Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-10
THE METHODIST MINISTER'S.
Changes That May be Made at the
Coming Annual Conferences.


Coming Annual Conferences.
The ministers and members of the Methodist
Episcopal churches are preparing for the an
nual conferences which meet in March and
April next. Much interest is felt, especially as
to the appointments of ministers to be made
for the ensuing year. In the early days Of
Methodism in this country, when circuits were
hundreds of miles in extent, the appointments
were usually made for one year. Such thing
as minister's remaining two years in success
| sion at one station or on one circuit was un-
heard of. Next, although the appointments
were made annually, it came to be rule that
a minister should remain at station two years.
More recently the limitation was three years.
The last general conference of the NJ. E.
Church, held in New York last May, decided to
| extend the limitation to five years. 1t was
thought by some that this action would have to
! great extent the effect of shortening the time,
and numbers Of the old-time Methodists who
took this view were gratiied by the new rule.
The college of bishops having decided that the
rule is retroactive and that those ministers who
have at this time already served three years in
one place may remain two years longer there
VIII be fewer changes than usual this year.
SERVED FOR THREE YEARS.
In the limits of the Baltimore conference the
following closing their third years
and under the old rule would have changed:
Baltimore district-Bennett Memorial C. 7.
House; City Station, j. F. Goucher, E. l.. Wat
son and C. ID. Smith; Hanover Street Mission,
W. II. Reed; Mt Vernon Place, Andrew Long
acre; South Baltimore.J. b. Stitt; Strawbridge,
L. b. Wilson; Wesley Chapel. B. Peyton Brown;
Lutherville. W. l.. Mcdowell; Reisterstown,
Ezekiel Richardson: Grace church, Woodbury.,
C. E. Dudrear. East Baltimore District
Broadway, j. st. Clair Neal: Caroline street,
A. Il. Kelley; East Baltimore. G.. w. Hobbs;
Highland avenue and Patapsco. +. H. Haven
ner; Bentley Springs, $. German; East Har-
ford 3. G.. W. Reid; East Hartford Circuit
George L. Cuddy; Hereford, 8. NJ. Afford;
Long Green, o. c. Marriott; West Hartford, j.
+. Heisse. West Baltimore Distict-Emory,
John F. Ockerman Grace, E. s. Todd; Cations
vile, J. L. Walsh; Hampstead, T. NJ: West;
Mount Carmel, W. Mex. Hammack; Mount
Olivet, W. W. Davis, Patapsco. Emory Burh-
mann. Frederick district-Berkely Springs,
III. r. Savage; Frostburg, Harry s. France;
Hagerstown, A. NJ: Courtenay; Winchester,
W. A. Koontz. Washington district-Anacos-
tia. CO. Cook; Lanhams, Jesse c. Starr; Mont
gOmery, 7. ]. Cross. Washington city-Doug
las Memorial, William Rogers fifteenth street,
J, Fl. Dashiell; Grace, W. T. L. Weech; McKen-
dree. c. H. Richardson; North Capitol G. T.
Weede.
POSSIBLE CHANGES.
church, will return to one of his old charges in
New York state, and Rev. DIR. futile, of Wilkes
barre, Pa, will be transferred from the
Wyoming conference to succeed him. Rev. s.
A. Wilson, who has supplied Fayette-street
since the death of Rev. DIR. Baer, will retire.
and it is understood that Rev. J. b. Stitt, of
South Baltimore. will be sent there. Rev. A.
X. Kelley will leave Caroline-street, Rev. G.
W. Hobbs East Baltimore and Rev. B. G.. w.
Reid East Hartford The latter will probably
go to Caroline-street; Rev. ]. +. Ockerman will
leave Emory; Rev. W. W. Van Arsdale Laurel;
Rev. A. NJ. Courtnay, Hagerstown; Harry S.
France, Frostburg; W. A. Koontz. of Win
chester, will probably leave their present
stations. OF those who have served three
years in Washington district Rev. DIR. J. H.
Dashiell. of Fifteenth-street Rev. c. Herbert
Richardson and Rev. G. t. Weede, of North
Capitol, will probably remain, their quarterly
conferences having declared in favor of the
five-year rule, and requested their reappoint-
ment. Rev. W. Rogers, Douglas Memorial,
Rev. W. I. L. Weech, of Grace, and Rev. C. 0.
Cook, of Anacostia, will probably remove.
The Baltimore conference of the NJ. E.
church will meet Wednesday, March 6, at
Grace church. Baltimore, Bishop Foss pre-
siding. This conference embraces the western
portion of Maryland, the District. and portions
of Virginia and West Virginia. There were 1856
preachers names enrolled at the last confer
ence, and tive-Revs. l.. l.. Brown, ". B. Ed
NdIu5, u I1dStN, II. N. DdeT anu y. y. Stew
art-have died during the year.
The statistics at the last conference showed
number of probationers, 502S; full members,
36,732; local preachers, las; churches 379,
probable value, S2.793, $50; parsonages, 107,
probable value, $685., $50; number of Sunday
schools. 1888; officers and teachers, 6,365;
scholars of all ages, 4s,115.
THE NJ. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
The Baltimore annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church south will begin
its session in Alexandria, Va, on the 18th of
March. Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, of Balti-
more is to preside. This conference embraces
all the southern Methodist work on the Western
Shore of Maryland. the District of Columbia,
seven appointments on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, and part of Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. There are upon the roll POP minister's
classified a. follows: Superannuated o. super
numerary IL, effective elders las. effective dea-
cons IA, effective probationers TO- Two preach
ers died since last conference viz, Rev. DIR. Jno
S. Martin, secretary of the body, and VIM. R.
Stringer.
The four-year rule prevails in this conference
that Is. no preacher can remain at any one
charge more than four years, though all are
subject to change at any annual conference at
the pleasure of the presiding bishop. The only
presiding elder that will necessarily be changed
by limitation is Rev. Samuel Rodgers, of the
Washington district. He could be transferred
to another district if the bishop SO wishes.
The Maryland annual conference of the
Methodist Protestant church meets in Lynch
burg, Va, in April. Rev. w. s. Hammond, of
Baltimore, is president of the conference.