The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-23
EACH HELPS THE OTHER.
Plan of the goth Century Thank-Offer
ing Movement Explained.

ing Movement Explained.
Yesterday morning, Rev. DIR. G. w.
King of Trinity church spoke on the
subject, Nineteen centuries of Chris
tian blessing and told Of the goth CEN
tury movement, a subject of deep in
terest not only to local Methodist
churches, but to all the churches of that
denomination in New England. He
took his text from Matthew xxxiii, and
said:
In his parable, Christ predicts the
Characterization Of the world. He also
indicates the process as a gradual one.
The apparent or seeming insignificance
of the gospel in it's origin as compared
with the result to be attained is hint
ed at. The leaven was little compared
to the three measures of meal to be
leavened. So Christianity seemed in
significant at the beginning compared
with the world that was to be convert
ed by It,
The history of Christianity abundant
ly confirms the predictions of the para
BILE, and gives ample ground for faith
in the complete conversion of the world
We are now at the high-water mark of
Christian civilization in Europe and
America, and it can be said that Chris
tians of today are the heirs of all that
has gone before in nineteen centuries
of Christian history.
Consequently, the Christian churches
are asking large things of it's members
as a thank offering, as we close the
century and begin the new one. The
Methodist Episcopal church in America
is asking it's people to labor for the
| conversion of 100000 souls, and to
make thank-offering for philanthropic
and religious purposes of 100000, 900.
This is not asking too much, and the
Methodist church ought to do both.
Worcester Methodism is not tagging
| behind. We are planning to get our
number of souls saved and to raise
our share of the $20,000,000 in money.
A union movement among our churches
including two missions, Park avenue
and Lake View, Trinity, Laurel Street,
Webster Square and Coral Street, is
planning to raise 900 on the debts Of
these churches The first $645O will
go to pay the remaining debts on the
missions the rest, $40, $50, will go to-
ward the debts on Trinity, Webster
Square and Coral Street. If the whole
amount is raised, Trinity will receive
something over $4,000, Webster Square
something over $4,000, and Coral Street
about $4,000.
In order to raise this money, we must
raise $4,000 each year of the goth CEN
fury movement, $4,000 this year to Dec.
Oh anu pJUuV lGAl year anu SJUUU the
next. Six thousand dollars is already
raised on this years $4,000. We have,
therefore, $4,000 more to raise by Dec.
81, 1899 Next year we propose to raise
the second $4,000, and the third year the
third $4,000.
Some have asked why does not Trim
ity go alone and raise it's own entire
debt of $4,000, and let the other
churches do likewise? Because in I'M
ion there is strength, and because Trim
ity is not selfish. We could easily raise
our own debt, but we are not willing
to leave Webster Square and Coral
Street to struggle alone under their
heavy burdens. Laurel Street is out
of debt, having been helped few years
ago by all the churches, and will help
in the present movement. The mis-
sions will be out of debt next year,
and will then help to get the rest Of
us out of debt. Like grateful children,
these missions are going to requite their
parents for what the parents have done
for Them