The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
FUNDS ARE NOW
ALMOST IN SIGHT
Bishop Kilgo, in Telling Ad.
dress, Dcprccatcs Giving to
Outside Causes to Neglect Of
Building-Board M axes
Appropriations for Ex-
tension Work.

of Southern Mctl.odisn for n church
building In tho city Of Washington.
which will itly express. in beauty and
dignity. the position OF the church III
the life of the ration. may be expected
as the result Of the ac,ion yesterday
OF the Board OF Church Extension Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. south,
In session In this city.
The stipulatio,s lai,i down by the
board In it's resolution directing the
beginning OF the work Will he speedily
complied With. This statement WAS
made by E;ev. George S.. Sexton, sccre-
tary of the General Conference com
rpittcc an Il Washington city rcpre-
sentative church, who, ovcrjoycd at
the approaching completion OF his
plans, said to rho Times Dispatch that
at the next, annual meeting of the
board IL VIII be reported that con
atruction Is Under way.
Action Imperative.
1.-The agitation OF this enterprise
said the boards committee III It's re-
port. which was unanimously adopted.
has now reached n stage which calls
for an aeErcasivn plan or concerted
action upon the part OF this board.
II is or the utmost Importance that
actual work upon the building he com
nenced before the next annual meeting
of the board, This rs indicated iy the
needs Of tile Mount Vernon Place
Church. and IL also demanded by the
e1igencics of the canvass for money
Therefore the committee recon-
mended: That the work OF building
he begun by the commission as soon
as IT has secured Sl25.ne0 in available
subscriptions, and whcn the Mount
Vernon Place Church has secured at
least $4,000 in addition to the valus
Of tho nrc.CYtL church nrafnrt,. (FEHZ
0n0), and the subscription of the BaleI
more Conference shall have reached
iwo-thirds of tho $4,000 promised by
;hat body; provided that no contract
shall be let until tho means arc in
hand &c meet 1t. so that no debt Shall
at any timn be Incurred beyond the re-
sources available 10 meet it,
Almost Assured.
DR.. Sexton says with Elce that no
has In sight the sum OF sI97.S57.5e.
This Is made up OF the subscriptions
secured In the four years since the pro-
jcct was started. with the Baltimore
Conference pledge. the General Con
ference plan OF $4,000 n year for four
years, provided for in church extern
sion assessment, and tho value of tho
Mount Vernon r'lacc Church property
and pledges from that church The
new Washington Representative
Church Is TO taxi the place of the
Mount Vernon Place edincc.
In the REPORT of the General Confer
encc committee, 1t was urged that
there be nc further delay, which dds
courges its friends and discredits us
all. Failure Is not to he thought OF.
for that would mean disgrace ana
damage 10 our whole Connection"
so within a year or two a s2I5, QUO
church building will rear its head at
the national capital, COMFORTING with
tile governmental structures which
adorn Washington, and showing the
visitors from all states and all coun-
tries what Southern Methodism viii
and can do.
y Notable Address.
1t vas regarded as lifting that fol-
lowing this positive action on tho mart
Of the church extension hoard. an ad-
dress. memorable for its viyor and
notable for Its plain speaking, should
be delivered upon the subject of this
Washington church by Bishop j. c.
kilgo, OF North Carolina This was
done last night at Centenary Church.
the seat of the boards meetings.
He talked first OF the tendency OF
the ago to rebuild. First he spoke OF
tho changes in New York during tho
past few years in all kinds of struc-
lures. Then he like of less tangible
things, such as the political structure.
w hafc outSToWn our 1atherS Doliti-
cally," he said. and we must rcbuild"
One trouble with the Southern Meth
odists. he continued, was their lack
OF patience. we are" he said. filled
with an insane sclf-per-
pctrated and deliberately %nurscd. We
want to hold a meeting tonight. adopt
cplans for n church building amor
row. build it and consccrate il next
Sunday.
f. s4XVo or q, III ~ o q - =, -, a,.o T.. -
arc foolish; we say we arc broad
minded when VIC are silly; We say we
are l~arge-hearted, when we arc weak
headed; we say VIC arc filled with COS
mopolitan sentiment, when we arc full
instead OF shallow conviction.
Give Money Outside.
I'VE give TO Young Mems Christlan
Association enterprises. to Baraca en-
terprises. TO Philathea enterprises.
These things feed on our llberality,
Hlch our pockets and leave us with a
shadow. am not now discussing the
undoubtcd good of these efforts, but
] am protesting against tho spirit
which would give $1,000 for n Y. ar.
c. a. gymnasium and withhold $50 for
n Sunday. school room.
TT may DO wise to give to these
other matters outside of tho church,
but you would have n hard time con-
vincing me. Not long ago a man said
10 mo that he found in his church n
large enough field for all his, activities
md for the expenditure of his means.
at is a reflection on Mcthodism to
say that one can find q better agent
for activities than his own church and
his own pastor, II hope to see tho
day when the pastor and the bishop
shall ave as largela place Mt. tho
Methodist altar as al outsider
&bt = tah n ~ t. til, - f ~ III VI ) Ia -, -.