Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-07

Is returned 10 ot. James CAulcH'
Roanoke Rev. j. 0. Knott goes to
Lexington; Register Nsel supplies
Collierstown, Va; Rev. ]. R. Van
Horn goes to Covington, Va; Rev.
D. L. Reid, of White Post, is trans
ferred to Indian Mission Conference.
The appointments for Winchester
district, of which Rev. H. P, Hamlll
is continued as Presiding Elder, are
as follows:
Winchester-C. y. Bulla.
Frederick n. n. Hall.
Stevens City-W. E. Woof.
Middletown-W. s. Hammond.
Strasburg-W. L. Smith.
Woodstock-B. F. Ball.
Woodstock Mission-T. {. Jones.
Edinburgh. L. Henderson.
Front Royal and Riverton-G. D..
White.
Warren-L. Fox
Liuden-L. Butt.
Page-H. A. Wilson.
White Post-H. w. Stricken and one
to be supplied by G. f. Kercheval.
Berryvlle-J. w. Greene.
Brucetown-C. II. Buchanan and w.
D. Eye.
Martinsburg-C. d. Harris.
Berkeley-T. G.. hewitt.
Charlestown-W. p. &. Coe.
Jefferson-C. Sydenstricker.
hepherdstown-D. F. Eutsler.
Bakerton and Halltown--J. B. Hup-
man.
The church statistics as presented
by Secretary Tyler are as follows: Lo-
cal preachers in the conference terri
tories, 7 increase of 81 members in
connection, 1886 increase Of 654) !;
Epworth leagues, 2l2; Epworth
League members, 9,0l3 ; Sunday
Schools, 603 GncreaSe Of 20); Sun
day School officers and teachers, s.
374; amount raised for presiding
elders, $12 294; for preachers salar-
les, $ll2,212 Gncreass Of $4,000
number of societies, $50; number Of
houses of worship, SIT; value of
churches, $l,46O,36O with an indebt-
edness Of $65,96l; parsorages l48 !;
value of parsonages, $257425, with
an Indebtedness Of $500; districts,
8; district parsonages (value), $780,
900; churches destroyed, 4 amount
OF loss, $l2,l56 (partly covered by IN
surance)
During the Conference Rev. A. A.
P. Neel requested that he be placed
upon the superannuated list. He
stated that for over thirty years he
had been a member of the Baltimore
Conference, and had bsen engaged in
active service during that time, but
that now his health was failing and he
was unable to continue on the active
list. His request was granted by
Conference.
Conference accepted an invitation
from the Winchester church to meet
in that city next year.
The one hundred and twentieth
annual meeting of the Baltimore
Conference of the NJ. G. Church ad-
journed on Tuesday. Rev. Dr. w:
L. Mcdowell was appointed to succeed
Rev. DR.. W. l. McKenney as presi-
ding elder of the Frederick district,
the latter's term of Office having been
completed. DR.. McKenney in turn
was m 4de pastor OF Broadway Church,
of which DR.. Mcdowell had been pas.
tor for eight years. Rev. A. H. Nc
Kinley is returned to Shepherdstown.
Among the appointments we note the
following:
Harper's Ferry. r. Wood.
Martnsburg-A. j. Gill.
Berkeley Springs-D. Ii. Martin.
Bunker Hill. s. CrOwder.
ST. Paul's, Hagerstown-E. T. Now
bray.
Washington Square, Hagerstown-R.
T. Campbell.
Winche.ter-C. T. Weede.
Westminster--D. G.. Miller.
Grace, mpden-James McLiren.
Glyndon-Rev. w. Mex. Hammock.
w. l. Dice, member of Shepherdstown
Quarterly Conference, left without APP
pointment, to attend theological semi
nary.
By a vote of 1873 to Al the ministers
declared themselves to be in favor OF
the restoration Of the time-limit law.
The following resolution was therefore
adopted: Resolved, that, while we
decline to instruct our delegates as TO
their action, we most respectfully
memorabilia the general conference to
restore time limit for the pastorate
provided, nevertheless, that where
there are unusual and critical condi-
tions the pastoral term may be ex-
tended if in the Cody judgment OF
the presiding bishop it is impractic-
able otherwise to satisfy the needs OF
the work"