Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-18
Correspondence.
(omci.l.)

Columbia River conference of the Me-
thodist Episcorll church, representing
membership of 13,847, in First NJ.
E. church here, the afternoon Of Sept.
9, with farewell address, after which
he announced his appoir tents for the
year. The next sessions will be at
Wenatchee. The conference expressed
itself in favor of creating a new ge-
neral district to be composed of Wash
ington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana.
1t is to be known as the fifteenth
district. Rev. Frank Winters was
chosen conference evangelist, Rev.
John LIE Cornu was appointed chaplain
of the state penitentiary at Walla
Walla, Rev. M. A. Covington was re-
turned as superintendent of the eastern
district of the Washington Children's
Home society, and Rev. VIM. j. Her
wig was elected district superintendent
of the Aniti-Saloon League.
Lay delegates to the general con-
ference at Baltimore in May, 1908,
were named as follows: John Sargin-
son, Spokane; OH. Cox, WallaWalla,
and L. B. Wells, Wenathec. The
ministerial delegates are Rev. DR.. U.
F. Hawk, Spokane; Rev. Robert War
ner, Pendleton, and Rev. M. H. Marvin,
Pullman. Presiding elders: Rev. O.
w. Mintzer for the Republic mission
district; Rev. U. F. Hawk for the
Spokane district; Rev. Walton Skip
worth for the Dalles district, and Rev.
Gabriel Sykes for the Walla Walla
district. These were ordained deacons ::
John F. Cook, C. M. Carson, j. X
Craig, E. v. Bronson Benjamin F.
Brown, E C. Curry, John M. Huggin,
John L. Hess and William H. Rogers.
Elders e. B. Lockhart, William E.
Armfield, William P. Jinnett and
Charles Nc Caughey.
Rev. DR.. Henry Rasmus was re-
turned as pastor of First church, Spo-
kane, and DR.. C. o. Kimball will serve
another year at Vincent church. Other
ministers stationed in Spokane last
year will take up new fields as follows !:
DIR. C. E. Gibson, transferred from
the Jefferson street church to North
Yakima. He will be succeeded by
Rev. E. N. Hill of Portland; Rev.
M. r. Brown, Union Park to Rath-
drum, Ida.; Rev. F. H. Beightol,
Hillyard to Rathdrum.
The appointments announced by BIZ
shop Moore for the Republic district.
are as follows:
Addy and Chewelah, J. C. Beach !;
Almira, to be supplied; Bonners Ferry,
Ida, E. R. Henderson; Brewster and
Pateros, supplied; Bridgeport and
Dyer, J. T. Cook; Cashmere, H. T.
Robinson; Chelan, William Hsskins
Cheney, M. l.. Sanders; Chesaw and
Nelson, W. E. Becha; Colville, to be
supplied; Concnully, ]. F. Redfern
Cornell and Kahlotus, F. G. Boylan
Cuolee City and Mold, to be supplied
Davenport, E. McOmber; Davenport
circuit, E. j. Winkler; Deer Park,
M. S. Anderson; Downs and ::Lamona,
R. A. Armstrong; Ephrata and Quin-
cy, A. A. Moore; Greenwood and Cries.
cent, S. H. Yockey, Harrington, to
be supplied; Hartline C. C. Curry
HattOn w. H. Henderson; Leaven.
worth Melvin Rumohr; Lind H. N.
Rounds; Medical Lake to be supplied
Methow Valley to be supplied; New.
port A. H. Morton; Northport and
Marcus to be supplied; Odessa A.
S. Redfen; Okanogan circuit James
Callahan; OrovilTe supplied; Pasce
and Mesa A. A.Metcalf Pend d Oreille
Valley to be supplied; Republic J.H.
Martin; Riverside and Alma to be sup.
piled; Ritzville B. E. Kontz; Sand.
point, j. c. Harvey; Sprague, W. A.
Luce; Upper Columbia, H. A. Sheldor
Waterville j. e. Daniels; Wenatchet
H. F. Beightol, Wenatchee circuit F
B. Utter, Wilbur j. E. Harrington
Wilsoncreek, to be supplied.
For the WallaWalla district: Ana.
tone, to be supplied. Asotin, Johr
Evans, Athena, Israel Putnam supply
Charleston T. II EertiO. Cottoruood