The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-05-27
hE1Hiiil)DiSTS HAVE
GREAT OBLIGATION
PROPOSED NEW HOSPITAL NEEDS
SUPPORT OF EACH MEMBER
OF THE CHURCH.
JESUS GAVE COM MANDS
Methodists Of Conference Called Upon
to Obey Third Command and
Build Hospital For Cause OF
Suffering Humanity.

If 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 2 to s, in 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 ~
to June 5, it is confidently expected
that the same spirit which pervaded
in Hattiesburg will be shown IN the
entire Conference. Hattiesburg sub
| scribed it's pro, rata OF the total OF
100000. The remainder of the tuna
will come from the district outside
Of that city.
Since Hattiesburg has taken one
fifth of the amount neeCed, and &C.
cupies such a small territory and con-
tains but a fraction of the population
of the Conference, it is thought by the
, committee that there will be no trouble
, to enlist subscriptions from the great
territory. with a much greater pOpu'
lation, for the balance Of four-ll1ths.
S One feature of the Hattiesburg can
, yass is that the public il general readily
: subscribed to the Hospital fund. Gen
tile and Jew, members of all denoml.
nations of religion, workingmen ana
e CAPITALISTS stood side by side to enter
& their subscriptions to the fund IL
was recognized that the new hospital
~ would be a project for the cause OF
humanity and therefore deserved the
It support of all citizens.
e Methodsts' Obligation.
n However, although the Hospital
K when completed will be boon for all
u classes of citizens in the Mississippi
"a Methodist Conference, still the great
obligation devolves on the members
~ of the Methodist church. 1t is the duty
V, and obligation of every Methodist to
M give and scribe as much as he can
to the Hospital fund.
ol Not only does the Methodist Hos
pital need the generous support OF
avery Methodist in the MISSISSIPPI
oy Conference, but the Conference needs
rd the Methodist Hospital. The Metho'
al dist Iioepital VII be distinctly a char
u itohle institution which will care Tor
1o the worthy poor in this Conference III
Il. hours Of sickness or in times OF IN
al Jury anG suffering. What better o.
st more worthy a service could the
OF church do?
nc Three Commands Given.
u Jesus gave three commands "
" preach go teach go heal
W The Methodists of the MISSISSIPPI
NO. Conference have within their terrltor'
1913 preaching places, three colleges
Il, two training schools and 45l Sunda
in schools. They have endeaVored I
OF carry out the two first commands
to the Saviour, but until the present G.
100 fort TO build the Methodist Hosplts
,on in this Conference, they have ne'e
y made any organized effort to carr
ool ont the third command OF Jesus.
The Methodist Hospital will Wor
ion for the health and happiness or III
l, Mississippi Methodist Conference te
net ritorv. Now comes the great oppo
I'm, unity to establish refuge from 81
all fering but this cannot be done VIII
'h' ont this proposed splendid fre-pfo
T. hospital, with its modern equipmer
YES whereby and wherewith the men
ing: medicine may prolopg life and Jesse
r. e pain. ,, o,,ov ,,
oils Every Methodist should obey q
ano saviour's thhd command ana 81
VII, .ne scribe, and give all he can to the NJ
on nital fund when called upon ouii
~ a-;vo Nav 30 to June b.