The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-28
oF TILE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH end WITH APPOINT
NLENTS.
Anniversary of Board
vi Foreign Missions Is Held And
bishop Anderson Announces Ap-
pointments for the Year, Few
Changes Are Made in District.
(FrdnkHn r.. JOhn,sOn. }

Washington, March 2l.-The fortv-
! ninth annual session of the WASH
! mgton Conference adjourned MCnday
| morning at Ebenezer nj. f. Church
after the final reports had been sub-
mitted. The next session will be held
at the Sharp Street Memorial Church,
/ Baltimore, and the fiftieth anniversary
or the conference will also be cele-
/ brated at the same time.
Ihe conference adopted a resolu-
uoh, offered by Rev. Ernest Lyon. Of
baltimore, condemning lynching and
| calling upon President Taft to rec
ommend to Congress the passage Of
legislation against the evil. Headed
by Bishop w. f. Anderson. the min
lsters and lay delegates called at the
white House last Friday, where they
were greeted by President Taft.
The election of ministerial and Law
I delegates to the NJ. E. General Con-
/ terence. which meets at Minneapolis
/ IN May, resulted in a sharply drawn
contest, in which Rev. !. w. T.
Bowen. Of Cannon Theological Semi
nary, Atlanta, and Rev / L. Thomas
held agent or the Board of Church
Extension and Home Missions, were
among those defeated. After canvass
| ing the situation, a number of the
Ihomas. united their support behind
District Superintendents NJ. J. Nav
lor, w. G. Thompson and Ernest 8
! Williams, with the result that they
were elected. Dr.. Bowen has been a
delegate TO the past four General Con-
ierences OF his denomination, and in
three OF them was urged for the bish-
| opric. In 1904 he was offered tho
place OF Missionary Bishop for South
Africa, now held by Bishop Scott. but
! refused. DR.. Thomas was a delegate
10 the past two General Conferences.
George A. Owens, of Baltimore:
James A. Oliver, of Roanoke, Va: and
Prof. |. Garland Penn, of Atlanta. as
slstant secretary Of the Epworth
League, were elected lay delegates.
The appointments, which were an
nounced late Sunday night by Bishop
Anderson, resulted in a number of
changes Among them were the an
pointment of Rev. w. G.. Hughes as
dlstrlct superintendent of the Balti-
more district, to succeed Rev. Nj. J.
NaElor the latter taking DR.. Hughes
place at Sharp Street Memorial
Ohurch, Baltimore; the selection If
Kew. G. e. Hodges to succeed Rev.
;. II. Hughes as superintendent of the
Staunton district, he latter being
sent to EaSton NJ. e. Church. Balti-
more, as the successor Of the late
James n. Jenkins; the transferring of
ReY.- -S.-H-- Brown from Ebenezer
Church, this city, to Roberts Chanel,
Alexandria, Va, and the sending of
Kew. &. S. Briggs from Robert Chanel
| 10 the Jackson Street NJ. f. Church,
Lynchburg, Va. to succeed Rev. w.
|
Brown at Ebenezer Church. Rev. Ju-
llus S. Carroll was returned TO Simp-
| son NJ, E. Church, Charleston. w. Va,
and Rev. Samuel A. Virgil succeeded
at Warren NJ. E. Church, Pittsburgh.
"a. by Rev. G. Y. Trigg, Rev. Virgil
being sent to Roanoke. Va. There
were no other changes in Baltimore
and washington pastorates besides
| those already mentioned.
The full list Of appointments fol-
low:
Alexandria District~-W. G. Thomp-
son, superintendent Alexandria,
| Roberts Chapel. S. Il Brown: Redfnrd
City, A. J. Mitchell; Bedford Springs,
Z. {. Punches: Bromsburg. J. II. Lew
is; Buchanan, J. w. Warren: Char
| lottesville. J. Grant; Falls Church, I
w. Colbert; Halls Hill, r. II. Brooks;
Hamilton, J, w. Docket; Leesburg
| Washington Murray; Leesvile. e. H
haynes; Lexington, e. J. Ruddock
Lincoln, V. E. Johnson: LyDchs. !. r.
Davis; Lynchburg, c. S. Briggs: Mid.
dieburg, ]. II. Carpenter; Pittsville
II. S. Roberts: RichmondAAsbury
Moses Lake; Leigh Street. J. W
waters, Jr., Roanoke City, s. A. Vir.
'giI; Rockbridge Bath w. b. Minor,
Salem, T. w. Austin: Stewartsvillc
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