The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-18
n. {. Southern N. {. Confer.
enC0 Closes Sessions.
TWO new MEN COME HERE
Rev. E r. Studlsy TO Have Broadway
Church and Rev. |. M. Flucksn Goes
10 Washington Park.

New London, Conn. April 1.-THE New
England Southern Methodist Episcopal
conference came to close late this
afternoon with the appointment OF
pastors. At the session this noon a reso-
luton was adopted giving the bishop
power 10 continue certain specific circuits
in each OF the districts and a substitute
resolution which sustained the power OF
the bishop 10 authorize the elders to make
the changes and 20 eliminate the specific
cases was defeated.
AT the session this afternoon Rev.
c. M. Melden, pastor Of tho Mathewson
Street church. Providence. r. L. criti-
cised Booker + Washington for alleging
that he was the pioneer founder OF indus
trial education among the southern
negroes Mr.. Melden declared that the
Methodist denomination founded indus
trial education many years before Mr..
Washington began his work
Rev. John Oldham OF Mantle introduced
referred 10 the committee on temperance.
The resolution asked that the conferences
instruct the Methodist people TO discon-
hnue the patronage at the grocery stores
which sell liquors.
Late yesterday afternoon the conference
appointments were announced and the
following changes Of pastors over last
years list are noted:
Norwich District--Baltic and Versailles.
c. II. Hatch: Colchester and Hopevale
r. A. Van Sievers: East Blackstone. j. L,
Wheeler: Esstford and East Woodstock.
J. p. Hillerby; East Glastonbury w. T..
Carter; East Thompson, c. w. Squier
East Hampton and Marlboro. ]. A. Wood !:
Gales Ferry and Brewster's Neck. d. w.
Adams: Gardiner Lake. Frank Chamber
LAIN Grtswod and Valuntown o. H
Green; Guerieyville. c. III. Pease: Hazard
Vile. q. A Grant; Hockanum and East
Hartford, John Oldham; Jewett City and
Hopeville, c. II Van Natter: Lyme. Amos
r. Nichols; Manchester, w p. Taylors
MapleviIle and Glendale, r. d. Ham
mond; Millville. Mass. o. r. Thayer;
Moodus and Haddam Neck. w. d. Wood
ward; Mystic and Noank. F. G. Baker:
Mantle. A. w. Kingsley; North Gros-
venordale, NJ. T. Drakey; Norwich town
tNorth Main Street, Jerome Greer,
trinity, NJ. S. Kaufman: Oneco and
Greene, o. r.. Tourtellotte; Portland and
South Glastonbury. ]. N. Patterson: Put
nam, L w. Gray: South Coventry, f. ].
Corey; Stafford Springs. Thomas Tyrie:
staffordsville and Mashspaug, John
Thompson: Sterling Frank X, Graves
Thompsonville. J. E. Coote: Vernon and
Ouarryvtlle, e F. Maine Wrapping and
Windsorville. J. N. Geisler: wellington
and Wesley chapel, Thomas Tyrie.
TO PROVIDENCE.
Providence district-Berker,y. James
Tregaskie: Central Falls. j. H Buckley;
rrowpville, Truman Weed: East Brain
tree, w. G. Darby: East Greenwich. A.
]. Jelly; East Pro evidence, w. w. Booth
Hanover, r. l.. Roberts; Holbrook. A J.
A.drioh; Hope and Washington, G. w.
Finer; Newport (Middletown church), G..
+. Brightman; Thames street,, r. w.
Burch; Pawtucket CFirst), T. O. Chand-
Ter; CThompson). William Kirkby; Phenix.
John Mcvay: Portsr l.. O. Adams; Ports
mouth. G. II. Euer; Providence CBroad-
way, ". F. Studley; (St. Paul.. A. r.
/ egg; (Washington Park), I. NJ F1ocken
Rockland CCentrsD, Thomas Farneaer.
New Bedford District--Acushnet. F. q.
Cushman; Bourne. r, L. Brooks; Catau-
met and Pocasset j. r. Docking; Cottage
City, c. r. De Iamater; Cuttyhunk to be
suIplied; East l8ridgewater. p. J. Ayers
i. l.. Streeter: East Wsrehsm. E. W. Bel
cher: Fall River CFirsD, I. r. Blake;
quarry street,. Jchn Pearce: (St.
Paul's), r. w. Colman; Falmouth. NJ g.
Stockings: Little Compton, r. u. Dyson
Long Plain 10 be supplied; Marion. O. NJ.
Martin: Marshfield and West Duxbury. 3.
J.. Duckwall; Myrfcks. r. A. Hodgdon
Mar tucket. II. II. Raynor; New Bedford
(Allen Street), n. S. Moore; (Fourth
street,, s. r Johnson; Howard. q. II.
Bates pleasant Street, II. A Ridgway
North Tisbury 10 be supplied: North
Truro, J. e. Burke; Orleans TO be sup
II ed, Ostervilie and Marston Mills, w. r.
Tlaxton; Chiltonville, 10 be supplied: Sag
auore, Arthur Wahsworth: South Car
yer, 70 he supplied; South Harw1ck. 10
bo supplied; South Middleboro, G. K. Jen-
neyI South Yarmouth, to be supplied
Taunton CTremont street,, ]. Y. Haw-
KRIS; Truro, TO be supplied. Vineyard Ha-
ven, 8. ]. Rook: Warehan, 10 be supplied
Weifeet and South Truro. e. w. Rook
" est Dennis and North Harwich, I. w.
LeBsron; West Falmouth, to be sup
Piled. West Port Point, n. c. Ager;
Woods Hole. g. w. Corcoran
There were no changes OF presiding eld-
ors ir any OF the chree districts.
A BROWN GRADUATE
Rev Elliot r. Studley. who will 60 10
the pa storate OF the Broadway Methodist
church, IL at the present time one Of the
best known pastors In New Bedford.
whore he was pastor Of the Fourth Street
NJ r. church for some time.
He was born In South Yarmouth Mass
church work At an early age. and at
tended schools IN that town, and IN 1881
and 1882 was n student ~ East Green =
wich academy.
Giving up his work at school for a time
he worked as printer and reporter in
this city, where his parents had IN the
meantime removed. He graduated from
the Providence High school In 1889 and
IN the fall Of that year entered Brown
university. During his last two years at
college he preached regularly from tho
pulpit IN the Methodist church at Edge
wood
In college he was a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, was one % tho founders and char
ter members of tho Cammarian club and
delivered the commencement oration when
he graduated and was chosen by his
classmates 20 deliver the address 20 the
undergraduates.
Re was ordained IN 1928 and has served
ss pastor IN WEXFORD Mansfield Fall
M.