The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-16
METHODIST APPOINT
MENTS.
Rev. DIR. Il. l.. HOniker Changes
Places with Rev. n. Ii. Will
liams, of Palmetto.


The Florida Conference of tn
Methodist Episcopal church, South
concluded its annual session a
Quincy on Tuesday when the annua
, shake-up Of ministers was announce
by Bishop Smith.
There has been more than the or
dinary amount OF PASTORAL change
this year, as will appear from a per
usal of the subjoined list of appoint
ments.
Rev. DR.. R. l.. HOniker, for th,
past four years pastor of st. Jame
church in this city, has been appoint
ed to the pastorate of the church a
Palmetto, directly opposite Braiden
town on the Manitee river. Palmetto
is town of about 800 inhabitants
with populOus and progressive out
lying district. Orange growing ant
truck gardening is the principal oc
cupation Of the people. DR.. Honi
ker, like loyal Methodist, expresses
himself as well pleased with his ap
pointment.
Rev. n. III. Williams who comes tC
st. james church, is said to be one oI
the most eloquent men in the confer
| ence. He is of rather frail build
about 80 years of age, and has wife
and two children. He is a graduate
of Emery College, Oxford, Ga.
Owing to illness of Mrs. Williams he
does not expect to move here under
three weeks, during which time the
pulpit will be supplied by DR.. HOni-
ker, by special arrangement of the
bishop.
THE APPOINTMENTS.
Tallahassee District.-J b Ley,
presiding elder; Tallahassee, w L
H Mabry; Monticello, H E Part
ridge; Leon circuit, w R Wagner;
Quincy, J A Howland; Gadsden
circuit, A NJ Mann; Waukeenah,
w 8 McMannen ; Midway, w }
Guy; Concord circuit, J n Weather
ford; Liberty mission, b II Free
man; Aucilla circuit, M II Bell; Mad
ison, r G Bradford; Madison circuit,
G + Austin; Apalachicola, w H
Steinmeyer; Carnabelle and Sop
choppy, G S Roberts; Waku!la mis-
sion, G S Youngblood.
Live Oak District II J Nixon,
presiding elder; Live Oak, J l. Mann;
Welborn, r NJ Wills; Jasper, J ?
DePass; White Springs, w G Nor
ton; Bradford circuit, Oliver Fans;
Fort White and High Springs, 6 J
Kennedy; Mayo and Perry, J L Yeats;
Taylor mission, T B Hardy; Lafay-
cite mission, to be supplied; Judson
circuit, J L Reneke; Alachua circuit,
l. Tyler; Columbia circuit, w L J
Voss; Lake circuit, f f Shift; Lake
Butler, w Austin; Macclenny, L b
Thurman; Starke and Waldo, NJ II
Outland; Melrose circuit, F l. Stokes.
Jacksonville District.-C A Full
wood, presiding elder; McTyeire Me
mortal, w M Poagr; Riverside, J f
Wilson; st. Matthews and mission,
E A Harrigan; Panama mission, j II
Mcdowell; Fernandina, f + Ley;
Kings Ferry circuit, } A Morrow;
| IChlahhn, w A Wier; Green Cove and
Middleburg, H J Hamiin; Moultry
mission, to be supplied; Palatka, n
H Williams; Fruiiland and Volusia,
H S Miller; Daytona, w A Myers;
New Smyrna, f w Rush; Sanford,
E J Gates; Titusville and Cocoa, w
f Shoemaker; Fort Pierce, Stewart,
L w Tomkies; st. Bastian mission, L
NJ White; DeLand mission, J E
Mickler; Miami mission, f Pasco;
Biscayne Bay mission, J S Tomlin-
son; West Palm Beach mission, 9 F
Blackburn; Key Largo, J r Walker;
Student, l. L. Lane.
Gainesville District.-L A Cate,
presiding elder; Gainesville and
Paradise, w J Carpenter; Bronson
circuit, H b Frazer; Rochelle cir
cult, F f Stenneyer; Citra, T. W.
Moore; Micanopy, l.. Il. Haynes;
Williston, j. l.. Pattillo; Ocala, J. A.
Hendry; Cotton Plant circuit, B. u.
Rape; Wildwood circuit, j. Il. Gran
dell; Anthony circuit, 4. ii. Sis
trunk; Reddick mission, A. M. Dali
ger; Inverness circuit, g. w. White;
Webster circuit, }. g Pace; Bush
nell circuit, G. Ii. Summers; Brooks
willie mission, T. j. Phillips; Herman
do mission, II. +. Blocker; Leesburg,
J. AndersOn; Lady Lake mission, T..
J, Fink; Umatilla circuit, r, j.
W ellis; Astor Park, }, b. Brown; In
terlachen, II. S ADislead; Minnery
Uoba, w. &. Flubie.
Orlando District.-A. f House
holder, presiding elder; Orlando, r.
V. Atkisson; Apopka, q. ii. York;
Oviedo, j. r. Mitchell; KiSsimmee,
J. f. Bell; Maitland, h. l.. Sumner;
Barlow, +. r. Bridges; Mulberry
circuit, T. f. York; Fort Meade and
Homeland, f. J. Han dee; Bowling
Green circuit, +. A. Taylor; Wau-
crula circuit, A. H. Cole; Arcadia,
b. f. Mason; DeSoto, w. II. Funk;
Fort Myers, S. w. Lawler; Alva cir
cult. ID. L. Switzer: Punta GOrda
and Courthouse, IL. w Joiner; Fort
Passenger mission, II. r. Adams;
Lakeland, S. Hardin; Everglade, to
be supplied; Lakeland mission, Il.
ID. Harvey; transferred, r. IL. Speth,
Il. A. EdmOndson.
Tampa District-J. S. Patterson,
presiding elder; Tampa, First
Church, B X. Thrower; Tampa,
Hyde Park, H. Dutill; Tampa
Heights, r. II. Barnett; Port Tam
pa mission, w. II +. Roberts; Ybor
City and West Tampa mission, to be
supplied; Seffner, j. Il. Taylor;
Alafla, l. A. Vernon; Braidentown,
G. w. Inman; Manatee, G.. {. Cecil;
Palmetto, II. l.. Honiker; Elleton
Terra Ceia, M. II. Norton; Sarasota,
J. ii. d. McRae; Clearwater, J. 5.
Crandell; st. Petersburg, G. w.
Mitchell; Largo, }. S Brooke; Blan-
ton, Il. }. Evans; Dade City, w b.
Tresca; Plant City and Oak Hill, H.
Hice; Sutherland, r.. Ira BoQth;
Key West, First Church H. A.