The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-28
GREAT REVIVAL
EXPECTED FROM
,CENTENARY DRIVE
Methodist Bishops and Con-
ference Secretaries Gather
in Memphis to Plan Work
Following Campaign.

tee Of 100 Of the Msthedist Episcopal
church, South, which met in Memphis
during March, 1918, to plan the mis-
sion centenary. drive, one Of the most
important conferences of that denomi-
nation ever held il in session at the
Hotel Chisea Wednesday, to canvass
the returns Of the great drive and lay
plans for inaugurating the worldwide
program which the success of the CEN
tenary makes possible.
DR.. W, B. Beauehamp, of Nashville,
director general of the centenary who
presided, opened the meeting at 10
am. The missionary secretaries and the
conference centenary campaign direc-
tors from practically every one of the
IS conferences of the church, from
coast to coast, were present,
Six Bishops Here.
Six bishops Of the church are attend
ing the meeting. which will be in ses-
sion until THURSDAY night, and they viii
all make addresses, but the program
had not been worked out In detail
Wednesday merning. The bishops pres
ent are Bishop ". r. IAmbuth, Of Oak.
dale. Cal; Bishop James Atkins, OF
Waynesville, n. G.; Bishop Jehn n,
n. Ainsworth, of Austin, Texas; Bishop
W. B. Murrah, of Memphis, and Bishop
James Cannon, of San Antonio, Texas
4 Bishop Iambuth spoke Wednesday
u'sAafIS dNQtiE ubNOLlOHdl HneSs Inc
= VperiRg session was devoted largely TO
reports OF the centenary campaign from
the various conferences and the after
noon session was devoted to financial
matters.
. At neon reports received by DIR, Beau
champ raised the centenary fund sub
scribed to more than $34 500, 900, with
more than half of the conferences yet
70 report, There Is no question that
the $S5, ,99e, 900 fund will be subscribed
t. fta1 A-Ia r. rn1
publicity director, said. There was
great enthusiasm when the announce
ment was made that with all credits In
cluded the centenary fund already as
sured will exceed $50,o00,000,
Importance Of Prayer.
Leaders Of the movement are now de-
voting their energies to the other fea-
lures Of the great undertaking, namely
the enliStiag OF a large number of in
teligent young men and women for
missionaries for. the heme and foreign
field; the enfallment OF thousands Of
iayraen fer more active work in the
affairs OF the church; the adoption Of
the tithing system throughout the mem-
bership, whereby one-tehth Of incomes
Is devoted 10 religious and charitable
work, and the placing of greater en-
phasis on the importance Of prayer
and iIltsrcession in Christ's plan for
saving the world.
4 Let us advance on our knees" is
! now the church slogan.
great revival Is expected to spread
throughout Methodism as a result Of
the centenary campaign just completed.
The leaders from all sections OF the
country are unanimous In the opinion
that a great religious awakening has
been brought about, BY the centenary
and that the interest of the great body
OF laymen In things spiritual is tho
greatest that this generation has ever
seen.
With the arrival Of DIR. Beauchamp,
the centenary headquarters were trans
eferred here temporarily and all reports
of to Nashville.
Open Session Hereafter.
With 30 many Of the ehurch's most
eminent leaders In the city, a request
. has been made that the meeting Wed
= nesday night be held In one OF the
churches where the public may have
The meeting was called on very short
notice, and no detailed program was
worked out In advance, 80 that public
meetings could be arranged for, but
an effort was being made TO arrange for
a public meeting at one of the churches
"Wednesday night, which will be an
nounced later
The reperts from all conferences
were most encouraging. Plans are be-
ing made for some OF the strongest men
Of the church to visit the conferences
that have not yet completed their APP
portionmeRt to assist In their cam
paigns, but the dominant feature of al
the addresses was the spiritual awak-
ening that Is sweeping over the church
from coast to coast as result Of the
centenary campaign.
The conference secretaries present
are: Alabama conference, o. S. Weleh
Montgomery, Alai Baltimore, pr. II
Il. sermanl Front Royal, Va; centra H
TEX; Denver, Rev. r. L. Russell st
Louis; East Oklahoma, Rev. Franl
Barrett, Oklahoma City, Okla; Florida
Rev. j. M: Carter, Knoxville, Tenn,
Ken Ksntusky Ie Rsy " Rsot " ReT eroPgeT w. pae ao
Kay, KAY Little Rock, Ark; Los Angeles
Rev. W. r. Thornton, Fresno, Cal
Louisiana, Rev. n E. Joyner, New OR,
leans, La. Louisville, Rev. J. b. Adams
Bowling Green, KY; Memphis. Rev. w
MeGa bsyJ ha hIrtipn nersah Tsna Mss MMissSsMPRl Ms
souri, Rev. c. c. Grimes, Mexico, Mo
New Mexico, Rev. j. w, Hunt, Abilene
Tex: North Alabama, Rev. F. X. Gam
BILE and Rev. r, M Archibald, Birming
ham, Ala; North Arkansas, Rev +: $
oiina, A, D. Wilcox, Goldsboro, N. G,
North Georgia, Rev. s, p, Wasson, At
ianta, Ga, North Mississippi, Rev. p
r. Iaee, Winena, Miss; North Texas
Rev. q Nj. Hairless, Greenyile, Tex,
Northwest, II. S. Shangle Milton. Ore.
Pacific, Rev. W.. r. Thornton, Fresno
CAL; st. Louis, Rev. Z. l.. Russell, ST
Louis, Me-; South CaretiHa, Rey. A. J
Canther, Darlington, $. c; South Geor
gia, Rev, @, w, Mathews, Fort Valley
Ca; Southwest Missouri, Rev. W. 9
Beasiey, Sedalia, Mo-. Tennessee, Rev
w. b. Kicks, Nashville; Texas, Rev
J. ~ Morgan, Longview, Tex; 1,ppe
South Carolina, Rev. j. G. Roper, Ches