The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-02-06
KENOSKANS SAY:
I'VE ARE READY
Local Methodists Pledge
Their Undivided Support
to the Centenary
Movement
SPEAKERS ARE INSPIRING
DR.. Kohlsted and DR.. Mills Talk
Brilliantly - Lay Plans to
Raise sos, 900, 1000 Pros
poets are Promising.

For Kenosha Methodists, "the fight
is on.o The zero hour was passed on
Monday. A bombardment of oratory
launched the Centenary drive, called re-
serves to the trenches of Truth, and
started them over the top with vim
and verve that promise triumph at the
trembling ramparts of heathenisn.
To be specific ~ Methodists in Ke-
nosha County gathered at the Park Az
enue Church on Monday and pledged
themselves to do their part in the
Methodist Centenary movement for
missions and reconstruction. This
means that they will raise their ap-
portionement Of the $4,000, levied on
the Milwaukee district by Church Of
fcials in charge Of the work and pay it
on the installment plan within the next
five years. 1t was a tremendous task
but it was accepted enthusiastically by
members of the denomination from
Somers, Bristol, Pleasant Prairie, and
Kenosha
enue Methodist Church on Monday was
only one of the thousands of meetings
Of the same sort now in session in all
parts of the United States. The OBJ
iective of this extensive attack is $685.
100000 to be expended by the Metho-
dist Church in holding the frontiers of
Christianity against barbarism and
atheism and in advancing the Cause at
points long considered hopeless No
Man Is Land.
"It took a black man g mission to
the red man to make the white man
sit up and take notice. said DR.. E. D..
Kohlsted on Monday evening "and the
dream of the thing is leading the Me-
thodist Church to the most heroic en-
terprise in the history Of Christen-
dCm.o
The speaker referred to John Stew
art IS missionary work among the
Wyandotte Indians in Ohio. Stewart
was only negro but his vision be-
came the basis Of Methodist Missions
and started movement that is now as
Stunning magnificent proportions. That
was in 1919. The Centenary Movement
is comnemoration of tnat humble be
ginning and rededieation of the
Church to Stewart IS dream and Stew
art IS God.
Subsequently DR.. Kohlsted explain
ed that the Centenary Movement was
a challenge to prayer to stewardship,
and to unselfsh service in the Cause
Of righteousness and reconstruction.
DIR. Kohlsted was followed on the pro-
gram by DR.. E. Laird Mills of SYRIA
cuse, New York, one Of the outstanding
figures in American Methodism. Fresh
from a campaign in his own district
Central New Y ork 80 which has already
raised $2,967,985 for the Centenary
Fund DR.. Mills inspired all who heard
him with a new devotion and new
optimism. He emphasized the romance
the heroism, the "bigness" of the
movement and aroused tremendous
enthusiasm for the Cause.
After DIR. Mills address the ceremon-
les Of the conference concluded with an
illustrated lecture by DR.. Vernon Nc
Combs of Los Angeles, California. His
pictures showed "a Cross Section of
the Worldo and more especially the
outposts Of religion where Methodists
are fighting specifically, heroically for
the Cross and Truth.
| The speeches already reviewed con-
stituted the evening session of the all
day conference held at the church on
Monday. They crystallized the sacred
sentiment of the Centenary movment
and thereby became the climax of the
conclave.
The Centenary Dinner preceded the
| talks of DR.. Kolsted and DIR. Mills.
In its spirit and good fellowship it was
one of the most memorable gatherings
in the history of the Park Avenue Me-
thodist Church. Covers were laid for
more than two hundred guests, all of
whom were members of Methodist con-
gregations in Kenosha or other cities of
the Union. An excellent menu, com
bined with par-excellent service, gave
zest to the affair and made it most
unusual banquet. Spice was contribut-
ed by DR.. William Rollins who presided
as toastmaster and cleverly introduced
the speakers of the evening.
The program for the afternoon SEES
sion included the following offerings:
200 p. m.-Devotions ...
1880. Rev. r. L. Steere. Bristol