Rock Island Argus., 1899-09-26
FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
Rev. c. 0. McCuIIoch Returned to
Passionate of First Metho-
dist Church.
REV. FRIzzELLE PRESIDING ELDER

| Close of the Central Illinois Conference at
| Macomb-Membership Shown to be 3d.
663. and Value of Churches sI.2I4,65o.
and of Parsonages s245,5OO-Cnited
Brethren Hold Next Meeting at JosIin.
| Rev. G. O. McCulloch was last night
reappointed to the pastOrate of the First
Methodist church of Rock Island by
the Central Illinois conference at Ma
comb. Rev. j. W. Frizzelle was also
returned as presiding elder of the dis
trict. Mr.. McCulloch. next Sunday,
enters upon his fourth year as pastor
of the First church. He was formerly
presiding elder at Peoria. and since
coming here has endeared himself not
| only TO his congregation, but to the
people generally of the city, all of
whom viii be glad TO know of his re-
| turn
| The conference transferred j. Il.
| Clark to the Illinois conference and K.
| +. Bird to the Colorado conference.
The treasurer's report showed a gain
of S3O1 oH missions and 1888 on freed
mans aid. and a small loss in other
funds. The statistical report showed
| 80, ,663 church mem bership in this dis
trict and 1,553 probatiOners. The
| treasurer's report showed the values
of churches to be 81 ,244, $50, and par
sonages $247, 800. j. A. Smith, 4
Haney and j. Il. Bartle were appoint
ed conference evangelists. For the
first time in the history of the confer
ence no invitation was extended for
place to hold the next conference. As
u result it was decided that the min
isters would pay their own board at
the next conference, and ii Will be
held where the best rates are offered.
The matter was left to 4 committee to
receive terms.
Pastors were assigned to the Rock
Island district as follows: j. w.
Frizzelle, presiding elder. Aledo, j.
y. Edwards; Alpha and Rio, w. II.
Crane; Atkinson, +. w. Thompson;
Bradford, w. B. Shoop; Buda, Vim
cent Allen; Cambridge, 5. =. Archer;
COlona, j. q. Adams; Galva, j. w.
Haney; Geneseo, c. w. AylinG;
Hampton, f. f. Mecham; Hillsdale,
+. f.. Shut; Keiths burg, W. ii. Wit
ter: Kewanee, II. A. Brown; Lafayette,
r. j. Wood; Milan, j. Il. Rutter; Mil
lersburg, j. A. Afford; Moline, First
church, j. f. Robinson; Second
church, Arthur Smith. Neponset, X.
w. Eames; New Boston, j. I. James;
Orion, J. A. Edmondson; Port Byron.
j. G.. Craine; PreemptiOn, q. w Pere-
goy; Reynolds, G. NJ. Dunlevy. Rock
Island-First church, G.. o. McCul-
loch; Ninth Street church, supplied.
Spollield, W. j. Ward: Sunbeam. G.
f. Crane; Taylor Ridge, Eddy McOm-
Der; Tiskilwa, NJ. V. B. White; Viola
and New Windsor. ID. G.. Hensell;
Woodruff, j. p. Mccormick; A. NJ.
Lumpkin, missionary in New Mexico.
Rev. F. w. Merrill. formerly of the
First Methodist church here, was re
appointed presiding elder of the
Peoria district; Rev. W. Il. Wiley was
appointed presiding elder of the Nor
mai district, Rev. j. III. Bryan of the
Galesburg district. and Rev. K. b.
Williams of the Kankakee district.
United Brethren Conference.
The Rock River conference of the
United Brethren church closed at
Eleroy, H., yesterday, with the fol-
lowing appointments:
Presiding elder, Nj. 5. Bovey, Free
port; pastors: Adeline, w. +. Rich
Coleta, J. Croft; Compton, j. w.
Baumgartner; Dover. c. b. Wilson;
Eleroy. A. u. Baer; Forreston, o. l..
Wilson; Freeport, A. Schwimley; JOS
lin. N. II. May; Orangeville, B. p. 5. |
Busey; Oregon, II. o. Ross; Polo. c. b.
Smith; Ridott A. B. Wolf; Sycamore, |
Mrs. NJ. T. Elliott; Van Orin, w. 4. |
Frank; Fenton, Miss Mary f. Muir |
rell; Winslow, l. NJ. Under wood; W. |
NJ. Weekley, secretary of the Church |
Erection society; j. johnson, Savan-
ma. conference evangelist; j. w. Bog |
CESS, Decatur, yangelist-at-large |
The next conference will be held at |
Joslin.