The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-26

Satisfactory Appointments Made

Satisfactory Appointments Made
The appointments for the ensuing year
At the Methodist Episcopal Conference In
Norfolk were announced last night. me
following are those for the Richmond
district: -, M,
]. Powell Garland, Presiding Elder |;
Richmond-Trinity, James y; heeu
Broad-street, S. s. Lambeth, ). j: LaneIty'
supernumerary; Centenary, W. n; Ed
wards, George w. Wray; Park-riaGe'
William +. Evans; Clay-street, joseph H.
Riddick; Laurel-street, VIM. Z. Wright |;
Union. James G. Martin Denny-street to
be supplied by John A. jefferson; Man
chester-Central, William II. Christian;
Fifth-street. George III. Wiley; West-End
Memorial, John B. Dey; Hsnrico, Thomas
J. Bayton: West New Kent, to be sup
piled by w. D. Best; West Point, W. l.
Williams; New Kent, T. Harvey John-
son; Charles City, II. 7. Bacon; Williams
burg. Thomas p. Wise; Gloucester,
Thomas H. Campbell, w. j. Hubbard;
West Matthews, G. F. Conner; Matthews,
E. M. Peterson; editor OF the Richmond
Christian Advocate, ]. j. Laffery.
Rev. Paul Whitehead, late presiding
elder Of this district, goes to the Lynch
burg district.
Al Broad street church Rev. 5. 5. Lam
beth succeeds Rev. A. G. Bledsoe, who
goes 10 North Danville. Mr. Lambeth Is
a native Of Richmond, and was raised In
Clsy-street chapel, at Clay and BROOK
avenue. He has already filled important
appointments in his native city, and will
be warmly welcomed.
Rev. J. Powell Garland, the new pre-
siding elder, has served Manchester and
Trinity in days gone by. He Is an able
and earnest minister, and will be at once
taken to the hearts and homes of his peo-
pie. r. o
At Union Station Rev. Fl. c. Cheatham
goes to Centenary church, Lynchburg
His place is supplied by Rev. j. Z. Mar
tin. Mr.. Cheatham carries with him the
love and prayers Of all his people.
These are the only important changes
In the Richmond District.
NOTABLE CHANGES.
Other well-known former Richmond
pastors were situated as follows w. W.
Bennett, Gordonsville and Orange; L.
A. Peterson Court-street, Lynchburg
John Harmon continues at Memorial in
same city. w. G.. Starr, Main-street,
Danville. Mr. Starr was at one time the
eloquent pastor of Broad-street church.
John E. Edwards remains at Mt. Vernon
church. Danyille. Oscar Littleton, one
of the old Wesley chapel boys, is presid-
ing elder of the Farmyille district
W. f. Walden goes to Farmyille
William r. Smithey is at Cumberland
r. n. Sledd, J. Wiley Bledsoe, and George
C. Vanderslice 90 to Petersburg, and the
people of the Cockade city are to be
CONGRATULATED in having such a trio OF
excellent ministers in every respect.
Joseph A. Proctor remains Presiding Eli
dar of the Murfreesboro district W. h..
Judkins is Presiding Elder of the Nor
folk district. A. c. Brown is at Cum
berland-street in that city. James A.
Duncan, William MCGEE, and Jacob Muir
raw will all labor in that city. }. ID.
Blackwell, F. NJ. Edwards, and William
II. Atwell will be in Portsmouth.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
George II. Ray, Presiding Elder Of the
Randolph-Macon district; Lewis b.
Betty is at Ashland Joseph II. Amiss is
Presiding Elder of the Eastern Shore
district; Francis j. Boggs goes to Sails
bury; w. W. Royal, late missionary to
China, to Cambridge.
Rev. w. g. Lumpkin was granted a
certificate of location. He was one of
the best known ministers in the Confer
ence, and was formerly at Manchester:
Rev. II. G. Cheatham was appointed TO
preach the opening sermon, and Rev j.
Powell Garland the ordination sermon at
the next Conference. The venerable Leo
Rosser is a supernumerary to Kew. Mr.
Blackwell at Monumental, Portsmouth
The return of Messrs. Reed, Edwards
Evans, Riddick, Wright, and Christian
and all the other Richmond pastors, will
be gladly hailed. All deserve the plaudit
of "Well done, good and faithful serv-
ants" The new ones will be warmly
welcomed, and those who retire to new
fields of usefulness go with the benedic'
tions of all their focks and of the people
of the community in which they have sc
faithfully labOred
The Conference adjourned sine die at II
o'clock last night.-Stdte Of yeSterday.