Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-19
LOCAL NE THODSTs
SUBSCRIBE FR Y
Quotas For Centenary Movement
Ii Greatly Ovcrpledged BY
Four Annapolis Churches
RESTORE CHURCH WORK

Methodist churches pT this city, be-
longing to the two great divisions of
that denomination. had subscribed up
to yesterday about 100000 towards the
fund of the Centenary movement for
lrebuilding the work of the church. In
terrnpted by the war and ID take up
new activities coming after IT. This
sum far exceeded the total quotas Of
the four churches which are Included
The actual campaign for funds for
/ the Centenary movement only began
yesterday. Til the Methodist Episcopal
Church, the sum 81 100000. 900 has
been asked throughout the nation. and
In the Southern Methodist Church, the
sum of sa5. 900 900 is the quota. That
both branches VIII greatly exceed
these sums, ii hardly to be doubted. Al
week before the actual financial cam
paign began. the Official reports had
been received that forty million doll
lars had been subscribed
Yesterday was the great day In the
churches throughout the country IL
was then hat most of them had de
termined they would put the move
ment through Every one of the four
Annapolis churches did It's part yes
terday and everyone reports this
morning that the quota llas been
reached or exceeded IN doing this.
they are only keeping pace with the
Methodist churches throughout the
country. From all sides are coming
reports of quotas passed and doubled
while many churches have done bet
ter than their own people considered
possible.
It was wonderful day at the First
MI. II. Church, this city. The quota
Eof $I7,S4n, was far exceeded during
tho service, and BY the close of the
evening service. the sum OF $3f ,979. 43
could be reported There will be
slight additions even to this fund The
cause was presented at both services
by the pastor DR. III Wilson Rurgan,
and 1t appeared that there was not
member of the church who was will
ing that ne should not be included III
the supporters Of the cause The plan
Is that the amounts pledged shall be
given In Eve equal annual install
ments. beginning al once
Maryland Avenue Church has about
completed Its quota Of $4,000. while
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
South, has oversubscrlhed ITS allott-
ment. and pledged II within two years.
instead of fiYe Trinity was asked to
pledge $2.76O. and responded with
So, 900. or course, the ailotments
have been made according to the
membership and other elements Of
the congregation. Trinity Ia com
paratively new church, and Il was the
wish of It's pastor, Rev. a. E Ovens,
and It's people that they accomplished
their part Of the Centenary work az
promptly as possible. go as to give
clear the way for the progressive
work of the church lii their promising
aela OF the West End
Asbury Church, the colorAd con-
gregation OF the Methodist Episcopal
branch, has done splendldly In the
movement. and has exceeded its quota
by about fifty per cent. IL WAS asked
10 pledge sI0.5S5 and It responded
with $l5.53s. q wonderfully liberal
action on the part of its people.
The central note al the Centenary
movement Ii eyangelixation At home
and in every part of the world The
Methodists intend 10 rally 70 the
cause Of their leader IN the same way
that the people Of America and her
Allies rallied to their cause and coun-
TRY during the war This has been
the keynote OF the appeal for the
necessary funds and the Methodists
have shown and are showing every,
where that they cannot think Of less
LOYALTY to their church and their Mas
tier