The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-03-14
M. E. CHURCH SOUTH.

On last Sunday morning the entire
time for church service was given
over to Ehli Kitah, who represents the
Missionary Educational movement. II
was union service in which all the
churches in Louisa Joined. The entire
auditorium, including the gallery, was
filed with people, AS stated last week
this man is of English parentage, but
was born and reared in India. He
knows all about the lives, the customs,
the heathenism of the people Of the far
east. His address was listened to with
the closest attention by the large con-
gregation. He told OF the surrender OF
Jerusalem, which he witnessed, being
an officer in command of some east
Indian troops. He describes the fall
of the city as miraculous, the Turks
having three times as many men as
the Allies, yet surrendering without
any resistance.
Theosophy and Christian Science
came in for special attention at his
hands He shows these theories to
have been borrowed from the heather
of the east, where they have been
taught and practiced for centuries. Yet
a lot of people in this enlightened
country take up and parade these
theories as the highest type of en-
lightenment,
Judge T. S. Thompson used for the
centenary time in Sunday school an
appropriate chapter from the Bible.
Mr. <itab's work being missionary II
was decided that the three minutes
speech was not necessary Then at
night the pastor forgot 10 call for II.
This was the first time since the CEN
tenary campaign started in December
that a service has been held without
a speech on the subject.
The speakers announced for next
week are as follows: w. Il, Queen,
Sunday School; Mrs. Josephine Rice,
morning service. Miss Opal Spencer,
evening service; Miss Sallie Gear
hart, prayer meeting.
The Centenary Movement.
BY inquiry 1t is found that many
Methodists through the country have
not MS yet paid enough attention to this
great movement TO know what II
means. For this reason II has been
suggested that we publish the chief
facts in this column in the hope that
some of them viii become interested.
100 years ago the first organized ef-
fort was made hr Methodists In the
United States 20 start missionary
work, II has grown until II reaches
INTO many of the heather lands, but at
the present rate the movement Is not
keeping pace with the worlds enter
prises. nor Is the work coming any
way near meeting the enormous de-
mands for the christian religion 10 be
spread through heather lands. All
people who are i'm touch with mission
ary work realize the overwhelming
needs of the cauee. DR.. w, w Pinson.
OF Nashville, Missionary Secretary OF
he NJ. +. Church South. has been
deeply burdened with the subject ana
it occurred to lin that n centenary
celebration of Methodist missions
would be fine way to awaken the
church to its duties in mission work
Plans were laid before the leading
men of the church and II was decided
to undertake to do the biggest thing
this year ever attempted The needs
of the home and foreign mission
fields were 'canvassed and thirty hYe
millions of dollars was the amount de-
clded upon to be raised in 1--WE years.
The Methodist church of the north
took up the idea and fixed its goal at
eighty millions and the Canadian
Methodists joined in with quota OF
ten millions.
All churches were directed to have
laymen and members make three-min-
ute speeches on the subject at every
service from the last Sunday In Decem
her to April 18th, on which date
weeks drive will be made for sub
scriptions covering five years
Also, 1t was urged that an enlarged
nrayer life and an education on stew
ardship be made the two leading OBJ
iects of the centenary, and 1t Is TO
this end that the speaking has been
directed.
One cent per day for each Metho-
dist will raise the money asked Tor
THAT is a small request for 80 large a
work. 1t looks like a stingy plan after
| all
Home missions in the Big Sandy
Valley and Eastern Kentucky is TO re-
ceive liberal share of the home mis-
sion money
| II your pastor has not told you apou'
| this great matter, ask MN ior H'ei
ture Immediately. 1t has been sent te
him. Ask him to present the centen-
ary subject in all its phases to th'
congregations he serves. The time II
now short.
Sunday Services
.The Ultimate Goal" will be used ~
the subject for the morning service
Life is the subject for the evening
sermon.
Morning service 1920. Evening ser
vice Z o'clock.
Sunday School 900 a. m.
Epworth League $500 p. m.
| Prayer meeting Wednesday D. m
Bible Glass Thursday p. m.
Come TO all these services. Ever.
member Of. the church is expected
Those who do not have a church nom
are invited to come with US
t1upJaURT o. CHAMBERS, Pastor.