Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-01
CLERGY AND I.AYRN
Aos Al LUNCHEON
IN HONOR or BISHOP


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Tue hundred Meehoaiat clergymen
and layYnen wera hosts at 4 Iuncheon
al the Emerson hotel. April e, In
honor az bishop Theodore s. Hender-
son and Thomas TipIady. British field
chaplain, just returned from abroad
Bishop Henderson and Chaplain Tip
lady came to Baltimore at the invita-
ton 81 Methodist Centenary leaders.
John 4. Store. f6tlonal chairman
Of the joint Centenary campaign COM
mittse, presided and introduced the
speakers The luncheon was In charge
of q committee 81 Mir. Stone. John r
Alcack. chairman Of the WashlngtoM
Ares Centenary campaign. and Rev.
Or. John r. Goncher Bishop William
Frasler Mcdowell, of washington. was
sInoug the large greup present to vel
coma the visitors.
Stirring tales os the war. Of the
heroic sacrifices made for the allied
cause, the duty Of the Christian
churches 10 preserve the fruits Of vic
tory Won on the battlefield. were told
by Chaplain TIplady and Bishop Hen
deraon.
the war has brought the two great
English speaking races close together
and II they stand together the whole
world will be made brighter place
to i've III, Tipiady said. The Metho-
dist Episcopal church through It's cen-
ienary programs Viii reach out to the
ends az the earth and bring comfort
10 those IN distress.
we won III France and saved the
world for democracy. but Americans
and those enlisted under the banners
III Christianity must now unite n h
gigantic program to make the demOc-
racy Tot which we fought and won
safe Tor the worla Principles Of the
brotherhood uf man must be extended
ID All parts Of the earth.
How Meihodiain will meet nfter-the-
war Responsibilities By expanding vast
sums III reconstruction work both AS
home and abroad, was outlined by
bishop Henderson
Hsstl0p Henderson recently returned
from abroad as special deputy Of
the Missionary Centenary of the.
Methodist church
The stricken French In devastated
areas Will stngger for years under the
yoke that war has imposed and they
need Americas help. and they need #
without delay. bishop Henderson
sai6
"A Che special representative Of the
Methodist Centenary j have just re-
turned from tour OF France, Italy
and other territory wrecked by val.
and am convinced that the way ~
open Tor the church 10 do piece Of
constructive work that will Be unpre-
cedented
bishop Henderson announced that to
fulali the requirements 81 the Cen
tenhry program. the Methodist Epis-
coral church will spend s5,00O,0 900 In
war reconstruction work this year.
more than half OF that sum being spent
III Europe, chiefly III French terri
tory.
Tlse plight 81 tAe French In the In
yatiad sections, swept bare of every
thing. ii most pitiable, the bishop
said. Americas aid II needed and as
quickly as It can be given. Mothers
with babes iii their arms, by the tllous-
ands are on the verge OF starvation,
and the plight OF other thousands for
lack of food and clothing Il almost as
bad. The situation ID some sections
81 France is beyond the imagination
III The average American who enjoys
peace and plenty.
'Methodism will do It's part to bring
relief ID these distressed people.
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