Evening star., 1897-04-14
LOCAL CLERICAL CHANGES
Appointments of the Methodist Protestant
Conference,
New Pastors I'm City Churches-Those
Who Will Leave-Statfstics s...,
for the Year.

night with the reading by President Melvir
of the appointments of preachers to sta
tions for the coming year.
Rev. Louis Randall comes to North Caro-
lima Avenue Church. Washington, succeed
ing Rev. b. B. James, who is sent to Har-
per's Ferry. succeeding Rev. A. A. Harry
man.
Central Church of Washington was given
Rev. q. l.. Greenfield. who was formerly
loaned to First Church.. Pittsburg. Rev.
s. ]. Smith goes from the Washington
charge to Pocomoke circuit.
Rev. ]. w. Gray succeeds Rev. G. Q.
Bacchus at First Church in this city, COM
ing from Eutaw Church, Hartford road,
where he is succeeded by Rev. w. s. Phil
lips.
The Appointments.
The appointments in full follow: Acco-
mac, Avery Donovan; Amelia, c. P. Good
rich; Alexandria, F. T. Benson; Baltimore,
T. H. Wright: Bedford, H. L. Schlincke;
Bel Air, S. b. Treadway, ]. L. Ward:
Bethel. to be supplied; Broadway, F. H
Lewis: Bethany. j F. Bryan; Brooklyn, B.
A. Dunno; Beaver Dam, F. 8. Cain; Cam
bridge, G. Q. Bacchus; Caroline. w. H. D.
Johnson, c. E. Dryden; Campbell and Ty-
reanna, W. A. Melvin; Cecil, A. w. Mather;
Central. D. L. Greenfield; Centerville. G.
w. Haddaway; Chesapeake, c. X. McCas-
lin; Chestertown, ]. NIGH: Christ Church.
w. III. Litsinger; Clayton, ]. E. Nicholson
Concord, Elmer Simpson: Conquest, A. J.
Walter; Crisfield, r. 8. Rowe; Crum oton,
G. ID. Edmondson; Cumberland, ]. M. Ying-
ling; Chincoteague, H. E. Bennington: Del
mar, j. A. Wright; Deer Creek, c. H. Lit
Mccullough; Dorchester, c. M Cullom
Dover and Leipsic, T. P. Revelle; East
Baltimore. ]. NJ. Sheridan; Easton, W. M.
Poisai; Elizabeth, J. w. Trout; Eutaw,
Fairfax, H. F. Wright; Fawn Grove, ]. T.
Laselle; Fairfax and Vioetsville. H.
E. Nelson; Finksburg. S. w. Coe:
First Church, Washington, ]. w. Gray,
dale; Franklin City ]. H. DaugheIty: Fred
erick. G. F. Earring; Fulton, E. B. Taylor;
Frederick, w. o. Livingstone; Georgetown,
D. G, W. s. Hammond; Georgetown, Del.
Greenwood. A. S. Beane; Hampden, W. j.
NeePier; Harper's Ferry. B. b. James;
Harrington, J. L. Straughn; Heathsville, C.
s. Arnett; Howard, w. ]. Floyd; Hurlocks,
G. McClayton; Holly Run. ]. r. Wooden
Jefferson, w. NJ. Strayer; Kennedyville,
Jesse Shreve; Kempton, ]. l.. Elderdice;
Kent Island, E. S. Fooks; Indian River, to
be supplied; Laurel, F. c. Klein; Lewis
town. Emanuel Pierce: Liberty. w. D. Lit
singer; Lisbon, B. P. Truitt; Lynchburg, E.
A Warfeld; Mardella, A. II. Green; Mari
ner's, L. A. Bennett; Middleway, F. L.
Stevens: Milton, G. R. Hodge: Mount Taber,
Edgar T. Reed; Mount Nebo, G. ]. Sullivan
Marley, A. A. Harryman; Newark. l.. r.
Dyott; North Carolina Avenue Washing
ton, Louis Randall; Newmarket S. F. Cas-
sen: North Baltimore, A. N. Ward, E. j.
