The Harrison times., 1915-12-11
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 (NorthJ was attend
ed by a record-breaking crowd
Pleasant l.. Dunn Of Russellville
and Alvin w. Hallmark Of Ravenden
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 MethO
dist churches. A petition was sent tc
the general conference asking that
Little Rock be made an Episcopal
residence.
II granted, d bishop would have 9
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 NJ. Bristol delivered a
sermon on I'VE 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 p. m. memorial services
were conducted by the Rev. G. w
Green Of Springdale. Memoirs were
presented in memory of the Rev. J.
w. Jackson. At 4 p. m. Harry G. Nc
Cain of Topeka, Kan, representing the
church temperance society, spoke on
the work OF the society.
At 7 p. m. the Rev. w. F. Sheridan
Of Chicago, general secretary Of the
Epworth League, spoke on the league
as an eyangelistic force.
DR.. Harmon held service following
the Rev. Mr.. 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, ]. l.. Masters !;
Denmark, j. c. Adams; Germama,
Henry Adams; Gillett, to be supplied; !;
Goldman, W. A. Franks; Heber
Springs, ]. R, Campbell; Hot Springs
circuit, j. S. Brownell; Judsonia, A.
W. Hallmark; Little Rock, Scott
Street, S. e. Ryan; Morrilton circuit,
James McNabb; Point Cedar and Bel.
ton, w. c. Ayers; Pottsville, M. A.
Kerr; Ravenden, ]. e. Jones; Russell.
vile, Frederick Getty; Story, ], W.
Southard; Stuttgart, w. A. Reese;
Ouachita, B. N. Fitzwater; Wild Cher.
ry, j. w. Due.
Fort Smith District.
]. M. Carter, district superintend
ent BentCnville, 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
aptC Uni Jfo1y ,
Green Forest, G. 7. Brassfeld; 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. NJ Cloninger; Les
lie and Marshall, F. j. Johnson; Lin,
coin, II, N. Lewis; Mansfield and Gil
more, James Hart; Mena, |. w, Tor
renee; Pindall and Snowfall, L. r
Kerr; Rogers, f. M. Dagger: st, Paul
Combs and Delaney, T. ]. Wilson;
Scranton to be supplied; Sloan
Swings circuit to be supplied; Spring
dale, G. w. Green; Sulphur Springs
j. c. Blizzard; White River and Cros
sett, d. G. Thurman.
The following special appointments
were announced: G, b. Larabee, presi
dent Arkansas College, Sloan
Springs; w. e. dunlap, Sloan
Springs, conference evangelist; r. p
White, field secretary Children
Home Society Of Pennsylvania wa'
appointed to Little Rock, Scott Stree
quarterly conference.
G. l.. Frank was left without ap
pointment to attend school,