The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-20
METHODIST EDUCATIONAL
NOTES.
Edited by
Mrs. w. III. Denison


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IF you think you are beaten, you are;
II you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win, but think you
can't,
It's almost cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you've lost.
For out of the world we find
Success begins with fellows will
It's all in the state of mind.
Phil 0sopher says, "Some folks
follow their conscience about like
they'd follow wheelbaTow. They
follow it alright, but it's got to go
their way"
Brother Uriah Hustler says "Y' got
to do more than windjam in a prayer
meetin' T. git T. heaven"
Lexington Locals on Educational
Movement.
Three Minute speakers are doing
their part at every service on Sun
days. Mr. J. Frank Stewart hit the
key note when he said, II had teach
er who tried TO tell me that I came
from monkey. / said he might have
but / didn't and / don't care to have
any Of his teachings. II we don't give
Christian education the world il 60
ing to give our children unchristian
education. This we cannot afford to
happen, and we must back up our
church in the effort to Christianize
education"
Half Of the children Of our county
are receiving no religious training
whatever. Our church is starting the
greatest movement in her history to
give religious instruction to the needy
ones."-Mrs. j. H. flaming.
Campaign Director J. M. Bryant
has announced the team captains for
our local church. w. w. Hay will
head the team for the men, Mrs. ]. A.
Buckley for the women, L. s. Austin
for the young men, Miss Blanche
Threadgill for the young women.
captain will select five team workers,
making six persons to the team.
A fellowship meeting will be held
next ednesday evening, at eight
o'clock at the Hotel Lexington. An
hour Of banquet, toasts and speech
from Captain Gordon Browning.
Some planning will be done for the
campaign which opens the following
Sunday.
The motto for our church is,
when three hundred Methodists go
from their knees to any task, it shall
be DONE"
The quote for Lexington District
is $4,000. Two thirds of what the
Centinary quota was. The quota for
Lexington is $4,000. One half Of what
the Centinary quota was. Will we put
it over? Just watch US.
FROM THE FIELD AT LARGE.
Last year the Methodist Church,
South was 1,048 preachers short;
ehiS year ~ 10 i,ioV. OuT preachers
come mostly from the homes of farm
ers, who are unable to bear the ex-
pense of an education. For the edu-
cation of these boys the Christian Ed
ucation Movement will provide the
means. They give their lives, the
church the equipment.
To date 1000 young people have
answered the call and others are
signing Life Saving cards every day.
The 5000 mark bids fair to be
reached. This is the third objective
of the Movement. Now the older
folks must do their part by meeting
the fourth objective-raise the thirty
three million dollars to prepare the
schools for the boys, and prepare the
boys for the work. It's a glorious
thing to have part in providing
leaders for the world.
During 80 years the State Univer-
sity of Virginia has contributed three
preachers to the entire Virginia Con-
ference, while in the same time
Randolph-Macon in the same state
has contributed 240 preachers. The
only source of educated preachers is
our own schools and colleges.