The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-18
REVIVAL SPIRIT
DOMINANT THEME
FOR METHODISTS
OutpOuring Of Enthusiasm for
Work Marks Opening Mem.
phiS Conference Delegates
Arrive, Assigned to Homes.


A great revival that will move the
Whole church has been the dominating
theme OF every Methodist conference
hsld this year and great evangellstic
campaign throughout West Tennessee
ana West Kentucky during the coming
year promises to absorb more attention
from the 800 Methodist preachers and
laymen assembled here this week for
the eightteth session OF the Memphis an
nuai conference than any other topic
That may be brought up for conslderR-
tion.
That Is the opinion of Bishop n. NJ.
ilu Bose OF San Francisco, who arrived
here Tuesday morning to preach the
onenlng sermon Of the conference at
st. Johns church Tuesday night
Bishop James Atkins Of Nashville,
VINO is to preside over the conference,
was expected TO arrive Tuesday after
noon.
He viii be entertained at the home
or Bishop and Mrs, W B. Murrah dur
ing the conference, All Ia in readiness
for the opening session OF the conference
wednesday morning at 9 O'clock
Following the great centenary cam
paign this year In which SbS, 900, 900
was contributed by the Methodist
church, South, to finance the home and
foreign work OF the church for the next
flve-year period, when the original goal
set was for but $4,000, 900. the church
looks forward to corresponding rise
IN the spiritual temperature Of the re-
ligions work. said Bishop Du Bose,
Bishop Inspired.
''The Centenary committee has re-
solved Itself into an evangelistlc COM
mittee, BY literature, and general and
special evanSelisls an appeal Il bolng
made to every pastor and every mem
Der OF the church to work for great
elimactsrie spiritual movement that
will result IN an old tins revival
throughout the nation.
al the present juncture In human
affairs, the general distress of human
mind, the Wide unrest pf tho neppleE
Of she world, the labor and inAnstrsal
agltatlons all consplre TO emphasize, the
Nhed q rellEl1As ava kanAnE Rald
aThe Bishops of the Methoalst
Church. South at their llte meeting al
Shreveport, La, seconded this move
ment by publishing an earnest appeal
TO the preachers and congregations Of
the church to earnestly work and pray
for this revival, The revival IL ex-
pected TO bring about Il religious awak-
ening that will reach the great mass Of
the nonchurch workers us well as to
bring a new vision Of activities to the
church In general"
Bishop nu Bose will take as his theme
Tuesday night "The Tremendous Forces
in Religion" He will tell of the evange-
listic forward movement that has been
in San Francisco, which
has as its aim the reaching OF the
thousands OF people of San Francisco
and the cities of the bay that are out
OF touch with all religious organiSa
tlons.
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This is the first meeting Of tho con
ference In Memphis since 1910, when il
met with Madison Heights church,
Bishop Gambler presiding,
1t Is estimated that there will be
between 500 and 800 delegates and
visitors In attendance. The advance
guards, including committee and trial
ming and night and by noon tuesday
many were in the city.
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st. Johns church Is on the corner Of |
Peabody avenue and Bellevue boule- |
ward. Take Peabody ear for the church. |
Cant @. r. Fltshugh viii welcome
the conference on behalf of st. Johns |
which IL host Of the occasion |
Response by Bishop Atkins
Rev. L. II. Estes. conference secre-
tary; Rev. w. II, Coleman pastor Of
OF St Johns church, and Charles u.
Quinn, executive secretary are three
live brothers much In the ljmelight on
account Of their important functions
The conference booths in the railway
stations are great helps IN receiving and
quickly making delegates and visitors
feel at home These booths are In
charge of ladies' Of the church
The seating capacity Of st. Johns
,hurch's main auditorium Is 800, bur
much more seating capacity can be
mprovised on short notice. 1t Is be-
leved that. the church will be fully
equal to the space needful for comfort
ably caring for the conference proper
and visiting friends.
Mrs. j. l.. Andrews and Mrs. W. T.
Black constituted the members Of the
committee at Union station
and Grand central depot Monday,
Memphis poultry dealers have laid In
IN extra supply OF chickens In antici-
patton of the Methodist ministers,