Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-06
.METHODISTS OF
 SOUTH ID OPEN
 CAMPAIGN MAY 18
Seek 35 Million Dollars for Christian Work in
 Europe.

The sum of $35,000,00O will be raised by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, during the week of May Is to 25. This money will be spent to promulgate Christianity in the war-ridden countries of Europe; to carry on missionary work in the darkest corners of Africa, Asia and South America, and a considerable l sum will be spent in the Southern states for the education of both the whites and negroes.
 While statesmen will rebuild shat tered governments, educational in- terests will erect colleges, business men will devote their energies to re- construct shattered communities and industries, the church will devote it's money and efforts toward the spirit ual welfare of the war-ridden people.
 When the war was at it's height the Methodist Church of America decided to lnaugerate a movement in com memoration of the one hundredth an- niversary of the first missionary work done by the church in America. This movement had as it's original object the establishing of a greater mission in what are known as heath en countries. When the question came from devastated Europe. What do the churches intend to do? the leaders sent back the answer, Rebuild the churches and help you rebuild the spiritual lives"
 These leaders were convinced there could be no lasting peace and the world could not be made safe for de- mocracy until the right kind of re- ligious work was developed simultan- eously with the maerial.
 Campaign Directed From Nashville.
 In the City of Nashville the cam paign for $35,000,000 is being direct cd There Dr. W. B. Beaucamp, Di- rector General, and his staff are working day and night to secure the cooperation of eight million people interested in the Methodist Church, South. Thirty states have been grouped and divided into districts in charge of both laymen and churchmen. Every church has been card -indexed and an amount designated that it is expected to raise. Meetings are be- ing held all over the country and as the date of the campaign approaches there will be a large army of discip- lined workers who will get results.
 No movement has ever excited so much interest. The bigness of the undertaking is easily comprehended when compared to some of the cam paigns conducted during the war. The greatest of these was the United States War Work Drive which brought in $200,000,000
 Survey Made of the World.
 A complete survey of the entire world has been made that the needs of the church might be carefully and intelligently studied, That has been accomplished by sending com missions over the various fields. A budget has been prepared as re- suit and the campaign for the thir- ty1five million started i
 Bishop James Atkins is Chairman of the Centenary Commission for the whole Southern church. Working in connection with him is Dr. w. w. Pinson, General Secretary of the Board of Missions. Dr. w. B. Beau champ, General Secretary of the Lay mems Movement is the directing head of the organization. He is as sisted by Dr. w. c. Cre,m ]
 Fair Held at Columbus.
 During the latter part of June there will be held in Columbus, Ohio, an exposition that will be unique in thcs annals of the, world. It will be the largest of it's kind ever arranged and will consist of natives brought from Africa, the Orient, South Africa and Asia. These natives will be shown in their own dwellings,, and in their native life and through charts, maps and all kinds of illustrations their transformation from savages to modern Christians demonstrated. Each group will be in charge of ex-, perienced teachers and missionaries, who will accompany them from the far away countries.
 This is another of the many forces