The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-03
NJ. {. CHURCHES
SEEK MISSION
FUNDS
Century Campaign Given Boost
BY Banquet of 800 Sc
Iected Workers.

The special centenary mission
campaign made by the Washington
congregations Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, was given
an enthusiastic boost at the ban
quet and mass meeting held last
night at Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church. Three hundred
selected workers were at the ban.
quet, while several hundred others
were present at the mass meeting.
In announcing the purpose Of tn,
meetings at Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church last night DIR.
]. Howard Wells, presiding elder of
the Washington district. provoked
enthusiasm when he stated that
Epworth Church has money In
hand to pay off all centenary obi.
cations. and that st. Paul Church
would pay off in full within a few
days. DR.. Wells further announced
that the Patuxent and ClarksburR
circuits We're also In position to pay
] their pledges In full.
The banquet was featured by ad-
dresses from Rev. +. s. Onderdonk,
of San Antonio, Tex, and. Rev.
Walt Holcomb. Of Gainesville, Ca.
while DR.. e. II. Rawlings of Nash.
vile. spoke at the mass meeting.
Special music was directed by Prof.
r. Deane Shure.
d. C. Pledged S162, 900.
The Southern Methodist Cente.
nary movement. as launched by
that denomination in 1918, il cell
ebratiSn Of the first 100 years Of
organized missionary work by The
Methodist people, in which they
propose to raise the sum Of $685.
100000 in five years time to be
used exclusively in promoting their
mission work at home and abroad.
In the movement the Baltimore
Conference, of which the Washing
ton district is a part, pledged to
raise the sum Of $1,750, 900. The
Washington district pledged $780,
600 of the total for the conference,
and during the four years has
paid in about 80 per cent Of the
pledge.
The deficit that exists today is
be removed within a week. DIR. j.
Howard Wells, presiding elder Of
the Washington district; DR.. d. l..
biakemore, conference centenary
secretary. and w. w. Millen, dis.
trict lay leader, who have charge
OF the campaign. are all confident
that the Washington district will
remove whatever deficit now exists
In the amount due and unpaid.
Many Visitors Hero.
Visiting ministers from other
States arriving in Washington Fri
day to take part in the local cam
paign are as follows: DIR. e. II.
Rawlings. general secretary of
Board OF Missions, of Nashville;
Rev. F. S. onderdonk. of San An
tonic. Tex; DIR. T. N. Ivey, editor
Of the Christian Advocate, of Nash
vile, Tenn; DIR. Thos. NJ. Elliott,
Of Atlanta: Rev. C. G. Hounshell,
Of Nashville; Rev. Walt Holcomb,
Of Gainesville, Ca: Mrs. B. w.
Lipscomb. secretary of woman's
work. of Nashville.
The visiting ministers will occupy
the Southern Methodist pulpits of
the city tomorrow morning at II
o'clock, as follows: Mount Vernon
Place Church. Rev. r. s. Onder-
donk: Epworth Church, Rev. C. G.
Hounshell; Mount Pleasant Church,
DR.. Z. n. Ivey; Marvin Church, DIR.
=. H. Rawlings: st. Paul Church,
Rev. Walt Holcomb; Emory Church,
DIR. d. L. Blakemore: Calvary
Church. Mrs. B. w. Lipscomb. The
evening services will be as follows:
Mount Pleasant Church, Rev. c. G.
Hounshell; Marvin Church. Rev
Walt Holcomb: st. Paul Church,
Rev. F. S. Onderdonk:s Emory
Church, DR.. T. n. Ivey: Calvary
Church, DR.. J. Howard Wells:
Blakemore; Alexandria Church, Mrs.
B. w. Lipscomb.
Five Million for America.
Following the morning sermons
the canvassing committees organ
ized in various churches will visit
the individual subscribers to the
centenary fund during the after
noon and solicit payment of all
pledges to date.
The executive commission Of the
centenary movement have issued o
AeCSut StdleHlcHL IN winch II lE
stated that the centenary efforts
during the four years it has been
in operation have been eminentlv
successful in every way.
In the homeland a definite home
program is being worked out and
more than 100000 has been
spent in America alone. In the
foreign fields four new missions have
been established, and all the older
stations have been enlarged and
better equipped. In evangelistic
results large numbers Of new con.
Verts are reported. In Korea %, 900
were received in one year, while In
Mexico the church membership has
been doubled in one year.
The college of bishops of the
Southern Methodist church declare
the primary work of their denomi-
nation at this time il to give every
effort and devote every energy of
the church to making the centenary
a success. The bishops themselves
are now engaged in campaigning
throughout the church's territory.
To Preach at Chapel.