Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-03-15
RICHMOND DISTRICT WORK

The Methodist churches Of Rich
mond have not signifed that there
viii be any changes Of pastors for
the next year, and if any of the local
congregations will do otherwise than
ask the return Of their ministers,
when the sixty-third annual confer
ence is held at Alexandria, the week
of April 3, nothing is known Of it.
Because Of the fact that the Rev.
G.. n. Hill presiding elder Of the
Richmond district will retire at the
close Of the present conference year,
considerable speculation is being in
dulged in as to his probable success
sor. 1t is asserted that there is rea-
son to believe that the Rev. Madison
E. Swadener, pastor of the First
Methodist church will be named to
succeed DR.. Hill and should this
transpire a new pastor will be cho-
sen at the coming conference to fill
the pulpit at First church. DIR. Hill
some time ago made it known that
he, would retire and congregations all
over the district will sincerely regret
to lose him. He has been an untir-
ing and faithful worker and has ad-
ministration Of the affairs has beea
Of the best.
Richmond and Wayne Cosaty f.
urs csnspisaoasly in the Richmond
district work Of the North Indiana
Methodist Conference, and re-
ports that will be made to the pre-
siding elder for the fiscal year win
show generally prosperous condi-
ton. ma
The North Indiana conference COM
prises the northeast quarter of the
state including all the territory north
of the old natic~al road and lying
east of the Michigan road. The con-
ference was organized Oct. Is, 1874,
in the city of Ft. Wayne, by Bishop
Waugh. There are 293 ministers.
There are. six presiding elder dis
tricts, as follows: Fl. Wayne district,
Rev. Cyrus U. Wade, presiding elder;
this district has thirty-seven charges.
The Goshen district, Rev. w. II.
Bennett, presiding elder, has thirty
five charges; Logansport district,
Rev. Horace n. Herrfek, presiding ell
der, has thirty charges; Mua-
Gle district, Rev. L. j. Naftzger, pre-
siding elder, has tk1ty-six charges
Richmond district, Rev. George Il.
Hill, presiding elder, has thEty-fsur
charges; Wabash district, Rev. 2. L.
Somans, presiding elder, has thirty
fesr charges.
The conference appointments FOR
the year new dosing are as follsws<
Episcopal fund, $4,000; claimants,
$o,s72; for missions, $35 ,O0e; church
extension, S6,500; FreedHeA.s Ala
and S. E. society, $500. educational
DePauw university, $S,44o; Gil
dran's day, $1,000; Sunday schools,
$7O2; tracts, $500; American Bible
society," $2,444; sustsnaion, $500.
There are fifty-fve sonfessae 90
widows, lis preachers have been call
cd from labor to reward since the
conference was oganized siNyfGes
years ago.
There are 207 local preachers, as
fellows: Fl. Wayne district, tAirV-
tive; Goshen district, twenty-eigft
Eogaasp0rt district, forty-onAe Nun
Gle district, forty; Richmond district
thirty Ave; Wabash district, thirty
one.
FIT. Wayne district hsa $3.50 COM
manisants, pays her Preachers $780,
aOS; valuaeion Of her church proper
ty, sE, 400.
Goshen district has S,454 csnmuni-
cants, pays her preachers $31,132;
valuation Of church property, 1885,
200.
LogaHsport district has 10000 com
munisants, pays her preachers $780,.
S94: valuation of church property
,$$447, 225.
Muncie district has 10,2Sz commu-
nicants, pays her preachers $34,170;
valuation of church property 1885,
$50.
+ Richmond district has 9,1O3 com.
municants, pays her preachers $751;
OS9; valuation of church property
$409, 200.
|. Wabash district has 8,499 commu.
nicants, pays her preachers $31 $40;