The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-06-10
NE 1R0D|STS HAVE
GREAT OBLIGATION
PROPOSED NEW HOSPITAL NEEDS
SUPPORT OF EACH MEMBER
OF THE CHURCH.
JESUS GAVE COMMANDS
Methodlsts Of Conference Called Upon
] to Obey Third Command and
Build Hospital For Cause OF
81 Suffering Humanity.

II the spirit OF Hattiesburg Is emu.
lated through the Mississippi Metho-
dist Conference the fund for the pro
posed new Methodist Hospital will
easily be raised. In the drive FOR
funds which was carried out DURING
the week Of May Q to 8. n Hatties-
burg and Forrest county. the Quota
allotted to this section by the commit
tee having the matter IN charge, was
quickly oversubscribed.
When the intensive drive over the
remaining territory of the Conference
takes place during the week May 80
to June s, It Is confidently expected
that the same spirit which pervaded
In Hatttesburg will be shown In the
entire Conference. Hattiesburg sub
scribed Its pro. rata Of the total Of
100000 The remainder OF the fund
will come from the district outside
Of that city.
Since Hattiesburg has taken one
fifth Of the amount needed, and oc-
cupies such small territory and con-
tains but fraction Of the population
Of the Conference. IL is thought by the
committee that there will be no trouble
to enlist subscriptions from the great
territory, With much greater popu
latfUn, Tor the balance Of fouF-f1fth
One feature Of the Hnttiesburg eau
vass Is that the public in general readily
subscribed to the Hospital fund Gen.
tile and Jew, members of all denomt
nations Of religion. worktngmen and
capitalists stood SIDE by side to enter
their subscriptions to the fund. It
was recognized that the new hospital
would be project for the cause Of
humanity and therefore deserved the
support Of all citizens.
Methodlsts' Obligation.
However, although the Hospital
when completed will be boon for all
classes Of citizens in the Mississippi
Methodist Conference. stul the great
obligation devolves on the members
Of Che Methodist church. II is the duty
and obligation Of every Methodist to
give and scribe as much as he can
to the Hospital fund
Not only does the Methodist Hos
pital need the generous support OF
every Methodist In the Mississippi
Conference, but the Conference needs
the Methodist Hospital The Methr
dist Hospital will be distinctly q char
table institution which Will care for
the worthy poor In this Conference In
hours Of sickness or In times Of tn
jury. and suffering. What better or
more worthy . service could the
church dor
Three Commands Given.
Jesus gave three commands Go
preach, go teach, go heal.
The iMethodists OF the Mississippi
Conference have within their territory
1913 preaching places, three colleges,
two training schools and 4Si Sunday
schools They have endeavUred to
carry out the two first commands OF
the Saviour. but until the present ef-
fort to build the Methodist Hospital
in this Conference, they have never
made any organized effort to carry
out the third command d Jesus.
The Methodist Hospital will work
for the health and happiness OF the
Mississippi Methodist Conference ter
fitory. Now comes the great oppor-
tunity to establish a refuge from suf-i
fering. but this cannot be done with.
out this proposed splendid flre-proof
hospital, With Its modern equipment,
whereby and Wherewith the men Of
medicine may prolong life and lessen
pain,
Every Methodist should obey the
Sayinurs third command and sub
scribe. and give all be can to the Hoe
pital fund when called upon during
the drive May 50 60 June s.