The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-26

40, Address by DR.. ID O. DoWhey' Inc
i twentieth Century Workman
Il The Kansas conference of the
II Met hodist Episcopal church in busl-
4 mess session this morning voted to
Inostnone adjournment until late to-
4 night. Unexpected business and the
many new appointments have made 1t
F linn possible to finish the business in the
+ Afternoon session as had been planned
e. The report of the treasurer has not
vet been completed and will probably
not be reported to the meeting until
this evening.
T More than $50 appointments are to
+ be made this year, according TO BlShop
IA Shepard. The cabinet has been IN ses-
Il sion for the last four days in an effort
b to complete their work of new as
signments of The ministers the re
suits of their works will probably not
be made public until late this evening
E Vacancies are to be filled in Emporla
FL Kansas City, Hiawatha and others of
f the largest districts. The ministerial
appointments are expected to more
B than treble those of previous sessions
II Changes in nearly every one of the
districts represented in the conference
+ will be made.
Samue! Buckner has asked that he
II be not reappointod superintendent OF
f the Clay Center district. He has
4 years. C. c. Abbot of LaCygne, has
resigned from his position, leaving an
other church Open Two districts Will
probably be abolished which will ne
H cessitate more changes
Potts Holds Charge.
Rev. L. NJ. Potts, who recently fig
ured in sensational isappearance
while on a trip to New Orleans, has
been reappointed to his Emporia
church. A new minister, however,
Il Will be appointed in case he should
be subject to another nervous break
down Petitions from the conference
members and from members of his
church were received by the confer
ence and have practically assured Rev.
Potts the reappointment-
Increase in Membership.
After a year of decreasing member
ship and then a year of practically no
increase, the conference reported this
morning that reports from the various
districts showed an actual increase in
membership of 10000 in the state and
=. an Increase of $3.50 in this conference
district which included the eastern
portion, from Wichita, east. This is
one of the most remarkable facts
brought before the conference.
This extension of Methodism in the
Kansas conference is one of the most
encouraging results brought before the
members. The easy going minister
e.
That's what the report shows" said
one of the officers The benevolence
funds have not all been filed by the
statistical secretaries and will not be
read before this evening.
The only relaxation for the dele
\ gates today will be an address by
DR.. d. G.. Downey. who is now edi-
tor of the church publications with
headquarters in New York. His
speech. The Twentieth Century
Workman" will be given before the
evening business session is called
The talk will be open to all the pub
lie and Bishop Shepard extended a
special invitation to the residents of
Topeka to hear the address.
Educational Report.
At this afternoons session the
board of education made report on
Its Finances. The Baker university
endowment fund campaign was ex-
planned. 1t was the largest campaign
OF this nature ever undertaken by
the conference, and has led the way
Tor other colleges of the state The
reports from the Baker officials show
that the pledges are being paid in an
excellent way, one-fourth of them
haang been paid in advance All in
debtedness of the college has been
paid off and pledges are still in the
hands OF the treasurer amounting to
s59o,OOO. The outlook for fulfilling
the requirements made of the school
by the New York general education
pledge of s125.OOO will probably be
secured, according to w N Mason
president of the college.
The preachers wives association
announced their election of officers
Mrs. c. B. Zook was reelected pres-
fdent; Mrs. o. U. McProud was chos.
en- secretary. and Mrs. J. B. Vernon
or Kansas City, secretary treasurer