Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-13
CHURCH WORK
SHOWS A GAIN,
STATE BISHOPS
CONTINUED From PaEe oneJ

ste.-i'ng, H., Detroit, Mich, Wayne,
Ree6Sburg, Wis. Rochester, Mia, and
Benton Harbor, Mich.
The educational and the United Enlist
ment movement were outstanding In the
district in the quadrennium, Bishop FoCt
reported One institution Of learning Is
located in the district, the Indiana Cen
traI College, in this city, and founded
fourteen years ago. Bishop Fout re-
ported the value Of the property and en-
dowment Of the schools eight years ago
was S67. 1893; four years ago, S172,OO0, and
now has grown to S54T GOO. Demands
are now facing the district for more
buildings and increased equipment for the
school.
Concerning district finances, Bishop
Fout said:
The only phase Of the work in which
there is an undiminished and accelerated
gain is the financial. This Of itself has
made the quadrennium epOchal. Four
years ago the district paid for the sup
port of its ministers S316,1S1OO. This
year it will pay approximately SJOOOOO.OO
Four years ago it paid $50, 6S1.OO to the
general benevOlence budget. Last year
it paid S247, 7O2.O0. Four years ago the
district paid for all purposes S764,947.OO.
Last year it paid S1.2S5, $500. Four
years ago we had S@,7lO,CGc invested in
church houses. Last year, 1881. $4,000.
-Four years ago we had S565, $500 in
vested in parsOnages. Last year 1888. 100.
While there seems to be a decrease of
eighty in the number of Sunday schools
and Of 1900 in the enrolment, the Of
ferings of the schools last year were
40 per cent above those of four years
ago. The same is largely true Of -
Christian Ende3vor work. These organ
izatiOns have done intensive rather than
extensive work, and the results are seen
in an increased number of qualified
teachers and life-work recruits"
EvANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN
RESULTS CITED.
The southwest district is comprised Of
the States Of Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri,
Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma. New Mex
leo and Louisiana conferences. Member
ship in this district decreased in the
quadrennium by 1896. This diminish
ing is accounted for by Bishop Kephart
by the fact that many persons have re-
moved from the Jurisdiction, and BE- the
added fact that keeping Of membership
records was defective.
Through the medium Of evangelistic
campaigns there have been 1926 access
sions to the church in that district. En-
cOuraging increase in the financial re-
ports for the year 1920 were report
ed by Bishop Kephart. Pastors sal
aries were increased 29.5 per cent Sun
day school collections increased S2.5 per
cent, collections for benevOlences in
crea sed 54.6 per cent and collections for
building purposes increased % per cent
COLLEGES SHOW
EXCELLENT CONDITIONS.
Excellent conditions were reported as
prevailing in the three colleges OF the
district, located as follows: York Col
Iege. York, Neb. Leander Clark College,
Toledo, Iowa, and Kansas City Univer-
C1ty. Kansas City, Kan.
The number OF preachers in training
IS not nearly enough TO supply the need,
the bishop reported. Sixty three persons
in the district hold quarterly conference
licenses, fifty -four annual conference IL
censes, forty nine ordained, thirty nine
in college and five in the seminary pre-
pairing for the ministry.
Estimates Of superintendent in the dis
trict, according TO the bishop, are that
$4,000 is needed for home mission work.
now in operation. and that S35, 600 more
annually is needed to enter new fields.
JUBILANT OVER
OHIO DRY" VICTORY.
Much enthusiasm was registered in the
i Central district over the victory fl max
Ing Ohio dry" 1t was reported by