The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-13
70 PUSH METHODISM
pry. j. A. SMITH OFFERED Po-
sITION OF MISSIONARY PASTOR.
HAS BEEN STUDYING MISSIONS
~ WASHINGTON AND WILL RE-
PORT TO PRESIDING ELDER.

six Thousand Dollars Raised for the
work Here and the Four Metho-
dist Churches Will Unite in Estab-
fishing 1t in savannah-Entertai
mentS and Addresses Will Form
Feature of WOrIk-Field Pastor
Must Take "a Course of study. in
New YOrk-WiH BE Assistant Pas
tor of Trinity Church.
The movement of extending the in
Auence of the Methodist churches of
will begin with the new year. Rev. ].
A smith pastor of the Epworth Church
has lust returned from a two weeks
rip to Baltimore and Washington
where he went in the interests of the
courch extension movement to study
the most approved and modern meth
DDS of conducting the work. His
trio has been of benefit in this line
and much information was obtained
during his visit to the two cities.
The plan for carrying on the work
is to locate an additional Methodist
pastor in Savannah who shall act as
the assistant pastor of the Trinity
church and who will also be the ac-
five head of the church extension
movement. The conference requires
that the pastor chosen to fill this
position shall be a man well qualified
for the work who has taken the regu-
lar course mapped out for those who
conduct the extension departments.
Dr. Lambuth, Secre tary of the South
ern Board of Missions has offered the
position of field and missionary pas
Tor TO Rev Mr.. Smith of the Epworth
Church. No definite answer concern
Ing the acceptance or non-acceptanCe
Of the place has yet been given.
Before he could accept the position
it would be necessary for Mr.. Smith
to take the missionary course in one
of the recognized schools of the coun-
try, the one at New York city being
especially strongly recommended. Re
Gently a letter was received from DR..
Lambuth, stating that in case the offer
was accepted that a scholarship in
the New York school would be given.
Blanks We're sent with the letter, indi-
eating that the secretary is anxious
that Rev. Mr.. Smith accept the posi-
ton. 1t would require three or four
months to complete the work at the
school.
Method of Teaching.
The school at New York in which
the home missionaries are trained is
one which combines both the theoreti-
cal side of the work with the practi-
cal The students are first put through
a thorough course in Bible reading and
study and are taught the different
methods of conducting revival services
and of carrying on the street work.
After the student has thoroughly
familiarized himself with the theoretical
details of the work the practical side
Of the instruction begins. Each of the
prospective missionary pastors is sent
into different sections of the city, where
he conducts meetings and carries on
work similar to that which he will
conduct when given a regular appoint
ment The location of the school, in
New York city, makes this practical
side of the work all the more bene-
fetal as the students come in con-
tact with all classes of people, and
learns by experience just how to treat
them and deal with them in order to
best further the work and to bring
forth the best results morally and spir-
itually
$4,000 for Work in Savannah.
The idea of this church extension
and missionary work first began in
savannah With the Wesley Bi-Centen-
NAL celebration three months ago.
1t was during this conclave of some
OF the greatest lights of the church
that the field offered for the work in
Savannah was shown and the move
ment was given it's first Roadway. The
proposal to intaugurate the work here
met with the greatest enthusiasm from
the four Methodist churches, and the
pastors at once began taking steps for
beginning it.
Committees were appointed from
each of the churches to solicit funds
and they went earnestly and quickly
to work. Within a short time they
were enabled to report that nearly
$1,000 yearly for three years had been
pledged and it was at once decided
to inaugurate the work with the open
ing of next year Conference assem-
bles during the last week in Novem-
Der and shortly after it's adjournment
complete arrangements for opening the