The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-18
METHODIST ASSIGNMENTS
APPOINTMENTS MADE by THE CON-
FERENCE AT CONNERSvILLE.
Pastors Returned To Former Charges
with the Friends at Plainfield
limited Brethren Pastorates.

Srecial 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSvILLE. Ind, Sept. 1.-THE
appointments for the coming year in the
Indiana Methodist Episcopal Conference
were given out late tonight. In the In
~dianapolis district the Rev. Edward b.
Rawls. of Indianapolis, is continued as
presiding elder. The other appointments
in the district are as follows:
Barth Place and Oak HID. w. Noble.
Blackford-streetoJ. Il. Jones.
Broadway--C. w. Tinsley.
California-street-J. w. J. Collins.
Central-avenue-C. c. Lasby and ]. p.
d. John
East Park-D. A.. Robinson.
Edwin Ray-C. c. Edwards.
First Church-S. =. Grimes.
Fletcher-place-V. w. Tevis.
Furnas-place-Charles Tinsley.
Grace-L. S. Knots.
Hall-place--G. NJ. Smith.
Hyde Park w. Baker.
Lincoln-avenue-W. G.. Proctor.
Madison-avenue-R. II. Moore.
Meridian-street-W. A. Quayle.
Roberts Park-C. T.. Bacon.
Trinity. l.. Stout.
Wesley Chapel-W. w. Reynolds.
Woodside-S. j.. Wilson.
Thirty-eighth- street-C. S. Risley.
Irvington-R. S. Hyde.
Acton. P. Mason.
BroOklyn-W. S. Grim.
Dli6itWOOu-Il J. oAdCh.
Greenwood-F. a. Guthrie.
L~awrence-J. b. Coffin.
Mooresville-H. S. Hayden.
New PaleStine-J. $. Ward.
Southport-E. o. Thomas
Waverly-S. E. Sidebottom.
West Newton-Elmer st. Clair.
Whiteland-J. NJ. Wines.
IL. s. Hilton was appointed superintend-
ent of the Veterans Home and Preachers
Aid Society. +. A. Robertson was reap
pointed president of George r. Smith Col
lege, in Missouri.
The morning session was opened by DR..
Charles Tinsley. Bishop Cranston took
the chair and dispatched business with
a rapidity not equaled since the open
ing of the conference. Three presiding
elders reports were read-H. C. Clippinger,
of V%incennes; j. T.. Steele, of New Albany,
and J. Nj. Baxter, of Seymour DR.. Baxter
reported a 5000 church built at Scottsburg,
and new churches in Henryville. Freetown,
New Belleville and New Washington
charges, with LOO conversions I'm the dis
trict. DIR. Robert Roberts took a super
numerary relation. and DR.. B. f. Rawlins
was superannuated, after fifty years in the
ministry. Lewis King also took a superan-
nuated relation.
The statistical secretary's report for the
conference shows prosperity in all lines:
Membership, SS,697; baptisms, 4,099; Sunday
schools, 731; Sunday-school scholars, 60. 491;
churches. 779; value of churches, 81. 913. 900;
total paid for ministerial support, S205, COS;
for conference claimants, sS,561; for mis-
slons, $lS,yOo. The treasurers report shows
receipts for all benevolent claims, $64, PIG.
The faculty for the itinerant school for
next year was appointed as follows: j. w.
Baker, g. II. Murphy, George Coleman, c.
f. Bacon, c.. w. Lewis. John Poucher. f.
S. Tincher, ]. r. T. Lathrop, j. w. Turner,
H. j. Talbot, L. d. Moore and NJ. A. Farr.
DIR. ]. C. Hartzel, bishop of Africa, who
was present at the morning session, pre-
sided at the afternoon session while the
cabinet was in session. The hearing of the
reports of committees was the special order
of the afternoon.