The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-13
Great Awakening AS
Result OF Centenary
Movement
MISSIONS BOARD
HAS OPEN SESSION
Methodists Of State
VIII Launch At Early
Date Ambitious Pro
gram Of Christian
Evangelization

Following the spiritual awakentns
which came with the centenary
movement when mem hers of the
Methodist Episcopal church we're
called upon to follow the guiding
star of real Christian service In car
ryirx the Gospel 10 the far corners
% their own country aud lands be
yerf TIRE seas The church stands 70
fsv on the eve ~ the greatest s7d
most sweeping revival in its his
tory
When the ministers ard lsvmen ~
thr Virginia Methodist conference
tnrr their faces honewsrd from this
historic annual session N Centenary
church r. will be 70 take advantage
~ tire spiritual trend OF their pee
pl~'e thoughts ard lead than alens
.he path to Christ the vision Of
which thew have caught n the larger
irrespective Eatnsd in the missionary
campaign
This was ths message brought last
night to the conference genera
toard IT mission. Witch held its an
7aa1 session to report n" progress
made In the Aventfpl vsar which IS
.16sinr and - give rs plans for con
se~~atior in ths future ~ the sri-
tual awakening ard tire nroadene 81
deals that were i result n its a.
torts during TIRE laa' Twelve months
RIPE roR HARVEST.
Thomas s shnthrate Who was the
director general ~ TIRE centenary
rnoverlsu FOR the Virginia confer
Ance strurk a resnarFive chord II the
hearts ~ the audience when Re said
that the future u SO fun 81 resnor-
sihfliHes and the Christian 1~l9 fs
row 80 ripe for harvest, rethodtsr,
IN the state should stcp thinking ~
rs ACHIEVEMENT ~ raising funds ard
turn with al viror - the work which
nat has m ade possj bic
In a time ~ universal unrest ne
said when thu entire world il s@eth-
.'nw with discomfort s0d are@1 asasee
re{gns nowhers there nust came
quickly = plan n save the situation
sra that 10 nothing Less thar me re
nrton ~ Jesus Christ
90 must b Renero1s he FsSd
nut vou mus r. more han that
Tou rrust get to work THE world
- urside down a~5 " must he car
RED tire ether way y v0u are nov
crushed The centenary movement
hat laid the foundations II is m
r. vou n -syrv the work Toward ard
perform t"F your country $40
we ~oF'H -"
tur.tv - render
NJ SouthEatN sounded ar earnest
warning against tire lou salaries
which are given ministers snd ap-
raaiAs thai thsee men be paid corr~
menSdratH WIN 'h@tr o"'feS as
Leaders ~ men
Fo BACK nome ne AaT's~a' ana
~teVate Toor Fr0Achef 20 Nv won
rave 'ho*N N~FF soc AhHtfc cAroNnc'Ss
which are the Torlo menace tooa,
arc "hicn ne nans' COT oA' WIN 49,
ene power u h'S SOU
oTEsTToS oF SALARY.
r. "a shame tire sneaker declared
..hat clergyman should Re psid leTs
-Na, an ordir.rv fahorer ana made
70 axe CUT .n existence on 3 mere
rittance which cannot he disntSsd
with the name q. salary
Rev Thomas \ Fotts n Y f0id
~ the terrible discoura cement which
the leaders IN tire centenary Move
r1ent faced when Trey be gan ne can-
caisn ara how theT fAoorNn ahS oF
DAY UNIV ne Frop'S nfEan 20
the hght ana nrinE 20 oeAr rea' ~
'nuslasn IN 'he 'aN 49,. a..
venture IN say 40
suoien.e, 'nat '"lS lne "n' %.
wear OF iSoos :" ~ ~ ~ 80, ~,
-" a, So. ra
w.re LED Nv fafth alone There was
little announcement, Few OF the
church people signed the pledge for
prayer ana intercess'on in o"haR Or
the centenary movement Rut wA
ware surprised only az fne targeness
~ the mum her ~ these 'n'''ai meet
lngs II ol'en lsil 70 cur 'o' 20 supply
al the 'nu IL ana sonsune
me srnoNt - ~. w. IN
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