Bishop's Pence

Last week Chicago's popular, high-church Episcopal Bishop George Craig Stewart took a leaf from his brother-in-God, Pope Pius XI. Once a year the Pope receives "Peter's Pence" collected in Roman Catholic churches all over the world. Thrice a day the Bishop will get "Bishop's Pence" collected in Episcopal homes all over Chicago.

Assuming that a good Episcopalian should be glad to give 1-c- to his church as a thank offering after every meal. Bishop Stewart calculated that "Bishop's Pence" might bring in $400,000 a year, revolutionize the diocesan finances. Last week Bishop Stewart had a Bishop's Pence Committee, ready to launch a campaign next month. Penny banks are to be given to families in every parish. When full they are to be collected by "pencemen," deposited in parish churches. Each bank is labeled with a bishop's mitre and bears the words of grace: "Bless, O Lord, this food to our use, and us to thy service, for Christ's sake"; and thanksgiving: "For these and all His mercies God's Holy Name be praised"; and the lines:

Thrice a day these prayers I say, Thrice a day my pence I pay.

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