The Pascagoula chronicle., 1920-07-02
CONFERENCE CALL
FOR NEW HOSPITAL
IMPERATIVE NEED RECOGNlLE0
FOR MODERN HOSPITAL
IN MISSISSIPPI.
CENTRAL SITE IS SELECTED
Solicitation For Funds viii Be Made
In Mississippi Methodist Con-
ference During Week Of
May 80 to June 5.

Recognizing the imperative need for
. modern, splendidly equipped hospital
in the territory covered by the Missls-
sippi Methodist Conference, the fol-
lowing resolution was passed by the
Conference at its 1918 session in MO
Comb City:
whereas, a large number or our
people recognize the imperative neeo
for increased hospital facilities; there
fore, be it resolved:
First, that the presiding bishop be
requested to appoint eight laymen ana
eight ministers to locate, erect or buy
buildings and equip the same.
Second, that this committee be
given full powers to act as soon as IN
their judgment the interests OF the
Mississippi Conference would be pro-
noted"
The Bishop at the same sitting an
nounced the committee. This commit
tee during 1919 held meetings and de-
cided to build Several propositions
for location were considered, and by
the time Of the 1919 session OF the
Conference held at Meridian, 1t had
become generally understood that
hospital would be erected somewhere
within the territory OF the Mississippi
Conference, and the committee was
continued with full power to go for
ward.
Select Hattiesbury Site.
A short while afterwards the COM
mittee met with all propositions for
locating before it, and after due consid-
Grafton and in the light of all circum-
stances, selected Hattiesburg as the
place to locate the hospital.
Shortly afterwards it was decided
that approximately half million dol
lars was necessary for the building
and equipping the hospital, and that
the best plan for raising this fund
would be to have an intensive cam
paign with expert guidance. Accord.
ingly, Mr.. S. l.. Postothwaite, OF the
firm of Ward, Hill, Pierce and Wells,
of New York City, was secured. He
has for several weeks been actively
disseminating information and organ
izing workers as fast as possible in
each pastoral charge Of the Confer
ence. Rev. H. G. Hawkins has been
engaged as his assistant in this work,
while John A. Mcleod, of Hattiesburg
is chairman of the ways and means
committee.
Hattiesburg is nearer the geograph
- Of "a
ence than any other OF the largest
cities 1t has railroad passenger
trains coming in from six directions
This part Of the Conference has nc
outstanding institution of the church
and Hattiesburg's bonus offered to Sc
cure the location OF the hospital al
| least equalled that coming from any
other point. 1t is understood that al
these things were taken into consid
| Grafton by the locating committee.
Another factor which entered into
| the decision of locating the hospita
| at Hattiesburg was that as the Bap
lists have their hospital in the north
ern part of the Conference territory
| there was an additional reason VIII,
the Methodists should build their hos
| pital in the southern part.
Solicitation For Fund.
| After deciding on Hattiesburg a.
| the location for the hospital the com
mittee began it's work on ways ant
| means for obtaining the necessar.
funds for it's erection. 1t was decide'
to put aside one week as campaign
for intensive work, and the week o
May 30 to June s., was set as tn
| time for solicitation Of subscriptions
There seems 10 be no doubt but tina
the people In the Conference will an
swer the call literally.
In order for success to crown thi
endeavor. the men having charge o
the campaign ask every citizen, eithe
of the Methodist or other faith, to COZ
tribute literally, so that our Master
directions concerning ministrations t
the sick be obeyed in an cffectual way
All must take hand and assist wit
their time and money.