The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-29

mornius meeting. ShlsA closed the con-
This session ives devoted largely to
the reports Of the various activities
The Rev. f. P. Duckworth conducted
the opening devotional service, The
Sunday schoolS. Epworth League eocis-
ties, educational institutions, mission
work and other departments OF church
work we're shown to be in o very
f%lourishing condition.
Of Nashville, direotor-senerai Of the
centenary drive, declared in a sermon
Monday night that, as a result Of the
centenary campaign, Q great revival
was sweeping over the entire church
and that the enthusiasm Of the mem
bership in all departments OF work wa
greater by reason Of the advance stand
the church had taken in promoting is
missionary work through the centenary
movement.
The keenest interest was shown In
Mr.. Kings report on the building on
the new hospital. since four general
conferences Of the Methodist church,
south, are supporting the project.
Mr., Kings report follows:
Ready for Foundation.
1.-THE excavation for the new Meth.
odist hospital building is well under
way, and within q few days work will
begin upon laying the foundation. The
contract has been let for entire rein
forced concrete frame, which. together
cost eab, 900, The price agreed upon
10 satisfactory 70 the building. commit
tee because " Is less than the mem
beS had thought 1t might cost them
II they proceeded to build no@. The
entire work 10 under the immediate
supervision Of q competent civil en-
gineer, ana the plans adopted are a.
near perfect ~ SKIN and art can make
them.
THE 9S-Foom building known al the
Mallory home Will afford ample room
| TOR the accommodation OF the nurses
IN training ct the new hospital; there
fore making its value for that purpose
AZ least $4,000, Its general grange
that use and purpose.
! Special effort 70 hning made by the
! fiHancial agent to collect thO unp0id
subscriptions, Nhlch amount iR the az
arseNte to = little more than 800, 900,
from which IL 10 expected enough will
be obtained to pay for the first OF
the perles OF contracts, which has been
awarded, As before stated. 1t is quite
urgent, however, that the ministers In
charge OF the different churches with
In the bounds of the Memphis annual
conference, as well as the Memphis dis
triot, shall urge upon their people to
pay the balance due on subscriptions
at once, as the money will be needed.
The building, when completed, will
cost $3.50, 600, which means that add
tional subscriptions will be required OF
the board OF managers Of the hosplta
will be forced to borrow n large sun
Of money or have tho hospital opera
items suspended at the time when the
| NnnrINnl HArNtDao , 80 ,yar,y ,,N,.Ah FNaaAaH
Lay Corner Stone in June.
THE building committee, togethe,
with the board Of managers of the new
hospital, eontemplates making the lay
ing OF the corner stone OF the new
building quite a feature in the histor'
OF Methodism In this section. The Dish
op in charge Of tho four annual con
~ferences behind the movement, TO
= gether with all the presiding elder
and many others, will receive invita-
tions to attend and study at first han
the magnitude Of the undertaking an
the perfectly designed building the
! shall be erected. The celebration wi
be some time in June,
The Lucy Brinklcy annex to tn
Methodist hospital is doing well, bot
as to the service that Is being give
TO the public and its financial cond
ton, The superintendent and her oC
WORKERS. are eftlClent as well as all
gent IN the work they are doing, ar
he beds are filled all the time, wit
:, many on the waiting list,
a 80 soon as the centenary drive
over, 1t Is the purpose of the financi
agent to enter actively in the terri
tory embraced in the four annual col
ferences that are behind the hospit
ls to secure additional subscriptions, viii,
we trust win be large, and in a lit
ns while sufficient to meet all the d
NJ mands OF the building committee. tn
will REQUIRE the utmost Cooperate,
Al, upon the part Of all the leaders
our church, which fact Is very muJ
II, coveted by the financial agent.
ce THE demand for more hospital roc
ed In Memphis Is SO very apparent. unle
o. 1t Is speedily supplied the Smaller tow
his surrounding Memphis viii become Il
Nv. patient and erect hospitals Of IN,