Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-09-20
MISSOURI, METnoplsTs, SOUTH

The St. Louis Conference of the M. E.
Church. South, Held at Carrollton-The
appointment of Ministers-The Next Con-
ference Meeting to be Held at Mason
City.
The ST. Louis conference of the NJ. E.
church, south, was held at Carrollton,
Bishop Hendrix presiding. The confer
ence, aside from the appointment OF
ministers, was quite interesting.
The following appointments were
made:
Mexico District-E. K. Miller, presiding ell
der Mexico station, j. ]. Pritchet; Mexico
circuit. w. O. Medley; Moberly station, Rober,
White: Montgomery station, A. F. smith;
Madison circuit, J. c. Carney: Auxvasse cir
cult E. W. Reynolds: WellSv1lle circuit, l.. r
Siceloff: Centralia circuit, E. l.. hendrlck; Ce-
dar City circuit, J. Y. Blakey; heaoViue CIT
cult, j. T. Kinsey; Hallsville circuit, ). D
Rocker: Millersburg, C. G. Hill; Havls Prairie
circuit, c. D. Supple: Fulton station, w. r.
Packard; Sturgeon circuit, j. B. Rice.
St. Charles District-D. c. O'Howell. presld-
ing elder. ST. Charles station, j. w. rem
OFallon circuit, W. H Lewis: MechanlcsVllle
circuit j. w. Garvin: Warrenton circuit W.
s. Rocker; Jonesburg circuit. j. w. owen;
New Florence circuit, ]. F. Shores: Troy CIR
cult ]. S. Allen: Winfield circuit, T. b. Farry'
Brisco circuit, j. 7. McDoval1; Bowling Green
circuit, ]. NJ. Majors: Louisiana station w. d.
Ellsbury circuit J. w keithly: Vandalla CIR
cult. A. V. Bailey; Center circuit. w. ID.
Weatherford; Santa Fee circuit, ID. j. CoDo;
Ladonia circuit, L. c. Hail; Portland circuit
S. O. Manglas; editor ST. Louis Advocate, M.
B. Chapman.
cGallatin District-J NJ. Williams, presiding
elder. Gallatin station J. A. Mumpower; Edln-
burgh circuit C. A. Lewis; Jameson circuit, u.
E. Tanquary; Maryville circuit. w. A. Shack
elford; Union Star circuit, NJ. F. Browser'
PattonSburg circuit. E. L. Rutledge; Brecken-
ridge circuit. J. H. Granville; Spring Hill cir
cult. j. c. Kindred; Ravenwood circuit, W. Z.
Rice: Albany station, j. H. Ledbetter; Albany
circuit, W. A. Chapman Lineville station, h.
w. Carey: Lineville circuit, j. Q. Whltwortn;
JameSport station David McAl1en: JameSport
circuit, to be supplied by S A Smart; Bethany
circuit to be supplied by T. A. Allison; Dem
yer circuit, L, w. Jones; Eagleville circuit to
be supplied by w. B. Green: Gallatin circuit,
G. NJ. Wright.
Macon District-C. Grimes. presiding elder
Macon station. S. A. Snarr; Macon circuit, IL.
A. Smith: Memphis station, G. o. Ransford
Memphis circuit, L. c. Maggart; Queen city
circuit T. r. Gray; Edna circuit. W. I. Ready
Brashear circuit. E. NJ Capp; kirksvllle, .. Is
Holiday; La Plata circuit A. A. Sherman;
Sue City circuit. to be supplied by T. f. Md
dleton; Callao circuit. J. NJ. Rogers: Marcellne
and Buckline Ward NJ. Baker: New Cambria
circuit John Robson; Brookfield station to be
supplied; Clarence circuit, C. L. McAnally'
Lakeman circuit, Robert McIlvoy; Shelblna
circuit A. B. Culbertson; Shelbina station, A
c. Browning; Paris circuit. H. NJ Meyers NJ
T. Whiteside and S. w. johnson, students to
Vanderbilt university.
Hannibal District-John Anderson, presiding
elder. Park church, ]. A beagle; Arch street.
j. J. Watts: New London and Oakwood H. H.
Johnson; Palmyra circuit, w. c. Maggart; Pal
myra station, W. II. Younger: Monroe City sta
ton. Thompson Penn Monroe circuit, Amos
Cour: Hunnewell circuit. j. S. Frazier; Shell
byvilIe circuit, A S. Bowels; Novelty circuit,
s. E. BottSford: Coin circuit, j. T. Wyatt; ka-
hoka, j. L. Taylor: Wayland circuit. E. d.
Swartz; Monticello circuit, II. D. Thompson;
Labelle circuit L. T. F'awks; Lewistown cir
cult. w. A. Whitmer; haywood, j. A. Mitchell:
Canton station w. b. Wheeler; Seventeen cir
cult. ]. H. Bishop; Vanderbilt university, O.
