, 1921-09-09

workers added and marvellous esuits
achieved in Strategic centers through
out h world
Moreover. the Centenary slim
uiaied tho churches II evangeltzation.
During the last ten years tho aver
age annual net increase in member
ship has been %. 1000. but last year the
increase wus $4,000 and this years
reports OF evangelism will far exceed
those OF last year. In other words.
wherever there has been generous
Centenary giving. there has been also
n rising tide Of evangelism. Invcsti-
Cation IN several areas shows that
where there has bccn the most gcncr-
Gus giving, evangelism has produced
The greatest results
However. while these achievements
have been gratifying. yet there Is one
phase which is somewhat dishcarten-
ing. Some have not paid Their sub
Fcrsptions- II the fun which
was due from tho churches on the
basis OF subscriptions had been paid,
the results would have been vastly
greater. In the foreign and home
lands native and local churches have
more than met their pledges. Japan
has exceeded its Centenary apPortion-
ment by several thousand dollars.
China and India have done likewise.
but have not been able to match the
gifts OF many foreign constituencies.
The same is true OF mission fields I'm
thc homeland.
Nevertheless. in spite OF this. it Is
well for US to consider what might
have happened IL we had not the Cen.
tcnary. The board OF education as.
sures us that IL II had not been for
the money which has come from tho
Centenary. many OF our colleges would
have been in serious financial straits
during this period in which all ex-
'penses have increased. The board OF
education for negroes firmly believe
that nearly every n OF our negro in
situations would have been obliged TO
close or else accumulate a destruc-
tive deficit.
In the homeland II would have
been necessary to close churches and
absolutely prevent any. expansion OF
our work. Some Of our great city en-
terprises would have ceased function
ing because OF increased expenses and
decreased Income.
TN the foreign field II would have
been necessary TO retali many mission
III aAI0OlhAIluG INJURIOUS Vi MI
tive workers. Instead. there is al
vance and not retrcat-victory and
not Tefeat. No sw-ithstanding the tire.
mendaus advance which has been
made bS the Methodist church, there
are insistent calls at home and abroad
which must be met quickly II Christ
ianity is to be victorious and trium-
plant In the life OF the world. From
three TO eight per cent OF tho popuia-
ton of the ten largest cities Of the
States is protestant which is
due to the great influx OF for
eign-spcakins people. In the city OF
New York alone. four out OF every
five people are foreign born or of for
eiEn born psrcntagc. leaving only one
fifth Of the population pure American
II Christianity is to win, the cities OF
our nation must be captured for
Christ.
I'm addition TO the needs OF our cit
les there Is i need to heal the wounds
have been caused by radical
As ten per cent OF our popuia-
ton is negro, and these people arc DO.
more widely distributed
Throughout the nation because OF the
northward migration during the last
or five years, the need for pn-
thence and Christian justice becomes
evident because OF incidents like |
Chicago. and Tulsa dur
'ng the las few years. Here is a prob
en- in Christian brotherhood ting.
must be solved and the Methodist
,hurch with its large following OF ne
gro Christians must strengthen its
speedily IL II is to help in miti-
racial strife
While u advance has been rel
narkablc in non-Christian lands. yet |
We must consider some of tho work
hat is undone China has a popula-
lion of four hundred millions. Eighty
millions should be in the public school.
Few moro than three millions are in
the public schools. II the far east Is
to be saved from becoming the world
battle ground. the Chinese must be ed
Alone, they are unable TO
provide money and trained leadership.
The Methodist church must continue
to make its contributions to its Christ
schools and colleges In China. The
need is imperative We must go for
ward.
South and Central America with
twenty republics II our south