The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
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Twenty Million, D collars Raised Byfsjt Tit
NJ eth0lis ist Episcopal Churc hss s;s,as Z, 4;

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ia Slc lccesss has crowned the efforts sof
the; 3hlletl; Y. Cd Is ts piScopal Church / To
fsratse o. TSent ntieth Century Thank Of.
liferlng fund OF $50, 1000, 900: About
SIS, 900, 900 has already. been raised
EandL;l promise has just, been obtained
/ l from anil llOnaire to add the required
amount to complete the full sum: The
name Of the donor is a secret, and will
remain SO Until New. Years Eve.
when, at q; a;watch meeting to be held
instIIrinity Methodist Church. IL
Springfield, Mass, formal announce.
ment OF the gift will be made. Z. ss.;.t
r. 1nithe meantime sDoclllat.ion iS sr.fe
as TO the man who is willing and able
20 give SO large a sum. Many names
have been mentioned, and.lit is be.
|;lieycd by MANY that the :, ST, 600, 600
wiil come from either, ohm u. Rookie
Teller or Andrew Carnegie, notwith.
standing that neither is "a Methodist
Another guess was hazarded that a
Vanderbilt had opened his purse.
strings. ig alti s '.g611e-
Rev. DR.. Edmund NJ. Mills. who
has had charge OF the work OF raising
the fund, refuses to discuss the mat
Ter, out admits that the final gift has
peen 'underwritten.n Of the thank
offering fund 5000, 600 will be deyo-
led 70 The payment Of church indebted
ness, and the prediction was made
Gnat the result will be that NOT a
Methodist Church In the country will
remain with a vestigc or a debt hanp.
ing over it after the committee con.
cludes It's work. Along this same line
VIII be the establishment Of fund OF
ooo,o0O to provide pensions for
aged and intirm ministers: The fund
ior this purpose will be increased
when opportunity presents itself.
line contributions have been sur
prlslng In their nature. Tie Norwe-
gian conference, in Minnesota. which
IS made up Of a membership frugal,
out lll far from wealthy, has contributed
an an average Of S22 per member. The
German conference sof Oregon? has
contributed an ayerdge Of $40 per
member! From the son Of an old
ethoaist? minister came a eist of |
500, 1000. ..5-l. ,s,;s 'J u. 2 F;'
10 The education OF Methodist Chill
drens nearly So, 900. 900 will be devoted
l ibis i fund hasS been gathered largely /
Cnroug ghSthe efforts of the presidents
q Me 7 hodistsi ins titutions of learning.
Ihe; lst1' snmsof 81 ,l76, 500 was raised by
syracuse sUh Uhiyersit ity. The Ohio WeS-
cyan y niyersi tYsrai ised S., ,O02, SOC. 49,
~ z1s, sunds stood s. that Sd coo, 900
vii tae devoted to the hospital work
len years1agO the Ietliodists had mt,
= hospital in the world, while ~ Iay
ihey have 30 in the United StaSN,. ~ !
'eYeratzot theirs are under way.
s. 9 i: 5AFb7trateii.s
disnatcll from WashiliS
Resident r ooseyelt sWillSno
,yatGr1ni tie enazIlelan
sYh0lesY YeXa tinns gneati.
'elerred IOr, adJ Jtiu iu5rvi 81 zto.tllL
tribunal. Epitnmized, This IS the
situation as itshad resolved itself at
jhe;conclusion Of the cabinet meeting
,oday. The meeting was not a long
session. All the members except
loot were present. The Venezuelan
question was the principal and pratti-
ally the only tupic OF general concern
lndcr consideration. Secretary Hay
presented the net results or the cable
with the governments
II Londcn, Berlin, Rome and Caracas
IN accordance with the suggestion of
President Roosevelt, President Castro
IF Venezuela, was reported to have
agreed to submit the differences be-
tween his government and tile Eu-
ropean powers to arbitration oil the
tribunal at the Hague. The Europ-
can powers have not only consei.ted
to consented to submit the controyer-
s. to arbitration, but while they cX-
pressed preference for the. arbitra-
tion to be conducted by President
Roosevelt, they assentcd to his sug-
5cStion that the matter be referred to
Lhe Hague court. The presentation
)f the case met the hearty approval OF
The members Of the cabinet. No fear
IS expressed by the administration
5hat the Monroe doctrine will be
brought into the controversy in any
manner that might result in eInbar-
raSsing the situation Of the United
States.
Isr0ilcd Alive.