The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-11
For Next Year Engages Much
Thought, Fewer Changes
Than UsuaIIy-On Account of
Time Limit Additions Ex-
pected and Other Pre-Con-
ference Matters of Interest,

b MAMAE BAYS.)
charlotte. Nov. S-Notwithstandine
the fact that the opening of tn TWEEN
ty-fourth session of the Western
North Carolina Conference, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south. is
more than two weeks off, various ru-
mors are afiOat already regarding the
appointment of the preachers for the
next year. The appointments furnish
the chief interest in the conference
session and in fact in every confer
enc session and although it is. true
that the time limit" OF four years
will affect only fifteen preachers in
This conference this year, only one
of these being q presiding elder, it is
not ID be supposed that only fifteen
changes in the appointments will be
made. No preacher in the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, is appointed
- any charge for longer than one
year at a time and more changes Oc-
eur in the appointments at the close
"f the first. second and third years,
for various reasons, than occur as the
result of the time limit alone. Also,
IL occurs not infreQuently that the
necessity for the removal of one
preacher from an appointment rend-
"rS IL necessary for a dozen or even
n score Of others to be moved.
No Scarcity Of Good Preachers.
&C special interest in connection
with the appointments of the West
ern North Carolina conference this
year is the fact that ii is not UNI
likely one Oh more preachers will be
received by transfer from other con
ference and that provision must be
made also for two members of this
conference who have not been in the
pastorate during the past year. but
who desire to return to it at the com
ing session OF the conference.
Nov AccessiOns Expected.
The latter reference is to Rev. II,
X. Boyer and Rev. w. O. Good, both
Of whom have been CONNECTED with
the children's home the past year in
the relation OF superintendent AND
financial agent, respectively. Regard
ing the transfer of preachers from
other conferences to this at this time
rumor has it that Rev. Frank Siler
who was a member of this confer
ence from 1897 until 1908 and wh<
IN the latter year transferred to tn
North Georgia conference, desires t.
return to this conference this fall
also that it is not unlikely that Rev
George H.. Detwiler, now a membe
Of the Tennessee conference, but wht
was a member of this conference
from 1897 until 1910 may return L
this conference by transfer.
RumOrs Some Times Predictions.
While it is true that before confer
ence appointments can be terme'
nothing more than rumor. yet 1T ofte1
occurs that these tally with the au
thoritative list made by the presiding
bishop and his cabinet. Rumor ha
IL nov that if Mr.. Siler is received o.
transfer. he will be appointed presld
ing elder of one OF the eleven OILS
tricts Of the conference or som
change will be made in one OF IN
larger stations to make provision TO
him.
While it is true also that Rev. :
4. Rowe has been pastor OF Centrd
church. Asheville only n year.. 1t ma
been suggested that owing to his ION
experience as presiding elder he ma
he Appointed to the Shelby district Q
that he may success his son.. Rev. I
+. Rowe, on the Greensboro distric
he latter, in that case,
station pastor again.
Askcville and Durham Puip1tS.
II Dr.. Rowe should be remove
from Asheville. rumOr has 1t that I
will be succeeded by Rev. Plato :.
Durham, now presiding elder OF th
Winston district, and that MT. Unl
ham will be succeeded by Rev. N
Boyer. Should Mr.. Durham RENAL
on the district, it is said to De X
Mr.. Boyer will be appointed pastor
West End church., Winston SAFER
where Rev. w. A. Lambeth is Ju
completing a quadrennium as paste
and that Mr.. Lambeth will De Al
pointed to Lenoir, Hickory, wade
boro, Monroe or HenoersOnViiAo Ah
that Rev. Mr.. GOode will be appoin
ed to one OF the five stations ia
named. DIR. @Detwiler = been q
pointed for another year pastor