Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-22

considered as "a thank offering to God
for His abundant mercies in the past,
and as an earnest of our zeal and puf-
nose for the century on which we have
entered An effort is being made TO
set every Methodist man. woman and
child in the city to give at least Slo,
which constitutes membership to the
twentieth century thank offering COM
mission.
The 81 GEO. 600 will be spent in four
ways The bulk of it, 100000. will go to
cancel the indebtedness on Methodist
churches in this city. The proper equip
ment and endowment of the deaconess
work in New Yorl1will take sloo,ooc. A
similar amount will be given for the
partial endowment of st. Christopher's
Home. at Dobbs Ferry. where the un-
fortunate Methodist children of the city
are cared for The remaining 100000
will be given to the conference claim
ants fund, from which veteran minis
ters receive support
The MethodistS are most anxious to
burn the mortgages which are hanging
oSer thirty-two metropolitan churches.
and reach total with interest, of $780,
00o Calvary church, at Seventh avenue
and West One-hundred-a -and-twenty-
ninth street, raised $4,000 and paid on
It's mortgage a few weeks ago. Under
the rules of the sl,000.000 fund each
church is allowed to apply funds raised
to the payment of its own debt until
the entire amount has been paid. Grace
church at West One hundred-and-
fourth street and Columbus avenue VIII
be the next church to free itself from
debt. It's mortgage of $4,000 is to be
paid on November "a. Union church, IN
West Forty-eighth street, near Broad
way, W.,n adebt of s52 ,0OO and the
Williamsbricge church. with $4,000. are
two of the churches suffering from
heavy debt which expect to be freed by
the fund.
The burning of thirty-two church
MORTGAGES means much for metropoli-
tan Methodism,'' said prominent
clergyman to Tribune reporter.
Methodism with new spirit, rising free
from the shackles of the debt OF de-
cades elated and springing to meet the
demands of twentieth century progress,
viii be the result. Methodism can then
stand squarely on its feet. 1t can set
itself seriously to the task of trying te
redeem the city. 1t will no longer be
mere struggle for existence, but splen-
did aggressive work everywhere. 1t
will pave the way for wonderful wori
of the Holy Spirit in all the contributing
churches"
st. Christopher's Home. for the un-
fortunate children of Methodist church
es in this city, was established in 1881.
and for four years was supported by
John Noble Stearns. 1t was then placed
in charge of board of managers Af-
ter moving from pillar to post in this
city a permanent site was secured at
Dobbs Ferry, on the Hudson. Besides
the main home. there are five cottages.
small school house and a hospital. The
cottage system has proved great sue
cess In that it gives the unfortunate
children a taste of home life, which
would be Impossible were they all
thrown together in one dormitory.
When little Timothy, of whom Kate
Douglas Wiggin writes started out on
his famous quest to find mamma for
Gay. and another one for me, please
desire was not for home with capital
II, but for cosy one With a little n
This is what the children at st. Chris
topher's have.
The Deaconess Home wasrecently in
stalled in new building at the north
west corner of Eighty-sixth street and
Madison avenue. The quarters are
ample for number of years, and the
home will be free from debt when an
additional $4,000 has been raised The
home was established in 1885. and was
first situated in West Fourteenth street
In 1896 the home was moved a few doors
up the street to larger house, which
was soon filed
Bishop Edward G. Andrews is presi-
dent of the communication, which has Of
fees at No. $50 Fifth avenue, and in
cludes the following executive mem
bers: The Rev. DR.. Charles w. Millard,
the Rev. DIR. Joseph Pullman the Rev.
DR.. Frank Mason North. John NJ. Cor
nell, Samuel w. Bovine and Anderson
Fowler A. H. DeHaven is treasurer
and the Rev DR.. Ezra Squier Tipple is
executive secretary.