The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26
Centenary Cam
paign Meeting

Leading ministers and business men
from all the counties of the eastern
half Of Missouri, with number from
other sections, who are to become fl
nancial directors for the churches in
the Interchurch World Movement
campaign, April % to May 2, held a
meeting Wednesday, March II, at the
Statler Hotel, st. Louis, received in
structions and discussed plans for the
drive.
Among those present were 20 rep
resentatives from the Christian
Church., 16 from the Presbyterian, 4
from the Methodist Episcopal, and 4
from the Methodist Episcopal church
South, with a scattering from other
denominations. 1t was explained that
the centenary campaign of the Meth
odist church had already covered the
branches of that denomination, but
that this church would aid in the finan-
cial drive of the Interchurch Move
ment.
All of the speakers were enthusias-
tic in their support and approval Of
the campaign plans, and expressed
JutiT 1dlIH III IhS ouSSSoo VI ZIG uiiNSi
taking.
Among those present were: Drs.
Chas. F. Mckay, Knox City; Chas. R.
Foreman, Louisiana; F. w. Harney,
Cordwell, S. w. Stophlet, Flat River;
Henry Little, Springfield; Revs. E. L.
Combs, Willow Springs; j. P. Jewell,
Fredericktown; Robt. S. Boyd, Farm
ington: j. +. Forsythe, Caledonia; F.
Cowden, Springfield; F. R. Gillihan,
Moberly; w. C. Forster, Lebanon;
Lewis E. Mitchell, Hollister; H. l..
Mailman, McKans; M. D. Dudley,
Troy; Jno. G. Engle, Piedmont; Jno.
o. Clifton, Sedalia; J. C. Horton, Fred
ericktown; ]. Halls, Glauville; Casper
C. Garringenes, Kansas City; Chas: H.
Swift, Cape Girardeau; j. B. Weldon,
Canton; M. Owen, Kelliston; A. E..
Moody, Chicago, Ill; Geo. l.. Peters,
Canton, G. A. Hoffman, Bloomfield; !;
Ralph Ward, Warrensburg; Chas. L..
Roland, Wyoconda; ]. H. Jones,
Springfield, also Messrs. w. M. Shok-
ley, Eminence; c. F. Rose, Spring
field; VIM. J. Oates, Hayti; Jno. @.
Adams, Memphis; Fl. E. Steinman,
Chamois; j. W. Miller, Clinton; c. R.
Mitchell, Sikeston; J. Kelley Wright,
COLUMBIA; H. G. Weeks, Eldon; D. A.
Deckey, Clinton; F. H, Wright, Rich
land; S. B. Owens, LaPlata; G. L. Ea-
ton, Memphis; A. w. Ebeling, War
renton; G. A. Mcfarland, Thayer; H.
F. Kern, Palmyra; ]. P. Bailey, st.
Louis; Ed. P. Grove, Dexter; w. d.
Endres, Kansas City; N. G. Curry,
Piedmont; w. F. Milton, DeSoto; j.
M. Bailey, Pennington; M. J. Nicason,
Memphis; Prof. l.. w. Dodson, Des
Arc. College Hill; Prof. A. W. Taylor,
University of Missouri, Columbia, and
Col. E. Y. Burton, Pres. Missouri Mil
itary Academy, Mexico.
The total sum to be raised in the
United States for the work Of the
thirty denominations entering the
campaign is $336,777,572. Missouri's
quota will be announced in the near
| future. Rev. Louis S. Cupp, st. Louis
is director fo- the Northwest Nilsson.
ri District, and Rev. T. A. Clagett, for
the Southeast Missouri District.
The concensus of opinion, as ex-
pressed by speakers and conference,
was most enthusiastic and optimistic
as to the success of the drive. All
seemed to agree that Missouri would
take her usual pride in fulfilling and
exceeding her quota in this drive as
in all other campaigns for the worlds
welfare and happiness.