Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-02
Southern Methodist Conference.

ing will be at Staunton. The follow
ing are the appointments for Winches-
ter district.
J. W. Duffy, Presiding Elder.
Winchester-S K Cox.
Frederick-W. J. Hubbard.
Stephen City, c. Thrasher
Middletown-J. II. Andrew.
Strasburg-H. L. HOut.
Woodstock-C. w. Cook.
Edinburgh. F. Boggs.
Front Royal and Newfoundland |
Bush.
Warreu-J. 5. Porter and J. w. Reeves,
supply.
Linden-F. A. Gaines.
Page-T. J. Miller.
WhitepoSt-H. a. Gaver.
Berryville-A. o. Armstrong. J. J.
Engle, supernumerary.
Brucetown-O. c. Beall
Observation-Disclosures Fur.
Martinsburg-F. J. Prettyman.
Berkeley-H. 5. Coe.
Charlestown-J. p. Stump.
JeferSon-J. H. Wolff.
Shepherdstown-J. L. Kibler, one TO |
be supplied
Professor in Randolph-Macon College |
j \. Kern.
Principal Randolph Macon Academy,
Front Royal-H. H. Sherman.
President Valley Female College,.
p. Hyde.
General Colporteur-A. y. p. Neel.
Among the other appointments of
local interest we note the following
Epworth Church, Washington, J. o.
Knott; Harrisonburg, w. II. D. Har-
per, who goes from Winchester; Clifton
Forge, J. R. Van Horne Taylors and
Roland Park, near Baltimore, J. L.
ShipIey. w. G. Hammond goes to
Chrstiansburg, Va, and his son, Will
lam s., a popular and efficient young
minister, goes to Emmanuel Church in
Baltimore fine appointment. Rev.
J. E. Armstrong is presiding elder of
East Baltimore district.
Rev. Frank a. Suother who has
been pastor here for three years, goes
to Fincastle, Va, in Roanoke district.
Mr. Strother and his family have many
friends here who will regret to have
them leave this place. Rev. Mr.. Kib-
Ter, who comes to Shepherdstown, has
been last located at Brucetown, Va,
and is a preacher of ability, and much
liked by his people
\ dispatch from Roanoke to the
Baltimore Sun says One of the pa
thetic little incidents which now and
then crop up in a conference session
occurred when the characters Of the
superannuated preachers were being
passed. When the name Of Rev. j.
w. Tongue was called he arose and in
a faltering voice expressed his love for
his brethren in the ministry and said
he did not expect to attend conference
another year. He had closed his sew
enty-ffth year, he said, ffty-six Of
which he had spent in the ministry.
He felt that he was worn out, that his
life was practically at an end and the
supreme moment was not far off He
felt that he would not meet his breth-
rem again on earth, but expected to
see them all above When he sat
down a dozen members Of the confer
ence started up the old hymn, How
sweet it will be in that beautiful land,
50 free from all sorrow and pain.
Everybody. joined in and the hymn
was sung by the preachers, while down
the faces of many the tears were stream
ing.
A surprise was sprung on the con-
ference Monday by Rev Vim. X Mar
shall, of Lewisburg, W. Va, who an
nounced his withdrawal from the min
istry and membership Of the Southern
Methodist Church. He will enter the
Protestant Episcopal Church and will
| be confirmed on Easter Sunday by
Bishop Peterkin, of West Virginia.
Immediately alterward he Will enter
the Protestant Episcopal ministry as
assistant rector of a parish not far from
the Lewisburg charge, which he served
for the last four years. Mr. Marshall
said his step had been taken from con-
scientious motives and that he could
not reuact.
Material and spiritual progress was
reported for the Winchester district
by Presiding Elder Bush. Three
churches had been built, one parson-
age was bought and another had been
built, and 50, 800 had been added to
the value of the church property in
the district In the four years he had
spent on the district he said eight
new churches and three parsonages
had been built, at a cost of $23, 400,
and nearly $4,000 had been spent in
improvements. Last year there had
been 661 conversions, with a net in
crease in membership Of $40.
Statistics of the conference were re-
ported as follows; White members
1882, increase over last year !, 6S5;