Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-05-15
DR.. Morris E. swarts, Execu-
tive Secretary Of The Cen
tenary, Heralds Movement
AS Beginning Of New Era.
Communities, Both Large And
Small, TO Share In The Huge
Scheme OF Improvements
Planned.
United States Has Become An
international Power, DR..
Swartx Declared.

Enormous sums of money are to be
expended under the Centenary survey
of the Methodist Episcopal Church to
carry forth its social, educational and
rebuilding program. The extent to
which this program will benefit every
community was disclosed today in an
announcement by DR.. Morris E. Swartz,
Executive Secretary Of the Centenary,
showing in detail the purposes tor
which q great humanity and relief
fund is to be expended.
The schedule Of improvements to be
made in the Washington area embrac'
ing Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Virginia and
West Virginia. covers 4 multitude OF
betterments of all kinds. The amounts
to be spent over this territory vary
according to the size and needs OF
cities and towns DR.. Swartz an
nounced. In some Of the larger cities
the program means the expenditure
of hundreds of thousands Of dollars.
The Centenary survey covers the en-
tire country and Is the most complete
ever made in the history of the church.
american fighting lads in France
finished the Job of making the world
safe for democracy" DR.. Swartz said
Now It Is the job of the Church to
make democracy safe for the world.
The worlds call upon Methodism Will
not go unheeded. In that prediction
I feel absolutely secure.
Through the Centenary movement
Methodism begins an era Of unprece-
denied service for humanity. The
Centenary. marks the hundredth mile
stone in Methodist missionary en-
deavor, and the Centenary campaign
now on is a movement for marshaling
the forces Of organized Christianity to
insure the continuance Of the fruits OF
victory.
Explaining the Centenary budget for
worldwide projects. DIR. Swartz said:
Some idea of the worldwide scope
OF the Centenarys benevolences may
be gained by the fact that sos, 900. 900
ia to be spent to make the world
better place to live in, through hun
dreds of educational and rebuilding
projects and other humanitarian en-.
deavors both at home and abroad"
Public an outline of the Centenary
budget. deemed essential to carry for
ward projects at home and abroad and
for war reconstruction.
"Out Of the total fund" Or. Swartz
said. 100000 is to be used for the
home field. and $4,000. 900 for the
foreign field. To meet the needs Of
emergency war reconstruction both in
the United States and abroad, $25, 000.-
900 has been allotted. OF this great
sum. hundreds Of thousands of dollars
is to be expended in scores Of cities
and towns throughout the Washington
area.
"Reconstruction work in the United
States is divided up between 400
items of equipment, and 1900 items of
maintenance. Besides these projects
the program contemplates the addition
of the following to the present per-
sonnel of the Methodist Church in this
country: 1884 pastors in mission ter.
ritories: $50 language pastors: 1929
other workers. social and clinical,
deaconesses, evangelists and direc-
tors: 2,506 new church buildings; 086
churches to be remodeled; and the
construction Of 1,1Ss parsonages and
43 special structures including hos.
pitfalls and various types Of educational
institutions. Betterments upon an
equally large scale are to be made for
thr foreign field. For example. ruined
churches. will be rebuilt in France,
Serhia Belgium and other lands, starv-
ing children will be cared for, orphan
ages built for thousands left destitute,