Sharp County record., 1911-01-27


OF the Arkansas conference was
\ held at Batesville in Nov, 1886,
" with Bishop Morris presiding. The
appointments for the north part Of
the state were for Batesville district
Burwell Lee, presiding elder, Bates
vile circuit Ansel Webber and
Phillip Asborne, Jackson circuit j.
L. Erwin, Littlefeld circuit Enoch
Whateley, Carrollton circuit to be
supplied, Washington circuit W. H.
Bunk, Ozark circuit Thos. Benn,
Lewisburge circuit Robert Gregory.
Rev. J. L. Erwin was transferred
from Pittsburg, Pa. this year, 1885.
Soon after this conference Presiding
Elder Lee employed Jerome B. An
mis-, a local preacher from New
York, to take charge Of the Carroll
ton circuit, which covered the terri
tory now embraced in three or more
counties in Northwest Arkansas.
The church was in a prosperous
condition this year, the reports
showing a membership Of ASH
2733 whites, 1925 Indians and 500
negroes. We now lose the name
of Spring and White River circuits
and get the Batesville, Jackson and
Little6eld circuits in their stead.
The Helena circuit was left out this
year by an oversight of the secre-
tary we suppose. Revs, Andrew
Hunter, j. W. P. Mckenzie and A,
d. Smith were sent to preach this
year in the Indian mission and
school districts. AT this confer
ence there were seven circuits
formed in the Batesville' district,
embracing nearly half Of Arkansas.
Rev. Chas. 7. Ramsey who trans
ferred in 1884 from the Miss
ouri conference to this state and
was appointed presiding elder Of the
Little Rock district, attended the
conference at Batesville, and while
there took sick, After a few days
illness he died at the home Of Isaac
Fulsom and was buried at Bates
vile, Rev John Henry in 1890
while going to attend annual con-
ference at St. Louis, fell sick at
Batesyille where he died and was
buried Also Andrew Boyd, who
gave two sons to the ministry in
Arkansas, passed away at Bates
vile These three preachers sleep
their last sleep, the battle is fought,
the victory won-they have enter
ed their Masters JOY
The second session Of the Arkan-
sas conference was held at Little
Rock, beginning Nov. |, 1887 with
Bishop Andrew in the chair AT
this session ten young preachers, L.
c. Props j B. Benton, j, B Annis,
Moses Spears, Urian Whately Sam
uel Allen, Jas, Graham, j. L. Gore,
G. w. TURNKEY and j. +. Seaman,
were admitted on trial The follow
Ing preachers were received ty
transfer from the Tennessee confer
ence j. c. Parker, Alexander Az
cry Jacob Custor j. NJ. Steele, from
the Holston conference Turtle
Fields from the Michigan confer
enee, Hiram Gerring, Several Of
these preachers became intimately
identified and interested with the
church work, doing much valuable
work, and especially Rev. Steele in
the north and northeast part of the
state.
The appointments for BQtesville
district were Buwell Lee presiding
elder, Batesville circuit j. L, Erwin,
Jackson circuit Ansel Webber,
Litchfeld circuit Andrew Hunter,
Carrollton circuit j. B, Annis, Wash
ington circuit II. Gerrin9 Ozark cir
cult J, l.. Gould, LewlsburI circuit
j. NJ, Steele, Bonneville circuit to be
supplied, Helena circuit J. S, New
man. A. D. Smith and others were
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