The Pascagoula chronicle., 1920-07-09
METHOD|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
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 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 80
to June s, it is confidently expected
that the same spirit which pervaded
in Hattiesburg 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 a small territory and con.
tains but fraction of the population
OF the Conference, 1t 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-fifths.
One feature of the Hattiesburg can
vass is that the public in general readily
subscribed to the Hospital fund, Gen
tile and Jew, members of ali denomi-
nations Of religion, workingmen and
capitalists stood side by side to enter
their subscriptions to the fund. 1t
was recognized that the new hospital
would be project for the cause of
humanity and therefore deserved the
support Of all citizens.
Methodists' Obligation.
However, although the Hospital
when completed will be a boon for all
classes Of citizens in he Mississippi
Methodist Conference, still the great
obligation devolves on the members
Of the Methodist church. 1t 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
3ital need the generous support Of
avery Methodist in the Mississippi
Conference, but the Conference needs
he Methodist Hospital. The Metho-
list Hospital will be distinctly a char
table institution which will care for
he worthy poor in this Conference in
tours of sickness or in times OF in
ury and suffering. What better or
more worthy service could the |
;hurch do?
Three Commands Given.
Jesus gave three commands: Go |
reach, go teach, 60 heal
The Methodists of the Mississippi
Conference have within their territory
SO preaching places, three colleges,
wo training schools and 451 Sunday
chools. They have endeavored to
AIRY out the two first commands Of
ne Saviour, but until the present ef-
,rt to build the Methodist Hospital
l this Conference, they have never
lade any organized effort to carry
ut the third command OF Jesus.
The Methodist Hospital will work
,r the health and happiness of the
Mississippi Methodist Conference ter
tory. Now comes the great oppor-
unity to establish refuge from suf-
,ring, but this cannot be done with
ut this proposed splendid fire-Droof
ospital, with its modern equipment
hereby and wherewith the men Of
.edicine may prolong life and lessen
ain.
Every Methodist should obey the
aviour's third command and sub
,ribe, and give all he can to the Hos
tai fund when called upon during
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