The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-25

Oklahoma City, May 25.-Thirty-
three million dollars in cash or pledges,
5000 pastors, 800 homes and foreign
missionaries, hundreds Of teachers and
trained leaders in all forms of Chris
tian education work-that's the goal OF
the campaign of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, South, which will open next
Sunday, May 29. and last eight days.
A new college in Oklahoma, to be
established at Tulsa at a cost of more
than $1,000, 900. and expansions in the
" other schools and colleges owned
and run by the Methodist church so
that $4,000 more students may be en-
rolled in 1922 will be one Of the direct
results of the campaign.
The quota for Oklahoma is S1,lS9.-
600 divided equally between the east
and west Oklahoma conferences. Every
church in the state has been assigned
its local quota and active committees
nave been at work for the last three
weeks "lining up" the drive in every
town and community. The funds are
10 be raised among Methodists only
and one OF the slogans is, not mem
Der will escape"
Rev. r, u. L. Morgan, Of Oklahoma
City, is head of the movement in Ok
lahoma. w. G.. Murray Of Oklahoma
City is financial director for west Ok
iahoma and j. /. Murray of Coalgate
director for east Oklahoma.
According TO official announcement
from Director NIorgan's office, the
campaign Is expected to be successful
in a big way. The Southern Metho-
dist church two years ago waged q
campaign for 35,oOOOOO to be used
N the home and foreign mission
fields" says the statement, "and We
raised nearly $500000 900. Our Chris
tian education campaign for $33,000,'
100 rightfuly follows the missionary
movement, one was a forerunner to thi
other. Our church today finds itseIl
somewhat in the same shape as th'
man who was all dressed up with M
place to 60. We have the funds anC
the facilities to carry out the mission
airy program at home and in foreigr
countries, but there Is huge lack o
trained leaders TO take up the task
There is shortage of 5000 pastors il
the Methodist church. We need sew
oral hundred trained men and womel
for missionary duty here and owe
there We need hundreds of teacher
and church leaders who Will carr,
forth and set up the true Christiai
principles.
The 81 schools and colleges nov
owned by the Methodist church ar
crowded to the guards Five thousan
students were turned away from GU
schools when the term opened las
September one of the big purposes c
this campaign is to raise funds to eN
Coand these colleges so that at leas
$4,000 more students can be taken /
and trained for the thousands of job
of Christian leadership. Nearly all c
The funds raised will be used TO ad
10 and enlarge these schools.
The Methodist church will build
mlion-dollar college at Tulsa and nav
It ready for business by the fall
1922, following this campaign. A mi
ion dollars OF Oklahomas quota goo
into that college and Tulsa has agree
70 give s750,0O0 more TO have II Il
Gated there.
The other sls9 900 OF our quota wi
60 into Methodist National fund,
large part Of which will be used
pay the way through school OF hu
dreds Of worthy men and women WI
are net financially able to pay the
own
Our church has quit doing thin,
in q penny-and-nickel way; We a
dong big business in a big way ar
we believe our campaign will go oy
in great shape. We look for
church in the state to fail 10 raise
full quota"
"f7orty-eight business men, 30 pa
TORS, several hundred three-minu
speakers from the ranks and a nur
ter Of speakers and leading educate
from outside the state have been Il
yading" Oklahoma during May pot
ing forth appeals In behalf Of Z
movement, Mr.. Morgan said. Eve
church has its complete organizati,
ready for work.
The movement Is more worth
everybody Is for II and there Is
reason why Il should not succeed"
aad. We look for large number
churches to go over the top in o
DAY Of campaigning
More than 100 Methodist church
IN Oklahoma are pastorless now, y
Morgan said, not because the tow
and communities are lacking In fun
10 pay preachers, but because tbs
ore no preachers 10 assign 10
charges.
Nearly 100 churches in oklahoi
..F..H -.
Mr.. Morgan said, and you know WI
supply is--he is man who m
llg coal. piow corn. chop wood. Gle