Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-17

Before an audience that packed
Trinity Methodist church TO its ut
most capacity. filling every seat.
crowding the aisles and pulpits and
overfiowing into the corridors at the
main entrance and in the rear OF the
pupilt, Bishop II. c. Morrison, of Ken
ncky. the presiding officer OF the
Virginia annual conference OF the
Methodist Episcopale church. South,
last night announced the assignments
OF the ministers of the conference fer
the coming year..
Many changes were made and sew
eral surprises sprung by the bishop.
Perhaps the most surprising and. to
Newport News people. the most dis
appointing of all of the announce
ments was the transferring of Rev.
Edward T. Dadmun from the Trinity
church her to the McKendree
church. Norfolk II has been pre-
dicted that Mr.. Dadmun either would
be appointed a presiding elder Or re-
turned TO Trinity church and when
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cdtit tlat ~
must go to Norfolk the New
port News people in the audience
plainly showed their disappointment.
Or. starr Comes Here.
Rev George w. Starr. ID. D., will
aucceed Rev. e. T. Dadmun as pas
tor of Trinity church. Mr.. Starr is
one CT the best Known ministers in
the Virginia conference and at pres
ent is pastor of the Cumberland
Street Methodist church. of Norfolk.
He has been pastor of the Broad
Street Methodist church. Richmond;
Washington Street Methodist church.
Petersburg, and Main Street Methodist
church. ranville, and has served one
term az president Of Randolph Macon
College
Another surprise came in the an
nouncement that Newport News and
the entire Peninsula south of VIII
liamsburg had been taken out of the
Richmond district and added to the
Norfolk district This was done De-
cause the Richmond and West Rich
mond districts. were consolidated, as
the Richmond district, with Rev. w.
asbury Christian, d. D.. retained as
the presiding elder.
Bishop Makes Address.
Before reading the assignments OF
the ministers. Bishop Morrison made
lengthy and earnest address. He
explained the difficulties that had
been experienced in making the as
slgnments and expressed the nope
that the pastors would be satisfied
and contented with the assignments
that had been given them.
He also hoped that they would not
go back 20 their present charges and
say that they would like to have re-
NAMED another year. but that the au-
thorities in power had decreed that
they must transfer their labors some
where else. He hoped that those who
entered a new fisld would get some
body OF something on; Of the rut''
and that they would stir the people
up
Bishop Morrison said that he had
Invited the delegates to come to him
and give him advise about making
the assignments and tina. they had
responded In large numbers and had
given Of their advise freely
Compliments Conference
In closing. he ssid that he had pre-
sided over many conferences. but
never in all his experience had he
sat with a more gentleman1y set o.
Christian men than those who com
pose the Virginia conference.
After the singing Of hymn, The
bishop began the reading Of The as
eignmenfs fer the year. he reas
slowly and distinctly and was follow
ed aftentively BY the audience Man,
Norfolk. Portsmouth and Hampton
people were in the audience and thel
vigorously appiauded some Of the an
psunceme1;s made bv the bishop
The Hampton people clsp7ed heartily
w5rn Il was announced that Rev
George W Wray was returned u
Hampton for another year.
ros.oriuc are the assignments ~