The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-01-29
The Methodist church is now launch.

The Methodist chufcn is now lauNcH-
ing program which is larger, more
comprehensive and more sacrificlal
than any program ever lunched by any
church in history. | am speaking OF
the new centenary evangellstic pro
gram which follows naturally \the
financial campaign which raised one
hundred seventy million dollars for
world reconstruction.
The program of evangelism may be
seen in its full and rich aspect in the
five detectives which may be stated
briefly as follows:
/. A hundred per cent increase in
church attendance. Church attendance
is absolutely essential to the highest
spiritual power in the church. The
apostle warned US not to forsake the
assembling Of ourselves together. The
newspaper, the magazine and the NOV
ing picture will never take the place
of the spoken voice. God has place
for the preacher and spiritual power
comes from the voice and the assem-
bling together in congregations. 1t has
been estimated that there may be a
hundred per cent increase without
buying any more pews.
2. The second objective is family
altar in every Methodist home. We
have become impoverished and starved
in our Christian life because we have
neglected the daily worship Of our
God. There is campaign now IN
practically all Of the evangelical
churches for the reestablishment of
the family altar. This campaign for
TIE family altar is meeting with hear
ty approval everywhere. This will be
:. mighty part in the program of
evangelism.
3. The third objective is the find
ing of the one million lost Methodlsts.
1t is estimated that there are in the
United States one million people who
used to be on the church records or in
the Sunday school. Because Of the
industrial system which calls for the
moving of people from place to place
they have been lost to the church. 1t
has not been because they were will
ing to be lost. It is simply matter
of neglect and because the church had
no adequate system Of following up
the moving population.
A. The fourth objective in the win
ming of one million new converts by
June LIST, 1920. This is the central
and all absorbing task of the Mehto-
dist Episcopal church during this COM
ing year. The church has at last &C.
cepted the challenge of the world con-
ditions. She is no longer content to
mark time or to hold her own. The
church has at last become mighty
conquering army invading the fast
nesses of evil. This campaign for one
million new converts is merely pre-
Jude to the larger campaign of con-
quering the whole world for Christ.
S. The fifth objective OF the church
is the continuation of the stewardship
and tithing program which was push
ed SO vigorously during the financial
campaign. The church now believes
that everything belongs to God. The
earth and the fullness thereof is Gods
Man is Gods steward. 1t is mans
part to use the money and property
of the world to the greatest advantage
for the Kingdom. Money is not filthy
luchre. It is eminently honorable to
earn money, provided that money is
put to the right use and for the SER
vice of men. A tither is person who
believes in giving tenth of his in
come for purposes of propagating
Christianity in the world. There are