Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-27
Christian Education Movement

! every day as we approach tht
period of active canvassing," sale
Rev. H. M. North, secretary o.
the Christian Education Move
, ment of the Methodist Church,
South, to raise $33, 900, 900. 1T is
turning out as thought it would.
Encouraging reports are coming
: from every part of the state. Al
no time in the whole movement
has there been any great gush Of
enthusiasm, but what is much
better, the thoughtful facing of a
situation which all of US know
should be met in an effective
way.
"The active canvass will begin
on the Goth of May, lasting until
the 9Th of June, although in many
instances churches will have
their quotas well subscribed be-
fore the opening Sunday. News
has just reached me of one cir
cult of ordinary financial ability
whose allotment was Sc, 600 that
had already pledged 81, 900 three
weeks before the game begins.
In the North Carolina Con-
ference we hope to have subscrib-
ed 81, 1922, 700 for the colleges of
the Methodist Church. If the en-
tire amount is secured, Green's
boro will get S235, 200, Louisburg
and Carolina will each get $210,-
600, Trinity Park School $52, 900
and Trinity College $3.50, 600. In
addition to this, there are five
objects outside the conference
which will share in the amounts
raised. These are Emory Univer-
sity, at Atlanta; Southern Metho-
dist University, at Dallas ;Scarritt
Bible and Training School, Kan
sas City; Brevard Institute, in the
mountains of North Carolina;
and the other is a small amount
for an Aid Fund to help Student
Volunteers prepare for their life
work. A person has the privilege,
if he so desires, to direct his gift
to either of these institutions. We
are much in hopes that we can in
this movement put our colleges
on their feet where they can
serve we'll the church and the
state. They have been living
from hand to mouth too long.
Both the church and the state
must educate better in the future
if they are to fulfill their respec-
tive mission in the nation. This
temporary period of depression
has already resulted in immense
moral good. Churches and Sunday
Schools are crowded almost
everywhere. Eighteen Thousand
family alters have been estab-
lished. Four thousand young peo-
pie volunteered for religious
work. These figures are, of
course, for the whole Southern
Methodist Church. These spirit
ual fruits are a promise of full
financial returns, for when folks
get to praying they will begin to
give; and when our young men
and. young women offer them
selve for life time service, the
rest of q will put up the money
for their training.
Somebody asked if we could
depend on any one class of people
to produce this money. A man
of means said we would have to
look largely to the poor people to
raise it, inasmuch as they had
always been the great givers; on
the other hand, poor woman
told me the other day that we
should have to depend upon the
wealthy folks to bring up the
amount. | think they were both
right. 1t will take all of us for
such a work as this. Heretofore
we have left the support of the
colleges to a few families who
have carried the burden through
the years. Now, for the first
time, the entire membership of
the church is asked to rally to
the help of these schools whose
backs are to wall. A man outside
of the state subscribed fifty thou
sand dollars to the movement a
few days ago. In doing so he