Evening star., 1932-11-13
CHURCHES APPEAL
FOR CHEST AID AS
5000 SEEK FUNDS
LIBERAL Giving to Community
Relief Urged by All Re-
IigiouS Leaders.
SOLICITORS ENCOUNTER
ENCOURAGING RECEPTION
Campaign for $2,419,7S7 to Meet
Capitals Crisis Opens For
mally Tomorrow.

Today is Community Chest Sunday.
From every pulpit in Washington the
Chests plea for the unfortunate of the
city is being sent forth to churchgoers
in the words:
Give us this day our daily bread"
ms ancient prayer. said for hun
oreds OF years by men, women and chill
oren on bended knee, is being said to.
day from the mean novels. the heat
less hearthsides and the pitifuI sick
beds OF the poor to those of Washington
VINO are comfortable in their warm
MONIES, well fed and looking out upon
tne world with health and optimism,
ny ministers Of the gospel and more
IMAM o,OOO volunteer workers for the
Community Chest.
With the formal opening of the Conn
mun1ty Chest 1888 campaign for So
41s,787 set for tomorrow, the huge army
OF workers, the largest group ever to
taKe part In Chest campaign, already
mas Canvassed portion Of the long list
OF Chest subscribers, and was out for
the most part Of today seeing stfll
others. -
Meeting Greatest Held.
inspired by what Chest officials have
described in meetings throughout the
past week as the greatest crisis that
mas ever been faced by the Chest in
washington, workers were sending back
10 campaign headquarters, Just set up
IN tne Willard Hotel, encouraging re-
ports OF their receptions, and predic-
tions that the Chest will surmount the
task OF raising the same amount as was
raised last year despite the fact that
practically every one has reduced in
come this year and the number of un-
employed has increased.
In every Catholic church in the citv
today there will be read a message from
M1chael F. Curley, Archbishop of Balti-
more, setting forth the advantages of
tne community Chest and urging every
Catholic in the National Capital to sup
port 1t not alone with Contributions but
by service Of any character that viii aid
IN forwarding its work.
The Right Rev. James E. Freeman.
Bishop Of Washington, is choosing the
welfare and relief work of the Conn
munity Chest as the subject for his
sermon at the afternoon service. broad
cast from Washington Cathedral. He
has been an active worker in this and
other Chest campaigns and spoke
Thursday night before the Metropolitan
Unit OF the Chest at the Mayf1ower
Hotel.
Clergy Giving Support.
A long list of Washington clergymen
yesterday pledged their active support
to the Chest in unanimous approval Of
the work being done by the Chest and
its SO member organizations, and re-
ported warm regard among their con-
gregations for the work reing done
Many expressed gratitude to the Chest
and its members for the relief they have
given the needy and destitute of their
congregations.
Here are some Of the individual views:
Rev. Earle Whitley. National City
Christian Church: THE Community
Chest best expresses what is in the
hearts Of most people. 1t is the duty
of those who have to give to those who
have not, and this duty can be full
filled by contributing to the Chest"
Rev. F. 3. Harris, Foundry Metho-
dist Church: 1.-THE greatest blessing that
can come to each of US is to give
toward the welfare of humanity. The
Community Chest affords us this op-
portuntty, and every one who gives his
best VIII in turn receive blessing"
Sacrifice Called For.
Rev. George Schnabel, Evangelical
Church: Because of the very great
need this year, the Community Chest
should be supported by every one. even
though sacrifices have to be made.
Larger pledges are required in order
to reach the goal and we should cheer
fully give them"
Rev. Joseph r. Sizoo, New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church: THE Com-
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