South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-19
METHODIST CHURCH
PLANS WORLD WIDE
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Children Devote Offering 10
Centenary Program for
Child Welfare.

Children OF the Methodist Episco-
paf church % Indiana are planning
worldwide Christmas Offering
this year that viii ldndle anew in
The minds OF children OF many
countries the childish faith that a
Jolly saint stu lives whether he be
CO lied Kris Kringle. ST. Nicholas or
5ust plain Santa Claus
A collection az Christmas time has
long been the custom but this year
~ was decided 90 devote the offer
ing 20 that part Of the Centenary
program that ministers % the well
Rars of childhood aad youth
Bishop Frederick ID. Leete. who
. presides over the Indiana area, Wis
tied many OF the orphanages and
relief centers in Europe this sum
msr before he attended the ecume-
nicaI conference in London. In one
az the FIRST interviews given out
since his return he said.
Center Of Service.
In more than 30 French villages
IN the Narne river valley. all OF
which lay in the path OF the war
Methodist work ia the form OF re-
lief and recreation is repadily go
ing forward. Chateau Thierry, with
IS two tumble down bridges and its
ToOfless and diIapidated houses is
the center Of this social service. BY
the river side between bridges
stands the Methodist Memorial and
Social Center.
I'm the upper story Of this large
building are wee beds In one,
tiny body lay sleeping while its
mother earned her daily bread. In
another. tot played with toy as
n life held nothing serious. In
still another. one peeped roguishly
all ready 90 be friends. for no one
Is a foreigner 20 baby boys They
tug at your heart. these babies just
"a American Riddles do round about
Christmas time. Only. across the
waters. there are millions Of chill
dren who viii have no Santa Claus
70 visit them.
Large buildings erected by the
Y. N. G.. A. and the Red Cross dur
ing the war have been taken over
and eight recreational centers es-
tablished. Each building accOmmO-
dates about two thousand people.
Large cooking stoves, sewing ma
chimes. dlspensaries. day nurseries.
or baby folds, and moving pictures
are provided. While the parents are
at work rebuilding. little folks are
fed, taught. and generally cared for
BY social workers.
Establish Orphanages.
Close unter Mt. Vesuvius at Por-
tici. on the shore Of the bay OF Ma
ples, Methodism. under the dircC-
ton OF DR.. Bertram NJ. Triple, has
established one Of It's several Italian
orphanages. Tt is known as the
Casa Materna or Mothers home;
maintained for about four hundred
boys and girls and knows no bounds
OF locality or race.
The Italian government has as
signed TO our Methodist people 80
villages in the Trintino river valley
During the battles between Italy
and Austria these places were liter
ally shot 10 pieces. In seven recre-
ational centers fifty social workers
are busy creating a spirit of good
will and good cheer and taking care
OF the physical needs of the chill
dren."
Bishop Leete said that the Cen
tenarv and the Children's fund is
being distributed in Europe under
the direction Of Bishop Anton Bast
OF Copenhagen. Bishop John l.
Nuelson Of Zurich and Bishop Edgar
Blake OF Paris. He also spoke of
his visit TO Bishop Nuelson in
Switzerland where Methodist fresh
air camps receive women and chill
dren from Austria and Germany.
who are sufferiugg from tuberculo-
sis Relays Of 5000 women and
children are sent 70 these camps for
an average stay Of six weeks.
Thousands I'm Nced.s
While conditions are undoubtedly
better among the children Of Eu-
rope. there are still hundreds Of
thousands in need Of nourishment.
The latest story of Methodist relief
work IN Russia comes from Hjalmar
Saint. a rpeacher who has charge Of
the Distribution of supplies in Petro-
grad. He wrote. I'VE are giving
supplies 20 the children through the
Soviet orphauaSes. Every child has
received dress. a pair of shoes,
and an overcoat."
Last year. the children. through
their Christmas offering. raised $685.
600. To the Near East Relief. s129.-
600 was given while $4,000 vas
used for food. clothing and medi-
cines for stricken children i'm other
parts OF Europe IL Isl pointed out
that centenary credit is given for all
sums raised and the money is
placed in the name of the children
because il is distinctly their Eift TO
children. No part of it is used for
overhead expense.
The Board OF Benevolence of the
Methodist Episcopal church has au-
tnorized that this sum be set aside
for needy children OF the world. Il
IS finally Gisoursed in foreign coun-
tries through the Foreign Mission
board and among children in the
United states by the board Of Home
Missions.
STARVING. REPORTS FIND.
SHEFFIELD EuE-An unem-
Moved 1abo~er found three sacks