The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1913-12-05
METHODIST CONFERENCE
COMPLETES ITS LABORS
The Bishop Announces Appoint
ments for the Ensuing
Year.

church for North Mississippi
completed it's labors and ad-
journed.
The work of the conference
was dispatched with uniform
courtesy by the bishop, who is
possessed of splendid executive
ability. The reports from the
various districts indicate that the
work of the church is progress
sing in a spiritual way. yet the
collections in a majority of the
districts fell short of the asses
mentS.
Monday morning was consumed
in hearing the reports OF COM
mittees, which were usually
adopted without discussion. A
resolution giving to the women
of the church representation
among the laity was tabled.
Before adjournment the con-
ference passed resolutions ex-
tending thanks to the people OF
Tupelo for their generous and
lavish hospitality. Conference
/. adjourned promptly at noon and
the visitors left during the after
I noon for their respective homes.
APPOINTMENTS MADE.
The business of the conference
was concluded with the reading
of the following appointments
for the ensuing year:
Greenville District-H S Spragin,
presiding elder; Arcola, W. c Lester;
YBenoit and Beulah, e M Shaw; Boyle
Circuit, ] Brooks; Clarksdale, W S
Lagrone; Cleveland, E R Smoot; Goa
homa and Lyon, H M Young; Friar
Point, W L Storment; Glen Allen, } II
Bell; Greenville, T Lewis; Gunnison,
.JH Smith; Jamestown and Belen, Olin
Raw: Leland and Hollendale, L W Cain;
Lula and Dubbs, 7 Halfacre, Rose
dale and Hillhouse, M Ward; Shaw
] and Merigold, L P Wasson; Shelby
Circuit, T M Bradley; Tunica and Rob-
insonville, ] D Wroten; editor New Or
leans Christian Advocate, R A Meeks;
: chaplain United States army, J H
Moose; students Vanderbilt university,
lB R Wasson and A Coleman; district
commissioner Of education, j T Lewis.
Holly Springs District-R A Tucker,
presiding elder; Abbeville circuit, G L
Floyd: Ashland circuit, j R James; By
halia circuit, l. A McKeown; Cambridge
y Circuit, J C Nelson Supply; Coffeeville
4 circuit, w V Shearer; Duck Hill circuit,
] E Stephens; Grenada, j A Hall; Gre
asnada circuit, Melville Johnson; Holly
q Springs, W N Duncan; Lamar circuit,
w S Selman; Mount Pleasant circuit,
w r Williams; Oxford. E S Lewis;
Paris circuit, C w Bailey; Pine Valley,
r M Papasad Supply; Potts Camp
sclrcuit, ] L Nabors; Randolph circuit,
20 D Bennett Supply; Red Banks cir
cult, J M Carpenter; Taylor circuit, R
P Goar; Waterford circuit, j c Greg.
sory Supply; Water Valley, First
@church, T H Dorsey; Water Valley, N
Main street, W J O'Bryant; president
renada college, Countiss; district
commissioner of education, E c Lewis.
Sardls District w Dorman, pre-
siding elder. Arkabuta circuit, j A
Biffie; Batesville, j T Lockhart; Charles
ton, B W Babb; Cockrum circuit, K l
collins; Coldwater, " H Mounger,
Como, B Randolph; Courtland circuit,
"A S Raper; Crenshaw circuit, w G
oberts; Eureka circuit, 7 l. Porter;
ernando, S M Thames; Lake Cormo.
mt and Kinds, A F Moore; Longtown,
rcuit, A M Bennett; Oakland circuit,
ames Porter; Olive Branch circuit, I
N Porter; Pleasant Hill circuit, ] r
uyilson; Sardis, L M Lipscomb; Sena-
obia, S B Myers; Tyro circuit, E
regory: Wall Hill circuit, W W Bru-
er: Sardis circuit, Conner (supply)
istrict commissioner of education, W
u Mounger,
~ Winona District-B P Jaco, presiding
alder: Belzoni circuit, O L Savage Car
4-ollton. w w Jones, G w McLain. sup
.rnumerary; Drew circuit, J W Raper;
,1nblin circuit, W Price; Greenwood.
q e Cunningham; Indlanola, T NJ
\ srownlee; Indianola mission. G r a
,,rantIey; Isola circuit, W Q Wagner;
ia Bena. ] E Thomas; Lambert cir
cnt. IF Holland; Mars Hill circuit,
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