The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-21
.METHOD|STS ADD
1853 MEMBERS.
Southern Churches IN ST. Louis
Report Close of Prosper
GUS Year.
CENTENARY CHURCH IN LEAD.
Pastors viii Depart Tomorrow
for the Annual Conference
at Pennington. Mo-
Few Changes Likely.
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q YEARS ADDITION To Q


The conference year OF the ST. Louis
District NJ E. churches. South. which
closed yesterday Is considered by Presid-
ing Elder Briggs and church pastors TO
be the most successful in the history Of
the denomination in St Louis.
Reports from all the important church
es OF the city with the exception OF Wag-
oner. Place and Mount Auburn churches
show the tctal number of additions to
have been LIS. Six hundred and sixty-six
Of this number is reported from Centenary
Church, which has had most remarkable
year under the leadership of the Reverend
Doctor w F. McNurry Second on the
list is the Lafayette Park Church. which
reports 27S additions as the result of the
first years labors there OF the Reverend
Doctor 7. 6. Sharp
The Reverend ]. s Tilley, who took
charge of the Cabanne Church last Sep
tember. reports los additions \ year ago
this congregation numbered ISL. so that
the increase Is g per cent over the MEM
bership OF a year ago.
Another church where q great increase
in per cent IS noted Is Mount Zion. whose
congregation has been RAISED from thirty
three TO seventy-five members.
ST. Johns Church, the most expensive
temple of Southern MeJhodism, ana St
Paul's Church have both been dedicated
within the last year. and a costly struc-
ture is now being built TO take the place
Of the old CarondeIet N. z. Church.
South
Figures prepared by the pastors for the
statistical secretary Of the conference are
CENTENARY CHURCH.
Centenary Churrh-Nurnber ot members. /. So:
members received during the year sss: num-
Der Of scholars in sunday schools. 1.3s7. Of
dss sssF' :esoO aa 0l 81 sgxoqt e ea
Leagues .I. Money raised BY Erworth
esnss ixe snsoeSs ot WS1asns FSfesn Misoaaiy
society. sc: money raised oy eighty two mem
mda.y nsIs rsissd . Sy | Iad.e. H Guild SO: no6:y
raised by the Young Woman's Foreign Mis-
Ssptissn.. aS Is. the ekurcS has paid TO 70 tS. ):
Iocai city mission and Church Extension So
city more than s.Ooe. and for other henevOi.ncss
ST. JOHNS CHURCH
ST. Johns Church-Nuuter Of memberx 50:
members reesiyed da5ins ysar. 20: scholars
purposes. which includes part OF the cost
of the new building. sso.oco-
MOUNT ZION CHURCH
Noun. Zion Churrh-Nuruber of members. Is.
members received during year. "a: two ED
worth Leagues. with 81 u1eEbers have con-
.SS,se s 'HGsf eoSfefsnee qnea eoiIa5, sth
have been paid in full: the pastor has preached
married three couples and coaduetsd 5 funeral
services; q new church has been built and
another Is now IN course Of erection at Hin-
town
CABANSE CHURCH.
Cabsnre Church-N1.nber Of member. -:
number OF additions during pas, year. ios; the
attendance at Sunday schools ard fspworJn
Leagues has Increased: an afternoon sunday
school at the Girls. Industrial Home has been
established under the care of the church, this
church until a year sEo. a mission church.
curing assistance from without for It's sup
port. has CT Itself raised more than si.e09 the
FIRST CHURCH
First Church-NuEnber OF members. "a: num-
Der of additions. 81: number OF additions dur
ing two yam postorzte OF retiring pastor
more than 70. the church has raised during the
year 1852. and II now cut CT debt. repairs