Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-02-17
TO COMPLETE PROGRAM
OF WORLD CENTENARY
DR.. Diffendorfer Reviews Work
Accomplished By Methodist
Episcopal Church In 1921
NO SUCH WORD AS FAIL

Reviewing the work Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church al home ami
abroad for 1921 and the Centenary
program for 1922 Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Or Il. r. DIhen-
dorfer. Secretary OF The Department
OF Education. OF the Committee on
Conservation and Advance in state
ment issued today said:
The imperative work for today De-
the completion Of the Centenary
World Program Of Intercession. Evan
gellsm. Stewardship and Accepted
financial goals the fulfillment OF which
requires annually. offerings 10 God
toiallipg $23,oe0000 for each year Of
the live year period. In the vocal
nary Of Methodists there is no such
word as fail. Our divine leader Is
with US. and under His guidance and
with His help the confident eXpecta-
tlon Of the peoples OF all lands must
and shall be met.
Centenary Only 4 beginning
THE Centenary is not at an end,
only beginning II was never in
tended 10 be other than one in a
series of advance for the purpose OF
realizing the Kingdom OF God in the
earth. World conditions emphasize
new needs and compel new and en-
lareed programs The work already
accomplished by Methodism has placed
the heart OF the world in sympathetic
touch with her ideals. The hour has
struck in which to consolidate our
gains and stage the next advance.
I'm preparation for this advance,
we recommend new study, in cooper
alton with and through the constituent
Boards OF the entire field at home
and abroad to the end that the total
task OF MethOdism local and world
wide may lie visualized and set be
fore the church. A program of Evan
gelism employing and vitalzing all
the normal agencies of the church for
deepening and quickening the relig
ious life and the spiritual passion OF
every member OF the church. Such an
aggressive and intensive program a
we'll make each member an evangel-
list with restless zeal afor Christian
conquest. \ program of education
carried first to the quarterly confer
ence and then through the quarterly
conference TO even the smallest and
most remote church. with the purpose
of informing the entire membership
with respect TO the scope and purpose
of all our benevolent enterprises. Such
q program TO be regarded not as q
means TO a financial goal but as an end
in itself. The incubation of the doc
trine or Christian stewardship. stew
ardship of life. of substance or prayer
as essential TO the complete Christian
life and not merely as means fov
financing the program of the church
The enlistment of the laity of tbs
church official and non-oiiicial i'm the
ideals and program of the church For
this purpose we earnestly urge the
use of the Unit System and the mo
Utilization of all lay forces for az
gressive and efficient service.
Committee Of Twenty-Five
\ committee of twenty-five mem
bers has been appointed. lay and cler-
zeal. This Committee in consultation
with the president of the Council. the
chairman of the Executive committee.
the Chairman OF the Committee or
Conservation and Advance. the Cor
responding Secretary, and the Treas
urer shall take all necessary steps
to carry out the recommendations
hereby adopted
To this Committee shall he sub