The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-04
The ASSIGNMENT OF PASTORS
Appointments for Virginia by The Balll-
more Methodist Episcopal Conference.
no THANKS FOR The NEWSPAPERS.
The Sins of a Few Reporters visited upon
the Entire Fourth Estate-bisnop
Granbery's Timely Point-Next
Place cf Meeting.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April g.
The nth annual session of he baiu-
more Conference of the N. F.. Church
South. closed at noon to-day. with the an
nouncement OF the Assignment OF pas
tors for the ensuing year. Bishop Gran
berry read the list.
The report of o. statistical secretary
was presented al the session TO-DAY.
There are 4i.G3 church members IN TINS
! Conferencc. an increase of 1911. over
last year.
The number Of local preachers is 10
being nine more than the year before.
Washington district heads the list WITH
u membership Of 1906 and twenty
I preachers.
40 THAMES FOR TIE PBzss.
In the PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY came a sequel
to an incident of last week when Rev.
Dr. Tongue objected 10 the Conference
calling upon President Cleveland, ruil
account of which appeared i'm all the local
papers at the time.
II has been ci stOmary n the past his-
] tory Of the Conference. it was stated. 20
I thank those institutions and people who
they felt had benefited the organization.
DIR. Stanton was granted the floor, and
he made the motion that the city post
office officials and the newspapers. which
had been faithfully reporting the ses-
sions. b. exter dcd "A vote of thanks.
Half e. dozen clcrgymen at cnce de-
/ mandcd "a division Of the resolution, and
the passage OF the first half only. This
was agreed to- whereupon DR.. stanton
renewed his motion with regard to the
/ press. in the face of violent opposition
/ on the part of Rev. Dr. r. smthson,
presiding elder OF Washington district
who could see nothing sood In the OBJ
jects Of the press in reporting the Con-
/ terence.
A number Of clergymcn debated the
proposition with some heat. but Bishop
GraIbery cut short tho flow OF eIoluence
by putting the question A vocfcrous
majority tabled the motion.
BISHOP GBANBEgY's FINE POINT.
Rev w. +. Hammond arose. and with
a kindly expression, announced that the
/ conference had made wholesale
slaughter of the reporters" and though
some Inaccuracies I'm reports had been
noticed, ne moved the passage of
resolution Of thanks to those papers
that had made accurate reports OF the
conference"
Or. Hyde, of the Valley Female COL
! legc. gave the motion "a hearty second
| 4 voice suggested that each paper would
| consider itself one Of the sheets referred
TO. and th0t the scheme would be
failure The Bishop entered a timely
suggestion that the Conference WAS but
making news now for the papers.
rising vote was called for. and Dr. Ham
! mOnd's rcfpNfior Wee loG' ov 70 vote of
"a TO 81.
THE VIRGINIA APPOINTMENTS.
The following are the Virginia appoint
ments:
Winchester disrrict-D. Bush, presiding
elder: Winchester, W. IA. d. Harper;
Frederick W. j. Hubbard; Stephens
| City, J. r. Van Horne; Middletown, ).
r. Andrew: Strasburg. II. l.. Hout
| Woodstock, c.. w. Cook; Edenburg, j.
+. Baggs: Front Royal and Riyerton. :.
X. Cox: Warren. j. o. Tackott, Linden,
+. A. Gaines; Page. T. j. Miller; White
Post. II. A. Gaver; Berryville, A. o.
Armstrong and j. j. Engle supernu-
! merary: Brucetown. J. l.. kibler, Darks-
Vile, f. Furr; MartInsburg F. Pretty
man. Berkeley, H.. 5. COe. CharlestOwn,
D. Il. Stump; jefferson. j. II. Woln;
Shepherdstown. r.. A. Strother; John \.
Kern Randolph Macon j. r. Hyde. Val
ley; II. W Bond. principal, Front Royai;
ii. II. Sherman professor; a. \. =.
