The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1909-12-10

livered a very able and impres
sive sermon to a large and ap
preciative audience.
On Monday the final report
of all the committees were mad
and the only business left befor,
the Conference was the an
nouncement of the appointment
to the various charges.
The following is the statisoa
repcrt:
STATISTICAL REPORT.
The statistical secretary, Rev. w. l.
Duren, submitted the general stats
tical report of the conference year, as
follows:
Number of local preachers, So; mem.
bers, 53,992; infants baptized, 5s8
adults baptized. 2,62S; senior league,
43, junior 25, total 6S; members, senior
352, junior 865, tctal 2 2-27; numbe
Sunday schools, ass; officers and teach
ers, 2,S09; scholars, 29,323. Assumed
for superannuate preachers and then
widows and orphans, SIS, 500; paid OF
this fund, $5, 95. Paid presiding
elder, Sl4, ,37O 60; for support for bish
ops, $1,941 Number of church organi
cations, COS; houses of worship. $50
value of churches. LOOP, 247. Indebted
ness, 1885, Pastoral charges, ). 160
parsonages, 14l; value of parsonages,
$240. l10; Indebtedness, 5,483. Dis
tricts, 8; district parsonages, 8; values,
$23, 600; indebtedness, $500. Churche.
damaged, 10; amount of damages, So,
GIG insurance carried, 1852, 400; losses,
1921; premiums paid, So, ,572; collec-
tions on losses, $795. Contributed t,
American Bible Society, S1,ol2. Churcl
extension assessment, SIS, 600; paid, $4,
285.
The report indicated an advance il
practically every point over last yeai
A collection was taken for r. A Eli.
and B. P. Patterson. two needy super
annuates, amounting to $100.
The following are the appointments
fer the Aberdeen and Corinth Districts
Aberdeen District ]. Fl. Felts
presiding elder: Aberdeen, j. R. CouL
tiss; Aberdeen circuit; l.. I. Sargent
Amory and Nettle ION, r. y. Brown
Pittsborough, Joseph Beasley, supply
Derman circuit, r. P. Gore: Vardama
and Calhoun City, W. c. Carlisle
Buena Vista, O. P. Armour; fremont,
A. L. Davenport; Houlka, T. j. Dun
rett; Houston, L. w. Cain: Montpelier.
j. A. Poe; Nettleton, I. E. Yancey
Fulton, r. H. Kemp; Okolona, r. A
Clark; Okolona circuit, M. A. Burns
Palestine, Thomas Mills; Pontotoc, j.
T. Lockhart; Prairie, J.eS. Duke; Shar,-
mn, j. J. Garner; SInithyill, w. fi
Bowling; Tupelo, w. L. burden;
Verona, D. w. Babb.
CoriEth District-B. P. Jaco, presd-
ing elder; Rienz, Fl. Cunningham
Wheeler, J. D. Boggs, supply; Tisl-
omingo, w. N, Dodds, supply; Boone.
vile circuit, w. V, Shearer; Boone,
vile mission, to be supplied; Belmont,
E. C. Sulliyan, j, H. Bynum super
numerary; Blue Springs, A. M. Ben
Iett: Corinth, L. M. Broyles, Corinth,
South Side; K P. Foust; Corinth cir
cult, P. A Miller, supply; Dry Creel
mission, j. Gullett. Dumas and New
Hope, d. M. Floy; East Bonneville, I.
G. Adair; Guntown, 0. l.. Savage, G.
W. Gordon Supernumerary, Hatchie
mission, c. W. Allen; Iuka, ]. B. Ran
colIh; Iuka circuit, j. r. James, sun
Fly; Jonesboro, j. E. Stevenson, sup
/ ly; Kossuth, A. A, Martin; Mantachie
M. L. Ward, supply; Marietta, H. c.
Edmondson; Mooresville, G. w, Nc.
Claim; Myrtle, w. w. Jones; New Al
bany, L. M. Llpscomb; New Albans
circuit, A. w. Longley; Rainy, G. A
Northington; Ripley and Blue Noun
tain, j. H. Bass.
The following former pastors
of the Tupelo church were as
signed to the following work: N
G. Augustus, returned as presid
siding Elder of the Durant dis
trict; R. A. Meek elected editol
of the New Orleans Christian
Advocate; T. W. Lewis returnet
as pastor Of the First Chul ch
columbus. Mr.. Lewis is ais,
commissioner of Education o
Mlllsaps College; W. W. Woolaro
Presiding Elder OF the GreenyllI
district.
The work of the local churcl
was exceptionally good and MI
Wcolard, the pastor, made tn
Lest report ever carried fror
this charge to the conference
A summary which follows show
that the church has been wild
awake and has done a libers
.part toward advancing the wor
ia every line. One speci;
II = e !, g. :.