Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-05-17

BISHOP WILLIAM r. MCDOWELL
movement are PERFECTLY Won under.
stood. They involve prayer for tine
world, the gift Of life To III. world
and taking God into partnership WITH
our possessions
Bishop Mcdowell has called upon
the $o0.o0o members in his jurisdiction
To respond to the Centenary appeal
and respond to At with promp,nese
The bishops message which Will be
read by pastors and their conrrcga.
lions. carries this admonition
get ready for the Centenary fl.
nance campaign by prayer. Get ready
for II by study Get ready for 1t by a
careful adjustment OF your finances 50
that you can meet the situation when
i arises with perfect ease
Discussing the obJectves OF the
Centenary Movement Bishop Nc.
DoweIl said
The Centenary is the movement ny
which the Methodist Episcopal Church
recognizes tho beginning Of its ms.
sionary ac;;'.ty one hundred years
ago by plans and purposes which il
hopes may he somewhat adequate I'd
the new duties and responsibilities oi
the church in the world one hundred
years ago a converted Negro. John
Stewart. by name. went TO the Indians
In Northwest Ohio 10 preach to them
La ba oh, tt.
in wholly different conditions is pro.
posing 10 re-alien itself with its tasks
al home and abroad in a ve., large
fashion.
The original survey called for six
teen million dollars per year for Ave
wears FOR work AT home and abroad
equally divided We have added to
that Ave millions for immediate war
reconstruction In ENRIQUE and Amer
ica and other welfare. For other pur
poses has the movement expanded nm
III We speak Of sos 900 600 as our i'm
mediate goal. which. OF course. is so5
10000 per wear"
Men who have achieved prominence
in church work both as clergymen and
laymen are leaders in the Centenary
campaign
John T. Stone. of Baltimore Md.
one OF the dynamic forces Of Meth
odism is the chairman Of the National
Centenary campaign committee John
l.. Alcock Of Baltimore. leading Meth
odist layman. Is Centenary chairman
for the Washington area Admins
tratiyc direction OF the Centenary in
the area is in charge OF Rev Dr Nor
ris r Swartz well known as a leader
in the church and for many wears
pastor OF churches in Pennsylvania
and other states
The financial campaign in the area
Is being directed by Elmore y jeffrey
of Baltimore. conspicuous figure IN
the business world and man Of large
vision In financial affairs nr s VI
Bard and Walter r. norland are the
area financial campaign directors vii
liam G. Ballard, active Methodist
churchman Of Baltimore. s the area
treasurer Assisting Executive Score
tarv Swartz AT the Washington area
headquarters are a group % special
lists attending to definite phases ~ the
working organization
Tho campaign Of tho Centenary is
heine conducted with business IKE
precision with a total absence Of tho
hit.ormis methods which have
marked church projects IN other
years Eminent divines who lead the
movement declare that the detectives
mapped ont are hound TO he success
ful
"Christiani1e nation and Won
democratize IT," one eminent divine
said II Is this idea that is stimulating
the Centenary movement. which IS not
only nation wide. hut worldwide in
scope. The Centenary will give n new
meaning to tho word religion. FOR in
tho purposes ot the Centenary Chris
tianity is made truly practical
considerable amount Will be speat
on educational work in our own Init
cd States
OF the foreign.born white people in
this country more than twelve per
cent. are illlterate of tho Negroes.
over thirty per cent. OF the Chinese,
ever fifteen per cent Of the Japanese,
over nine per cent. and of the North
American Indians. over fortyiye per
cent In many cases. especially in that
OF the older foreign-born. the Church
can teach these people to speak Eng
lish. 20 read and write and TO under
stand American customs and laws,
when the public school does not reach