Evening journal., 1918-12-17
METHHODISTS Want
MILLIONS FOR WORK
Two Bishops 7 ell Of
Church's Needs in Mis-.
sionary Fields
CONFERENCE In
ALL DAY SESSION

A conference for ministers and workers
OF the Methodist Church opened thi.
morning in Grace NJ. +. Church. for dis
cussiOn OF the centenary movement
The conference viii continue all day.
The Methodist centenary movement
Is seeking TO raise Ss0.OOO,0O0 for home
and foreign missions for the Methodist
church.
A number Of experts were obtained
for this meeting TO discuss the whole
plan, as adopted by the centenary COM
mission and authorized by the Central
Conference.
This mornings session was. presided
over by District Superintendent Rev
Robert +. Watt, ID. ID. lie gave a word
of greeting and described the wonderful
meeting that was held in Elkton yester-
day in regard to this movement. lie
felt Wilmington would have as inter-
esting a conference.
DR.. Watt said the centenary will en-
phasize the individualism Of the church
that has been cast aside for the last
thirty years. and It win also bring back
the real activities Of the laymen OF the
church.
Bishop Frank A. Warren who recent
~ returned from India was in charge
Of the devotional exercises.
The Rev. q. @. Holllngshead. OF ST.
Paurs NJ. Z. Church, Jersey City. dis
cussed the problems OF the centenary
In connection with the homo field. He
stated the two great problems Of the
home missionary field were, flrst the
rural church, and second the city
church. The churches said Dr. lI0l-
lingshead. are and should be the pill
lars Of Meth0dism. He stated that 81
Der cent. OF the Methodist churches OF
this country are in rural districts, and
ministers are preaching TO more peo-
pie in these districts. But these
churches need leadership and need to
be put on a basis with the city church.
To do this model churches should be
established, he said.
The city church. for the greater part
has members raised in rural districts,
said Dr.. Hollingshead, and methods
have been adopted TO these rural peo-
pie and not adopted TO city people.
II the church expects to save The
city folks its methods must be changed,
the Speaker said
The foreign element also must not be
forgotten. With these problems adjust
ed the Methodist church viii NJ In a
program that will reach all classes,
both in the rural and city districts, the
doctor said.
Bishop Frank A. Warren then dis
cussed the foreign survey. He has re-
Gently returned from India, and had
many interesting events TO tell. Bishop
Warren stated the purpose OF the CEN
tenary is TO lift the whole church.
His first foreign work, he said. was
in the Philippine Islands, when he was
sent there in 1900 One thing alone that
greatly impressed the audience this
morning was the fact that there are
5000 Methodlsts on these Islands.
Bishop Warren further stated that the
work in China and Japan has been
great, and in Singapore 70 acres Of land
were given TO build a college for the
Christian Church.
The greatest work Bishop Warren
said he felt was in India, where more
missionaries are needed. Here alone are
GOOD boys and girls that have been
baptised in the Methodist Church. yet
cannot read or write,
In conclusion Bishop Warren stated
these foreign people have been won in
heart by the personality OF Christ.
The morning session closed at noon
with prayer. This afternoon the Rev.
Morris Z. Swartz, Of Baltimore, will
speak on the organization Of the
church; the Rev. Edwin Keboch, Of
harrisburg, on the centenary move
nent in the Sunday school, and the
pav T. { NfoOre of Chicago on stew
srdship.
Bishop William r. Mcdowell will
preside and speak tonight, and the Rev.
r. A. Moore, Of China, will given an
illustrated lecture.