Neal. general cOporter
Rockingham district-P. A. Whsner,
presiding elder, Staunton mission j. II.
Boyd o. X. l.. F0uld; Harisonburg j.
A. Anderson Bridgewater ID. l.. Beed
and j. }. Ringer; Parnasua j. Is. Gil
bert: Augusta. X. NJ. Wheeler. West
Augusta. j. j. Crickenburger; Waynes-
b0ro and Basic city, j. G. Thrasher;
New Hope Thomas Cooper; Rockingham
T. Bribey: East Elkton. Il. W. Brown;
Port Republic, II. A. Wheat and ). T..
Boyd. shenandoah. G. T. kenner. Luray
Is. Il. Jones. Newmarket, W. j. Whitsell;
Mount Jackson, j.. H. smith: Fairchild.
ID. W. Canter; Rockbridge Baths. j. g.
Michael: Bells Valley,.W. II. Marsh.
Roanoke district. B H. Ball. presiding
elder Salem, II. n. kenne iy. Roanoke,
Green Memorial. 4. T.. Carson. TRINITY,
l. q. Jones: 81. James, W. T.. Lock;
Grace. Charles b. Buila; Roanoke Cir
cult. W. .. Ross; Ninton, G.. =. ID. Col
nns: EllistOn, II. l.. Meyerly, Christians
burg. G.. D. White Blacksburg. W. J..
Dolly: Newport. l.. Il. Atkins; Newcas-
tie. r. s. II. Sixeas. Catawba 10 be sup
nlied. Fincastle. G.. II. Buchanan; Am
sterdam. 5. A. Bowman and A. ;. Flare
~: James River .. Z. Burgess Leming-
ton. j. s. Gardner; Buona Vista and
Rockbridge w. II. n. Joyce and l.. 4.
J. bGraybill; Cillerst0wn, H. A. Wilson;
Bethany and Amsterdam, j. l.. Hender-
son.
LeWis5Lrg District-W. G.. Hammond,
presiding elder. Lewisburg, w. X. Mar
shall. Frank Ford. G. o. HOwman ". A.
ToIbert sLpil1: Blue Sulpaur, h. ~
Rowe NJ. T. Meikle HirtOn. o. {. Bell
Talcott, g. r. Mace. Alderson, J. ~.
Hawley; Greenville, A. c. McNeer ,
Unicn, r. H. Wilson Ronceverte ana
" hite Sulphur " II. Ballinger: Alyan,
]. y. AtcNeir; Allegheny. }. W. McNeal;
Covington. j. y. Martin; Clifton Forge.
l.. r.. Markwo0d: Millboro. II. Il. Bishop;
LeyeltOn. A. q. Hamill; Huntersviile, q.
n. Echols: Green Bank, J. I. Maxwell
A. r. Hess. supply; Hot Springs, b. L.
Parrott: Gilletts. j. NJ. Eaves.
Moorefed District-G. II. zimmerman,
pres.ding elder; Mooreheld. H. A. Brown;
Petersburg, c. NJ. Sarver; Franklin, W.
NJ. Waters; Crab Bottom, A. X. Martin;
Keyser. J. n. Light; Elk Garden, W..
stevens: Piedmont. c. +. Moore, Frost
burg, j. w. Bell; Flintstone. }. II.
Schooley; Ronney. c. Seidenstricker, c.
| T. Jones; Springfield. 5. a. Parker, q. {.
Kibner, supply; Slanesviie J. II. Ander-
son: Morgan, Linwood Hammond; Gains
boro, W. W. Watts; Wardedsville. G. T.
Homer; Caron Bridge, A. II. Wood. Lis
I tonburg d. NJ. Brown; Monterey ". ii.
Wolf: Mcdowell, +. VI. Totem
| OTHER APPOINTMENTS.
IT, p. Hamill. president Wesleyan lnsti-
tute: Collirs, Denny. professor In Van
| darnilt Irnivcrsifv- w d. keane, student