The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-05-12
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
METHODIST CONFERENCE
by the NJ. E. Church Reporter)

by the NJ. K. Church Reporter)
Evidently being president of big
college and associate general director
of a great movement like the Chris
tian education campaign, doesn't keep
DIR. Snyder from finding ample time
to give utterance to what we charac-
terize as oratory. He began with the
thought of the great campaign, vast
ing no time on preliminaries. Extracts
from his address follow:
Everywhere | go throughout this
great Southland I meet with various
groups of Methodists who ask the
question, "How is it getting on?"I
They are vitality interested in great
project, that of Christianizing the
world and their enthusiasm and spirit
of cooperation and faith in God go to
make it one of the most perfect organ
izations on earth. Some years ago
paid a visit to the White House and
President Roosevelt. When he found
out we were from South Carolina and
Southern Methodists, he spoke of our
church. Now he had no political az
to grind and he knew there wasn't any
chance for a vote out of that delega-
tion so his motives were free from
such thought. think Southern Meth
odism is the greatest church in the
world, he said. First / like your
hymnal. and the way you sing; keep
copy of it and often read its beau
tiful poems which are the choicest
gems of Christian faith have ever
found. Then / like your organiza
ton. He liked it because of its mil
itary form of government although he
did not saw so. He said the moment
an emigrant puts his foot on the soil
of the United States he meets Meth
odist organization and go where he
will from coast to coast, he can't get
away from it, for it is always there,
missionary to help and lead him on
to Jesus Christ, the Savior of the
world.
There is one other church in the
South that is busy every minute and
accomplishing great results and you
can hear from them wherever you go.
Just the other day on a train / sat
behind a distinguished looking man
who had to look so distinguished be-
cause, as | later found out, he was a
lawyer, and that is their stock i'll
trade-to look distinguished. After
we had settled the weather to the
satisfaction of both, had both agreed
that times were little pressing just
now, had found the remedy and pass
ed Judgment on affairs of the hour,
he proceeded to tell me about his
town. He was from a town of about
5000 people. told me all about their
rapid growth, wonderful success, etc.
] And he told me about his church
Why, he said, we have just finished a
. S125.000 church and when he got thru
Dragging / said, now look here, mis-
. ter. | don't know you and you don't
, kno VINE. but if was betting man
(now get this straight) and you were
! betting man, I'd bet what / have
) against what you have that / could
tell you what church you belonged to
Take you, he said. answered, you're
Baptist. How did you know. he said
He did not know that it was easy
: money Southern Methodism stand:
). first in the South. 1t stands as the
r ministry of the South and as l view
7 the work from broad scope, know
/. we are going to sell our big idea.
y Several years ago / was walking
up the streets of London with my big
friend from Nebraska. Three mel
coming down the street ran right NJ
against US and that's one time los
5 my temper.
; / stepped up and looked all three il
S the face as squarely as / could an,
shook my finger under their nose
|. and said, What / want to know righ
It now is did you mean to do that? :?