The log cabin Democrat., 1920-07-24
BATESV|LLE NOW
 LEADS CENTENARY STANDING BY DISTRICTS Forrest City Wins Third in Church on Boosts to Salaries-46.9 Per
 Cent for Conference.

Batesville district, of which Rev, H. L. Wade is presiding elder, again led the North Arkansas Conference in the collection of amounts due on pedges made during the Centenary campaign. Reports for the quarter ending June 30 are published Tn the cuurrent issue of the Centenary Record the conference journal of the Centenary campaign published by Howard C. Johnston, conference treas urer. Conway district, which stood last in the conference on reports for the first three months of 1920, has ad- vanced to seventh place on reports for th.s quarter. During the period cov- cred, Batesville district collected S22,- 496.6O on total of S36,671.74 in pledges falling due during that time, a percentage of 61.3. Conway district collected $18,474.1S on a total of S45,- Zo9.29 for percentage of 40.7
 Fayetteville district the past quar- ter moved from third to second place. having, percentage of 58.2. In the order of their standing, other districts of the conference are Searcy, Para gould, Fort Smith, Bonneville, Con- way, Forrest City and Jonesboro While eighth in standing by percent age, Forrest City district collected the largest amount of any of the nine dis tricts, having total collections of $22 ,584.74 on $57,50111 due on pledges made during the campaign Forrest City district also achieved an- other distinction in standing third in the entire Southern Methodist church Tn the amount of increases added to preachers salaries. This district in- creased the salaries of it's pastors by $15,000. Jonesboro district added $1O,00O, Conway $8,000, Paragould SS,363, Batesville $4,000, Fayetteville S5,l25, and Searcy $4,O00
 A notable success is being reached Tn the Centenary series of revivals throughout the territory of the con- ference, according to the Record. /" To date, 1922 converts have been made, although the campaign is hard ly under way. As orig lnally planned, the Centenary revivals would have taken place the last week in April, but various causes conspired to de- i lay their inauguration in the rural dis tricts, and the greatest amount of work will as consequence be done In the summer months.
 For the coming fall, the Centenary leaders in the conference plan a great ''collection day. at which time an eff fort will be made to secure the re- demption of all pledges to that date and to replace many of the delinqu- ents in the paid" column This fea- ture of Centenary work will be giver wide publicity in church publications and especially in the issue of the Record" for the quarter ending Sep tember 30. Extremely beneficial re- suits on church finances, coming from the Centenary movement arc seen by the Record" Conference claims, which go to aged ministers and their families and the families of deceased ministers, are being more fully and more promptly paid than ever before.
 Pledges given during the Centenary drive were for a period of five years. The extent of collections each quarter is shown in the Record" which is distributed among church pastors, presiding elders and various other of fcers of the conference. All collec- tions are handled through the confer ence treasurer. On June 30, the nine districts were given the following