Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-23
NE THODISTS HEAR
Or BRIGHT OUTLOOK
Likely TO Get Substantial Sum
For Special War Reconstruc
ton Activity
WILL USE FOR BUILDING


That the application Of the First
Methodist Episcopal church. Of this
city. FOR a portion Of the fund Of the
church devoted Is war reclamation and
reconstruction service. was in the
hands Of the body Of the charge which.
holds the right 10 decide these mat
tiers. and that Il had been strongly en-
dorsed by bishop Mcdowell and by
John n Stone. of Baltimore, who Is
chairman Of the board handling this
department Of the work. was the an 4
nouncement in his morning sermon
yesterday, III Or. Fl Wilson Bnrgan,
the pastor
DR.. Burgan made II clear that this
fund IS not to be drawn from the
Centenary Fund, which Is to be di-
vided in about equal shares between
foreign missionary work and the do
nestle activities. so that II il not a
case Of this church getting back what
ii had given. and that II was not GER
tain ali this time that any definite
be set aside for this church
1 1t may be said. however. that there
Els every reason to believe that the
local church will share in the funds
which the Methodist church has set
aside for work where there are per-
Imanent units Of the Army and Navy.
9It is upon this ground, DR.. Burgan
stated. That The church appears TO be
lin position to ask for II and which
makes ii very likely that Ii will re-
lceiye III bishop Mcdowell has said
that the church, through DR. Burgan.
has made out On altogether good
case while Mr. Stone has written that
there is no more far-reaching work
than at Annapolis. Mr.. Stone may be
fairly said 10 be enthusiastic In his
support Of the proposition 10 Increase
the opportunity and usefulness 81 the.
local church iii this way.
After outlining the general forward
work of the Methodist church, Of
which the Centenary movement is the
foundation, spoke Of the other and
much smaller fund for reclamation
and reconstruction work In connections
with the war. and the activities which
the church proposed to push IN the
vicinity Of Army and Navy stations.
DR.. Burgan said that when he received
information as to this movement, he
felt that the local church was in a
position To do this work and be recog-
Enized, and took the matter up, with
the result that the proposal. strongly
endorsed as stated. IS now in the
hands of the Board Of which Mr.. Stone
lis chairman
The amount which 1t is believed Isl
likely to be devoted to the local work
|is SIS, 900 or more, and, II it is re-
Hceived, the church proposes to put it.
self in position to do a greatly en-
larged and more thorough work along
all the lines Of activities among young
people. It may be noted that the
church has just secured the owner
ship Of the lot beside it, running back
with North ST., and il is likely that a
building will be erected there.
The Sunday school is IN gseat need
Of more class rooms, while facilities
for the work Of the Brotherhood. the
Mems Bible Class. the Epworth
League. in all its different phases, and
various other societies and organiza
.tions of the church are greatly need
ed. and will result, without doubt, Of
the accomplishment or very much more
effective work
While the fact that there was some
thing being done along this line was
not entirely unknown to the people Of
the church, there was no definite In
formation on the subject, and extreme
interest was taken BY every member.
There we're many expressions Of APP
probation OF what DR. Burgan had
done. and OF delight that the church
IS likely to receive this Important aid
towards enlarged opportunities and
service. Under the circumstances. it
lis regarded as highly probable that
the officials of the cnurchs will devote
the sum mentioned to this purpose.
In closing, Or. Burgan said that the
new building, il 1t il secured, would
be erected to the glory Of God. and
in honor OF the fifty-three men Of the
church who served the nation during
the present war, and that 1t would
bear tablet containing the names Of
those men.
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