South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-04
PLEA TO RECOGNIZE
JESUS AS OUR LORD
Conference Adopts Policy For
Coming Year-Number of
Committee Reports Given at
Methodist Conference.

Bishop Henderson gave mis- last ad-
dress OF the Methodist conference
friday evening on The Previous
Question The bishop brought out
the duties OF humanity 10 recognize
Christ as more than a leader or saw
Tor that is 70 recognize him as Lord
The bishop said that in parliamentary
procedure il is the custom when the
question is wanted read again some
one moves THE previous question.
He. in asking if the people accepted
Christ as the Lord moved the preVl-
Gus question" He said that many
men, even ministers. take "a substi-
tute for the main question. The big
problems OF the day are not the pO-
litical or educational ones but the en-
tering OF the Lord in practical life.
lie asked the laymen and clergymen
n :hey are accepting the Lord in
practical way The talk was closed
10y the strongest kind OF an appeal
for us TO all do our duty every day
Previous 10 Bishop Henderson,
address the mems choir from the
Warsaw Methodist church gave an
excellent program. They introduced
an especially clever feature IN paro-
dizing Loyalty Do Christ, singing
IL as "Wt-rsaw for Christ
Favor New Plan.
Reports of the district meetings
new financial policy. All were in
favor OF it.
The conference committee on pol
lev submitted some resolutions which
were accepted with one amendment.
I'm the main they decided To follow
along the lines suggested in the dairy
discussions. That Is an every mem
her canvass. the new financial policy.
increase the membership OF the
church at least 10 per cent and 10
hold a field day in every charge In
the conference during the first week
in March II was at first suggested
to hold the field day on sunday,
March 9TH Many people objected to
doing this on the Sabbath so the res
olution was changed TO read the tlrst
week OF March.
Bishop Mcdowell returned from
Chicago but excused himself from
speaking as he felt unequal to the
strain after the trip. The bishop has
recently undergone a serious opera
ton and as a result is not in the best
of health.
owing 10 the number of requests
Mrs. George Williams repeated her
organ reCitaaAof, last Wednesday even
ing as the opening feature of the
evening session.
The Conference quartet offered sew
eral pleasant numbers.
Afternoon Meetirg.
The afternoon meeting dealt with
the financial questions OF the different
church organizations. The first talk
was gwen by \. \. Parker regarding
the Methodist hospital. He said that
the hoard has been struggling alOng
rnder the handicap of insufficient
funds and stated that the hospital Is
not and should not be a money making
proposition. Figures Of the number of
treatments administered during the
past year We're given and ne asked
that an appropriation be made large
enough TO cover expenses Tor the COM
ing year.
The remainder of the afternoon was
divided among several speakers each
of whom took up different phases Of
the new financial plans outlined by the
last national conference. DIR. Henry
! Cocker made financial comparisons
of different years. lie showed that
while the expenses Of operation of the
various branches of endeaVOr had In
creased rapidly, the income had in
creased very little If any. His charts
showed that the western division Of
the country had done better than
either the eastern or central. in fact
the central this district lad gained
the least lie said that the country
fn general and AIethOdists in particu-
lar had gained in wealth and that the
reason that the income TO the church
had not gained in like proportion IS
that the church had not made the
right kind OF efforts TO gain money.
Outlines Policy.
Or. Cocker was followed by Or.
Frederick Fisher who outlined the pol
Icy recommended by the national con-
ference This consists IN the main of
an every member canvass OF the
congregation. lie gave six points on
which this plan consists as follows:
An adequate educational campaign:
personal canvass OF all the members
and supporters of the church annu-
ally. subscriptions for benevolent and
current expenses on weekly basis: "A
Uniform collecting device such as du-
pick envelopes two distinct budgets
and two treasures, benevolent money
10 be RENTED a least quarterly.
The next speaker was DR.. L4eesenby
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