The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-20
Providence Will Have N. E.
Southern Conference.
Fifty.Fifth Annual Session Opens
April Third.
Prospective Changes of Pastors and
Presiding Elders-Notes and Gossip.

The 200 and more members OF the New
England Southern Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church will gather
in the Chestnut street church OF this city
on April to hold their 55th annual ses-
sion. The Rt. Rev. Bishop John M. Wal
den, ID. d., LID, will preside.
The conference will last about week.
Besides the clergymen and many of their
wives, the laity will attend the sessions
in large numbers.
The conference boundary stretches from
the end OF Cape Cod 10 the Connecticut
River.
Many distinguished men of Methodism
editors and secretaries and college pres
idents will be present.
The women Of the w. +. M. s., ii. nj. 8.
and other societies will attend and have
eminent lady speakers.
This year many changes will occur in
pastoral relation.
1t is difficult to say just what he "slate"
will be, for many churches are falling back
on the old way of "leaving all to the pre-
siding elder"
The following will change by expiration
OF the time limit-five years: Rev. j. A.
| Rood, Rev. l.. q. Horton, Rev. p. M. Vim
ton, Rev. G. w. Holden, Rev. j. A. l..
| Rich, being only five men on the honor
roll of full term.
Rev. +. c. Baker at the Hope Street
Church has had two good years, but will
change, as he always does after two years
| in a charge.
Rev. q. l.. Pitner has commanded es-
TEEN as practical, eloquent man in the
pulpit of the Asbury Church. However,
he will change, returning to Western
conference.
Rev. w. p. Buck, who has done faithful
work at Chestnut Street Church, goes to
| New London.
| Rev. j. A. Rood can scarcely be spared
| by the Tabernacle Church at Olneyville,
but he feels he must take lig hter work on
account Of his health. Rumor points him
toward Newport.
Rev. j. f. Cooper is very popular at
the Broadway Church, but contemplates
making a change.
Rev. f. f. Studley for four years has
seen the Edgewood Church grow by con-
versions and increase of population, and
was invited to serve a fifth year. That he
may have more time for study, being a
| young man, he will change.
Rev. J.. q. Horton of East Providence
concluded five prosperous years, and it is
openly whispered that he will go TO some
church within the radius of Central
Falls.
Rev. w. s. McIntire, the faithful, in
defatigabe worker and pastor of st.
Paul's Church, will remain. So also will
Rev. M. s. Kaufman, under whose min
istry Mathewson Street Church is doing
well and about to erect q new house OF
worship.
Rev. j. II. Nutting, popular at Cranston
as chaplain of the State institutions, will
be retained. He is serving out a long
term. He endorses the position of THE
News in regard to the good quarters, etc.,
of occupants Of those Institutions.
Rev. p. Nj. Vinton closes his popular
pastorate of the High Street Church in
Pawtucket in inc new church building,
which will be dedicated this week.
Rev. j. A. l.. Rich has more than held
the fort at Central Falls and only goes be-
cause the five years have expired.
Rev. f. w. Coleman OF Mount Pleasant t
Church rates high among his people as a
superior preacher. He Will change, though,
it is reported.
Rev. w. j. Smith, at Bristol, has had
three successful years, and Is to be re-
tanned.
Rev. j. e. Hawkins Is so popular after
|
people want another year of him.
Rev. G. T.. Beals is admired and loved by
the Mansfield church, but the East Prov
idence church say be must come to them.
Rev. j. M. Taber is master of the situa-
tion at Trinity Church, this city, and his
first year opens up we'll for fu II term.
Rev. ii. b. Robinson fills q long felt
want at Warren, snd the church has voted
to retain him.
Rumor strongly asserts that Rev. A. j.
Coultas OF st. Paups, Fall River, will be
one of the new presiding elders.
Also 1t predicts that Rev. W.. j. Yates,
who leaves New London, will be presid-
ing elder on the Norwich district.
Rev. f. Tirrell, presiding elder on the
Norwich district, retires from that Office
at the expiration OF time. 1t is said that
| he proposes taking transfer to q confer
| ence in the West.
| BY expiration of time, six years, Rev. w.
Ella retires from the New Bedford district
Rumor says he will rest year.
| Rev. s. o. Benton, now completing five
yehrs as the popular presiding elder of the
Providence District, by reason of impaired
health, will resign his Office and return to
the pastorate. Report says County Street,
New Bedford,a former charge, wants him.
Many names are mentioned as candi-
dates for the new presiding elders: Revs.
| Coultas, Yates, Rich, Povey, Brightman,
w. +. Davis, Scott, Bates, Ward and
| Cooper.
II. B. Cady is invited back to Thames
street. Newport, but will change, trust
ing to Providence.
Rev. J. L. Docking has increased the
mem bership at Westerly and improved
oh ~ To ho aelo d
hoping to secure him.
Rev. F. l.. Streeter of Norwich, Conn,
Is mentioned as likely to go TO the Edge
wood church.
Rev. r. l.. Brooks has added about 100
to the members of Qusrry street, Fall
River, and remodeled the church. r. in
yited back, but msy change.
Rev. w. ID. Woodware at WEXFORD has
had prosperous year. lie Is on the NOV
ing list.
Rev. John Oldham at Woonsocket
stands well in the church and in the place
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