The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-21
METHODISTS RAISE
GIGANTIC AMOUNT.
DR. PERRY, HOME FROM NEW
YORK, TELLS OF CHURCH AZ
FAIRS AND OF CONDITIONS.

FAIRS AND OF CONDITIONS.
DR.. H. o. Perry, pastor Of the local
Methodist Episcopal church, who ar
rived at home Saturday from a trip
to New York city, reports business
conditions apparently good in the
eastern and middle west cities, with
an immense amount of building in
progress. The farmers in the east,
he states, are suffering, as they are
throughout the west, because of the
low price of farm products.
DR.. Perry went to New York city
to attend the annual meeting of the
board of education of the Methodist
Episcopal church, of which he is a
member. During the trip he made
brief visits to a number of eastern
and middle west cities. The first
Sunday after leaving Moscow he spent
at Philadelphia, finding the city busy
and congested with a foreign popula-
tion comparing in numbers with that
of Chicago and New York. So dense
are the crowds on the streets, that
in the part of the down town section
one-way traffic is necessary. In all
the eastern cities money is being
spent more freely than in the west,
he states, with the manufacturing
plants running full time and with
wages practically as high as in war
times. Ali the eastern colleges and
universities are full to overflowing.
Building is in progress everywhere,
including residences, public buildings,
and business blocks. Conditions on
which depend on the farmer, are not
so good, because of the low price of
farm products.
Visits in Middle West,
DR.. Perry spent one Sunday on his
trip at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, visiting
a brother of Mrs. Perry, who is a
professor at the Iowan Wesleyan
College. He was a dinner guest at
the home of DR.. J. T. Meyers, father
of John Meyers, of the Penny Com
pany at this place, finding the aged
gentleman, who spent some weeks in
Moscow the past summer, in excel |
lent health. day was spent in |
Omaha and a day in Lincoln, at both
of which places he visited relatives of
himself and of Mrs. Perry. At Lin
coin he visited his alma mater, Ne
braska Wesleyan College, at Univer-
sity Place.
Break Telegram Record.
While in Chicago DR.. Perry visited
the headquarters of the national Cen
tenary movement of the Methodist
church, and found it the busiest place
he had ever seen, it being the close
of the fiscal year, and the day break
ing the records of any business in
stitution for the number Of kilograms
and special delivery letters received.
During the day 468 kilograms were
received at headquarters and 325
special delivery letters, all contain
ing money. The total amount paid
into the Centenary fund during the
day was $1,292,529.
Money Spent for Education.
DR.. Perry stated that the report of
the board of education showed 100000
spent during the year to assist in
Methodist colleges;
$4,000 for work in state universities
such as maintaining a Bible chair,
employing student pastors, etc. The
local church is allowed $3.50 each year !
of Idaho. 100000 was set
aside for permanent endowment and I
s15O,OO0 was spent for schools among ,,
the poor white of the south. Two {
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
we're loaned to students during the !.
year. The total amount raised dur :
ng the year for permanent endow :
nent of Methodist colleges was :
;13, ,5OO,O ,OOO !
While in New York DR.. Perry visited 7
he italian district, finding 100000 I
Italians in this district. The condi- r
ions in some parts of the district 7
we're most deplorable, he stated, with 7
lordes of children crowded into small T
ooms and with no place to play ex- Z
,epting the streets or the fire es =
apes. The Methodist church finan- r
es an Americanization school, which r
s under the direction of an educated \
Italian, and which is, according to T
statement by the United States
of education, doing the
est Americanization work with which 4
lie has come in touch among this
lass of people.