Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-14
M. =. MINUTE MEN TO co
over THE Top In
VICTORY LOAN DRIVE
Leaders of Methodist Missionary ten
tenary commlGtee Strongly
Endorsed

tehakg A0A2naa9zee 0tE0hetg
Endorsed
Secretary Of the Treasury Carter
Glass has been pledged the support
and cooperation OF Il 1000 Methodist
ministers and 0.0Oo Methodist Minute
Men. IN the big Job ahead Of putting
the Victory loan 'tover. the top
Dr. Morris Il. swartx, executive
secretary of the Methodist Mission-
ary Centenary for the washington
area announced Saturday that c,n-
stituencIes oF Methodism In every city
and town In the United States will get
solidly behind the Victory Loan drive
when II begins on April 81, AMI will
help push II through to sue sess,
Leaders il The Methodist Missionary.
Centenary from both nor.her.l and
southern branches of Metho Ism have
warmly endorsed the action OF the
Joint Centenary Committee and area
secretaries Ii postponing until May
lis. the intensive financial drive fer
the Centenary, In 5rder that there
should be no conflict with the victory
loan. Centenary leaders. 1t IS stated
will cancel meetings that run counter
to important Victory loan programs,
DR. Swartz dclarea today that local
loan committees caa depend uf.,n the
heaTtiest cooperation from Methodist
clerical and lay leaders Minute men
will make special speaking tours uEg
ing the purchese OF boads, aaa the
appeal also will be MADE AT numerous
meetings In the churches and their
aIfiIiated branches
Victory loan committees In the
Washington area comprising Central
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware
District 81 Columbia. and parts Of Yir-
ginia and West Virginia will have the
active aid of not less than 5000 prom
Inent laymen who have enlisted for
service as Centenary Minute Men
The Victory loan canlpaigners are
to be joined In the great drive for Vic
tory dollars by practically the entire
personnel Of the great Methodist Mis-
sionary Centenary organization Res
olutions adopted By the Joint Cente
nary Committee and the area secre-
taries, dispatched to Secretary Glass.
aEd ia turn sent to each Of the Victery
loan headquarters throughout the
United States recited:
That as one ot the great moral and
Christian forces OF the country we
pledge to the government the cooper
alton of our entire Missionery Cen
tenary organization, represented by
the National Campaign COMMITTEES, the
20 area offices, our II, 900 pastors, the
laymen's organisations composed OF
more than 10000 Methodist Minute
Men, our 1000 900 members and con-
stitueney of 100000 persons,
Executive Secretary SWartz de-
clared that no conflicting dates for
general conventions were scheduled
during the loan drive. Whenever reg
ular services Of special Centenary
meetings are held opportunity will
be given for the presentation Of loan
campaign and the purchase Of bonds.
DR.. Swartz, who superyises In the
washington area the activities Of
more than 1000 Methodist Minute Men
campaigning for the Centenary. com
memorating the one hundredth ami
.yersary az Methodist missions, will
arrange for the delivery of special
Victory loan appeals to congregations
NOT only during services on Sundays
but on other days during the week
when various church societies hold
forth til special sessions.
The great forces OF Methodism are
nubiiized to help Secretary Of the
Treasury Glass mark up an over-sub-
scription In the Victory Loan Dr
swartz declared. AZ all meetings
held under the auspices Of the Mis-
sionary Centenary, cornlnemorating
the one h1ndredth anniversary Of
Methodist missions, our Minute Men
and other campaigners will overlook
NO opportunity to present appeals to
Methodist constituencies to Invest
their savings In victory bonds We
will dO onr part to make the loan q
huge success