Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-04-07
DR.. GILL is TRANSFERRED
Martinsburg Minister Sent to
Frederick By Conference.
OTHER CHARGES IN COUNTY
New Pastors at Hedgesville and
Bunker Hill--Appointments
For This District.


Bunker Hill Appointments
For This District.
The appointments which have been
so eagerly awaited were announced by
Bishop Luther B. Wilson on Tuesday
at the conclusion of the proceedings OF
the one hundred and twenty second.
session of the Baltimore conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
which has been in session at Madison
Avenue church, Baltimore, for
week.
The greatest interest conferred in the
changes among the presiding elders.
Rev. DR.. c. herbert Richardson. the
former presiding elder of the Balti
more district, was made pastor of st.
Paul's church, Hagerstown, and he
was succeeded b. Rev. DIR. j. @.
Nicholson, formerly of Trinity,
Washington. Rev. W, L. Mcdowell,
formerly presiding elder of the Fred
erick district. was appointed to sue.
coed Rev. Fl. 8. France at the head
of the East Baltimore district, and
Rev. DR.. France will take the place
of DR.. Nicholson. at Trinity. Wash
ington Rev. J Fred Heisse remains
presiding elder of the West Baltimore
district.
As predicted in The World yester-
day, Rev. DR.. A. ]. Gill. pastor of
the First Methodist Episcopal church
here, has been transferred to another
charge, having been assigned to Fred.
e-ick. Md, very desirable appoint
msnt It is said that DR.. Gill was
not averse to making the change ow.
ing chiefly to the fact that the sad
death of his daughter in Martinsburg
about year ago made his continued
residence here painful to him and the
members of his family. His former
congregation will wish him unbounded
success in his new field of endeavor.
Other changes made in this county
transferred Rev. u. s. Crowder from
Bunker Hill to st. Mary's church,
near Baltimore Rev. @. e. Ely will
take Mr., Crowders place Rev. E. w.
Feltner was transferred from Hedges
vile to Elk Garden, and Rev. r. II.
K Gill goes to Hedgesville. The ap-
pointments for the Frederick district
are as follows:
Presiding Elder-Rev. M. f. B.
Rice.
Barton-Rev. G. w. Evans.
Berkeley TO be supplied by ]. A.
Shockey.
Berryville- be filled.
Bloomington-Rev. A. r. Snedegar.
Brunswick-Rev. ID. A Foard.
Bunker Hill-Rev. @. E. Ely.
Centre Street, Conference.-The
w. W. Barnes.
Grace, Cum berlsnd-R Osborn
Belt.
Kingsley, Cumberland-Rev E. G.
Gallaher.
Doubs-Rev. r. N. Edward
Eckhart-Rev. W. ID. Perry.
Elk Gsrden-Rev. E. W. Feltner.
Ellerslie--Rev j. H. Jeffries.
Flintstone-To be supplied by g. W.
Ball
Frederick-Re A. ] Gill
FrostSurg-Rev. A. II. Thomson.
Frosturg Circuit-Rev. G. II. Hub
bard.
Grant-Rev. w. o. Harden.
st Paul's Hagerstown-Rev. G.
Herbert Richardson.
Washington Squsre-Rev. +. f.
Pearce.
Hagers town Circuit-To be- supplied
by Edward Smith.
Hancock--Rev. ID. M. Dibble.
Harpers FerrT-Rev. j. r.. Wool.
Hedgesville-Rev. r. II. X. Gill
Hillsboro-Rev. william Auth my.
Hyndman- Rev. J. w. H. Be l..
Keyser-Rev. w. A. Koontz.
LoDaconing-Rev. William Roger. e
Martinsburg-Rev. +. r. Isaac.
Midland-Rev. Watson Gaze.
Mount Ssvage-Rev. John Edwards
Old Town-Rev. j. 7. Creek.
Paw Paw-Rev G. +. Stiles
Piedmont-Re ". W. Van Arsdale.
Rswlings-Rev. ]. A. Haugh.
Romney-To be supplied by W. W.
Wagner.
Shepherdstown-Rev. @. f. Bonn,
Union Grove--To be supplied.
Urbane Rev. w. H. Dell.
Waterford-Rey. w A. Lytle
Williamsport-Rev. G. A. I.uttrell
Winchester-Re Q. #. Weede.
officer Blake Sells House.