The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-24
IIETH0DISTS SOUTH
WANT IS MILLION
Nashville is Center From
Which the Movement
Is Directed.

The sum Of $35, 100000 will be raised
BY the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, during the week of May 10 to Is.
Z This money will be spent to promul.
gate Christianity in the war-ridden
countries Of Europe; to carry on mis-.
sipnary work in the darkest corners OF
Africa, Asia and South America, and
q considerable sum will be spent in
the Southern states for the education
Of both the whites and negroes.
While statesmen will rebuild shat
tered governments, educational inter
ests viii erect colleges, business men
win devote their energies to recon
struct shattered communities and in
dustries, the church will devote its
money and efforts toward the spiritual
welfare Of the war-ridden people.
When the war was at its height the
Methodist church of America decided
TO inaugurate movement in COM
memoratlon of the one hundredth an
niVersary Of the first missionary work
done by the church in America. This
movement had as its original object
the establishing of greater mission
in what are known as heather Coun-
tries. When the question came from
devastated Europe, What do the
churches intend to do?" the leaders
sent back the answer, Rebuild the
churches and help you rebuild the
spiritual lives"
These leaders were convinced there
could be no lasting peace and TIT
world could not be maze safe Tor de-
mocracy until the right KIND OF re-
Ig1ous WORK was developed slmuItane
ously with the material.
Campaign Directed From Nashville.
In the CITY OF Nashville the cam.
paign Tor S63,O0O,UUU IS beng direct
ed. There Or. ". Is. Beaucndmp, al
rector general, and his stan are WORK
ing Gay and night TO secure the CO.
operation OF elgut mlluOn people dl-
rectly interested in the Methodist
church, south.
Thirty states have been grouped ana
dtVlue1 mC0 uIstrICts III CnuIse Vi bun
ftaymen anu cnurCnmen. Every CnurCn
has been CaruIuueAeu auu al AMOUNT
deslgnaCeu that II is expected to raIse.
Meetings are Detng neiu All over the
c0uatry and as Tie uate or the cam
paIsn Approaches there VIII be Il Iarse
AMY OF uiscIpuneu workers VINO VIII
get results.
No movement has ever excited so
mucn interest. Inc UIsuess VI tue un.
dertakIng Is easily cUmprehended
Ehen COMPARED " sOme VI lne Can-
lpalgus cOuuucteu uurlms the war. Tue
stt4IesL OIL these WAS Ine united War
Work drive which brought III %2vV,-
gUV,UvU.
survey Made Of the World,
A compete survey OF the entire
world has been made that the needs
OF the church mIgnL be careIuIly and
intelligenty studied. That has been
accomplished by sending commissions
over the various fields. A budget has
been prepared as a result and the
campaign for the thirty-five millions
started.
Bishop James Atkins is chairman OF
the Centenary Commission for the
whole Southern church. Working in
connection with him is DR.. w. w.
Ptnson, general secretary of the
Board Of Missions. DR.. w. B. Beau.
champ, general secretary of the Lay.
mems Movement, is the directing
head of the organization. He is as.
sisted by DR.. w. G. Cram.
Fair Held at Columbus.
During the latter part of June there
VIII be held in Columbus, Ohio, an
exposition that will be unique in the
annals OF the world. 1t will be the
largest'of its kind ever arranged and
win consist of natives brought from
4 Africa, the Orient, South America
and Asia. These natives will be
shown in their own dwellings, and in
their native life and through charts,
maps and all kinds of Illustrations
their Transformation from savages to
modern Christians demonstrated
Each group will be in charge of ex.
perienced teachers and missionaries,
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