Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-02
F0IJR MEN GIVE
$4,000 EACH;
Meet SUNDAY
Hold Mass Meeting Sunday And
Bishop Alnsworth VIII
Preach

The building fund Of the First
Methodist church reached $780,
0OO last night. This was made
possible when four men contrib
uted $4,000 each and two others
$1,000,
Sunday night, Bishop AinswHrth
will preach to the Methodists and
their friends in the Rylander the
stsr and it is predicted that the
entire SI5O,O0O needed to replace
the burned edifice will be raised.
The meeting in the Windsor ho-
tel Friday night was one OF the
most remarkable gatherings held in
this eity since the war days and re-
sembled more than anything else,
those days, when the patriotic fervor
Cf community aroused, put across
Liberty loan after Liberty loan and
never reached the end Of their re-
sources.
To c. NJ. Council, as much as any
one man, perhaps, is due the success
that attended the early moments of
the session. 1t was the we'll known
banker, who, following the address
by Bishop Ainsworth, an address
that stirred mems hearts and brought
them into a common understanding
on a common project, that Mr.. Coun-
ell rose and stated that he would
give $4,000 to the new church, his
donation being made in the name Of
|. his mother and to be used for the
purchase of a pipe organ.
Immediately Frank Lanier was on
his feet IN call you on that,
Charlie and the secondt $4,000
was put down and inside of two
minutes the church fund had started
on its meteoric career, for he was
soon followed by l.. G. Council with
$4,000 and R. l.. McMath came in
to join the big four with an addi-
NtN4ial Plb,VOb.
The total had reached $4,000 and
the subscriptions had just begun.
Jchn Sheffield then put his name on
the rolls for $4,000 and was fol-
lowed by John Shiver with the sec
ond $4,000; and $4,000, one
th1d Of the entire amount had been
raised IN less than 10 minutes.
From that point on, until the tell
erS had finished a poll of the entire
IlO members and friends who were
present, the meeting was rapidly
gaming IN headway, with subscrip-
uonS coming in faster than they
could be recorded until at the con-
clnslon Of the evening session Bishop
AIhS|orth, with the light of victory
Shlnlng IN his face, announced that
ihe total of $4,000 had been
achleVed and that he would return
mere Sunday night and that he con-
HoehtIy expected the balance would
De forthcoming at that time.
lhe bishop in his address, follow
my an excellent dinner, which was
enjoyed by more than 100 members
ana friends Of the church, spoke with
great feeling. He touched upon the
great need of the church in the
"OfId today and sounded a warning
s"aI unless the churches are built
IoF the future, built so that the chill
o'eh can have competent instruction
'"ere IS grave danger to civilization.
me meeting waxed enthusiastic.
'ot throughout it all there was an
"aoe'corrent of feeling that made
W IL great religious awakening
''"1 Drought men to their feet who
are are seldom seen in the public and
"1"eH touched the hearts and the
pochetboods of those who are anx-
stored. - N'' ~ II !
sunday morning there will be a
Ti pTiIeachIng service by Rev. ]. A.
- nOInaS, OF Columbus, an old pastor
n or 'ne church and one beloved bv
" n", IN the evening Bishop Aims
.n: @Y' =" VIII return to Americus on a
ia mission to raise the needed
SO"ey to make the $15O,OoO church
an assured fact.
t.p. Inns Sunday night meeting will
on9 "e place at the Rylander theater
"ra """ II Is expected that record
,' n,o"o will pack the building to be
bie 'ess ei when the final victory for the
D.B Church fund ic nnLtO,.l -