E. Brown. S. P. Snow, transferred to North
Carolina conference: J. T. Loyal, to North
Georgia. J. H. Jackson, to West Virginia con-
ference; ]. w. Lowrance, to South Missouri
conference.
ST. Joseph District. NJ. O'Brien, presiding
elder. Francis Street station, Frank Siler;
Hundlv Q. A. Hanna Olive Street, c. N. Broad
hurst; Centenary, H. C. Garrett: Gooding and
Spruce Street, NJ. L. Gray; Maryville station,
S. P. Cresup; Maryville circuit, A. A. Grove;
St. Joseph circuit Thomas Swearingen; Sa-
vannah station. j. A. Waites; Rea circuit c. b.
Campbell: Bernard circuit, j. S. Bowles; Dear
born circuit d. Bone: Mound City circuit M.
Moore; Fairfax circuit, F. A. Grimes; Skid
more circuit. j. D. Shook; Elmo circuit, j. F.
Mooreman; Hamburg circuit, ]. D. Godbey;
Rushville circuit, D. R. Shackelford
Fayette District-J. r. A. Vaughan, presiding
elder. Fayette station, B. U. Fielder; Fayette
circuit, John Holland; Franklin circuit. Field
ing Marvin; Higbee circuit r. Wilkinson;
Glasgow station G. NJ Gibson; Glasgow cir
cult. N. A. Whitemer: Armstrong circuit, V. j.
Mills; KeyteSvllle circuit. to be supplied by
j. G. Diggs; Salisbury station, j. w. Ramsey;
ID NJ Nnnl
r. N. Cameron; Huntsville station. J. M. Demp-
sey; Rockport circuit, G. w. Nollen: Columbia
station, T. E. Sharp; Ashland circuit, H. T.
Leeper; president Central college. j. d. Ham
mond; president Howard Payne, H. D. Graves:
district superintendent American Bible society.
H. P. Bond.
Plattsburg District-R. H. Cooper. presiding
elder Plattsburg station, j. G. Warren; Os-
borne circuit j. F. Hager: Cameron station, j.
H. French; Platte City and Weston, supplied
by A. B. Sanderson; Hardin circuit, ID. NJ.
Proctor: Richmond station, w. F. McMurry;
Richmond circuit, J. T. Winstead Edgerton
circuit, w. ]. Parvin; Parkville, L. B. Madi-
son: Kingston circuit, T. G. Petree: Lawson
circuit r. A. Howerton Liberty circuit, H. L.
Davis; Cowgirl circuit. T. NJ. Patterson: Cam
den circuit, supplied by j. G. Kirby: Grayson
circuit, j. NJ. Sitton: Lathrop circuit, w. r.
Weakley; Farley circuit, supplied by NJ. Swof-
ford.
Chillicothe Districts. H. Milan. presiding
elder. Chillicothe station j. S. Smith: Chilli
cothe circuit, S. H. Renfro: Carrollton station,
B. c. Bolen; Brunswick station. ]. G. Edmons-
ton: Norborne station, j. d. Hunt: Norborne
circuit, w A. Smith; De Witt circuit, c. w.
Durley; Triplett circuit, K. M. Settle Lin
neus circuit E. E. Boswick; Hale circuit; J.
T. Nash; Bogard circuit, ]. H. Hubbard; Bray
mer circuit, L. T. Parker; Milan. M. L. Alice
house; Browning circuit. ThoS, Wheeler; Har-
ris circuit, j. R. kincaid; Greencastle circuit.
N. T. Matthews; Humphreys circuit, E. c.
Swaine.
Macon City was selected as the place
for holding the next conference.
Reports showed that there are 173
preachers and 41,276 members in the
conference, with GAL infant and 2,726
adult baptisms; 400 Sunday-schools,
1906 Sunday-school teachers, 1855 pu-
pills; contributed to support of presid-
ing elders, S9,66s.4 40; preachers, $751;
771.45; missions, Sl5,O11.s2: All socie-
ties; 425 churches, with a value OF $780,
1872; ITO parsonages, valued at S132,215;
contributed to support of bishops, ST.
513: schools, 8; teachers, 90; students,
1925; value of property, 100000; en-
dowment, $4,000; contributed to
church erection, S25, ago.
Woman's Parsonage House Mission
society reported disbursements OF
$3.50. 20.
The following assessments of the
board of education on the different dis
tricts was read: st. Charles district,
S7s. rs: Mexico, S1O2.50 Fayette, $3.50;
Pittsburgh, s1O2 so; st. Joseph, $102. so;
Gallatin, s15.75; Chillicothe, so;
Macon, s97 so; Hannibal, S1O2.50 Total,
SS67.