Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-27
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Speaker Urges Need of FL
nancial Support for Cen
tenary World Program.

Saying the work already accomplished
by Methodism has placed the heart of
the world in sympathetic touch with her
Ideals" DR.. r. j. Wade of Chicago, cor
responding secretary of the committee
on conservation and advance of the Meth
Odist Church, made the opening address
today of a conference Of pastors and Off
GERS Of the Indianapolis district Of the
church at the Roberts Park Methodist
Church.
DR.. John T.. Moore, superintendent Of
the Pysng Yang district OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church in Korea, gave the
principal address this afternoon at the
conference. DR.. Wade will speak again
at the night session, which will close the
conference.
DR.. Wade review the work Of the Meth
odist Church at home and abroad for
1921.
THE imperative work for today is the
completion Of the Centenary world pro
gram of intercession, evangelism, stew
ardship and accepted financial goals, the
fuldllment Of which requires annually.
offerings to God totallng S23, 900, 900 for
each year Of the 6ve-year period" DR..
Wade said.
"In the vocabulary of Methodlsts there
IS no such word as fail. Our Divine
Leader Is with us and under His guild
ance and with His help the confident ex-
pectation of the peoples Of all lands must
and shall be met.
The centenary is not at an end. only
a beginning. 1t was never intended to 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
enlarged programs. The work already ac-
complished 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 a new study, in cooperation
with and through the constituent boards
OF the entire field at home and abroad
to the end the total task Of Methodism,
local worldwide, may visualized and
set before the church. A program Of
Evangelism employing and WALKING all
the normal agencies OF the church for
deepening and quickenlng the religious
life and the spiritual passion of every
me'"'.or Of the church.
"Such an aggressive and intensive pro-
gram will make each member an Evan
gelist with restless zeal for Christian con-
quest. 4 program OF education carried
first to the quarterly conference and
then through the quarterly conference to
the smallest and most remote chHrch,
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 a
means to q financial goal, but as an end
in itself.
The medication Of the doctrine Of
stewardship. stewardship of
life, Of substance. Of prayer. is essential
TO the complete Christian life and not
merely as a means for financing the pro-
gram II the church. The enlistment Of
the laity Of the church official and non
official In the ideals and program Of the
church. For this purpose, We earnestly
urge the use Of the unit system and the
mobilization Of all lay forces FOR aggres-
siye and efficient service.
"A committee OF twenty-five members.
both lay aud clerical. has been appointed.
This committee. IN consultation with The
president Of the council. the chairman OF
the executive committee. the chairman
OF tho committee on conservation and
0'r"uce. the corresponding secretary.
and the treasurer. shall take all necessary
s.- as 70 carry out the recommendations
hereby adopted.
'To this committee shall be submitted.
not later than Jan. l, 1923, the results OF
the study heretofore provided for, and on
tho basls Of this submitted study. the
committee shall prepare a program Of
advance for presentation 70 the council
at its annual meeting in June. 1923. or
at n special meeting called for the pur-
pose at rs early date as may be practi-
cable"
Other speakers were Bishop r. n.
Leete, the Rev. Jesse Bogue. area score
tary. and DR.. C. L. Bacon, district super
iutendcnt. w