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Show METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA GROWING TORONTO, Oct 2. Membership in the Methodist church in Canada haa Increased in the past four years from 388.210 to 406 933, according to a quadrennial report made at tho opening of the Methodist general conference con-ference today. Increases of salaries tv "ministers in Canada during the four post war years, says the report, have advanced the total salaries pall from $1,782,880 in 1917-1S to $2.-075. $2.-075. S01 in 1921-22. The report notes a considerable increase in-crease In the funds raised for all purposes pur-poses in the same period, the actual figures being $6,535,296 in 1 9 1 S and $9,303 323 In the year Just ended. Churches, parsonages, other buildings build-ings and cemetery properties owned by the church In Canada and Newfoundland New-foundland aro valued close to $50,-000.000. $50,-000.000. it was announced. The Rev. S. D Chown. of this city, will come up for re-election as general gen-eral superintendent of tho Methodist church In Canada at the conference, as will tho ten secretaries of the departments de-partments of the church,, no ( |