The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-20
WILL MAKE
NO CHANGE
DR.. Tudor States Positively That
Appointments Will
Stand.
WERE AFTER Or. JOHN HARMON
Portsmouth Church Wanted to
Get Him. and Send Dr..
Stiff to Trinity.

Positive announcement Is now made ex
cathedra, to the effect that in so far as any
vital interests are concerned and certainly
in respect to Richmond and It's Immediate
vicinity tho conference appointments Of
last tuesday will stand untouched. on In
the mountains somewhere or in a few cir
cults far afied there may be neces-
sary shifting about to make things ut
evenly. but here and In Norfolk and III
Lyncnburg, and in the other big places.
the word OF the bishop viii be the law
under which the new conference year
will soon begin.
That there was movement that might
4 have resulted in some post-confcrenca
changes In, Richmond there seems to be no
doubt That this movement contemplated
among other things .le removal OF Or.
John Harmon from Trinity. his new Rich
mond charge, to Central, Portsmouth. Ia
amply shown In an appended special
Other changes were suggested and dis
cussed, and Norfolk paper yesterday
announced a conference between the pre-
siding elders OF that place and those OF
Richmond. with view to settling. But II
there was such a conference II amounted
( to nothing. Dr. Tudor spent tho day IN
Newport News and returned last night.
When seen at his residence he made the
positive etatement that there had been
and would be no change In the appoint
ments as announced by the bishop. A SIM
liar announcement now comes from DR..
Garland of Portsmouth
Everything is therefore In readiness
for the beginning Of the new conference
year under the new auspices. The new
pastors are beginning to take hold, and
everything will be moving along as usual
within a few days. DR.. Young will preach
his first sermon at Centenary a week
from next Sunday.
In connection with the proposed Han
non-stiff swap-off. matter that has
lust leaked out here, the following spe-
cial was received last night from Ports
mouth:
The Rev. J. Powell Garland. presiding
elder OF Tho Portsmouth District OF the
Methodist Church, stated to-day to
Representative of The Times Dispatch
that no conference appointment would DO
broken 50 far as this district Is con-
cerned. :stt
This. Of course. means that the Rev
Dr. Harmon will not come from Trinity
Church. Richmond. to Central Church
Portsmouth. TIL, fact that Or. Harmon
has served three years at Union Station.
Richmond and was then transferred to
Trinity Church, another charge; n the
same city, caused neEnLlatlolls net"es'n
Or. Garland and tia presiding elder OF
the Richmond District. as we'll as boz
tween the elder and the official board OF
Trinity Church.
It was understood that Central Church,
Portsmouth,, would be an agreeable
charge for Dr. Harmon, and that the
|. Row.. w. stiff. who was assigned to
the Portsmouth charge would be agree
abba to the Richmond congregation.
The presiding elder this morning re-.
ceived letter from Mr.. Cha r'.,s w,
Hardwicke, chairman OF the board OF
stewards OF Trinity Church, Richmond,
which set the whole matter at rest. Mr.,
HardwicKe wrote that the church had
concluded to abide by, IT,, decision OF
the bishop and accent Dr. Harmon.
A committee from Central Church.
headed by Mr.. w. B, Wilder, waited on
the presiding elder this morning to learn
what his action In the matter would be.
They were assured that Mr.. stiff would
remain with thnm,
| Dr. Garland stated that the report that
the Rev. Daniel T. Merritt has been Of
| fer,,d the CottaEa Place charge, IN the
| suburbs Of Portsmouth. Ia correct,
| Whether he will accept It or not is with
him to determine. but tho prosnect Is
that he will come here from Montross
circuit The Cottage Plac, charge has
lust been set off. and It was left with
| the rresiding elder to III.