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Show CANADA METHODIST CHURCH GROWING TORONTO. Oct. 27. Membership in tlit Methodist church In Canada has increased in the past four years from ;t-S,:'H to 46.933. according to a quadrennial quad-rennial report nmde at the opening vt the Methodist general conference today. to-day. Increases of salaries to in'.nis-leru in'.nis-leru In Canada during the four jot-war jot-war years, says the report, have advanced ad-vanced the total salaries paid from ' Jl.Tfcl'.SSO in 1917-ia 10 J.'.iTMOl In 121-22. The report notes a considerable Jn-j Jn-j crease In the funds raised for all pur- r poses in the same period, the uctual figurts belnc $4,i35.2ti in 1U and tt.303.323 in the year junt onded. Churches, parsonage, other lu tiding, and cemetery properties owned by the church in Canada and Newfoundland uie valued close to ll was announced. The Kev. S. P. Cliown of thH city uill come up for reelection as general gen-eral superintendent of the Methodist church in Canada at the confrre!ic as will the ten secretaries of the departments de-partments of the church. |