Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-30
CALLS CENTENARY
A AMODERN MIRACLE
Starving World is OasPing tor
Help of America. Says DR..
Loveioy, at Conference.

STAFF Correspondence of Every Evening.
Crisaeld. Md. March 30.-"The Meth
odist Centenary is modern miracle
said tho Reverand Luther Il. Lovejoy,
u ID. of Chicago, stewardship secretary
of the committee on Conservation and
Advance al a meeting today in the
Methodist Episcopal Church. But
after full credit has been given. de-
,larcd the speaker. 'the average
Methodist is still contributing less than
a quarter of the Christians fair obilga-
ton 10 the Kingdom. America is the
richest country on the globe. We own
fhirty-five per cent of the worlds goid'
ana one quarter Of its wealth. our ag-
l.rEate income is $40 100000 year
hte churches had one-tenth of the
income of their people. $4,000 ,OOO,ooV
would be available for the relief OF the
worlds distress
The wealth Of the United States is
forty times what it was when my father
was boy ten times aS much per capI'd'
and a new crop Of millionaires is COM
iug on at the rate of 5000 year. ne
peril Of our age is the peril OF sudden
wealth. the fruitful source of covetous-
ness. Classed by the Bible with ROBBERY
adultery and murder.
!.tction more than his grandfather gave
and the average Methodist pays his
lastor a cent a week more than ms
father paid thirty-four years ago. With
al our Centenary giving, we average
l,~S than a postage stamp day lof inc
world program of the church
The little rod cent Of pioneer days
d. SIN the basis Of Sunday School sup
tart. and amply satisfies thousands oi
lrnsp,rnuS Americans who ride 10
.brr,h in hmousines and wear turs IN
AUGUST We. are strong for iuXuVies
GoNcrrm,ni reports show that II cost
Atn.li,a S5a.0oo ooo last year TO Keep
uu.. Ind,rSid, of thc.laovic theatre sea =
.,-t,r.d with Voru-out chewing gum
-. teo auu for soft drinks; St'o.o"oooo
,.. irlfuncS. paints and powder pnliS'
,J for tobacco enough 10 hnafte IN
4I.tnudiS1 Centenary Tor 100 years.
4 starving world is gasping for our
h..rn. three million children are dNihe ~
.irerc. -uuuo.U noe chinese are tahllS'-
I.ut tn, world spiritual hunger
. II pr, p.tiCui. lu Montana SIXTY
N.tPo,I~. .rugrcCauUns have n"
.t.t..f. .t4~tul. I'm the heart oi 'al-
u. Na~t areas without rollglouS
.., 81 amy sort while on INC IRON
,.. ,,brl.. COMMITTEES without even
,v \. hood Thr foreign sections
,.u. er,at ei,irs arr full OF chur'h"S
.r..t equipment for community
-arr, have uo church al al.
r.lit.r~ or o,u alien nriEhh"Fs
, -fh,ir families without religious heip'
.. thousands oi children grow up !"
.,r,u,, III + church q which IN y
aO nothiur cNsrpi that i has never
3,h h,I fh,r likes.
~ .,., n- crime sweep through our
t,.-uf. th, ~i1iuC~ ot rura' Nlf'u',
t.+. ,,itn ,ou,htul- bandits. and
IL, ,U.t:~ II domestic relations
/, .h Zen ami women seeking rel'fi from
arriage bonds From 1910 70 lS-'
+. on,ictions Tor Juvenile offences lH-
, r,aspd a0o pcr cent.
-pns -trrth OF the income OF our pe"l'e
would multiply the yearly resources g
,l church II the United states 10y
.rr and increase in equal faiio OH
,.l,.,,tion.l. Industrial and missionary
.r.tionS in thc home and foreign hcIu.
l-rtu We are willing To give our
and daughters for Christian service
ana +. share uur accommodating wealth
,,ifb cod. We shall never DC able to save
.r. world from sorrow and sin Il took
,,linn. Ia win the world war ana u
, = tab, nillloHs 10 win the greater "ai
t.. q redeemed humanity