The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-17
METHODIST DRIVE
BEGINS SUNDAY
Movement Started in Memphis
to Develop Missions Has
Become international.

Sunday viii be observed throughout
AethodiSm as the centenary 81 Metho-
dist missions. One hundred years ago
The church organized its first mission
RRY society. The first missionaries
were sent among the American Indians
and the work was 30 blessed that the
missionary work spreac rapidly and be-
zane q Of the predominating o
lures OF Methodism, expanding year
by year until the whole world came
within its scope.
The centenary movement was con-
cetved and planned by the Methodist
church, South. Il was the suggestion
Of the Rev. W. W. Pinson, d. D., sec
rotary Of the board OF missions. that
plans be inaugurated In cooperation
with the other branches Of the church,
Tor an advance along all missionary
Lines in connection with the event.
a centenary commission was formed,
which called a meeting Of 100 Of the
leading laymen and rs ministers at
Memphis in March, 1918, where a pro-
gram commensurate with the occasion,
and In line with the duty and oppor-
tunities Of the church was formulated.
After a careful survey Of the needs
and the times, the committee Of 100
concluded that in view of the great
crisis facing the church during the re-
construction period, n in order to
make the most OF the opportunity pre-
sented. the Methodist church, South,
should enlist 20 900 laymen for more
active work in the church, 500 properly
qualified young people for missionary
work and raise S35, 600, 900 to maintain
n extend the work Of the church dur
ing the next five years.
Every branch OF the church Joined
heartily in the centenary movement
1lan0 gfa,k1aH lH1n IN. rauAAAH. 900
fixed on $50, 600, 900 as the amount
necessary TO carry on It's work for the
five-year period, the Canadian Metho-
dists set SIS, 600, 600 as their goal, and
the Methodist Protestant church. the
Free Methodist church and the Negro
Methodist church each mapped out a
program calling for several million dol
lars. Each branch will conduct its own
campaign, but the drives all will be
made simultaneously. The mission
work of the various branches Of the
church Ia so apportioned that none Of
the mission fields conflict or overlap.
The Rev, W. b. BeAuchamp, d. D.,
OF Nashville, director-general OF the
movement will open the campaign In
Memphis Sunday, preaching at the st.
Johns church at IL a. M, and occu-
plying the pulpit at the First church at
y p m, Arrangements are being made
TO care for record breaking crowds at
both services.
AT the First Methodist church the
morning service will begin at lO;45
o'clock. All of the team captains and
team workers will attend this service.
The entire membership Of First church
u also urged TO be present. The ser
vice will consist OF short addresses by
the Rev. H.. s, Spraglns, T. NJ Sal
ter. G. G. Breeder and John II. Pepper.
After the morning service a dinner will
hA nARNHAA In $40 - -
captains and their workers, after which
all the workers will 90 ont TO canvass
the membership of the church in the
interest Of the centenary.
AZ $3.50 y. N. the workers again will
assemble In Epworth hall where a lunch
Will be served and reports OF the after
Moons work submitted.
Al p. m. the entire membership OF
the First church will assemble in the
main auditorium OF the church to hear
the rsults OF the days work, and listen
to an address by DR.. Beauchamp,
Programs similar In the main will
be observed at each OF the II churches
Of the Memphis district.
sunday noon $4,000 centenary work
ers viii set out to canvass the entire
membership of the church to raise tho
va, OO0, 600 fund set for carrying out tho
comprehensive plans OF the church for
the next five years.
More h 600 workers will engage in
the drive In the Memphis district. With
1900 600 as the local districts goal, and
the workers ready and eager for the
start prospects are declared unusually
bright for a swift, whirlwind campaign
that will take the quota over the TOP
before dusk falls Monday.
M Pepper. campaign director for tho
memphis conference, and ]. A. Fowler,
The Memphis district campaign direc.
tor, are confident that when the time
limit Is up the quota for this district
viii be oversubscribed. The official
date for the campaign Is MAY lS-25,
but the Memphis district Is expected
10 reach its goal by Monday night.
Returns OF the Memphis conference
VIII Dc posted hourly by telegraph in
The. office OF Mr.. Pepper, on the sew
enth floor OF the GOODWIN Institute
building. All churches win report ID
their campaign directors, these directors
Will report to their district directors
thence TO the local conference director,
Each night at IL o'clock Mr.. Pepper
VIII wire the net results from this dis
lrict to DR.. Beauchamp at Nashville