The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-14
BISHOP DARLINGTON
SPOKE HERE FRIDAY
On Subject of the Southern Metho
dist Education Movement
DR.. J. c. Roper, Secretary
of the Movement, Ac-
companied Him.

the Methodist church that evening
upon the subject of the Southern
Methodist Education movement. Bish-
op Darlington was accompanied by
the Rev. ]. C. Roper of Columbia,
who is secretary of the movement
for South Carolina.
Doctor Roper's Introduction
Doctor Roper was first introduced
by the Rev. c., E. Peele. Doctor Bop
er referred to his pleasant relations
with the Abbeville Methodist church
in the past, saying it was in this
church that he was admitted into the
Conference. Later he served this sta
ton as pastor in charge, following
this period with a full four-year Of
flee as presiding elder for this dis
trict. His knowledge of Abbeville
Methodists is, therefore, one of happy
recollect;ons and meritorious works.
The speaker then related something
of his work as secretary of the Metho-
dist Centenary Movement. He told of
the splendid manner in which the
churches responded to the call for ad-
vance in MISSIONS and benevolences,
and spoke of the generous payments
being made on the five-year pledges.
He said he expects the church to real
ize 100 per cent upon the subscrip-
tions. Doctor Roper told of how
some of the money had saved Euro
pean children from slow starvation,
and spoke of other particular phases
of the work being done by the
church, because of this great ad-
vance movement.
Mr.. Roper is secretary for South
Carolina in the education campaign
low being made, but said he would
not speak of that work, as Bishop
Darlington is here for that purpose.
The Bishops Address.
Bishop Darlington was then intro
duced by Mr.. Peele. The Bishop at
once caught the ear of his audience
by some wholesome humor which he
threw into his Introductory. He is
very human figure and has a very
happy manner of speech making. He
had the full attention of the people
throughout his address.
The speaker said it was to the
credit of Southern Methodists that
the General Conference of 1918 led
the movement for advance, which has
since been followed by the other
great denominations. Methodists sep
arated the work of missions from that
of education, he said. The first two
years of the quadrennium were given
to the mission and benevolence
phases of the church's work; and the
last two years to education. The first
period has been passed, and right
gloriously Southern Methodists wrote
history in those two years. Metho-
dists are pardonably proud of their
achievement, and all Christians re-
joice in their splendid success.
The two years for education are
now here, said the Bishop. The great
body of Southern Methodists is to
fling itself into the task. He then
spoke of education in general sense
and of Christian education particu-
larly. His points were clearly defined,
strongly presented and aptly illustrat-
ed. The Bishop is forceful speaker,
and enlivens his talk with appropri-
lte humor, always with keen point
to it. Those who heard him shall not
soon forget the difference between
State education and Christian edu-
cation.
He paid a striking tribute to the
effort Of the State to educate it's cit
izenry, and pointed out the necessary
weaknesses in such education; en-
phasizing, however, that those weak
nesses were its very elements of
strength.
Southern Methodists- are attempt
ing to raise thirty-three million dol
lars in subscriptions, to be paid in
five years. The period for subscribing
is to be the week beginning May the
29th.