Evening star., 1928-03-31
CHURCH GOLDEN AIMS BASIN
TO RECEIVE CONVENTION GIFTS

A golden aims basin % inches in
diameter, a gift from members of the
| University Of oxford in 1852. will be
used to receive the fourteenth united
thank offering Of the Woman's AuXil-
larry Of The Protestant Episcopal Church
when the forty-ninth General Conven-
ton OF the church assemblies in Wash
ington in October United thank Of
ferings since 1889 have been placed in
this basin, the total reaching $3.545, :
28657 in gifts OF women of the Epis-
copal Church.
A statement issued today by Or. D.
Wellington Curran at the Diocesan
Home. 1929 K street. in connection with
the golden aims basin. said:
"As the united thank offering at New
Orleans in 1925 reached the magniti-
cent total Of S912 ,841 80 1t is confident
ly expected that the offering for 1923
will be considerably in excess Of 81 .000.-
900. The amount Of the offering for
1923 vii be announced at the special
united thank Offering service 10 be held
few days after the assembling of the
Washington convention.
Has Romantic Story.
"A romantic story OF women's devo-
ton and Christian zeal surrounds this
historic aims basin which was present.
ed to the Episcopal Church in America
In 1882 at Oxford England. The So
ciety for the Propagation OF the Gospel
invited Bishop Delaney of New York,
Bishop MeCoSkey of Michigan and the
Rev. DR. Wainwright of New York TO
oxford for the Society's third jubilee
The American preiatos were given 2
special reception at oxford University
on June 81
The chancellor In his address of well
come said 1T has been the ancient GUS
tom OF this great university that guests
should bear with them from It's walls
some little memorial of the Joy with
which their visit has been welcomed 4"
whereupon the American visitors were
presented with a golden aims basin
"A gift from the various members of
the University OF oxford as a token of
affection 10 the church in America ;"
II is % inches in diameter with a bor-
der in silver gilt beautifully chased and
a center panel OF solid gold showing the
offering Of the Magi and bearing the
inscription. "Ecccsiae Americanae IN
Christie OXonienscs. 1882
Tribute of Women.
THE total weight Of the aims basin
is 10 ounces II pennyweight In this
basin. at all the successive triennial
general conventions OF the church since
1889 has been presented the united
thanks offering. which Is woman's own
special contribution 10 the church from
the uttermost parts of the earth. In
far-otf China, In Japan. in the snow
fields Of Alaska. in equatorial Africa.
the Philippines and Latin America. as
well as in continental United States,
the women of the church lay by In the
intervals between General Conventions,
day by day. their yen. rupees. pesos.
taels, milreiS, shillings. gourds pennies
and other monetary units 10 swell The
fund
The native women of Alaska make
fur bags and moccnsins, the Indian
women Of South America lace and bead
work. the natives OF the West Indies do
their exquisite draWnWork, the Chinese
women and those of Hawaii contribute
their handlWofk, and to every city. town
and hamlet of the United States go the
little blue boxes Of the Womuns Auxil~
larry, into which steady stream of con-
trtbutious pour At the end Of every
threeyear period, and In connection
with Il solemn service at which the pre-
siding bishop of the church offieiatea.
tn" combined gift Is placed upon the
golden aims basin 10 carry forward the
work which the women OF the church
are doing throughout the world From
small beginnings this thank offerine
has grown into one ot the largest lndi-
Vidual revenues OF the Episcopal
Church,
First T0tal Was $2,1sS,
The auxiliary was organized In lA7l
The united thank Offering was msti-
tuted In lHaD. In that year the total
Of the trst Offering was so, laa "a Three
years later II amounted tn $50 lOR. "a
The 800 900 mark was reached In 1901
aud IN 1904 II went TO $3.50 900 There
after, by leaps and bounds the triennlal
offering was increased until, at the last
General Convention Of the church held
al New Orleans IA l0aa. the auxiliary
gift handed Ia the church ON this hia-
toric aims basin totaled SDl2 2,A4i 80,
which, with accrued interest To Decent
ger ST. 1927, made the total for the
lriennium ending October ia2n, SOFA
la4 so
THE united thank Offering Is de-
voted IN large measure 10 sending into
the foreign and domestic missionary