The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-10-21
The Commercial. Union City, Tenn
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81. 1921.
STOP, READ, PONDER.
By Rev. H. B. Johnston.

Forasmuch as some have seen fl
to decry the Memphis Conference, j
seems good to me to make few OBJ
servations, lest we forge:. The Con
ference in its present territory date
to 1870. Previous to that the Nortl
Mississippi was a part of it. To b,
associated with the great is honor.
will therefore draw SONS compari
sons with those known to be strong.
In 1871 the Memphis --1nferenc'
he'd eighty-two charges, will
twelve parsonages, seven districts
with no parsonages, 275 Sunday
schools and 1884 schools. The av
erage salary of pastors assessed wa:
$602.39, for presiding elders, l.,
1901. The membership of the Con
ference was 1882. In 1920, eight
districts with parsonages, 1Se
charges with 179 parsonages; aver
age for pastors assessed Counting
missionary appropriately SLAB
and $1,000 for presiding elders. In
recent survey of the United States
100000 of 10000 ministers had an
average salary of $1,000. There are
538 Sunday schools, $500 scholars,
and Conference membership is 49,
1875. The total paid last year was
$1,073,143. The Conference occu-
pies West Tennessee and West Ken
lucky and is the smallest territory
of any of our Conferences.
The North Alabama Conference
had in 1871 nincty-three charges
with fourteen parsonages, seven dis
trics3 with no parsonages, 800 Sun
day schools, 11,493 scholars. The
average assessed for pastors, $438.23;
for presiding elders $9S1.71. The
membership of the Conference was
24,424. In 1920, 10 districts with
10 parsonages; 295 charges with 254
psrsonagcs. The average assessed
for pastors, $l,346.60, for presiding
elders, $4,095.S4, missionary appro-
preparations counted; 726 sunday
schools and 65,5S7 scholars. The
Conference membership is 109,352.
Total paid last year, $1,515.949
The Louisville Conference had in
1882 (did not have earlier recoru,
1913 charges with 81 parsonages; IL
no parsonages; 265 Sunday
schools, 14,422 scholars. The aver
age salary of the pastor was 1912;
average salary presiding elders, $802.
The Conference membership was 3d.
1877. In 1920, seven districts with
1T charges with 15S
average salary assessed
for pastors, $1,132; for presiding
elder, $2,787, missionary appropria-
tions counted; there are 420 Sunday
schools, 3S,557 scholars; Conference
6O,449; total paid for
all purposes, $674,632.
The Holston Conference in 1878
had so charges with 81 parsonages,
IL districts (parsonages not given) ;
average salary for pastors, $3.50; for
presiding elders, 1913; 41S Sunday
schools, with 1882 scholars; Con-
ference membership. 35,205. In 1920
here are ten districts with Il par
239 charges with 189 par
'onages. Average salary of pastors,
S1.234.S6; for presiding elders, 3d.
1880; total paid last year, $1,110,-
,94; TIA Sunday schools, with $751;
rs scholars; Church members, 81
1877.
The Tennessee Conference in 1871 |
lad 131 charges (paroonages not
,iven) IA districts, with no parson-
Iges; 356 Sunday schools and 1900
cholars. Conference membership,
'6,459. Average salary of pastors.
-; of presiding elders, In
920 there are 10 districts with
'arsonages, 205 charges with 1872
'arsonages; average salary of pas
ors, $1,130.6O; of presiding elders,
2,395.00, missionary appropria-
ions counted; 616 Sunday schools,
1901 scholars; total paid for all
purposes, $S67,582.
The North Mississippi Conference
lad in 1882 (could not get 1870 |
IL charges with 39 pa.sonages;
istricts with no parsonages; aver
ge salary of pastors, ,$250.22; of
residing elders, $SO1.26; 279 Sun
lay schools. 1857 scholars. In 1920
here were 40 charges, with 100
'arsonages; districts with par
onages; average salary of pastors.
'1,465; Of presiding elders, 1857,
appropriations counted;
1879 Sunday schools, with .a.6-S
cholars; Conference membership,
i2,543; total paid last year for an
purposes, $7S6,110.
The Commissions of Finance show
he following assessed in 1920:
General.-M m phis, S56,7SO;
$42,S4O; North Missis-
ippi, $46,240; Tennessee, S54.s30; |