Centenary Methodist Drive Aims for 150 Million Campaign
The Centenary campaign spans May 18 to 25 with goals of 115 million for the Methodist Episcopal Church and 35 million for the Southern Church totaling 150 million. Funds will back home and foreign religious work, education, medical aid, and war reconstruction in Europe, with leadership by C. S. Ward who has raised hundreds of millions for causes. Century-long interchurch cooperation is emphasized as the movement grows.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Europe
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
C. S. Ward
Ward
World children’s mortality cited in Missionary Centenary drive
The article notes high infant death rates in non Christian countries with China at 70 percent before age one and 10 percent more in the second year. It states funds from the Methodist Missionary Centenary aim to address conditions causing these deaths. The drive seeks 115.6 million dollars and runs May 18 25.
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China
Orient
Methodist
Slats Diary Chronicle of a Week in a Rural Family
A child’s diary records daily scenes from Friday to Thursday, noting chores schooling, family dynamics, and small events. The entries describe reading, a teacher, a judge and oath, Father’s humor and discipline, a church visit, a mischief laugh, a sick mother, skipped schooling, a fiction book ending in marriage, a school picnic with food, and a joke about curing liquor habit through marriage.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure and Reward
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts improvements in general health after short use and urges readers to send for testimonials from PF J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, priced 75 cents.
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Hall
PF. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Ohio
To Play Great Organ at the Methodist Centenary
Columbus boosts hospitality as many cafes become restaurants after May 24 when the state went dry. Rates list 91 per day for a single room and 1.50 per day for two. restaurants are expanding and expo grounds adding facilities to feed large numbers quickly.
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Columbus
Exposition Grounds
Reduced Fare Sparks Interest in Columbus Celebration
The Housing Committee of the Celebration reports over 40,000 private rooms listed for visitors with 1 3 fare round trips authorized from June 20 to July 13, boosting inquiries from across the United States and beyond. Hotels, public buildings, and private homes form three lodging streams with uniform rates to avoid confusion.
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Columbus
United States
South America
State School For the Blind
State School For the Deaf
Ohio State University
Student Army Training Corps
Housing Committee
Monster Screen Planned for Methodist Centenary in Columbus
Arrangements for a giant 115 by 115 foot screen, built to withstand 40 pounds per square foot, are underway for the Methodist Centenary in Columbus from June 20 to July 13. Architect Harry C. Holbrook notes the structure will resemble ten house facades and will cost about $8,000.
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Columbus
New York City
Harry C. Holbrook
Methodist Missionary Survey
Columbia Professor Leads Methodist Centenary Exhibits
Professor La Mont A. Warner of Columbia University directed the fine arts and designed exhibits and scenery for the Methodist Centenary Celebration in Columbus Ohio from June 20 to July 13. He previously oversaw world exhibits in Boston Chicago Baltimore and Providence and has studied and worked abroad.
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