The Carlisle independent., 1915-12-09
METROD|STS HAVE MEETING
STEPS TAKEN TOWARD UNION OF BRANCHES OF cHURcH-As-
 SEDIMENTS ARE MADE.
MEET AT FORT SMITH IN 1916
Petition Was Sent to the General Con ference Asking That Little Rock Be Made an Episcopal
 Residence.

Stuttgart
 The closing day of the forty-fourth annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church (North) was attend ed by a record-breaking crowd.
 Pleasant L. Dunn of Russellville and Alvin W. Hallmark of RaYenden were admitted on trial
 The conference voted in favor of bishops for races and colors. This is considered as a step toward a union of the Northern and Southern Met1lo- dist churches A petition was sent to the general conference asking that Little Rock be made an Episcopal residence.
 If granted, bishop would have permanent residence in that city. Fort Smith was selected as the meeting place of the 1916 conference.
 The conference love feast was held at 10 o'clock, conducted by the Rev L. w. B. Long of Gillett. At II o'clock Bishop Frank M Bristol delivered a sermon on We Are Workers Together With God"
 After the noon intermission Bishop Bristol ordained Benjamin F. Baxley of Eureka Springs and Marion A. Kerr of Pottsville as elders.
 At 2:30 D. m. memorial services were conducted by the Rev. G. w Green of Springdale. Memoirs were presented in memory of the Rev J. n Cain of Topeka, Kan, representing the church temperance society, spoke on the work or the society.
 At p. m. the Rev. w. F. Sheridan of Chicago, general secretary of the Epworth League. spoke on the league as an evangelistic force.
 Dr. Harmon held a service following the Rev. Mir. Sheridan's address, after which Bishop Bristol read the appoint ments for the ensuing year.
 The following assignments were an- nounced:
 Little Rock District.
 R. L. Selle, district superintendent; Ada, W. F. Kendrick; Almyra, M. L. Cole; Amity, k. J. Rail; Beebe, w. H. Chamberlain; Bradford, H. B. Todd: Cave City, w M. Lane; Center Valley, P. L. Dunn; Cushman, J. l.. Masters; Denmark. J. c. Adams; Germania, Henry Adams; Gillett, to be supplied: Goldman, w. A. Franks; Heber Springs, J. R. Campbell; Hot Springs circuit, J. S. Brownell; Judsonia, A. Toll Y,lz Street, s. E. Ryan; Morrilton circuit James McNabb; Point Cedar and Bel ton, W. c. Ayers; Pottsville, M. A. Kerr; Ravenden, J. E. Jones; Russell vile, Frederick Getty; Story, J. W.. Southard; Stuttgart, W. A Reese; Ouachita, B. N. F1tzwater; Wild Cher ry, J. W. Due.
 Fort Smith District.
 J. M. Carter, district superintend- ent; Bentonville, T. M. Shipley; Ches- ter, John Hobbs; Ellsworth, M F. Lay man; Eureka Springs, to be supplied; Everton and St. Joe, J. S. Taylor; Fayetteville and West Fork, J. s. Bot toms; Fort Smith, M. c. Hickman; i; Green Forest, c. T. Brassfield; Harri- son, l.. w. B. Long: Harrison circuit, S. c. Phillips; Heavener, Okla, to be supplied; Jasper B. F. Baxley; Jenny Lind and Vesta. F. M. Cloninger; Les lie and Marshall, F. J. Johnson; Lin coin, H. N. Lewis; Mansfield and Gill more, James Hart; Mena, l. w. Tor renee; Pindall and Snowfall, l.. R. Kerr: Rogers, E. NJ. Dagger; St. Paul. Combs and Delaney, T. J. Wilson; Scranton, to be supplied; Siloam Snrings circuit, to be supplied; Spring dale, G. W. Green; Sulphur Springs, J. c. Blizzard; White River and Cros- sett, D. c. Thurman.
 The following special appointments were announced: c. B. Larabee. presi- dent Arkansas College, Siloam Springs; w. E. Dunlap, Sloan Springs. conference evangelist; R. P. White, field secretary Children's Home Society of Pennsylvania, was appointed to Little Rock, Scott Street quarterly conference.
 c. l.. Frank was left without ap- pointment to attend school.