The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-09

Special % The Washington Heiald.
Cumberland, Nd, April S.-Among the
changes in Washington and nearby
points made in the appointments by
Bishop Mcdowell, for the Baltimore Con-
! ference. Methodist Episcopal Church.
which ended its sessions to-day, were;
Rev. J. A. letters, transferred TO Column
bia avenue, Baltimore, from Alexandria,
where Rev. W W Van Arsdale, Of Pied
mont. has been sent.
Rev. Walter j. Mcneil is sent from Ar
lingtol TO Wesley Chapel, Washington.
and Eev. W. NJ. Ferguson from Wesley
Chapel TO Walbrook
Rev. DR.. c. Herbert Richardson, of St
Paurs. Hagerstown, goes TO Ryland.
/ Washington, taking the place Of Re-. r.
l.. Wright, who is transferred 10 Mcken-
dree, Ia the same city, while Rev. T. l.
Hubbard goes from McKendree to historic
/ Eutaw Street, Baltimore.
S. NJ. Afford goes from sparrows Point
20 Grace, Washington. and Alexander Bic
laskl, North Capitol street charge. and
Rev. (. E. Marshall, Of Brookiand, are
made 10 exchange pulpits-
Rev. J. p Wilson goes from Eutaw
Street. Baltimore. TO Sparrows Point and
! Rev. J. r. Hand from Rogers Memorial
TO Guilford Avenue
Among the Baltimore changes are Rev.
/ W. G. Herbert from Caroline Street to
! Union Square and he is succeeded by
/ Rev. r. r. Isaac Of Martinsburg. who
to-day was reelected treasurer Of the
/ conference.
Rev. c. S. Biggs goes from Memorial
/ 10 Monument Street succeeding Rev. J.
/ O. Wrights0n, who is sent to Martins
/ burg. Rev. James p. Wright goes from
/ Union Square 10 Arlington. Rev. Frank
/ H. Havener Bethany, Baltimore. sue
/ ceeded Rev. William a. Koontz, Keyser,
/ w Va, who goes TO Memorial. Rev. W.
H. Weech goes from Walbrook 10 Fay
+ cite Street Mr.. Havener is succeeded By
/ Rev. L. NJ. Chambers.
DIR. Ma. tors Successor.
| The greatest surprise was the appoint
ment Of Rev John W Sumwalt, pastor
Of Fayette Street Church. Baltimore. as
presiding elder Of the Washington dis
tTict. succeeding Rev. H. T. Naylor. ID.
/ D., who, at his own request was changed
I 90 the superannuated relation. This, too,
/ was a surprise
Another surprise vas that Rev. Page
/ Milburu, one of the veterans of the con
/ ference, who had been scheduled for the
Alexandria charge, making the motion
himself that his relation be changed from
effective 10 supernUmerary There was a
! disposition not u accede 10 Rev Mr. Mil
burns request, but his motion was carried
by IS 20 49, lie again arose and asked that
the vote be made unanimous, that the rec
ord might be mtsconstrued at some future
/ A..
did not care To detail his reason for
changing his relation. but il was known 10
many; he said he was fully conscious
that there never had been a thing 20 be-
smirch him. His action created a mild
sensation
Rev. Mr.. SumWalt is one Of the young
est men ever made presiding elder I'm the
Baltmore Conference. He is said TO be
only thirty-tWo.
Washington District Changes.
The Washington district appointments
are: S. W. r. Sumwalt. presiding elder;
Alexandra, Page Milburni Arlington sup
ply, William Pierpont: Brightwood Park
c. c. Powers; BrOOkland, A Bielaskt.
Congress Heights. II. q. Spencer; Faith
supply; Falls Church. J. f. Amos; For
estville, J. W Fleming: Gainesville sup
Ait4 penny inner ~titAL- AlDe4
Z. Ogg; Herndon W. F. Miller. Hyatts-
Vile and Langdon J. r. Wood; Kensing-
ton, A. r. Spielnan; Lanham. NJ. r
Lowe; Laytonsville J. T. James, Lin
coma, supply, W l. Landstreet; Mauas-
sas. supply; Montgomery. G. ". Yost;
Northwest, supply. Petworth, supply. c.
L. Cole, Spencerville. r. c. Smith; Ten
nallytown. Z. II. smith; Woodside. c. G.
Girelius
Washington city-Anacostia. c. O.
Isaac: Bradburn Memorial and Benning.
supply J. Edgar Smith; Calvary. Joseph
Dawson; Douglas Memorial. G. c. Bacon:
DumbartOn Avenue. G. ". King: Foun-
dry, r. NJ. Moore; Gorsuch w l.. Lynn;
Grace. 5. NJ Afford; HamIine. Carl c.
D0ney; McKendree r. L. Wright; Met
r0pOlitan, F. NJ Bristol. North Capitol,
T. f Marshall Ryland. O. H Richard
son; Trinity. r. S. France; Union S B.
Murray; Waugh, George E. MaydweH;
Wesley, Walter G. Mcneil; Wilson Me-
mortal, f. r. Lamar
A H. Ames, professor in Mount Vernon
Seminary: r. ~. Springer. chaplain in
the United States army: A. Il thinner
man. conference evangelist. j. f. Smith.
assistant secretary of Religious Education
Society.