The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-19
APPEAL IS MADE
FOR M. E. HOSPITAL
ACTIVE WORK FOR sUsscRIP-
TONS BEGINS IN COLUMBIA
DISTRICT sY COMMITTEE


to work with energy and enthusiasm
to promote the building Of the pro
posed Methodist Hospital at Nash
vile. The committee having eharg,
Of the work IN this district has issuet
the following appeal;
The following resolution va;
passed by the Tennessee Conferences
at Springfield last October: Where
as the gospel Of Christ is for the whole
man, and whereas steps have been
taken to establish a Methodist Hos.
pital in the city of Nashville on the
broadest Christian basis, and, where
as, the board Of managers for said
institution has purchased a location
and has secured a considerable
amount in subscription for the same;
therefore be it
Resolved that the Tennessee An
nuaI Conference does most heartily
endorse this movement and agrees to
give it the right Of way over all other
claims; the assessments for our reg
ular work and any unredeemed
pledges for special work being ex-
cepted.'"
The NJ. E Church, South, repre-
sents the largest communion Of Chris
tian people in the State of Tennessee,
there being nearly $4,000 in the Ten
nessee Conference which only en-
braces Middle Tennessee. Nashville
has also been looked upon as the head
quarters of the church for nearly d
century. Up to the present we have
had no place to carry our people when
in need of special attention except
those places provided BY the generos-
ity Of the Catholic Church or of pri-
vate individuals. 1t is sore neglect |
not to say reproach upon our Chris |
tian spirit that We have so long failed |
to see our opportunity and to dis
charge our obligations to the suffering
In this way. An appeal is now made |
to the benevolent spirit Of every man,
woman and child in our Conference |
that this hospital may be speedily |
built and that we may have a place,
not only where we may carry our own
when in need of special attention. but
where the worthy poor may be looked
after in Christ's name. We confident
y expect such a generous response
rom our people when this matter is
brought before them as to
.nable the enterprise to be carried TO
speedy completion.
The Columbia District Conference
ook the following action at Prospect,
farch 28, 1908:
We rejoice that beginning has
cen made toward the erection of a I
Iethodist Hospital, BY the purchase
+ suitable grounds in Nashville and
re recommend that the Columbia Dis |
riot undertake to raise, by voluntary I
through the church and {
at least ten thousand i
ollars for the establishment of this t
ospital; and in order that this reel
shall be speedily carried
ut we further recommend that the II
residing Elder appoint committee,
t which We shall be ex-oficie chair t
ian, to devise measures for the pre-
OF this matter to the various 5
lurches throughout the district.
The following committee was APP o
0inted: Jno. H. Stevenson, Jasper
nderson, T. E. Daley, B. G. Mason, J. Ia
Bostick, ]. H. Dining and T. c. il
agsdale. This committee met in
llaski on May 20 and after hearing Il
ON Dr. J. r. Nelson as to the prog b.
IS of the work and after thorough
as to plans and methods it
as decided to appoint a committee tc
each local church to work in con-
.ction with the District committee sc
nose business should be to distribute
erature and disisseminate infor- NJ
alton in each congregation and to
range for Hospital Day" to be
served in each church according to ne
2 convenience of the pastors in each it
arge 1t is hoped by this means to Nj
t the matter intelligently before all
: people in a short time. LIE
AS a beginning it might be we'll for no
; pastors throughout the Columbia
strict to read this article to their Br
ople.
IT. G. RAGSDALE. ST.
by order of the Committee"
Br