Evening star., 1899-04-12
MINISTERS APPOINTED
Bishop Cranberry, M E. Church South, Makes
Assignments for Coming Year
Presiding Elder Byrd md Pastor J.
w. Duffy Their Own Success
sOrs-SOme Changes.


The closing session of the one hundred an6
fifteenth annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South was held last nigh,
in Mt. Vernon Place Church, final ad-
journment being taken shortly after 1C
o'clock. Bishop Cranberry presided, and
just before the close made the following as
signments of ministers for the year to some
Washington District.
]. H. Byrd, presiding elder; Mt. Vernon
Place, J. W. Duffey; Epworth and Mission
w. S. Hammond, ]. L. Grant; Marvin, w.
F. Locke; West Washington and Del Ray,
F. L. Day; Alexandria, E. V. REGISTER;
Fredericksburg J. P. Stump; Falls Church.
G. T. Tyler: Leesburg, ]. H. Light; Loud
oun. C. Sydenstricker, R. L. Eulster; Mid
deburg C. s. Stanton; Hillsboro', c. H.
Buchanan Hamilton, ]. H. Woolf; Warren
ton, ]. H. Wells: Marshall. E. H. Henry
S. Grady; Fairfax, c. X. Millican, B. 3.
Harrison, supernumerary; Sterling, S. B.
Dolly, G. w. Garther: Occoquan, j. r. Tul-
larry: Fauquier, ]. C. Sedwick: Sudley J.
W. Balm; Manassas, d. l.. Blakemore; Staf-
ford, j. K. Gilbert; Morrisviiie, w. t.
Cover.
Baltimore District.
]. A. Anderson presiding elder; Central
and Caernarvon H. NJ. Canter w. H. Best;
J. N. Hank supernumerary; st. Pauls,
Charles D. Bullock; Wilkins Avenue, Will
liam Stevens; Emmanuel, ]. o. Knott;
Frederick Avenue, l.. w. Haslup; Airing
ton and Sudbrook, ]. l.. Hutchlson, F. II.
Tyler; Reisterstown, w. NJ. Waters, f. H.
Shipley, supernumerary; Freedom, J. M.
Hawley: Howard, p. ]. Lambert; Lingan-
ore, A Weller, one to be supplied; Freder-
ick City, ]. H. Wilhite; Brunswick S. NJ.
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Edwards; Gaithersburg, w. E. Mcdonald; :;
Montgomery. w. H. Sanders, H. c. Febrey
Beltsville, H. I. Wirgman; Hyattsville, w.
E. Wolf, one to be supplied; Emory, F. T..
Griffith; Wesley Grove j. H. Dulaney;
Laurel, S. V. Hildebrand.
East Baltimore District.
L. W. Canter, presiding elder; Baltimore
city, Trinity Church, C. NJ. Hawkins; Cal
vary, D. K. Kern; North Baltimore, H.
Burrows, P. L. Groome; Taylors, J. Lester
Shipley, W. E. Henry; West Hartford L..
Hammond; East Hartford, J. F. Baggs;
Kent j. Edgar Wilson: Queen Anne, c. L..
Kinward: Church Hill, j. w. MITCHELL;
Hillsboro' C. w. Moore: EastOn and Caro-
line, c. D. Harris, one to be supplied;
Trappe, George r. Mays; Royal Oak, L. G.
Martin; Tilghmans, j. w. Bell; Severn, W.
E. Miller; Chesapeake, w. P. C. Coe; West
River. c. NJ. Mark: Calvert N. 3. Dorsey,
]. F. Valiant; Prince Georges, A. B. Sites;
Charles, John B. Henry; st. Mary, to be
supplied; Patuxent, H. NJ. Romer; Forest
Grove, F. Furr, ~
Winchester District.
B. w. Bond, presiding elder; Winchester,
S. K. Cox; Frederick l. Fox; Stephen City,
J. C. Thrasher; Middetown, A. NJ Cackley;
Strasburg, L. R. Markward: Woodstock
and Fort Mission, ]. c. Jones, J. R. Reeve;
Edenburg, H. NJ Reed; Front Royal and
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Linden, l. G. Michael; Page, w. ]. Hub
bard; White Post, F. A Gains; Berryville,
r. r. S. Hough, ]. ]. Single. supernumer-
ary; Brucetown, o. C. Beall c. NJ. Hessox;
l.. Potter; Charlestown. H. H. Kennedy;
jefferson. F. A. Strather; Shepherdstown,
]. l.. Kibler, A. A. P. Neel, supernumerary;
Shenandoah junction, L. S. Rudisill.
