The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-18
METHODISTS Of
CITY To RAISE
S3OO,OOOFUND
Memphis Proportion of $685.
100000 Mission Fund
Voted for July History
of Methodist Missions.


In q drive of propaganda, which BE-
April rs, and a grand finale beginning
sunday, April q, and continuing until
Of the hcAl district have set their pegs
to raise the gigantic sum Of $500 900,
than May 4 and to be paid in INSTALL
ments covering a period Of five years.
or before May 4, 1924. 1t will be d.
verified into several different channels,
most important Of which are missions
and reconstruction work in Europe.
Al the meeting OF bishops and other
officers Of American Methodists in
Memphis last spring a fund of S35, 00O,-
900 was voted for the South to raise
for missions. Since that time the Mem:
Phis conference has been apportioned
- 500, 900 and the Memphis district Of
the conference a total Of .s3oO. 900.
Three Churches, $195, 900.
Three churches of the Memphis con-
ference, all situated within the city
limits, have taken upon themselves
the task Of subscribing $l95, 900 Of the
Johns churches. which viii raise $75,-
900 each, and the Madison Heights
church, with a rledge Of $45, 900.
Tho remaining $l05, 900 of the confer
ence's proportion has been distributed
among the Eemaining % Methodist
SrNm, Several al Msmphishs; az
large sums to this fund already. one
man, it is said having pledged 5000 for
his church, q suburban one.
C%oinoident with the huge mission
fund of the Methodists, comes the cele-
bration Of the Tooth anniversary Of
1919. And in commemoration Of the
event the Methodists of the, world will
gather in Columbus, Ohio, In June in
what promises to be the largest cele-
bration Of its kind ever held.
Will Stage Pageants.
More than 100 members of the de-
nomination in Memphis are expected
to go from Memphis, the most Of them
in automobiles, according to an esti-
mate by DR.. 7. W. Lewis, pastor Of
the Madison Heights church. The com
vocates the use of automobiles wher-
It is expected that a total OF 500, 900
persons will visit the exposition at
Columbus. Living pictures Of life from
Korea. Japan, Africa, Brazil. Europe,
Mexico, Cuba and other places where
presented to the visitors. Beautiful
paReants have been planned for the
occasion typifying the sort of work
necessary among the mission fields.
Already several car loads of pageant
material has arrived at Columbus and
viii! shortly be set UP. The celebration
grounds, which are large enough to af-
ford plenty of room.
The Methodists are planning to make
the celebration a never-to-be-forgotten
me-. No pain or trouble is being spared
to make 1t a huge success.
History Of Missions.
One hundred years ago the event
which the Methodists this year are
celebrating occurred. In. New York
city, early in 1919, Nathan Bangs,
ing and framed a constitution.
Kendree, the first vice president
Bishop George, the first second vice.
president Bishop Roberts. Auxiliaries
work on missions. The first auxiliary
was the Female Missionary society. Of
New York, established 1919.
Since that time the Methodists have
separated into Methodist Episcopals
and Methodist Eplsoopals, South, the
former being Northern Methodists;
their missions they win again unite In
the Columbus celebration.
The Money Apportioned.
The $35, 900, 900 mission fund will be
apportioned as follows:
First, S2.850 900 to maintain work
mountain people. negroes, in
dustrial centers and neglected inhabi-
tants, Of cities OF the South.
Second, 49, $40. 900 to be used in es-
t~ablishing churches in foreign countries
Third, $2,5O0, 900 for conference mis-.
sions for support Of home mission
Fourth, 81, $50, 900 for a forward move
ment along general lines in foreign
Fifth, 50, 900, 900 for women's work In
Mexico, China, Japan. Korea, Cuba,
South America and Africa.
Sixth, 81 1890, 000. for the home mis-.
sion department of wOmen's work In es-
tablishing and charging Wesley houses,
Bethlehem houses and others.
Seventh, IS, 1850, 600 for evangelistic
preaching and gospel service among the
broken and sorrowinE people of France,
Russia, Italy, Belgium and Serbia.
Eighth, these seven items. amount
ing to $25, 900, 900, or 5 5000, 900 a year
for five years, beginning with 1919, are
in addition to the sum of $4,000, 600 a
year now being raised by missionary
assessment and specials and are to be
raised by voluntary subscriptions.