Religion: Spiritual Recovery

Every March the Presbyterian Church conducts its money-raising Every Member Canvass. Last March was an unfortunate one for the Presbyterians; the week they campaigned was the Week the Banks Closed. The Canvass undershot its mark, $50,000,000 for missions and home expenses, by $8,000,000. Last week the Presbyterians launched a supplementary canvass. They called it a "Spiritual Recovery Crusade." They began organizing the nation's 10,000 Presbyterian ministers to "Do Our Part" in a great drive which will culminate with special church services everywhere Oct. 29. Said Dr. Herman Carl Weber, statistician and...

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