Williams news., 1919-04-04
CENTENARY TEAM BEGINS GREAT
 CHURCH DRIVE
Methodists to Raise $1O5,. GOO, ,OOO for Work Here
 and Abroad

San Francisco (SpeciaD: Announce. ment has just been received here from the national headquarters of the Methodist Centenary Campaign that, owing to the coming Liberty Bond Campaign, the Methodist Episcopal Campaign for $105, 100000 has been postponed for three weeks, the dates now being May IS to May 25. The sum sought by the Methodists is $105, 100000, all to be secured within the Methodist denomination. Of this sum $40,000,0O0 is to be used for work in America, $40,0OO,000 for work in nine foreign countries and $25,0OO,000 for reconstruction work in the war areas of Europe.
 The recent appearances in San Francisco and Los Angeles of the fa- nous group of Methodist churchmen from New York known as the Centen- ary team, has aroused an enthusiasm for the campaign that in the opinion of Bishop Adna W. Leonard of the San Francisco area, which includes Cali fornia, Nevada and Arizona, will in- sure the success of the drive.
 With the announcement here of the chairmen of groups and districts who will have charge of the 1900 Metho- dist Minute Men in these three states, further impetus has been added to the campaign. The announcement was made by Chairman James K. Stinch- comb. in charge of the Minute Men for the three states. From now until the campaign ends Minute Men in groups and individually will appear at every
 4nfh Afof ,ha r.fh 1Ac cr1rn center or other Methodist rallyin8 point, expounding the cause of ths Centenary. Under Director Stinch- comb there are eleven district chair men and next down the organization are nifty center chairmen composing the heads of still smaller groups. Then each local church in the area-and there are 575 Methodist churches in the three states-has a church chair man.
 The Methodist church plans to reach with the gospel, with education and hygiene. 150,0O0,000 non-Christian peo- pies of the globe. It is not undertak- ing any soft snaps. It is tackling in addition to many regions in the United States that no church has ever en- tered, such foreign lands as Korea, Japan, China, Africa, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and South America.
 In a recent full page article com mending the Methodist Centenary movement the New York Tribune said, speaking of the power that Christian workers have by doctrine. education and personal help to stop the spread of Bolshevism:
 
 And the point in it all is that the , Christian church is civilizations real defense against the social unrest, which has it's latest focus in Bolshe- vism; or else it is mere affair of form and mummery and somewhat of intellectual stimulation, thrust to one side by the march of events. Peace conferences may legislate against the Bolsheviki and treat with their repre- sentatives, and the theoretical idealist may feed them and thus encourage them in course as wrongheaded as his, but in the final analysis it is per- sona1 work with the individual which will stop the spread of Bolshevisn."
 The survey upon which the Metho- dist Centenary program is founded is the result of two years expert work so that every i've cent piece to be ex- pended and every detail of equipment and personnel is definitely outlined.