The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-15
Methodists Planning Big
 ReUiUaL In All Churches
By CAROLYN B. ELLIOTT

'Now what?" This was the irrelevant query put squarely to the young man who has as busy as any general plan ming the victorious offensive of a great campaign Rev. James D. Hunter looked up smilingly from desk submerged with plans of attack-"Now what?" he reiterated-"Why, the revival of course. The church-wide. nationwide revival, that is to be Methodism's greatest offen- sive in the Centenary campaign for the purpose of battling the powers of dark ness.
 You realize" said Mir Hunter. "the financial drive of the campaign was but skirmish The victory was won. Now comes the real test of the battle, the great object of the Centenary move- ment, which is the saving of souls, and the enlisting of men and women and children under the standard of the Cross"
 Such an objective as the saving of life for time and eternity is a compelling mission of vast import" I thought. as l looked from the desk piled high with mechanical outlines of attack, to the dynamic young man who is the cam paisn director of evangelism in the North Alabama Conference, Southern Methodist Church.
 "of course this plan of our conference campaign Is just the machinery, that's all, he answered the unvbiced question The vital work of soul winning must necessarily be left to higher preparation of prayer and faith It must be left to the pastor himself and to his membership of personal workers in every church. We realize that soul winning is not mechani- cal and revivals are not man-made. But the mechanical devices are needed in any battle to be used by men as human in- strumentality is used of God for the sav- ing of souls
 Just because we are making surveys of the needs of each field and organizing our working forces is no sign that we are departing from the old faith, the true faith, that revivals are results of prayer"
 RIGHT MAN FOR PLACE
 MT. Hunter is the right man to plan the working system for a successful evangelistic campaign in North Ala bama," assured a friend who is asso- ciated daily with the campaign director.
 
 executive ability, his grasp of organiza- tiort and for his methods of assigning to organized power the plans that make for effective work. From the time of his school days at Birmingham-Souther ough>the Vanderbilt days, he has been preparing for just the kind of ministry that made his pastorate of Attalla so effective. Best of all, hesis a man of consecration and faith a pastor able to
  without outside help. Only last year, dur ing his ministry in Attal1a, forty -four young people of his church enlisted for life service, and since he has come to Birmingham as associate pastor of the First Methodist Church his splendid in- fluence with young people has meant much to the spiritual life of the Sunday schoo1''
 Really, Mir Hunter just came back > home when he accepted tn call as asso- ciate pastor of the First church. Many of his friends remember not only his col lege days in Birmingham, but the day of days, when he claimed the hand of Miss Katherine DeBardeleben of this city tc share the life of minister of the gospel
 Was it a glad call MT. Hunter, back to Birmingham as associate pastor, after the years that you were pastor of your own little church family?''
 'Yes. it was a glad call" promptly as sured MT. Hunter. I have always wanted to be an evangelstic pastor, have always believed that a pastor should be equa to carrying on his own evangelistic cam. paigns When I learned that I had op ,portunity to be associated with one of tht greatest evangelistic pastors in Southern Methodism I was glad that such an ex perience was to be mine. Every Sunda, evening service here at the First churcf is an evangelistic service, when Dr Stuart breaches.
 NEED FOR RENTALS
 That the Christian church was bor' in a pentecostial revival during a specia season of preparation is proof enougi that even a church that always keeps tn, revival spirit needs certain times SC aside for a great awakening, is it not Mir HunterT'
 Quite true," agreed the director ''Th great reformations of history were pre- ceded by reyivals. The Methodist churcl began with revival and since the day of John Wesley these have been par of our life.
 "As vital part of our Centenary pro aramme. the plan for "a simultaneous ,e vival campaign has been entered into D. no general conference of the Souther Methodist Church." continued Mir. Hun ter ''Everv pastor is at liberty to ch9os his own time for these services to sui
  suggested that will be accepted by mos of them will begin on the Sunday c March q, and close on Easter Sunday.
 ..Eyerv conference in Southern Method ism is entering upon the preparator stages of the campaign, so that when tn time comes each district and pastors charge will be fully equipped with 1T formation and the preparation oS per sonal workers necessary to. such cam paign ,-
 Many of the districts of North Ala bama Conference, including Birminghan Decatur, Florence, Huntsville and Gad' den. have already held set-up meetlng to outline the district campaigns Thes campaign will include three essential 1es lures for each church. First, a survey second, organization of personal worker. third, the plan that each pastor will hol his own revival.
 ''The special survey will mean that eae church will investigate the conditions the community. the civic life, home III and families and their religious relatol 2 ships,' said Mir. Hunter. This data wi be informations showing the needs of u Whatever. You I