Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-04
METHODIST PASTORS.
APPOINTMENTS ron VIRGINIA BY
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE.
Newspapers Turned Down with a
Vengeance-Sequcl to the Action
In Regard to Proposed Call Upon
the President.

nual session of the Baltimore Conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
closed at noon to-day with the announce
ment Of the assignment Of pastors for
the ensuing year. Bishop CRANBERRY read
the list.
The report Of the statistical secretary
was presented at the session to-day.
There are if,s13 church members IN the
conference, an increase Of 1874 over last
year. The number OF local preachers is
l25. being more than the year before.
Washington District heads the lis,
with membership of 1906 and % preach
ers.
In the proceedings to-day came sequel
to the incident Of last week when Rev.
Or. Tongue objected to the conferences
calling upon President Cleveland, full
account OF which appeared in all Of the
local papers at the time.
II has been customary in the past his
tory OF the conference, IL was stated. to
thank those institutions and people who
they felt had benefited the organization.
Or. Stanton was granted the floor, and
he made a motion TO the effect that the
city post-ofiice officials and the news
papers which had been faithfully report
ing the sessions be extended a vote OF
thanks
Half dozen clergymen at once de-
manded a division Of the resolution, and
the passage OF the first half only. This
was agreed to. whereupOn Or. Stanton
renewed his motion with regard to the
press. in the face of violent opposition
on the part of Rev. DR.. r. Smithson,
presiding elder Of the Washington District,
who could see nothing good in the OBJ
jects of the press in reporting the con-
ference.
4 number of clergymen debated the
proposition with some heat but Bishop
CRANBERRY cut short the flow Of elOquence
by putting the question.
SLAUGHTER or INNOCENTS.
4 vocferous majority tabled the molten.
Rev. w. l.. Hammond arose. and with
a kindly expression announced that the
conference had made a wholesale
slaughter of the reporters" and. though
some inaccuracies In reports had been
noticed, he moved the passage Of a res
oution of thanks TO those papers that
had made accurate reports OF the con-
ference
DR.. HYDE. of the Valley Female Col
lege, gave the motion a hearty second.
4 voice suggested that each paper
would consider Itself one Of the sheets
referred TO. and that the scheme would
be failure. The Bishop entered n time
Is suggestion that the conference was but
making news now for the papers.
rising vote was called for, and D.. Ham
mond's resolution was lost by a vote or
Il TO u.
THE APPOINTMENTS.
Following are the Virginia appoint
merits:
winchester District-D. Bush. presid-
ing-elder-W Winchester. W. II. H.. Harper;
Frederick. W. !. Hubbard; stephens City'
j. II. Van Horne: Middlstown J. X. An
drew; Strasburg, II. l.. Hout; Moo4stock.
C. ". Cook; Edenburs, j. =. Bages.
Front Royal and Riyerton. ;. *. cox
Warren, J. o. Jacket; Linden. +. y.
Gaines; Page T. J. Miller; Whlte POST
II. A. Gayer. Berryyiile. \. -. ArIm-
strong. and j. J. Englc. supernumerary;
BrUcetown, j. J.. KILLER; Darhsyile, +.
Fur; Marti1sburg, +. Prettyman: Berk-
ley. Il. :. Coe. CharlestOwn, j. L. stump;
jefferson. }; II. Wolf; Shepherdsto"h'
John ohm H. Kern. Randolph-Macon: ]; p.
Hyde, Valley, Il; "; Bond. PRINCIPAL:
Front Royal; II. II. sherman, professor;
Rockingham District-P. \. Whlsner,
preslding-elder-Sta Mission, }. II.
Boyd, o. X. l.. Fould Iiarrlsonburg, j:
and J. j. Ringer; Parnassus, }. * Gilbert:
fufs isla. X. u. wheeler; West Augusta,
j. J. Crickenburger; Wayne sboro ana
Basic CITY. J. {. rrasher' New Hope,
Thomas, "copper" k9ekinE ln,a i po Brp Ps
public. r. 4 Wheat and $. Boyd;
Shenandoah, g. r. kenner, Luray. ;. K.
Jones. Newmarket. W. j. Nhitseil. Mount
Jackson. ). II. Smith: Faircnild: ".
Cantor; Rockbrdge Baths. J. Michael;
Polls Valley. " II. Marsh
Roanoke ilstrlc. 3. T. BAN, presiding
olIer-Salem n. II Kennedy; Roanoke
Green Memorial, T. j.. ClrsOn: Trinity.
}. G. Jones; 81. James. W. Il. Lock;
Grace Charles y. Bu'ia.
Roanoke Circuit W. @. Ross, presiding
edeT-Viq'cn G. II -: C0i sby 'E,iSt2p'
" hite; BlacksburF. ". l.. Dolly; New
port. L. h. Atkins. Newcastle. l.. ). f..
.,cixds: Catawba. to be supplied; Flu
A. Bowman and \. :. Flarety: James
..vcr. .. +. burgess; Lexington. j. 5.
Gardner. Bnena Vista and Rockbndge.
W. II. II. Joyce and J. A. Graybill; Gill
! i.,1 H. 4 i Mlsi2n; b7'haHy ana
Lew.sbarg Dis;rict-W q Hammond,
presiding, der Lewlsburg. w. *. Mar
shall. frankfort, q. o. Howman, W. \.
Rowe, NJ T. Meikle; Hinton. .. c. Bel;
Ialcott. 6. r. Mace; Anderson, J. VI.
Hawley; Greenvlle, A. c. McNeer; Union,
X. III. wilson. Konceyerte aud White sui
fuNis ~ IL iptiil4lbti -N'Nh-if - - "a
Ntir: Allegheny. J. ". McNeal; Coving-
ton. J. -. Martin; Clifton Forge. L. X.
hardwood: Millboro', II. r. Bishop: Level
ton. \. g. Hamill; HuutersYille, q. ~.
Echols Green Bank. J. +. Maxwell, A. +.
Hess, supply; Hot Springs, Il. T. Parrot;
Glletts. ]. ". Eaves.
Mooreheld Distrlct-G. RI Zimmerman,
presiding-e lder-MoC II. a. Brown;
Petersburg. c. II. Sarver; Franklin, W.
VI. Waters: Crab Bottom. \. X. Martin;
Keyser, j. H. Light; Elk Garden. w.
Stevens Piedmont, c. l.. Moore; Frost
burg J. w. Bell; Flintstone. J. II.
Scho0ley; Romney, G. Sedenstricker, {.
r. Jones; Springfield, s. \. Parker. c.. g.
Klbner, supply; Slanesville ]. II. An
dcrson; Morgan. I.lnwood Hammond;
Galnsboro'. W. w Watts Wardcnsyille,
G. r. Homer; Capon Bridge. \. II. Wood;
Iistonburg, -. NJ. Brown; Monterey, w.
II Wolf: Mcdowell +. NJ. TOtten.
r. p. Hamll, president Wesleyan In
stitute; Collins Denny, professor IN Van
derbilt University: W. y. Keene, student
at Vanderbilt University; j. S. Hutchin-
son. editor Christian Advocate; John y.
Kern, professor in Randolph-Macon Col
lege; j. T.. Hyde. president Valley Fe-
male Institute: y. w. Bond, principal
Front Royal Academy; II. II. Sherman,
professor I'm Front Royal Academy, and
\. A. l.. Neal, general colpOrter
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