Centenary Plan Aims Record $53 Million Drive
The Centenary Commission of the Methodist Episcopal Church South outlines a nationwide plan to collect the $53,090,000 pledged for missionary work. Col John E Edgerton of Tennessee leads finance, with a four-tier structure spanning Nashville headquarters to 20,000 local churches, each with cabinets to supervise pledges and substitutions if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
John E. Eagerton
Tennessee
Department of Finance
Edgerton
Lebanon Woolen
Milla
Tennessee State Manufacturers Association
War Industry Board
Wilson
Southern Methodist Church
General Finance Commission
Nashville
Woman's Missionary Society
Ttm
France
Belgium
Poland
Russia
Mexico
Beneil
Cuba
Africa
China
Japan
Korea
Industrie
Ih Iis
Southerners Plan Reconstruction Commission Abroad To Study Situation
A Methodist Episcopal Church South commission led by Bishop Atkins and including John Pepper Dr Helle H Bennett and Luke G Johnson travels August 20 to Belgium France and other war torn areas. The group represents the Centenary Commission and Board of Missions and will oversee a 5 million dollar European reconstruction program with orphanages schools social centers religious literature and evangelism in cooperation with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Nashville
Dances Atkins
North Carolina
John Pepper
Tennessee
Helle H. Bennett
Kentucky
Luke G. Johnson
Georgia
Rierope
Belgium
France
Centenary Compission
Board of Missions of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Europe
Dpee
Italy
Balkans
Methodists revive ancient customs centenary drive
The Centenary Commission of the Methodist Episcopal Church South designates August 29 as a day of fasting and prayer for 2.5 million members. It begins a campaign to enroll 40 percent in the Fellowship of Intercession, establish 100,000 Family Altars, and send a thousand youths abroad as missionaries August 26–31.
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Nashville
Centenary Commission
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Rey
A Neblett
Department of Spiritual Resources
Fellowship of Intercession
Japan to modify Korean rule amid democ rat ideas
Dr S T Hager recently returned missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church South predicts Japan will temper its harsh rule in Korea. He notes military leaders seek thorough, permanent control but says democratic ideas and milder treatment of subject races are growing. He cites Centenary movement funds and expansion of Christian missions in the Orient with medical, educational and evangelistic work.
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Nashville
Japan
Korea
S. T. Hager
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Hager
Orient
Ways of Earning Money During Sumner Vacation
Aimed at children earning money for War Savings Stamps during summer break. It outlines options for rural and urban youths including gardening crops, selling surplus produce, preserving fruit, raising pigs chickens or rabbits, berry picking, and helping with chores. Emphasizes saving and investing in War Savings Stamps at four percent interest.
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War Loan Organization
Richmond
Public Call to Support War Savings and Fight Reds
A loud patriotic appeal targets agitators and Bolsheviks, urging Americans to defend the war savings system left by forefathers. The notice condemns opposing groups, calls for upholding liberty and equality, and encourages joining the War Savings Society by investing EST to back the nation.
Untitled fragment prompts on saving and deposits
Fragmentary text references saving money, deposits, and counting items with unclear context. No identifiable people, places, or events are extractable. Summary notes the garbled nature and lack of concrete details.
Benjamin Franklin's thrift as lifelong example and lesson
Rene Bache, Franklin's descendant, recalls the early thrift and generosity of the famed printer. Franklin saved wages, lent without interest, and carried others through paydays, illustrating that frugality funded opportunity. The piece urges readers to start saving now with thrift stamps.
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Benjamin Franklin
Rene Bache
Spiadelphia
Market Street
Delaware
Franklin
Joana
Thrift as the bedrock of wealth and success
Thrift is described as vital for both poor and rich, a limitless power guiding present contentment and future prosperity. It promises personal effort, no capital, and dividends that last through time, lifting a person to higher living and financial security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
Work and Save to Reduce Price Says Harding
Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board argues to the Banking Committee that currency reduction is unnecessary. He asserts the remedy is to work regularly and save, increasing production and distribution of goods while practicing economy. Postwar price rises come from relaxed personal spending and war-time demand, not currency policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
W. P. G. Harding
United States Senate
Harding
Barka
How Other People Get Ahead Savings Pamphlet
The Savings Division of the Treasury offers a pamphlet titled How Other People Get Ahead to help those earning under $5,000 yearly save money. It provides budgets for incomes from $15 a week, guidance on living costs, and suggestions to promote thrift through schools and family discussions. It advocates campaigns and committees to raise awareness and apply budgeting in communities.
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Savings Division
Treasury Department
Leper Colony War Savings Stamp Drive Noted
Reports from Honolulu show 32 purchasers at the Pen kese Island Leper Colony bought War Savings and Thrift Stamps in July, totaling 1,984 dollars. The colony’s per capita sales reached 62 dollars, part of a broader program that has surpassed 2,029,000 dollars in sales nationwide, signaling strong optimism and money-saving effort amid hardship.
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Farawal
Hawaii
Honolulu
Pen _kese Island
Altether
United States
Harwati
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Southern Methodists
Ooutherners Plan
Centenary Common
S. E. Hager
Oves
Sumner
A.B. C. OF
Ben Franklin
Thrift
Ncle
Sam Ia
U. S. Treasury
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