The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22
METHODISTS GROW
IN ZEAL; ACHIEVE
BIG WORLDLY GAIN
Material and Spiritual Prog
resS Reflected in Detailed
Reports to Methodist Con-
ference.

h6p0rtS 10 Metn0dlSt Con-
ference.
The achievements of the Methodist
Episcopal churcb South, in the Mem
phls conference Tor the conference year
just brought to close were made a
matter of recorded history Saturday
when the Rev. w. p. Prichard, OF
Sharon, Tenn, conference statistical
secretary, submitted summary OF the
detailed reports from each pastoral
charge, which revealed that $3.50 new
members had been added to the 599
churches i'll the eight districts of the
conference; that the great sum Of $901,-
z44 had been raised for support OF the
church and its activities, and that sub
slantlal progress had been made in
every department of the church.
In determined effort to bring the
session TO close Sunday night, Bishop
Atkins gave business matters and de-
paftmental reports precedence over
everything Saturday and the addresses
tnal had been set as special orders of
business were made to conform with
the accelerated program. The Rev. e.
f. Waterfield presented the report of
the board Of temperance and social
service. and addresses were made by
Or, John l.. Weber and George r.
James with the report at their theme
Saturday night the program will be
under the auspices of the board of
church extension, with addresses by DR..
R. H. Mahon' and DIR. H. A. Boaz, gem
erai secretary of the board. providing
that the rush of business necessary to
conclude the session does not make
necessary a change in the arrangements
That the church had enjoyed a won
oerfully prosperous year was known to
everyone, but the detailed figures show
Ing the progress made, as submitted
TO The c0nfprQnRa hU I1F I'D
has been awaited with interest second
only to the appointment of pastors to
their respective fields of activity for
next year.
conference was shown to be 77,046. AS
compared with the figures for last year
this does not reveal the extent of the
progress made, since il was the policy
Of the presiding elders last year to
clear all the church records of dead
tlmper with the result that the church
Tolls were cut to such an extent that
tne 6,6s0. new members taken into the
CHURCH during the year resulted In a
net increase Of only 440.
Inc h98 churches in the Memphis
eonIeTenee are grouped in lSl pastoral
ssnarges, served by 164 local preachers.
lhefe were 2,30S adults and 663 In
AAlaFs baptized dirinRsMkhe year.
liHaay school records SHOW that
a.s24 officers and teachers are m
Nterttb ~ VI AMca Dol SCHOOLS, WnlCh nave
a total enrolment OF 50, 100, which is an
increase of 6S in the teaching force,
put decrease Of IS in the total en-
rollment
There are 80 Epworth League chap
tsrs with a membership of 3,249 and
1SS Women's Missionary societies with
q membership Of 1922
The contributions Of the conference
for the various needs of the church
follow:
Foreign missions .........$ 16,543
Home and conference missions 1855
church extension ......,....... 1854
Euucation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9,S7l
Conference claimants and super ..
8annuate endowment fund -. Is Alb
American Bible society ...... 1898
@yGeneral conference expense -. 466
Womens Missionary society,". 50,999
Support of bishops ........... 4194
Support of presiding elders. 80. 20,696
support of preachers ........... 222, ,119
Total raised for all purposes. 1901, PA
Total raised for all purposes last
year Observation-Disclosures. $6S3,297
The conference has an investment of
$2,402, sos in its .57S houses of wcrshi },
on which the present Indebtedness is
$s6,653,
The value of the parsonages in the
pastoral charges is $3.50. 300, with an
Indebtedness of $35.512. The eight dis
trict parsonages for the res 'denc> of
the presiding elders are valued at
$47,500
} For Saturday evening. special music
will be furnished by the quartet from
Calvary Episcopal church, with the fol-
lowing program:
Prelude-Romance ...,...,.... Renner
Mr.. Walton.
Festival Te Deum .;;...,;;. p. Buck
c. M. Saner, j. R. Kinnie.
Fear Not, o Israel ..........,.....,
Quartet.
Solo--T Will Fxto Thee. ..,.,.. .Costo
Mrs. Murrah
More than 80 of the working boards
of the conference and large number Of
special committees will have made their
reports Saturday night, II the session
is brought to close Sunday night, as
the bishop hopes to do.
DR.. H. A. Boaz, Of Louis
Ss Sn6 a Ky o0ursS secretary eEtsu,o6 of Mi ,hs
speak Saturday night on Stewardship
and Life Hervice' This service will be
in the interest OF the centenary con-
servati0n program, and some OF the
most vital issues in-honnection with this
movement will be discussed
Four New Preachers.
Sunday morning Bishop Atkins will
! receive into full connection in the con-
ference four new preachers, who have
successfully completed the course of
study prescribed by the church. The
mem to be admitted into full connection
are H. r. Rose, Il. l.. Robinson, G. G,
F'ain and f, M. Buck.
Two travelling deacons and four local
deacons will also be ordained by Bishop
Atkins at this time. The travelling dea
cons are II. l.. Robinson and r, NJ
Buck. The local deacons are Il. W.
Weir, G. A. Frey W. f. Harris and
H. l.. Lax.
Sunday night Ray Pafford will be or
daned travelling elder and A. G. Barnes
and r. H. Harper local elders.
The memorial service for the men,
bers of the conference who departed
this life during the past year will be
held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
memorial service will be in honor Of
the memory of H, Y. Bagby, w. A.
Russell, e. B. Graham. G. X. Brooks,
T. E. Foust, B. F. Peoples, T. r, Saun-
ders, r. V. Taylor and A. NJ West.
The final act of the conference Is the
reading of the appointments of the pas
tors to their new assignments. II the
business Of the session Is completed Sat
urday IL, appointments will be read
after the preaching services Sunday
night, otherwise the session viii con
tinue until Monday.