The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-03
CONFERENCE At
LAUREL IS CLOSED.
Mlssissipei PASTORS REcElv,
ASSIGNMENTS At ONE HUN
DRIED AND SECOND MEET.
STATISTICAL REPORT READ
interesting Data Gives Detail Of Work
Methodists Have Done In the
State During h
Past Year.

Laurel.-The one hundred and sec.
ond annual session of the Methodist
Conference at this place has come to
. close.
One Of the interesting. features OF the
closing session was the statistical re-
port read by the Rev. ]. L. Neil, as
follows: There are 136 local preach
ers and 56.SS4 members within the
conference; 1909 infants and 1.615
adults were baptized; there are Is
Epworth Leagues. with 2.09S mem
bers: 47s Sunday Schools. with 3.7o2
officers and teachers and 35,2lS
scholars. For superannuated preach
ers and widows and orphans the con-
ference last year raised $9,7S0; for
church extension. t5,O05; for educa-
ton, $5.0S3; for preachers In charge.
$1l1.333; for presiding elders, $13,90s.
There are 16o pastoral charges and
lat parsonages.
The appointments and assignments
made by Bishop James Atkins. pre-.
siding, are as follows:
THE APPOINTMENTS.
Newton Otstrict-Presiding elder, w. l.
Linfield. Carthage. r: A. ,sioley: C1arks-
burg. J: W. Evans: Chunky and Mehan.
Hays. and one to be supplied by Simp-
son Tubby; Forest and Morton. c. M.
Crossley; Harperville and Lena. w. B.
L. A. Afford; Laurel. First Church.. w
B. Hogg: Laurel. Second Rvenue. w. F.
Baggett; Laurel. Fourteenth Avenue. A:
one to be supplied BY 3: IL: Williams:
sswsSn snd H'enory; . Wv, w. p GrsSss;
phia circuit. H. H. McKibbon: Raleigh.
Shiloh. W. W; Murray: Trenton. r. b:
Sunday school field agent. J. l.. Neil.
Port Gibson District-Presiding elder,
NJ: b; sharbrough; Angnilla. E. L. Al
). 8. Ware: Gioster and Liberty. J. e.
Williams; Harriston. J. T. McVeigh: Her
manyille. ]. w. Price: Mayersvine: W.
G. l.. McNeese; Oak Ridge. j. A. Wells
Port Gibson, H. w. Featherstun; Rocky
Springs. G. H: Strait; Rolling Fork; W.
City. ]. H. Foreman: Utica. r.. w. Lew
is; Vicksburg. Crawford Street, T. b.
Holloman: Vicksburg. Gibson Memorial.
Woodville circuit. c. H. Herring: Wood
vile station. ]. D. Ellis: president Port
Gibson Female College. T. J. O'Neil; EN-
cry University student, j. II. jolly.
Sea Shore District-Presiding elder, j..
r. Jones. Americas, j. l.. Carter: Bay
St. Louis. 3: E; Meigs; Biloxi, Main St.
s,nn, F. c, TDlle; " BilHx a mission and RI MiS5is,
and Bond, D.: W: Timer; casrrere and
Picayune, J.; r. Weems; CoaIville. H, J.
ssasHa; f r. n. Pickett Ma n; cn anns1sy' First hst
Church. W. p. Laprade: Gulfport. Sea.
mems Bethel. w. t. Griffin: Hubb. Claud
town. j. e: Cray: Lumberton. "; &.
POINT. B, F. jones; North Guifport and
Ocean Springs. W. G.. Forsythe; Poplar
vile. G.. S. Harmon; saucier, L.. F.. AL
ford; Vancleave. w. l.. Blackwell: Wig
Fayard: principal Sea Shore Camp Ground
School. II. w. Van Hook; transferred, c.
c. Griffin to the North Arkansas Confer
Mississippi Conference.
erookhaven Distries-Presidins elder.
Robert selby: Adams. R. II; Barr; Bar
Grice: Bogue Chitto and Norfield. w. w.
Moore: B~rookhaven. J.. M. Morse; Blu
ford. w. H: Lane; Crystai Springs. r.. Z.
l.. Applewhite. s~upernumerary; Gallman.
j. l.. Smith; Hazlehurst. B.. F. Lewis:
MAGNOLIA: N; B: Harmon; MsGomp Gem
McComb). F. B. Ormonde; Meadvile. j.
w. thompson: Monticello. J.. ", Ben
nett; Pleasant Grove. w. W. Nelson:
McComb. NJ. N. Thomas: Topisaw. e. J.
Cocker; Tylertown. T. b. Cottrell; Wesson,
I. L.. PEBBLES; president whitworth Col
lege. I. w. Cooper.
r. Thompson. Collins, w. M. Williams
Blodgett. r. A. Albums: Ellisviile: J. r
l. Fersq:on; East AbuGhis; b II.
tiesburg. Main Street. c. w. Criser; Hat
~tiesburg. Court Street. T. N. Adams;
Hattiesburg; Broad Street; c: m; Chap
vile. NJ. w. David; Lucedaie, H.. J.
Moore; Magee. H. E. Carter; McLain, p.
H: Howse; Mount olIye. W; j; Fe r
8. E. Moody: Prentiss. J. NJ. Lewis: Pur-
Wis. H. Meliard; Richton. NJ. L. Braxton;
Seminary. w. e. Harrison; Silver Creek,
iiamsburE. r.. r. Nelen; d. f. Kelly,
conference evangelist; student MISSISSIPPI
Conference Training School. G.. l.. Nc
Neese.
jackson DIstrict-Presiding elder. p. ID,
Hardin. Benton, j.; F. Campbell ann bell; rs b a,oh,e
r.. P. Fixes: Camden, T. A. Ferguson:
Canton. NJ. NJ. Black: Eden. A. s. OIL
yer; Edwards. G. P. Mckeown; FaPnin
ence. J.. G.. Ellis: Harrisville. NJ. w, Por-
ter; Jackson. Capitol Street, w. n. Lewis
~; jackson (Milisaps MemoriaD. II. M
Johnson; Jackson. Rankin street. j. s.
Duke; Lintonia. j. c. Johnson; Madison
Ito De SuppileOD, AerICeIlndH, w. ID. wal
drup; Satartia. r. H. Kleiser: Sharon. A.
s. Byrd; Terry, T. H: King; Vaughan. r
e. Rutledge: Yazoo City. w. NJ. Sullivan
president Millsaps College. A. F. Wat
kins.
Meridian DistrIet-Presidng elder. ]. T.
Leggett. Bucatuna. J. T. Abney: Clark
Mission. H. E. Raley; Daleville. c. H,
Schultz: De Kalb, J. F. McCleland; De-
Soto. w. E. Dickens: Enterprise and
Stonewal. J. NJ. Corley; Lauderdale. j.
H.. Moore: Matherville. D.. e. Vickers;
Meridian. Central, H. B.. Watkins; Meri-
dian. East End. J.. A. Moore: Meridian,
Fifth Street. H. A. Catlin; Meridian. Pop
lar Springs. B.-L. Sutherland: Meridian
Seventh Avenue. H. s. Westbrook; Meri.
dian. South Side, A. M. Broadfoot: Mos.
cow. George p. Fixes; Pachuta. A. B
| Barry: Porterviile. r. H. C1egg; Scooba-
| C. C. Evans: Shubuta. o. s. Lewis; Vim.
willie. H. c.. Castles: Waynesboro. J. l..
| Docell: Waynesboro circuit. A.. J. Davis
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