The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-03
METH0DISM IN COLUMBIA.
Men who Have Served as Pastors aud
Presiding Elders Here.

Presiding Elders Here.
In the year of 1920, the annual confer
ence convened at Hopkinsville, Ky. At
that time southern Kentucky was in
cluded in the Tennessee Conference.
Mark l.. Lindsey was chosen President,
as no Bishop was present to preside. At
this conference Columbia and Franklin
were connected as a pastoral charge,
and Thomas Maddin sent as preacher
in charge, and Thomas l.. Douglass as
presiding elder. In 1921, Hartwell II.
Brown was pastor, and Thomas l.. Doug
lass, =. f..
In the year of 1922, the conference was
held at EbeneZer. East Tennessee, the
eastern division of the state being then
included in the Tennessee Conference.
Bishop Enoch George presided, and the
charge was called columbia Town"
and Thomas Maddin preacher in charge
and Thomas l., Douglas, presiding elder.
In 1913 columbia and Franklin" com
posed the pastoral charge, and Hart
well ii. Brown was preacher in charge
and James Guiwn, presiding elder. In
1894 columbia" appears as the pastoral
charge and VIM. Is, Peck, preacher in
charge and Lewis Garrett, presiding eld-
er.The name of the town disappears from
the list of pastoral charges from 1921 un-
til 1927, when columbia" is again
separate charge, with +. =. Scruggs,
preacher in charge and Robert Paine,
presiding elder. In 1898 columbia and
Franklin are again joined as "A pastoral
charge, with James Erwin, preacher in
charge and Robert Paine, presiding
elder. Robert Paine afterwards became
a bishop. After this year the name
again disappears, until 1888 twas evil
IDENTIFY included in "Duck River Circuit"
as one of the preaching places. In those
for back years, the town was small and
the embers few and could not sustain
pastor-though he did not receive but
$l50 and his board, per annum; was not
allowed any more, and rarely ever re-
ceived over 500.
In 1888, columbia" again appears
with william McFerrin, preacher in
charge and Thomas l.. Douglas, presid-
ing elder; 1884, A. f. Driskell, preacher
in charge and Thomas l.. Douglas, pre-
siding elder; 1885, f. p Scruggs, preach
er in charge and Thomas l.. Douglass,
presiding elder; 1886, Alex Winburn,
preacher in charge and Fountain L.
| Pitts, presiding elder; 1887, Frederick
Ferguson, preacher in charge and +. f..
Pitts, presiding elder; 1888, j. G. Mitch
ell, preacher in charge and Fountain T..
Pitts, presiding elder; 1899, b. II. Hub
: bard, preacher in charge and Fountain
| E. Pitts, presiding elder; 1910, j. b.
, Walker, preacher in charge, and A. Il.
| L :
w. Randle, preacher in charge, and A.
L. p. Green, presiding elder; 1912, Adam
S. Riggs, preacher in charge, and A. L,
: p. Green, presiding elder; 1913, f. p.
: Scruggs, preacher in charge, and A. Il.
p. Green, presiding elder; 1914, p. p.
, Neeley, preacher in charge, and John
w. Hammer, Sr., presiding elder; 1915,
Alex r. Erwin, preacher i'll charge, and
John w. Hammer, Sr., presiding elder
| nh0rp1
and John w. Hammer, ST., presiding eld-
er; 1917, w. ID. f. Sawrie, preacher in
3 charge, and John w. Hammer, Sr., pre-
siding elder; l84S, Robert A. Young,
preacher in charge, and S. 5. Moody,
presiding elder lS49, K. A. Young,
preacher in charge, and A. f. Driskel,
presiding elder. DR.. Young was the
gear cOnSecVtiUeIg. 1850, e. G. Slater,
preacher in charge, and A. f. Driskell,
presiding elder; 1851, E. G. Slater,
preacher in charge, and A. f. Driskell
presiding elder; 1852, William G. j Johnson
preacher in charge, and Jno. w. Hammer
ST., presiding elder; 1858, William &.
Johnson, preacher in charge, and John
w. Hanne", Sr., presiding elder; 1854
, Alpheus Mizell, preacher in charge and
t John w. Hammer, Sr, presiding elder
/ 1865, A. Mizell, preacher in charge, and
John w. Hammer, ST., presiding elder;
1856, Isaac Miner, preacher in charge,
: and John f. Hughes, presiding elder
I 1857, Isaac Miner, preacher in charge
l and John f. Hughes, presiding elder
s | 1898, VIM. G. Doris, preacher in charg 2
and John +. Hughes, presiding elder
1859, Ferdinand ). Petway, preacher in
, charge, and John f. Hughes, presiding
: elder; 1860, William Burr, preacher in
! charge, and A. Mizell, presiding elder
1861, r. A. Young, preacher in charge
and A.. Mizell, presiding elder; 1862
3 John b. Hamilton supplied the charge
and John f. Hughes, presiding elder
q From 1862 until 1865 there were no as
signments of pastors, on account of the
). Civil War. In 1865, William G. Doris
! preacher IN charge; he declining tt
l serve, John p. McFerrin supplied the
4 work, and John f. Hughes, presiding
elder; 1866, John p. McFerrin, preacher
in charge, and John f. Hughes, presd
ing elder; 1867, Robert q. Irvine, preach
er IN charge, and John +. Hughes, pre-
siding elder 1868, r. q. Irvine, preache
h in charge, and John +. Hughes, presid
ing elder; 1869, A. w. Smith, preache
n in charge, and A. L. Z. Green, presidin,
r, elder; 1870, A. w. Smith, preacher il
4 charge, and A, l.. p. Green, presidin.
( elder; 1871, A. w. Smith, preacher il
r charge, and A. l.. z. Green, presiding
l. elder; 1872, A. w. Smith, preacher il
/ charge, and William Doss, presiding
elder; 1873, John p. McFerrin, pisache
l. in charge, and w. Mooney, presiding
g elder, During this year the old church
% occupying the place of the presen
;. structure, was burned. 1874, A. w
n Smith, preacher in charge, and w
l. Mooney, presiding elder. During thi
IS year Rev. A. W. Smith, the much be
II loved pastor, died September %, 1875. II
8, 1879, James A. Orman, preacher IL
n charge, and w. Mooney, presiding elder
'e 1876, j. A. Orman, preacher in charge,ant
e. w. Mooney, presiding elder; 1877, Jane
.e NcFerrin Wright, preacher in charge
5. and J. A. Orman, presiding elder; ISIS
J. NJ. Wright, preacher in charge, and J
4. Orman, presiding elder ;lS79 Thomas ]
, Duncan, preacher in charge, and j.
/ Orman, presiding elder; lSS0, Thomas
l. Duncan, preacher in charge, and j. A
Il Orman, presiding elder; 1881, L. J. Dun
It can, preacher in charge, and J. A. Or
10 man, presiding elder; lSS2, 4. J. Duncan
o preacher in charge, and j. \. OrmaT
a presiding elder; 1888, J. u. West, preach
:, er in charge and T. j. Duncan, presidin
elder; 1854, William NJ. Green, preache
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