Drinkhouse, supernumerary: Oxford. ]. w.
BalderSon; Oak Grove and Prince George
G. r. Donaldson; Parksley, E. d. Stone
Pipe Creek, B. w. Kindlev; Pittsville E.
s. Ewing; Pocomoke, q. J. Smith: POGO
moke City, j. D. Ikinzer; PowellsvilIe,
George A. Morris; Patapsco. to be supplied
Psyson Street, G. w. Hines; Potomac, j.
w. Norris; Quantico, H. s. Johnson; Queen
Anne's, c. P. Nowlin; Reliance A. D. Dick ;
Rowlandsvilie, J. E. Malloy; Remington, H.
y. Keen; St James, j. L. Mills; St. Johns,
A, A Bichell: st. MichaePs, S. A. Hoblit-
zell; st. Luke's. ]. B. Jones; Salisbury, l..
F. Warner; Seaford, S. J. Smith; Snow Hill.
Dorsey Blake; Salem, r. K. Lewis; South
Baltimore, j. E. T. Ewell; Starr. F. T. Lit
ne: steWartstown. E. c. Makosky; Susque-
hanna, F. H. Mullineux; Sussex, c. r. Nc
Cready; Talbot c. l.. Daugherty; Trinity.
d. w. Anstine; Union, B. F. Jester: Union
Bridge. J. J. Murray; Waltersville, w. r.
Mcknett; Warwick, w. w. White; Wash
ington Street (Alnutt MemoriaD, j. M.
Holmes; Waverly, J.W. Paris; West Balti-
more j. w Kirk; Westminster, w. r. Gra-
nam; Williamsport, to be supplied; Will
mington, 6. L. Wolff; West Wilmingt F.
A. Holland; Wye, r. L. Lewis.
Spec1aI Service.
Conference evangelist, ]. NJ Brown; pres
ident of Western Maryland College, T. H.
Lewis; president of Theological Seminary.
H. L. Elderdice; professor in seminary. B.
F. Benson; editor of Methodist Protestant.
F. I. Tagg.
Loaned-Board of foreign missions. E. II.
Van Dyke; ST Johns, ]. S. Bowers; Chats
orth. T. o. Grouse; MARYLAND Tract So
j
bureau, @. l.. Morrow.
Superannuates-J.W. Everest, s. B. South
erland, r. s Norris, II. j. Day, ]. A. Wei
gand, w: j. D. Lucas. ]. l.. killgore W. A.
Grouse, H. G. Gushing, W. j. Holmes L.
W. Bates.
Conference Statistics.
Statistics of the conference, as reported
by Rev. II. w. D. johnson, show 14S itin-
Ell ants and q unstationed ministers in the
conference. Practitioners number 1000,
and embers 22O72. Conversions number
ed 1892. with 1886 received on probation.
1,a9l elected to membership and 2,155 ad-
mitted to full membership. Practitioners
numbering 422 and 1,229 members were dis
continued. Deaths numbered "a among
pIooationers and 225 among members.
conference includes go appointments
2isla churches and 81 parsonages The
half church IS one owned in Howard county
in union with the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Church property is valued
at 81 .2DI,031, upon which there is a debt of
S11I, 156.
Sunday schools number 264, with 3.4S6
teachers and the addition of 36O4 pupils
last year. Library volumes In the schools
number 2O.524 and 1927 papers were SUBJ
scrloed to. Conversions numbered SIG dur
ing the year.
Contributions for all purposes in the
churches amounted to $201 1872 an increase
OF SlSO3l over last year. The contributIons
were divided as follows for general church
purposes:
Bible, Si69; Tract Society, s453: confer
ence funds. s201. ministerial education 1852:
Theological Seminary. 81, ,3s9; superannuatcd
Iuhd; sASi; church extension, So. 1856; home
missions, sl,O63; foreign missions, 81. Az.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. "a ,
24o; presidents salary, 1889; total, SIS GO3
conference adjourned to meet at West
Baltimore Station, Baltimore the first Wed
nesday in April, 1893. W
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