The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-27
ME- HODIST
APP0IN TMENTS.
Closing Session Of the Virginia
Conference at DanYiIle.

SION OF LAST DAY-SOME IN
TERESTING STATISTICS PRE-
SENTED.
Danville, Nov. 26-The ONLY sunless
day of the 115th annual conference of the
Southern Virginia Methodists was YES
terlhy. The session came to close with
the announcement of the appointments
ut night. AT the morning session Rev.
j. {. Watts conducted the devotional en-
ercises, and then the final report of The
hoard of education was submitted by
Professor A. NJ. Hughlett. The repcl t.
gave numerous facts and figures in con.
nect'on with the educational instlt utions
and interests in the care of conference.
The statistic represented Ky the re-
port show that the Randolph Macon sys-
TEN has total property value of 1885,
GOO, Rand phi. Macon College has an err
dowment of 1925, 300. and Randolph
Macon Woman's College an endowment
of Tl02, 600. There are 194 students in the
several schools.
Two hours were consumed in discuss
ing the report, which was finally adopted.
Kew. IL. B. Betty submitted the report
OF missionary appropriations for the cur
devoted to this cause. At 12 O'Clock bust
ness was suspended, and n special Thanks
giving service occupied the time until the
hour oil ad.ournment---1 O'Clock
during the morning session the follow
ing interesting statistics were read: Dur
ing the past year there was raised in con-
ference territory for al purposes, S443,.
23SCG, which is an inc rease over the pre-
v!ous year of S33, 662 So The net increase
in melnb' rship for the year was 1877.
An hour was spent in reading the records
and finishing the routine business, and
then the long looked for appoint rnents
were announced, as follows:
Richmond District, "A. e Brown. Pre-
siding Elder
Richmond Broad street, w. G. Starr:
Trinity and Chickaho 1iiny Mission, J. ".
Mhstin; Union Station, G.. c. Wander
slice; 81. James, W. b. Beauchamp:
Denny Street, S. G. Hatcher: Fairmont
Avenue, r. y. Beadles.
Internationally w. w Lear; Fifth
Street, G. H. McFadden; West End Memo.
rial and Asbury, w. Z. Williams
Henrico-H. j. Brown
hnles City ~. f. Moore.
New KENT a. Potts
West New keut-A. S. i. Rice.
West Polnt-W f. Billiard.
I.i9o iNtHS anu queen L. ~. Edwards.
Gloucester. E. Potts and l.. !.
Potts.
Gloucester Poi-t-Asa Driscoll.
Williamsburg-J. n. Iachvni.
York;. S.Wallace.
Newport ws-Chestnut Street, b. f.
Lipsconlb
General S'uperinte ndent of Colportace
A. G. Brown.
Professor in Emory and Henry College
James II. Moss.
West Richmond district, Paul White
head, Presiding Elder.
Richmond Centenary, w V. Tudor
and r. H. Pell; Clay Street. T.. Ii. Raw
lings: Park Place, II. n. Potts: Laurel
Street, w. r.. Crowder; Asbnry, b. NJ
Beckham
Highland Park &C. H. Boggs.
Barton IIeights-J. Sidney Peters.
Hanover-R. b. Scott.
King W'lliam-Porter Hardy.
Ashland-W. II. Atwell
Ashland Circuit-R II. Marks.
West lIanovcr-S. w Day.
Caroline-L. G. Lem
Goochand-T. f. johnson.
West Goochland and East Louisa Mis-.
sion-J e. McSparren and one to be sun
piled by w. d. Mower
Cartersville-W. +. Davis.
Chesterfield-A. G. Berrymap.
West Chesterfield-M. r. Williams.
Powhatan-T. Burton.
R&ppahannock District, C. e. Watts.
Presenting Elder
White Stone-J. w. S. Robbins
Lancaster--B. f. Ledbetter.
Heathsville-C. X. James.
Bethany. NJ. Burton
Richmond Circuits. j. Baten and
Wheaton f. Hall.
Westnloreland-J. d. Farkner :.
MontrossF r. b. McSparren.
King George-T T. Wray.
Spottsylvania-C. H. Williams
Bowling Green--W f. HAYES.
Essex-W B. Jett.
King and Queen-R. e. Bentley
Midd,esex-J. N. Anderson.
West Matthews-J. L. Prible.
Matthe VS.. f. DreshaZo and Frank
Burrush.
Principal Southern Seminary and Con-
servatory OF Music, Bowling Green, f.
II. Rowe.
Charlottesville District. J. S. Hunter,
Presiding Elder.
Charlottesville-w f. Edwards
Belmont and Rose Hill. d. Langley.
Alternately. T. C. Butts.
Scoitsvlle-L. II. Hlte.
Bat"svlle--J. w. Carroll.
Nelson--R. w. Watts
Rocknsh-W. l.. Ware
Amherst-A c. Jordan
West Amherst-R. II. Clarke
Mount Peasant-D. w. Reed.
Milton Mission-B. r. Smith
Flnvanna-N. j. Pruden.
Lousn-C. L. Bane and j. F. Rhodes.
supernnmerary
Gorhonsville-C. +. Conner.
Orange-GeorGe A. Booker, Jr., and w.