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Tucker A National Paper of the Episcopal Church V ol. X V II. No. 10 N O V E M B E R 3, 1932 Five Cents a Copy subscription price is in bundle of *tenP or ^OTeChforUsa1IehatSthCOHPat.y’tV>6140 Cottaf.e Grove Avenue. Chicago, Illinois. The cents a copy. Entered as Second Class Matter April 3. 1919, at the p ostoffief “a^ ^ h 'c I g ^ ^ m S ^ u ^ e f ^Icfo f ’ M a ^ c ^ S ? " ^ ^ * W? T he Bishops’ Report There was appointed at the meeting of the House of We advise that this consideration be made a part of Bishops last April a committee consisting of Bishop Law the appeal. rence of Massachusetts, Bishop McDowell of Alabama, and Bishop Davis of Western New York, to confer with The construction of such a budget is, of course, most the officers of the National Council upon matters con difficult. No one can prophesy accurately what the nected with the present economic situation. We present Church’s income will be in 1933. It is our opinion, their report: however, that the maximum probable income, exclu sive o f legacies, is a sum equal to the expectancies of "C 'R O M receipts to date on the diocesan expectancies 1932 plus the equivalent of the emergency offering, 4 and from reports on the Whitsunday Offering, plus the income from trust funds and the United there is reasonable expectation that the revised sched Thank Offering. The committee advises, first, that the ule for 1932 will be met, with the aid of lapsed balances alternative quota, referred to above, and budget ex and undesignated legacies. This means that expec penditures should be based upon this maximum proba tancies must be realized at least 95% , and the W hit bility. And second, that the budget adopted should not sunday Offering bring in at least $300,000. Every ef count upon undesignated legacies and lapsed balances. fort should be made to avoid the large use of undesig Lapsed balances form the only-margin of safety, and nated legacies, and it is advised that the economies undesignated legacies- are resources to be used only as hereinafter recommended for 1933 be put into effect a last resort. Thus the expenditures in our revised so far as possible in, 1932 in order to minimize the use budget will be based on the following estimate of in of undesignated legacies, a process, we are informed, come : already under way. Expectations from dioceses........... $2,148,403 In 1933 the Budget must be balanced without resort Less 5% estimated l o s s .......... 107,450 $2,040,953 to emergency appeals. While neither the Church nor Interest on trust funds, U.T.O., etc. 825.000 the National Council should labor under the fear com Equivalent of Emergency Offering... 325.000 plex which today paralyzes business but should exer cise a strong faith in the sovereign power o f God, yet Total .......... ............................ $3,190,953 they should face frankly the implications of the present economic conditions, including the anxiety and sensi N S H A P IN G expenditures to fit these figures this tiveness which these conditions create in men’s minds. committee has studied the resolution of the last Gen There has been possibly a tendency at the Church Mis I eral Convention regarding priorities in any reductions sions House to underestimate the effect of widespread that may be necessary. W e believe it to be more financial disaster on the giving power of the Church’s mandatory in its nature than was realized by the N a most loyal supporters. It is our belief that even if it tional-Council. The committee also, however, recog is true that business has “ turned the corner,” it will nizes the changed conditions beyond anything contem be long before the giving power of the Church reaches plated by General Convention and feels the National its normal level. Council used its best judgment in meeting difficult cir In order to face conditions frankly, we advise that cumstances. The committee believes the National in our opinion the time has come when a drastic re Council bound to conform to this resolution of Gen duction in expenditures must be nlade, and further that eral Convention in every detail possible of fulfilment, while the Council must apportion the Budget author such as the abandonment of “The Church at Work,” ized by General Convention it should also give an alter but study of conditions now facing the Church makes native quota to the dioceses, based upon a revised esti it evident that even if all departments save those o f mate of expenditures. If the Church, thus taken into Domestic and Foreign Missions were completely eradi the confidence o f the Council, accepts the challenge, as cated, the remainder o f the Budget adopted by Gen we believe it will, and by extraordinary effort goes eral Convention in 1931 would still not be balanced, over the top which is represented by such a budget, we and that, therefore, the appropriations for the De believe the effect will be renewed hope and courage. partments of Missions must also suffer curtailment, Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Four THE WITNESS November 3, 1932 including appropriations for aided dioceses, if our es Vacancies should not be filled except where absolute timate of income is at all accurate. ly necessary. If possible, salaries below $700 should In making up this revised schedule, the committee be met in full, other salaries reduced 10%. Appropria has in Budget B followed the plan in general of re tions for institutions should be held to a minimum, and ducing salaries, number of employees, etc., along a hori local support encouraged. Static work must be re zontal dine. This has been done with all possible re duced. Salaries of officers are reduced 20% from the gard to the policy ordered by 'General Convention.