The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-23
High Methodist Valuation in
TOpeka's District.
More Than S13O,OOO in I'm
proyements in Year.
SESSIONS CLOSED TODAY
Busy Conference Adjourned in
Topeka This Afternoon.
Money Raised to Conduct
100000 Campaign.

The Kansas Conference Methodist
Episcopal church adjourned at 1:15
o'clock this afternoon after a pro-
longed and busy season which was
concluded with the reading of the ap-
pointments by Bishop w. o. Shepard
of Kansas City.
N. J. Adams. statistical secretary
reported that the total valuation of
churches in the Topeka district is es-
imated at $2,631, $50, and that $132.-
$50 has been paid on improvements in
the last year. There are 565 churches
in the Kansas conference and 267 par
sonages. The latter are valued at
$4S1,21O.
The total amount of money paid in
salaries, house rent, etc, in the last
year was s319,079. Money paid to dis
trict superintendents, the bishop, re-
tired ministers, etc. was $364,429.
A total enrolment in the Confer
ence Sunday schools was 83,7SS. En-
rollment in the Senior Epworth league
was 1899; in the Junior league.
4,26S.
More than $4,000 was raised at the
conference this morning to pay for
the field work in conducting the cam
pafgn for $150,0O0 as endowment fund
TOR the support of retired ministers in
the Kansas conference. 1t took little
time to raise this amount. That the
Methodist ministers are liberal there
is no disputing. They donate nearly
per cent of their salaries for one
purpose or another in many instances
at the annual conferences Prior to
the close of the meeting collection
was taken for the janitors which
amounted to $20.3S.
j. p. Slaughter, chairman of the local
committee on entertainment, whose
work has been appreciated by the Wis
assembly this morning and make a
speech.
Bishop Shepard announced this
morning that it was not thought ad-
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Kansas conference districts this year.
Stimulate Evangelism.
Upon recommendation of the COM
mittee on evangelism decision was
made to appoint a commission on
evangelism to stimulate the evangeI-
istic spirit in the Kansas conference.
j. w. De Yoe of Abilene was appoint
ed chairman of the commission.
H. e. Wolfe, new superintendent of
the Topeka district, was named this
trustees of the Methodist Episcopal
Home for the Aged to succeed the
Rev. E. Il. Urner, of the Walnut
Grove Methodist church, who will
move to California.
The committee on women's work
urged the support of missionary work
and commended the women for their
work among the Pottawatomie In
dians.
Bishop Turkeel told the conference
of the work of the church in Porto
Rico. He spoke highly of the theoIogi-
cal school for the education of native
preachers on the island.
George f. Satterlee, who is retiring
from the position as presiding elder
of the Ottawa district, was presented
with two double eagles. The pre-
sentation speech was made by DIR. w.
n. Mason, president of Baker univer-
sity. Mr.. Satterlee gave the present
to the fund for retired ministers.
DR.. Ben jamin Young announced this
morning that Mrs. BernhCim, the con-
verted Jewess who spoke at the con-
was to undergo an operation
at Chicago today. Mrs. Bernheim be-
came i'll while in Topeka and was
rushed to her home in Chicago.