Rockingham District.
]. E. Armstrong, presiding elder Staun-
ton, F. ]. Prettyman; East End and Mar
quis Memorial, p J. Jeffries; Harrisonburg,
j. R. Andrew; Brdgewater, w. L. Duly
E. V. Switzer; Mount Crawford, R. L.
Fultz; Parnassus, J. J. Ringer; West Au-
gusta, J. W. Canter; Augusta, w. j. White
sell; Waynesboro H. s. Coe; New Hope, A.
r. Martin; Rockingham, Thomas Cooper;
East Rockingham, l.. r. Jones; Elkton, ].
c. Hawk; Port Republic, ). H. Smith;
Shenandoah. j. l.. Henderson; Luray, H. H.
Sherman; New Market, R. M. Wheeler;
Mount jackson, T. Briley; Marksville. B.
Lee Ferny; Fairfield, w. Fl. Marsh; Rock
bridge Baths, a.. G. McNeer; Bells Valley
A. L. Harnsberger.
Roanoke District.
David Bush, presiding elder; Salem, w.
II. H. Joyce; Roanoke Green Memorial, w.
H. D. Harper; Trinity, R. Smithson; St.
James, H. 1. Stevens; Grace, J. NJ. Green;
Belmont, Fl. l. Burr; Vinton, T. E. Carson;
d ~
o. Ross; Buchanan, H L. Myerly; Fin
castle, ]. w. Grubb; Glen Wilton, l.. Butt :;
Eagle Rock, r. IL. Wilson, A l. Flaherty,
supply; Buena Vista, G. T. B. Collins;
Rockbridge, W. o. Talbert; Lexington, H.
p. Hamill; ColheTstown A. P. Boude; Ellis
ton, w. w. Watts; Chrstiansburg, w. D.
keene: Blacksburg, J. H. Davidson; New
port, G. o. Homan; Newcastle, o. W. Lus-
by; Patawba, l.. H. Graybill.
Lewisburs District.
j. B. Martin, presiding elder; Lewisburg,
William Melville; Frankfort 6. w. Rich
ardson, H. Lawson; Blue Sulphur, Charles
Lynch; Green Sulphur, H. G. Bishop; Hinton,
H. A. Brown; Talcott, H. A. Wilson; Green
Vile and Peterstown, w. L. Smith, G. H.
Echols; Anderson, c. B. Sutton; Union, Q.
+. Burgess; Ronceverte H. L. Hout; White
Sulphur, ]. M. York; Alvon ]. M. Eavey;
Allegheny, L. B. Atkins; Covington, l.. L.
LLOYD, Cll1ton FOrSe, j. X. Nauhorn. Mill
boro' and Gillett's, NJ. P. Weikle; Levelton,
J. H. Bills Huntsville, ]. NJ. Anderson;
Green Bank, A. c. Hamill; Hot Springs, H.
L. Heironimus.
MOOrefieId District.
B. F. Ball, presiding elder; Moorefield, D.
F. Entsler; Petersburg, H. A. Murrill;
Franklin, ]. H. School; Crabbottom, J. w.
McNeill; Keyser, J. T. Williams; Cumber-
land. j. H. Kuhlman; Elk Garden r. X.
hewitt, supply; Piedmont, w. H. Ballinger;
Frostburg, c. H. Cannon; Flintstone, D. M
Brown; Romney D. l.. Reid G. W. Boyle;
Springfield, H. M. Strickler; Slanesville, w.
A. Sites: Hardy, to be supplied; Morgan, C.
NJ Saver; Gainesboro, W. N. Hall; War
densvile e. N. Griffin; Capon Bridge. C. E.
Simmons; Lstonburg, j. r. Jacobs; Mon
terey, A. G. hewitt; Mcdowell, S. E.
Parker.
Their Own Successors.
1t will be seen that DR.. Byrd succeeds
himself as presiding elder of the Washing
ton district and Rev. ]. w. Duffy remains
as pastor Of Mount Vernon Place Church.
Rev ]. w. Beall, who has acted as his
assistant, is transferred and given a charge