The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-16
Methodist Pastors to Receive
More Money This Year.
Three Members Reelected to
Conference Claimants Board.
BIG FUND ALMOST RAISED
Total of $41I,645.I5 Has Been
Subscribed to Date.
Report a Highly
Successful Church Year.

The average salary of the Meth5-
dist ministers in the eastern third OF
Kansas VIII be slightly eased dur
ing the ensuing year. according to re-
ports of three district superintendent
presented this morning at the Kansas
annual conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal chu. --.. The suDerintend-
ents presenting reports were: The
Rev. John MacLean, Atehison dis
trict; the Rev. John w. Scott. Fort
Scott district, and the Rev. II. O. Hnl-
ter, Empor-a district. The four DIS
trict superintendents who will pre-
sent reports Friday morning are: The
Rev. A J. Heaton, Independence dis
trict; the Rev. f. NJ. Bailey. Kansas
City district; the Rev. f. w. Hawkes.,
Manhattan district, and the Re=. c. b.
zook, Topeka d.--rict.
The Rev. H. A. Gordon. of Inde-
pendence; the Rev. Bascom Robbins,
of Kansas City. and the Rev. c. b.
Zook, OF Topeka. were reelected 20
serve as members of the conference
claimants board for a period of one
year. The members of the board, who
are. serving two-year terms, are: Tho
Rev. w A. Keve, OF Chanute; the Rev
Z. ]. Gardner of Eskridge, and the
Rev. John w. r. Clardy. of Topeka
The mem bers of the board. who are
serving three-year terms. are; The
Rev. O. c. Bronson. of Council Grove;
the Rev. w. p. Wharton, of Emporia,
and the Rev, c. E. Holeombe, of From
tenac The members of the board.
who are serving four-year terms are;
The Rev. G. L. Hovgard, of Ahilene'
the Rev. S. L. Buckner, of Junction
City, and. the Rev. II. o. Hotter, OF
Emporia.
Fund Almost Subscribed.
The conference claimants endow-
ment fund is four-fifths subscribed.
according to the biennial report is
sued today by the Rev. Benson NJ
Powell. executive secretary. The con-
ferences quota is $504, 458, OF which
$411, ,S45.15 has been subscribed. Spe-
cial gifts amounting to $36.035 have
been donated. The ministers are
asked to pay per cent of their years
salary to this fund. The fund Is for
the support of retired ministers
The report issued by the Rev. John
MacI Iean, superintendent of the AtChi-
SON district showed a highly SUCCESS
ful church year. Nine churches In
the district Of the Methodist Episcopal
church (South), were taken over by
the denomination Seven OF these
churches were divided into three
charges. The charges are: Potter and
Cummings; Easton and Kickapoo;
Jarbalo. Pleasant Valley and Bethel
The Fasrrnount and Bethel churches,
which are located in rural nieghbor-
hooSs south of Everest, Kan, were
defunct and had mortgages aggregat-
ing to S1,750, It was reported In
the final settlement the returns from
Methodist Episcopal church tSouthl.
The appointment Of the Rev VIII
liam J. Marshall, of Troy. a S district
evangelist was sanctioned by Bishop
L. l. Waldorf.
Big Membership Increase.
The membership Of the churches in
the Atchisou district increased 1850
during the year. There were 1900
accessi0ns and 1,14O conversions.
Approximately S14.29O,O 600 was re-
ceived in centenary pledges during
the year The work of two churches
in the district during the year was
o pecialv pointed out The Meta
waka church. of which the Rev {. +.
Tsisrey * pastor, 12O conversions ana
1I2 accessions were reported. The
Horton church. OF which the Rev.
Eugene Kramer is pastor. sixty-siN
conversions and 100 accessions were
reported. Few increases and few re-
ductions in pastors salaries were re-
ported.
Soldier Church Improved.
Tho Soldier church made improve
tuents on its edifice amounting 10
$4,000. The Rev. r. o. Griffin is pas
tor. The Birmingham church made
improvements in it's structure amount
ing to $4,000 This did not include
voluntary labor. The Rev. II. c. Was
sell is pastor The Michigan Avenue
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