Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-07
Many Changes in Methodist
Churches of Washington.
DR.. J.W. R. SUMWALT STAYS
Retained as District Superintendent
by Bishop Hamilton.
REV. ]. A. JEFFERS TO RETIRE
Assistant Pastor for Foundry
Church-E. T. Mowb-ay Stays
at Hagerstown.

When Bishop John W. Hamilton fin
ished reading the list of appointments
TO the various pulpits Of the Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal conference at the
close of the annual session of that or
sanization in Broadway Church, Balti-
more, last night. the clergy became aware
that there had been a shake-up in the
Washington district assignments.
DR.. ]. w. R. Sumwalt was again made
district superintendent Of the Washing
ton churches; Rev. j. A. letters. pastor
of Anacostia Church, retires from active
pastoral duties for a short time. Rev.
w. E. Bird. from the Fort Avenue Church
torate.
Rev. W. w. Barnes. from Ryland
Church. was sent to Douglas Memorial
Church. He succeeds Rev. George Bacon,
who goes to Hartford Avenue Church in
Baltimore.
Ii was expected that Rev. E. T. Now
bray. pastor of st. Paurs Church of Ha-
gerstown. would be given the assignment
to Douglas Church. The official board
be sent to that pastorate. Bishop Ham
ilton retained him at st. Pauls.
Assistant at Foundry Church.
r..
Washington University. was named as
assistant pastor to Rev. Robert NJ. Moore.
pastor of Foundry Church. This was a
surprise to many of the conference. AS
the pastoral duties of the church are
constantly growing, DR.. Moore was given
the assistance.
Rev. F.. M. Thompson. pastor of the
church at Langdon, ID. c., for the past
two years, was sent to Grace Church, 9th
street northwest, to take up the work of
Rev. S. NJ. Afford, who goes to the Fort
Avenue Church of Baltimore. Rev. b.
w Meeks. from Grace Church of Hamp-
den. Md. comes to Ryland Church, in
succession to Rev w. w. Barnes, who
goes to Douglas Memorial.
Rev. A. n. Thompson, from the Frost
burg. Md, church. is made pastor of
E. Maydwell, who was sent to the Frost
burg. Md, church.
Rev w. I. Mckinney, who has been
pastor of the Broadway Church of Bal
timore, the meeting place of the confer
ence and one of the Oldest Methodist
churches in the Monumental city. was
transferred to Wesley Church. He sue
ceeds Rev. w. G. Mcneil. who assumes
the pastorate of the First Methodist
Church of Annapolis, Md.
Rev. James l.. McLain, from the Hart
ford Avenue Church of Baltimore, was as
signed to Wilson Memorial Church in sue
cession to Rev. E. III. Lamar, who was
transferred to the Frederick, Md, Metho-
dist Church.
Stay in Washington Churches.
The following pastors of Washington
churches were returned:
J. E. Smith, to Bradburn Memo
rial; Rev. Joseph Dawson. to Cal
vary: Rev. c. l.. Pate. to Dumbarton
Avenue; Rev. r. Nj. Moore. to Foundry;
Rev. DIR. John Reid Shannon. to Metro
politan Memorial Rev. E. E. Marshall,
to North Capitol: Rev. II. s. France. to
Trinity; Rev. j. 0. Wrightson, to Union
Other assignments to Washington Dis
trict churches are as follows:
ton. Rev. William Pierpont, supply;
Brightwood Park. Rev. ]. E. X: Horn;
Brooklyn. Rev. 7. C. Powers; Congress
Heights. Rev. H. G. Spencer; Falls
Church, Rev. L. NJ. Ferguson: Forestville,
w. c. Harden and D. B. Miller, supply;
Gaithersburg. Rev.J. 1. Winger; Garrison
Vile. to be supplied: Herndon, Rev. G. II.
Wagner: Hyattsville. Rev: c. T. Weede
Rev. w. G. Mckinney; Lanham, Rev. NJ
F. Lowe; Laytonsville, Rev. w. NJ. Hoff-
man; Manassas. to be supplied; Mont
gomery. Rev. c. NJ. Yost: Northwest and
worth, Rev. c. S. Cole; Spencerville.
Rev. F.. l. Mumford: Tenleytown. Rev. A.
F. Poore. Woodside, to be supplied.
Rev. G. Herbert Richardson. formerly
pastor of Ryland Church. who filled the
pastorate of Westminster Church during
the past year. was assigned to the pas
torate of the Garrett Park Church of the
West Baltimore district.
Shortly before the close of the session
the conference decided to meet in the
Harlem Park Church of Baltimore in 1910.
Rev. Harry d. Mitchell who has been
pastor of the church for some time past.
was retained the pastor. and will be
the host of the next conference.
The Harlem Park congregations new
church will be dedicated in May. and will
be admirably adapted for the meetings.
TAFT WILL CHANGE PRACTICE.