Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-20
CHURCHMEN PLAN AN
EDUCATIONAL DRIVE
Plans 10 Raise FUND for Mis-
sionnry Work.
TO LABOR AT HOME ALSO
l,c,crcnd Thaokroy or TuisH shows
Win Lantern Slides tho Need
Of Evangelism HcrC.

In conference between pastors
and laymon from the North Metho-
dat churches OF the Tulsa district
and national leaders or the Methodist
centenary movement al the First
Methodist church, corner OF Fifth
street and Boulder avenue, NedncA-
day afternoon and night. plans were
perfected for an educational cam
pa'gn Ia all az the churches OF the
district 10 prUCcde the financial drive
to be conducted from April - to
May / 10 raise this districts quota
Of u national centenary FUND Of tsb,-
GOO 900 for home and foreign mis-.
slons
Among the prominent speakers
present was Dr NJ y. Burns OF
philadelphia head Of the extension
division OF the board of home mis-.
Alons, who spoke or the need OF
church extension work In thu cities.
In, some way" Doctor Burns said
we falfst capture and conquer the
city hcNri and make every city "A
dynamo for Christianity"
part OF the great mission fund
that n TO be raised on this one
hundredth Anniversary OF the foun-
dalton OF Methodist missions In to be
used In bringing tho church closer TO
the people OF tho cities.
Thacktry IOcaiiscs Work.
Dr Carl Garland Of Wichita. Kan.
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DR. 4 " Van cI-ye n, Chicago
financial oom miss,oner Of The church
and pr Elmer Ilrown who have
been engaged in mission work in The
Industrial districts OF Kansas city,
Kan. we're speaker. at the night ses-
sion Doctor Van Cleave spoakins on
the subject OF finances and Doctor
Brown on the work that wfls being
accomplished by taking the church
and It's Influence into the busy and
crowded industrial cen,ers.
Thackrry LocNliscs Work. n
one OF the features OF the after
noon program was talk by the Rev.
fOhn y. Thaokrey. superintendent af
thc Tulsa District EvanselIxatIon
society OF the Methodist church, un-
der the auspices OF which the con-
ference was conducted. Mr.. Thack-
rey has made q survey of the social
and religious conditions existing In
the oil and mining districts Of east
ern Oklahoma and with the aid OF
lantern slides he showed tho need OF
churches and the need of mission
work among the people OF these dis
tricts. One photograph showed
section OF Tulsa where more than
1000 negroes were living and whore
there was but one church ana very
little religious Interest. by illus
tration he compared tho poor class
OF church buildings with the costly
school buildings. Not one community
In the district, ne said has sutfIei6sS1.
church facilities and hc did NOT ~
cept Tulsa. So
About ib0 representative S,en OF
the church. from every part OF tho
TulsA district were present at the
conferences There ware delegations
present from Avant, Big Heart,
Bixby. Broken Arrow. Catoosa.
Chelsea, Ooiogah, Clarcmore, Collins.
yilie Con, IN erce CouortI HIN neia.