South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-30
ALL DISTRICTS
ARE FL0URISHING
Superintendent in Reports Call
Attention to Improvements
and Work Accomplished.

Expression OF the aourishinr con-
dition of Methodism in the four dis
tricts that lie within the bounds ~
the Northwest Indiana conference was
found "Wednesday in the reports Of the
district superintendents. OF chief
concern was the report Of II. II. APP
pleby. superintendent of the south
Bend district His statement OF con-
ditions within his province i'm brief
follows.
The completion OF much church
and parsonage building was accom-
pHshe1. according 90 the report.
Griffith Methodists have set about Sc
curing a church. and the hope was ex-
pressed by Rev Appleby that the con-
ference would endorse a gift OF $500
asked by the church seekers with an
additional loan OF $1,000 from the
Church Extension society. for which
application has also been made
The Epworth league has received
an added impetus in many quarters,
and the Ladies Aid societies i'm the
district have raised more than $4,000
most of which has been expended in
the betterment of church properties.
the report stated.
Continuing, Rev Appleby called at
tention to the financial depression
which was felt keenly i'm the South
Bend district. and the tight against
the liquor interests i'm the district
HcSSXilIc Work ThFiNcS.
Rev. Appleby also spoke Of the work
being done liz HessVille in Lake coun-
~ i'm his report stating that a new
but thriving organization had been
established there. The community
there has a church society of 80 mem
bers and an Epworth league of %
members with a sunday school num-
bering so.
Activity in securing new church
mem bers was heavy In the CraW
louisville district according to L. g..
LeaZenby. district superintendent Due
to the efforts of Evangelist Bob Jones.
l,006 new members were added, or
this number the largest being in
Charlottesville, where 219 new menu
bers were added AT Hillsboro there
were 100 accessions. 100 al Waveland.
and Is at Clark's Hill Many other
churches showed increases of from %
TO 70.
New churches costing nearly $4,000
have been erected during the past
year by church organizations. The
total amount of money expended
amounted almost 20 $4,000.
Subscriptions and benevOlences to-
I tailed more than they did the proceed
ing year according TO the report. The
greatest increase was in Crawfords-
Vile. where $1,000 more was raised
than during the previous year
Spend $50. 600 i'm Lafayette District.
In the Lafayette district. the report
Of Rev. \. W. Wood showed that
something like $4,000 was spent i'm
the erection of new church edidces
and for Improvements. To the salar-
les of eight pastors. $500 was added
which proved another feature OF the
work during the year. Increase in
membership by means of revival ser
vices was reported.
The redemption OF TerTe Haute con-
stituted in the main the principal fea-
ture of the report made by Rev. J. O..
Campbell. superintendent of the
Greencastle district. Savage inroads
on vice and crime conditions We're
made by MethCdism there, the report
said
A new church AT Clinton, now in
the process of construction showing
a total outlay OF $4,000 expense. OF
which $4,000 was subscribed previous
to the excavating for the basement,
was a feature of the report
Dr. Campbell gave credit for the
Montrose church at Terre Haute for
working during the DAYS preceding
the trial of Dom Roberts The church
added 264 persons 10 its membership.
paid 81 600 on its debt and added
$500 TO the pastors salary.