The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-31
TWENTIETH CENTURY" MOVE
ITS NATURE AND OBJECT ~ CLEAR.
LIZ SET FORTH.
Contribution Of One Dollar from
Each Member of the Church VIII
Raise the $500, 900 Asked.

| ulet conference Of the Methodist Episcc
pal church, South, at its recent session ,
OAK Lawn, in Dallas. Texas, appointed tn
Undersigned a committee TO prepare "a
puoiieauon In every paper in the distric
statement of the nature and object of tn
Twentieth Century Movement, pursuan
to which action the COMMITTEES submits IN
following:
The following words from the address
! OF the bishop to the ministers ana member
OF the church gave their hearty indorse
ment to the movement. and Indicate n
spirit and purpose
The General Conference. at It's late SEES
sion In Baltimore, Md. (May, 1881, by
unanimous vote passed resolutions In favc
OF Twentieth Century Educational Fun,
TO commemorate the signal blessing o
God upon our church during the past on
hundred years. The minimum amount sur
sested as an appropriate thauk Offering o,
the morning of the new century is 81. 500
oVo'oo. This surely is modest sum to b,
given by million and a half Southern
Methodists.
We desire as your chief pastors to earn
estly commend this most important ant
timely movement. Ii Is eminently Rttin,
that we should celebrate the birth of tn,
new century OF opportunity by generous
oHerings to the great educational work o.
tho church."
The plan adopted by the general confer.
ence for the movement, with slight modih-
cations by the executive committee. Is
outlined below,
l. A canvass shall be begun Throughout,
the church with
ings in the interest OF education, on the
first Sunday in January, 1899, or the near
est sunday convenient thereto. On this
day the roll books are 10 be opened and
pledges or payments OF cash to the fund
are to be received But each annual con
ference, by action, or through its board
of education, can adopt its own day to
begin tho collection.
?. The canvass shall be for cash. or
legal notes payable within five years, Inter-
est being payable semi annually at per
cent until the principal be paid.
;. The funds to be raised are to be ap-
piled to the following purposes, viz: ta)
the expenses of the canvass; (b) the needs
OF institutions belonging to the church In
each annual conference or group of con-
ferences (c) the endowment of the theo-
logical department of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity.
The effort shall be to raise the amount In
cash and notes by January /, 1901, but the
canvass is to be continued until the ST.
500, O00,0 90 is raised. All cash and notes are
to be paid over to the treasurers of the
conference boards Of education. They
shall retain in cash per cent of the total
received, to meet the expense of the con-
ference canvass and shall send 20 per cent
of the remaining cash and 20 per cent of
the notes to the treasurer of the general
board. The balance shall be reported 10
the conference at Its next session for such
application as II may order; provided that
no appropriation shall be made TO any in
not the exclusive property OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, South
The treasurer OF the general board shall
retain 5 per cent of tho amount coming
into his hands to meet the expense OF the
general canvass, under Its orders. and
shall pay over the remainder TO the trus-
tees of Vanderbilt University for the en-
iowment of tho theological department
4. The general board OF education To-
Gated at Nashville Tenn. has general
supervision of the movement. Bishop
Charles B. Galloway Is president of this
ng secretary. The canvass In each annual
conference is under the direction OF the
conference board of education,
The sum asked for is about 81 for each
member in the church, and II is desired
o give to each an opportunity to make
hank Offering TO God. For this purpose
very pastor is to be furnished with roll
,ook and is TO make thorough canvass
II his charge. and record the names ana
lifts of all the contributors
On an average of 81 per member, about
200. 900 are asked as thank offering from
'exas Methodism alone. Divided to the
difference on the basis of the assessment
or foreign missions, the proportion OF the
ind to be raised in Texas Is $150,2S5OO
The Rev. Seth Ward OF Houston, Texas,
as been appointed by Bishop Galloway to
ave general management OF the canvass
Texas.
nye determined to raise 100000 as
md to strengthen their correctional In
.rests; the Methodists OF Canada, $1,000
DO. and the Methodist Episcopal church,
20, OOO, 900. The Methodist Episcopal
nurch South, by its official action limits
ais Twentieth century Offering TO the
ause of Christian education. At the
lme time the leaders OF Methodism are
yerywhere putting emphasis upon the
eed OF great spiritual quickening
lroughout the entire church, and great
,vivals of religion arc already taking
ace within many of the conferences
Thus IL will be seen that the Methodism
stead OF being an effete system. Is by
ese great movements to renew Its spir-
ual power and equip and endow It's great
lterprises and institutions, preparing IT. !
If for a great forward movement dur
& the incoming century.
The board of education and presiding /
ders of the North Texas conference, In
int meeting ut Dallas, recently recon- !
ended the appointment by the presiding 4
der in each district Of campaign COM !,
lttee of not less than three, the presid- 4
& elder to be ex-officio chairman, to CO. I
erate with the pastors and conference 1
cretary OF education In arranging for :
ass meetings in behalf OF this movement /
each charge. The committee for Dallas /
strict will be announced an the near fu- n
re- | r
Said Joint meeting also emphasized the i,
,portance of furnishing to the secular 4
ess crisp and reliable data concerning /,
e movement, and requested its co-opera- q
IN in giving publicity TO the enterprise. n
Laymen have had a prominent part In n
ojectlng this movement and are being i
aced conspicuously In Its front line. We a
ust our laymen generally will diligently r
elk TO make 1t the most phenomenal sue o
SIS In the history OF the church. I,
+. B. Carroll,
L. r. Smith,
W. r. Hawkins. n
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