Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-14
WARNING SOUNDED
BY NJ. {. MINISTER
Speaker Advocates Return of
Tithe System to Finance
Church.
lONDONER MAKES ADDRESS
Present Method of Raising Funds
Held as Wrong by
Pastor.

advocating the return TO the t!thc
System of financing the church. sound
Ing the warning that it IS only through
Christianity that the world can be
thought and ruin NOW gaining momcn-
tum, and pointing out church unity in
the essentials Of Christian teachings
as means OF escaping destruction,
were tho keynotcs sounded By speak
ers NJ the Virginia Methodist Confer
cncc during yesterdays sessions.
At the conference gathering last
night pr. W, Il. i>eauchamp, director
declared that the day nd been Tic
most aiSn!i!cant N the history OF the
Principal among. the speakers at the
morning session OF the conference yes
iysrdlaE ydGl va. va pr Edgar, y. BLAKE, OF New
Doard of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and in the .afterroon Dr. q.
Eam.nb.ii Morgan, OF London, who is
| made an eloquent address. The even
ing meeting OF the conference was
All the gatherings yesterday were at
/ tehdeG by delegates who taxed tn. ca
pact! ot Centenary Church.
Conference Convcncs at o.
This morning the conference con-
NeneS AZ the church at . O'Clock when
INC program for the day VIII bc an
m"etin ii1TnGsg dir12 dm n1ag'?b to various boards
which ANNOUNCEMENTS will be made at
me opening OF the conference this
morning, the sunday school board OF
N. Virginia Conference viii hold two
meetings; at o'clock and aga n at .
nuAi meeting OF the board was n.id
yesterday afternoon.
,en mr6,nE the return 70 the 'ithc sys-
( bbennntt; OF LynchburG. in his address
niorH sst Sgh. ne %nnTsn dHas4ee eYb,sns9n board
method OF raising funds for the Spread :
,hs OF Christianity, was wrong, and
method OF contributing TO the. church
could be carried out.
rWIe Me d do m not hay haye 70 loqE far for such
is already prepared for us. and has
osen in eTistence since tho founding &
moral constitution Of 'th The World. World yoH :"s
MI ind it," he said "hrst in the Old
testament, and carried into the New.
Testament b. Christ"
~ Asks Applicntion of Rule.
1T: bennett said that since the CEN
sensry s,.sa N had been projected, il must be
G G!ht Mou!d be by applying the old rule
IF fach Ia cdnId man giving his tithe, and more
aware that some people put to hcaTS
:nmiiy expense could not live UP 10
nnSh msm N bor: law o,, 5Ht the majority OF Church
Only one c-third to fourth of all
fInuFTn I;r t,a members SUPPORT the church."
mainder of them being Ike thc Ia
woman who thanked God that she
years. and il mad not cost her a cent?
Inc speaker concluded by calling on
one Ine psopie 10 bear in mind that not
inE the churches up. but the ministers
We're We're i,nding living conditions in its
small increases recently given som. som OF nf
81 ne StcrsE were not sufficient TO cover
Ssi Sen1 mons in6r expenses several hundred per
flnuS Tide Coming In
Horin,,, N the church, Or. Frank /. Wells. Of
The way Of deSo'ionS esn be- iaea5isS aiomed d.
i ON n,,,iy every side ! find the tide of God
t"f,iG- GGinG Giildtenced iiit In the urging OF
Christian forces. which are WORKING
! for the wide spread OF Christian teach
mss his h.an IN Sysry such tide he said, ''it
change its plans. and meet the tide in
the terms of the day
TO-DAY We lind that the world has
confused understanding OF The things
10 he done. The church should be nut
I on a sacriticial basis in the battle 10
wim @ souls. Just as the nation was to
WIN IN the recent war. The members
OF the church should he willing 10
make any sacrifice necessary To win "A
soul TO the church. and the church cut
down al expenses in so far as these
! .NPchScS DO not further in n sibStan-
iiai way the spread OF Christianity.'
nr. w, 10: Hcnuchnmp Speaks.
Dr. w. u. Bcauchanip. who was in =
troduccd by Il. Frank story. clair
man man Of the. Church Extension Board,
preSioihS y % at the meeting last night.
bishop in the next four years, smoke
on the Centenary Movement and the
Work OF the minute men in making
that movement success He said that
mere were 100000 laymen speaking in
the Centenary Movement Of the Met :
UHiS, %in church. south, and that these
| IN accomplishing the aim OF the under
| taking.
The speaker also told the audience
Centenary Movement had done a grca II
deal of advertising and incurred Other r
expense in the work, that this expense
a, uau hot amount TO as much as / per
showed the economical plan on which
the entire movement had been CON
Quoted.
Church Can Save World.
stating that he saw wcll-dcfincd
tendency in the United States working
towards Christian unity in bringing
Christian fellowship. and stating that
| II was only through the church that
the world could he saved from the red
and ruin that was now everywhere. DR..
| q. Campbell Morgan. of London, held
| his audience with his eloquence yes
| terday afternoon.
land he felt the spirit of close CO.
| operation, and everywhere the people
were desirous Of getting together and
presenting a united front In Amer
| together on the matter Of Christianity.
but that in many instances such fedora :
tions were not intent on working for
thing calculated to do the most good
for Christianity. There were too many
non essentials. he said
What Is really needed. and what