The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-05-20
Campaign Begun Sunday to
Raise $2,OOO,OOO in South
Carolina.
MAKE SYSTEMATIC DRIVE
Sum of $35, 100000 to Be Raised
BY Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, in Period of
Eight Days.

The centenary drive Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. South,
opened Sunday to continue for eight
days, closing next Sunday The
enormous sum of $35,OOO,OOO is to
be raised by the church for mission
ary purposes. A preliminary cam
paign extending over a period OF
several weeks has been waged in
every church OF the denomination in
the south and all is In readiness for
the drive beginning today.
The allotment for the. Upper South
Carolina conference is approximately
$1,O00,000 The allotment of the
Lower South Carolina conference is
also approximately S1.OOO,OOO.
l.. l.. Hardin of Columbia is
treasurer for the Upper South Caro-
lima conference. l.. p. Hollis of
Greenville, is director for the Upper
South Carolina conference and Le-
land Moore Of Charleston is director
of the Lower South Carolina confer
ence; Rev J. C. Roper is secretary
for the Upper South Carolina con.
ference and Rev. A j. Cauthen is di-
rector for the Lower South Carolina
conference.
Each church has been thoroughly
organized for the movement and in
each church Sunday morning the
pastors preached on the movement
The workers will first call upon
the members OF their own individual
church. They will then visit those
who are members OF some other
Methodist church but who are away
from home at the time. They will
next solicit subscriptions from those
regular attendants at the public SER
vices of the church but who are not
members OF any church whatsoever
In no case will subscriptions be
solicited from members of other de-
nominations although contributions
to the fund will be gratefully ac-
knowledged from the general pub
lie.
In soliciting this fund from it's
membership the Methodist church
feels that it is but filing the obliga-
tion which has been cast upon 1t by
reason of the noble ideals for the
future Of the world, which caused so
many heroic men to water the bat
tie SCARED fields of France with
their life blood.
The great need which the world
now feels for reconstruction and
for renewal of aspirations. since
the war has stopped. also calls for
the utmost in service from the
church and all other organizations
which aim for the betterment Of
mankind.
To meet these pressing demands
ii fs essential that the activities Of
the church be placed upon a strictly
business basis and to do this IL is
necessary that this sum of money be
secured.
The various uses to which the
money is to he put have been care
fully apportioned and any subscrib-
er who wishes his money to go to any
special branch OF the church's work
is allowed the privilege OF so de-
signaling. The division made is as
follows:
Regular income. . $4,000, 900
General work, foreign
department :. =. e. 1870, 900
General work, home de-
partment. e.. 1850. 900
Annual conference mis-
sion. g.. 49,. $500, 900
Board OF church extern
sion. :. E. 49,. 2,14O.O0o
Wontnn's work, foreign
department. -. 1000. 900
Woman's work. home de-
partment =. =. :. 1890. 900
War work fund F.. -. $3.50. 900