The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
Assignment of Ministers Not
Read Till Last. Night.
no BUILD HOME
Board of Directors Authorized
to Purchase Property.
Decided That It Shall Be Located
in Topeka.

Junction City, March 21-Yesterday
the preachers who are attending the
KANSAS conference of the Methodist
church were disappointed because of the
pointments-s They were to be read Mon
day morning. but were not read until
late last night.
In the. conference Monday afternoon
Bishop Joyce. on behalf Of the members,
presented DR.. J. A. Swaney. Of White
City. with a book containing the auto
graphs of the conference members, and
in addition presented him with a purse
OF $50 as an expression of esteem and
IN remembrance of DR.. SWany'S nifty
nine years of active service in the min
1stry- DR. SWaney retires this year.
The matter of a home for Kansas
Methodist old and infirm folks, which
has been pending for two years. came
to an issue. S. E. Belts, of Council
Grove, was made superintendent, and a
board of directors chosen as follows:
Joab Mulvane. T. B. Sweet, 8. S. OFT,
H Clarkson. G. NJ. Hammel, w. d. Rip
pey, Rev. E. Locke, Rev. c. S. Nus
home was authorized It viii be located
at Topeka
The appointments are:
Atchison DISTRICT. ". Alderman,
Birmingham, R. E. Mcbride; Circleville.
NJ. H. Elliss Corning, Z. L. Butler; Eff
hngham, C E Taylor; Everest and VIII
lis, E L. Geyer; COTS. J. H Purdue;
T. c. Clark: Holton, A. 3. Buckner;
Horton, c. L Williams; Hoyt and May
eta, H. H. Fowler: Lancaster, supplied
by F. z. Herrell: Morrill, 7. NJ. Bell;
Muscotah and NeawalSa. supplied by L.
F. Vernon; NOrtOnville, T. B. Adell;
Oneida. f. W. Wilcox Powhattan, J.
w. Warner; Reserve, Il. f. Holland;
Robinson, H M. ByerS. Sabetha, T. J.
Seaman, Seneca, w L. Morris; Sever
ance, W. J. Byers- Troy and Wathena,
J. D. Vernon; Wetmore, S F. MCGUIRE;
Whiting, Isaac F. Edwards.
Junction Districts. A. Bright, preSld-
ing elder; Abilene. r.. v. Maloney; Alta
Vista, T. E Johnson; Barnes, A L.
Day; Bushong, supplied by G. J. Meyer;
Chapman. F. Q. Raymond; Clay Center,
A. B. WhitmOres Clay Center, to be sup
piled; Clifton. W. J. Mitchell; Council
Grove, G. W. STAFFORD Enterprise, f. X.
Brown; Exeter. f.. II. Lacey; Green,
]. A. Martin; Baddam, Fred Boyer;
Herington, 0. NJ. Bowman; Hope, E o.
johnson; Junction City. ]. A. Stavely;
Leonardville. J. NJ. Ryan, Lynn. e y.
Wake, N1organville, G. p. Zook; Nor
rowvilIe supplied by w. H. Faroat.
Parkerville, to be supplied; Talrnase'
supplied by G. B. Burkholder, wake
-
I,eeper: Wesley, J. w. sHolton; White
CITY, s. L. Buckner; Wisely, P C. Wey-
ant, Woodbine, to be supplied.
Kansas City district-J. ;. Ford, pre-
siding elder. Argentine, Homer K. Ell
bright; Baldwin, A. H. A. Paisley ana
D II. Durham; Bashor and Glenwood,
B. F. Ray; Bonner Springs. h M rad
dIeford: Desota, Burt F. StoVer; Ed
champ: Eudora, supplied by Jesse Ian
don; Gardner, r. L. South; Kansas
City Central, W. H. Layton; Central
Avenue, J. T. Mayor; London Heights,
John Endacott; Mount Pleasant, E. E
Homar; Quindaro, W. A crawford;
Washington Avenue, w. J. Cafeei
Lawrence, Centenary, G. K. Corkhlll;
First church, Frank Lenig; Leaven-
igan Avenue and Lansing, Gordon r.
Thompson; Lenexa, B. F. Dice; Lin
wood and JeWett, supplied by C. E.
Brown; McLouth, T. r. Burdock;
Olathe, J. c. Henderson; Oskaloosa, J.
F. Teetor, Rosedale, A p. Hamilton;
Shawnee and Morse, supplied by Fred
Benson; Spring Hill. Thomas Neon
nell; Tonganoxie and Reno, R. N.
Reeve; vinland, c. s. Freark; Wells
vile, w. A. Randolph Winchester and
Easton, to be supplied.
Manhattan distriet-John r. Madison,
presiding elder; Alma, to be supplied;
Axten, w D. Hamilton; Beattie. J. B.
Gibson: Blue Rapids, Jackson Brown;
Centralia, v. Wiley, A. Reeve; Dover,
Richard Gano; Eskridge, ]. #. Johnson;
Frankfort, J. d. Hitchcock; Hanover,
supplied by Harold Sweet; Harveyville,
F. A. Guyler; Havensville, J. W. Johns
ton; Hollenberg, J. NICK. Barnes: Irv-
ing, J. H. Kuhn; Keats, J. c. Wilson;
Louisville and Belvue, supplied by Lee
Darnell; Manhattan, w. c. Hanson;
Manhattan circuit. to be supplied;
Maple Hill, c. L. Kuhn; Marysville, e.
E. Timer; Oketo, F. G. Potter: Olesburg,
F. NJ. Jackson; Onaga. c. N. Riggle;
Riley, A. 0. Lockwood; St Marys and
st. Clere, B. F. Parlett; Soldier. B. F.
Webb; Summerfield, F. F. Otto Yer
million, John Cook; Wamego, G. A.
Marvel; Waterville, E. L. Thomas; Wa
terville circuit, NJ. 0. Dyer; Westmore-
land. H. T. Davis.
Topeka district-Edwin Locke, pre-
siding elder. Admire to be supplied
Allen, to be supplied; Auburn, ]. w.
Waldron, Burlingame, G. w. r. Clardy:
Centropolis. N J. Adams: Dunivant. T.
B. Gray; Granville. w J. Osborne; Le-
compton, to be supplied; Lyndon. J. J.
Skinner; Meriden. w J. Beyers; Nichi-
gan Valley, E. NJ. oliver; Usage City,
Fl. Fl. Weyant: Overlook c. G. Bear;
Perry. George Wilson; Pomona, w. B.
Stevenson Richmond and Clinton, sup
piled by J. d BeckWith; Scranton. w.
B. Fisher. Silver Lake and Rossville
J. F. Dennis; Tecumseh. F. L Guyer;
Topeka. Euclid Avenue, w. E. Smith;
Avenue j. w. Reed; Lowman. C. E.
Holcombs; Oakland. A. H Boyd. Park
dale. J. T. Sawyer; Walnut Grove, D A
Shut; Valley Falls. c. w Braden; Wa
karusa, supplied by Levi Hedden