The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-28
THE M. E. APPOINTMENTS
PRESIDING ELDERSHIP OF THIS DIS
TRICT GOES TO A NONAPPLICANT.
Il. b. RawIs Chosen-List of the
Fill the Coming Year.

The reading of the appointments for the
ensuing year was the last thing done by
the Indiana M. E. Conference last night.
The church was packed throughout the
evening of varied entertainment, while the
people waited for the result of the work of
the cabinet. The plan of consolidating the
two Indianapolis districts into one was fol-
lowed, and this was one principal reason
that the appointments were so long in being
made by the cabinet The question of dis
posing Of H. j. Talbot and J. w. Duncan,
presiding elders of the West and East In
dianapolis districts, respectively, proved for
long time the stumbling block for the
cabinet Neither gentleman wanted to re-
tire from the district, and the friends of
both were at work for days trying to in
fuence the decision of the cabinet But
Bishop Fowler found solution of the prob
lem which suited himself. He gave the new
Indianapolis district to neither of them but
instead suggested to the cabinet that man
who had made a good record as a pastor
in one or the other Of the districts be chosen
and that Messrs. Talbot and Duncan be
transferred outside the district The result
of this was that e. B. Rawls, whose term
as pastor of Edwin Ray Church expired by
limitation, was made the presiding elder of
the new district, Mr.. Duncan was made
pastor of Shelbyville church and Mr.. Tai
bolt was made presiding elder Of the Evans
Vile district succeeding c. E. Bacon, who
comes as pastor of Roberts Park Church
The arrangement seems to be satisfactory
to Messrs Duncan and Talbot, and the
best feeling prevails. When the name of
e. B. Rawls was read as the presiding
elder for the new district a loud applauding
from the congregation followed.
The churches of Shelbyville are taken
from the East Indianapolis district and
added to the Connersville district. This is
all that is taken from among the churches
which formerly constituted the East In
dianapolis district. The old West Indian
apols district covered more territory, and
more charges are eliminated. Those taken
from the old West Indianapolis district
and from the consolidated district
are placed in the Bloomington dis
trct. They are Belleville, Bowling Green,
Brooklyn, Cataract, Center Point, Clay
City, Cloverdale, Cory, Gosport the two
charges at C;reencastle. Martinsville and the
Martinsville circuit, MorgaEtown, Putnam
vile and Quincy.
A noticeable change among the presiding
elders is in the Moore's Hill district q. A
Dolph is made pastor Of the charge at Col
lege Corner, and j. A. Sargent, formerly
pastor of Hall-place Church, in this city, is
made presiding elder of the district. All the
other presiding elders with the exception
of Mr.. Bacon, Of the Evansville district. re-
main. The appointments as read at IL
o'clock last night follow
Bloomington District
Presiding elder, r. H. Willis; Bedford, e.
r; Vest; Bedford circuit ": Z, faPn nir
cult, to be supplied; Bloomington, College
avenue, J. H. Doddrdge; BloomlngtoIn'
Elzabeth-street, E.: G. Jordan Belleyllie'
SON. Cataract, to be supplied by j.. I. Alley;
Center Point, Oscar Polhemusi clay lily Illy'
7 c. Boone; Cloverdale, w. e. Edgin; Cory,
w F. F. Smith; Ellettsvilie, Z. n. Pru-
nick; Freedom, S. g. Benham; Gosport'
William Tslf Fr oath to be suppsd
Harrodsburg, j. F. OHaver; Hestonville,
J. B. Likely; Linton, J; w, Gunner; Lyons,
| W. S. McCallister, Martinsville. NJ B;
| Hyde; Martinsville, circuit, to be supplied
by NJ M. Skinner Mitchell, w. NJ Gear
ing; Owensburg, ]. p. Sidebqttom; r,, Pu ut.
| Patricksburg. z. g. Urner; Quincy, sup
Piled by c. A. Mccullough; Solsberry, w. J.
| A. L. Bennett: Tunnelton, J. N. d. Hudle-
son; Worthington, ]. W. Baker
-Connersville District
Presiding elder C. c. Edwards; Alving
| ton, A. r. Jones; Arlington. w. S. Smith;
Brcokville ]. H. earns Brookyille circuit,
| FL D. Sterrett Carthage, w. n. Fletcher;
| CIarksburg, G.. H. Reiboldt; College Cor
rer 81 l. DoPh; /, Cq mInas Heir y; W. IS
Scull Falkland F. A Guthrie; Glenwood.
d. r. Hedges and supply Gerlief Jensun;
| Beach Maplewood. Jesse Miller; Metamora,
| Fl. Harris; Milroy, A. N. Marlatt ana h. l..
La Rue; Milton, r. s. Hyde; Mo9,rriStoWn'
thony; Rushville, c.. w; Tinsley; Shelby
street R. II. Moore; St Paul, d. A. Wyne-
gar; Waldron, H. c. Pelsoe.
Evansville District
| Presiding elder H. J. Talbot; Blue Grass,
| S. S. Penrod; Boonville. X. T. Bryan;
Boonyille circuit w. Z; Thomi center 10 10
P. Barnhill; Kingsley, l.. n. Jones; Simpson
! and Ridge F. A. Steele; Trinity. j. w.
X Hugo; Fort Branch. j. D. Jeffery; Fran
cisco J. Z. Coffin; Gentryvile, S. J. Shake;
! Howell, G. S. Mckee; Lynnville, George e.
VIM; Mount Vernon, J. II. ketcham;
! Mount Vernon circuit, Thomas w. Wink
/ Ter; Newberg, S. O. Dorsey: New Harmony,
H, S. .Headen; New Harmony circuit sup
! NorthcOtt: Oakland City circuit, to be sup
! Piled; Orwell. c. S. Whitfield; Owensville,
8st A. GoaosWy R9dar Poseyviie r.
/ Lester; Princeton, George ID. Wolfe Rock
/ port, L, d. Moore; Rockport circuit, J. NJ.
! T. Bean: Union B. T. Vancleave; Winslow.
| supplied by j. D. Kiper; Yankeetown, r. s.
| Miller Left without appointment, to at
! tend school, A. d. Bachelor.
indianapolis District
Presiding elder E. B. Rawls; Acton, c.
4 w Maupin: Brightwood, w. w. Reynolds;
| Brooklyn, II. S. Hilton; Castleton, II. Fl.
! Sheldon: Greenwood. +. A. Westhayer;
Indianapolis. Birthplace, d. w. Noble;
/ Blackford-str G. w. Crooke; Broadway
L. f. Dimmitt; California street, w. S.
Biddle; Central-avenue, c. {. Lasby and j.
4 F. D. John East Park. T. X Willis Edwin
I Raw j. r. T. IathrOp; First Church, III. j.
Black Fletcher-place r. Roberts, Fur
nas-place Charles Tinsley; Grace, L. S.
/ Knotts Hall-place. G. NJ. Smith Hyde
Park Robert Zaring; Lincoln-avenue. We