Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12
Five Presiding Elders Will FIJI New
Stations During Next Year.
SHAKE UP N SMALLER CITIES
Sessions Which Will Convene in
Petersburg in November Will be
the One Hundred and TwenIy-tifth
Meeting Of the Virginia Conference.

RICHMOND VA, Sept. 1.-THE
ono iIundrod and twenty fifth annual
session of the Virginia conference o.
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
will he held in Washington Street
church, Petersburg. November i3
bishop Charles Is. Galloway. of hiss-
isslppl, will preside.
While there are comparatively few
changes To be made in the pastoratcs
of this city and the other cities OF Tnc
S1ate-thc larger appointments there
is report That there is to he shake
up in many eases, and that the num-
Der of changes will cause n surprise
when they are announced.
Four of the present CORPS of pro
siding elders will have to change, tue
iourycar limit having been reached
and the law of tile church demanding
that they be sent TO other work-pos-
sibiy To msiorates and possibly to
other circuits.
Rev. w y. Tudor, now completing
his four years as presiding elder OF
tho Richmond district. is expected to
he transferred To the West Richmond
district
Rev. Bernard f. Lipscomb. now OF
Petersburg. is slated to become pre-
siding older of the Richmond district.
Rev. W. w. Lear. now in charge of
the charlottesville district. is To be
sent over To Petersburg 10 succeed
Roy. Or. Linscomb.
Rev. Il. Finley Gayle, now on the
Eastern Shore district, will he sent
TO the Charlottesville district
Rev. L. u. Betty. now pastor of
Centenary church. Norfolk. is to he
made presiding elder ana will sue
coed the late Rev Paul Whitehead
who died while serving as presiding
elder OF the Norfolk district.
Among the Pastors.
The changes in the more important
charges is already engaging the at
tention of laymcn. Official boards and
pastors. In some eases the wives of
The ministers are beginning to cast
their eyes around for surprises. and
to learn what they may expect.
Rev. George III. Spooncr, now end
ing his fourth year ut Broad Street.
VIII move II is said that he will go
to Monumental Portsmouth, TO sue
coed Rev. j. n. Latham.
Rev. r. II. Rawlins, Main Street.
Danville, is said to be the man who
VIII succeed Rev Mr.. Spooncr at
Broad Street.
street church. Is being mentioned MS
the successor to Rev. II. NJ. Nancy
ut Union Station church. but Mr.. Butts
has served only one year at Laurel
Street.
Roy. T. Men. Simpson now at
Clay street ihIs City. viii 20 into
the presiding cldcrship succeeding
the late Rev II. Y. Wilson. and DR..
Simpson will be succeeded by Rev.
;. {. Hatcher, now nj Farmvillc. who
VIII come 10 Clay Street church.
Rev. w. j. Young. pastor OF Cen
tcnary. this city. is said to be In Tine
Tor Main Street church, Danville, and
ne Will have ms his successor Rev.
Richard IL. Bennett, now professor of
moral philosophy in Randolph Macon
College. at Ashland.
Rev. j. T. Routlen now nj Vest
End Memorial. ut Manchester. is san,
to be slated for Franktown, Accomac
county.
Rev. j. n BOSNIAN. now at Client
Norfolk, will be sent to Salisbury.
Md. and Rev. r. N. Potts now at
salisbury. is to succeed Mr.. Bosnian
at Client.
Rev. George w. Jones. now at rark
PLACE, Norfolk. is understood to be
the successor of Rev S. c. Hatcher.
Key. Graham II. Lambeth who is
completing his fourth year at Mt. Yer
non, Danville, is 10 so to Farmville as
the successor of cry. S. c. Hatcher.
Rev. Gilbert c. Kelley, now at
Court Street. Lynchburg, is under
stood TO be the man for Park Place.
Norfolk
1t is also understood that Rev John
{. Granhery, now pastor OF a church
IN Manchester. will be transferred to
he Texas conference.-the which of
he five conferences is not positively
hnown. MIR Cranberry is son OF the