Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-24
MINISTER'S NAMED.
The M. e. Conference Of Gen.
trail illinois Ends.
Kew PRESIDING ELDER COMES HERE

Kew. r. W. Merfell Retained ~ Pastor Of
the First Church-The Other Assign.
ments Anectin: the Rock Island Dis
trict-Matters of Interest.
The fortieth annual session OF the
Central Illinois conference ended at
] Peoria last night. 1t proved the
+ most notable conference in the his
tory Of the organization in point Of
attendance, spiritual results. enthu-
the nature OF the business consid-
cred. 1t was notable from the fact
that great issues were at stake
great issues were discussed and
voted upon. The matter of chang
ing the makeup of the conference
from seven districts to five was an
important change, one that required
long debate and consideration on
account OF the matters involved.
The change affects all the conference
and all ministers of the conference.
The conference is now composed
Of Kankakee. Peoria, Galesburg, Nor
NAL and Rock Island districts, leav.
ing out Macomb and Streator dis
tricts.
ii. ID. Clark is still presiding elder
of the Galesburg district, r. B. Will
Jams is appointed to the Kankakee
district, NJ. v. Crumbaker, of the
Macomb district, is transferred to
the Rock Island district; j. W..
Haney. of the Streator district, is
transferred to the Normal district.
and G. o. Culloch is continued as
presiding elder OF the Peoria dis
trict. Thomas Doney. of the old
Normal district, is given the First
church, Kankakee. and G. j. Luckey,
of the Rock Island district. is made
pastor Of the Onarga church, while
NJ. A. Head, SO long presiding elder
of the Rock Island district, is trans
ferred from Kankakee to the First
church at Watseka.y.
The District Appointments.
The Rock Island district appoint
ments are as follows:
M. v. Crumbaken, presiding elder,
Rock Island.
Aledo-A. NJ. Stocking.
Atkinson-Hcrman Coolidge.
Bradford-R. w. Ames.
Buda-J. p. Mccormick.
Cambridge-J. ID. Calhoun.
Colona-W. j. Ward.
Galva-G. G. Shaffer.
Geneseo-H. X. Metcalf.
Hampton-J. A. Afford.
Illinois City-To be supplied.
Keithsburg-S. p. James.
Kewanee-L. +. Cullom.
La Fayette-J. f. Bliss.
Milan-C. S. Moore.
Millersburg-H. c. Birch.
Moline, First Church,. S. Cum
ming.
Moline, Second Church To be
supplied.
Neponset-J. q. Adams.
New Boston--C. +. Crane.
Orion-Supplied by A. A. Waters.
Pink Prairie-Supplied.
Port Byron-E. II. Afford.
Preemption-G. w. Cling.
Reynolds-S. p. Archer.
Rock Island, First Church,. w.
Merrell.
Rock Island, Ninth street-Sup-
piled.
Rock River-E. W. Thompson.
Snelllclu-Enllip UaltueT.
Sunbeam-G W. Peregoy.
Taylor Ridge-W. E. Green.
Tiskilwa-J. +. James.
= Viola and New Windsor--R. L.
! Ballew.
Woodhull-C. T. Cady.
- Other appointments are: A. A.
I Waters, professor of Hedding college
Orion quarterly conference; j. g.
Evans. president Of Hedding college
member of Abingdon quarterly con
ference; Richard Haney, conference
evangelist. member of Monmouth
quarterly conference; b. w. Baker
president Chaddock college; NJ. p
Lakeland, professor Illinois Wesleyan
university, members Normal quar-
terly conference; /. y. Mallory
chaplain Illinois State reformatory
member OF Pontiac quarterly confer
ence; w. ID. II. Young. district su
perintendent Children's Home socie
ty, member Normal quarterly con
< ference.
81 Rev. NJ. M. McCreight, formerly
of Milan and Reynolds, goes to Major
in the kankakee district. and Rev.
Henry Brink, formerly OF Rock ISL
and county charges, goes to Melvin
also in the Kankakee district.
The next conference is to be hell
at +. Paso, Ill.
U. Ii. Appoint m ,nts.
The following appointments fol
the ensuing year have been made by
the annual conference of the United
Brethren church:
Galesburg District-Amos Rigne,
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Awarded
HIGHEST H0nore- Worldss Fate