Evening star., 1922-11-18
METHODIST BISHOPS OF WORLD
HOLD PARLEY AT BALTIMORE
$5,ooo,0oo Chicago City Temples Progress
Reported -Church's Membership in
South Said to Total 100000.
Special Dispa tcll to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. November 1S.-To make
religious work practical in the everyday
business world Is one Of the most i'm
portant tasks confronting the church.
told the members Of the board Of bish.
ops Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at its meeting here this week.
Bishop Nicholson is national president
of the Anti-Saloon League. He de-
scribed in detail the huge construction
project that is just being completed in
Chicago under the direction of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church there.
1.-THE Chicago City Temple. as the
building is called. Is a s5.o00.o0o build
ing in the heart Of the Chicago build
ing district" said Bishop Nicholson. II,
is to be used not only as church but
as a business and social service center
of the city.
Twenty.One Stories High.
"Our temple is twenty-one stories high
without counting the spire and tower
The basement is to be used for athletic
purposes. On the second floor one OF
the finest auditoriums in the city has
been fitted out. In this auditorium d
pipe organ recital will be given. at noon
every day Of the year. Sunday school
and church work will be carried on in
the third floor rooms, while the fourth
fifth and sixth floors will be occupied by
church boards. not only Of the Methodist
Church 6ut by all denominations in Chi
cago. Upper stories OF the temple will
be rented out for business purposes. sc
that the building will be self supporting
'All surplus in funds over and above
expenses" he continued, will be used
for missionary work in Chicago. The
church had property in the center of the
business district. and. after long con
sideration. 1t was decided to utilize the
property in this way"
Emphasis was placed on the signifi-
canoe of the success of the Il will
maintain" fund of the church The
fact that 100000 was raised dur
ing the last two months of the cen
tenary campaign means that, instead
Of the home and foreign mission
boards each having a deficit of ST.
100000 in the years budgets. the
home mission board will be able to
report an increase of about $4,000
while the foreign board will have an
increase Of about $4,000. it was
pointed out
Three Definite Duties.
Ernest G. Richardson of Atlanta
who acted as liaison officer with the
press. explained that the presen,
meeting had three definite duties.
First" he said, lit decides wha,
conferences the bishops shall hold
during the next six months. Second
it reviews the administrations of the
last six months and passes upon any
question of law or Interpretation OF
law presented for it's consideration
and third. it considers any matter or
any subject referred to it,
Bishop Richardson has four states
in his diocese-South Carolina, Ala
bama, Georgia and Florida. He says
that. contrary to general belief the
Methodist Episcopal Church is grow
ing in the south. In eighteen south
ern states 1t has 100000 members, OF
whom 100000 are negroes. He was
asked about the liquor conditions in
his part of the south
THE grandchildren of the original
bootleggers arc still in the business, :"