The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-16
SUMMING UP THE
CONFERENCE WORK
One Of the Most Pleasant and
Profitable Seasons Ever
Held.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
The New Statistics Show Grati-
tying Advances in All De
partinents.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Especial From Our Stan Correspondent
DANv1LLE, VA, November i5.-Tho
one hundred and twcnty-third session OF
the Virginia Annual Conference, Meth
udlst Episcopal Church, South, completed
its work by II o'clock last night and It's
proceedings are now matter Of his
tory. This morning the Main Street Meth.
odlst Church, the seat OF the Conference
which has for the past eight days been
tho crowded scene OF as much busy
business as u bee hive looks Il.
lonesome and forlorn as a country sta
tion on Il narrow, guage railway after
the last train Tor the duy mas passed.
All the preachers agree that tnis has
been one OF the moss pleasant and pro-
iituoe sessions the Conference has ever
held.
4 Bishop Galloway, undoubtedly one OF
the ATTEST members OF the college OF
bishops, BY his alfabic manner and his
/. dlgnifled good hnmor. together with his
| business like way al dspatching bust
| ness. early won his way to the hearts OF
the members Of the Conference and all
OF the congregations which attended the
j sessions.
The years work BY the Conference Is
}
replies to a series of minute questions
/ wncn are asked Ut the last session Of
the body. These answers give In concrete
form the years WORK and the cuno!t, o.:
OF the church. They are very !nterestir
10 the reading public and especial!
tMethcdist readers,
| The onswers furnish the folowirE.
statistics:
Su:nrer OF local preachers this year
\ 81. q decrease OF two, that number havl.
| at this session entered the itinerant scr
vice.
+ Number OF members of the churches.
tssl5s, increase over last year 1896.
Number Of infants baptized during ,iiti
year 1,1:9 decrease 19j.
\ Number Of adults baptized. 1905 IT,
crease over previous year. 305
Number OF Epwortia Leagues, i2l. de-
crease, 4.
Number OF Epwor,h League members,
1855 decrease, 1s5.
Number OF Sunday schools ST. increase.
Number OF sunday schoo. teachers s.
i Coz. increase Is.
Number OF scholars 67,22l. increase r.
6s5
Amount necessary for superannntcj
preachers and the widows and orphans OF.
preachers. sl7,f0l same as las, year.
Collections on foregoing fund. -lA.10.47.
1ncrensc over last year s1fGa7
Ano;int contributed for missions: For-
el~n. s2A. 65c5D derrease sLA7soi: domestic.
f1es74 !ncrcase f1nf9, From Rosebud
Societies. s5.Se2!5n Increase. s5s9e 90 Contr-
buted for church extension. sG.ls9 50. IN
crease $50 ~. PAID the American Bible
Society s1,ona.G,, decrease $3.50.
Amount contributed to pny presiding
elders, s1s,Te6.1s. Increase :2os.42 TO pay
prca chcrs In charge. son. 9s3. 70, increase,
s5.Fo63l: contributed for support OF
bishops s3.124EN increase ss0sS
Number OF houses OF worship. III de-
crease 5: value or bouces of worship, 81
sIs ols. Increase SCOTT: srtleb'incss %,
churches. sl27.214, decreasc, ss.sI2.
Number Of pastoral charges ~, IN
crease 2. Numters OF 17arsonagcs Ia, llI-
crease 2. Value Of parsonases $4,000. In
crease 800, Indebtedness on parsorages.
SAG PEI decrease E2.1Sa
Number OF districts. II: district par
so,,ages. q value OF district paraona9es.
50 SO no indeht edness insurance carried
on churches. s1.22a.7s7: on parsonagcs.
sKo,G75. Churches damaGed b. fire dur!n.
the year 9; amount OF damage sG'7
r. s. W.