The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-03
Local Churches Rally to Sup
port of Superintendent
Facing Removal From Post
to DePauw.
CHANGE DISTRICT
Goshen Man Slated for Job
and Redistricting of Con-
ference Suggested to Garry
Out Plan.

IL mas developed tu2t MeIuOOIet
politics may cause the removal of
Rev. w. B. Freeland. district superin-
tendent to another post under the
Northern Indiana conference and the
churches Of this city are preparing to
ask his return. .---....s..,-.-
Petitions recommending his reten-
ton have been addressed by the quar-
terly conference. Of the Grace NJ. +.
church and the official board of the
First NJ. e. church to William F. Nc
Dowell, DID,, president bishop OF the
Northern Indiana conference.
Local Methodists have knowledge Of
a plan to re-district the conference.
Richmond Is near the south line of
the portion of the state belonging to
north line runs through Logansport
line.
Hits Goshen Man.
The conference includes six dis
tricts. The district superintendents
are regarded as favorites of the high
er offices Of the church and are ap.
pointed for a period of six years. II
one district is removed this year. one
of the influential Methodists of the
church. a district superintendent who
makes his headquarters at Goshen.
will be out of a charge unless other
provision is made.
1t is said that there is a plan on
foot to give Rev. Freeland chair in
DePauw university and place the
Goshen minister in Richmond as dis
trict superintendent to fill Rev. Free
lands unexpired term. Rev. Freeland
has held the position for three years.
He is regarded as a scholarly man and
is said to be capable Of occupying
high position In the Methodist school.
Grace Supports Him.
The Grace N. e. Quarterly confer
ence passed the following feg0lution:
I'VE, the membership OF Grace
Methodist Episcopal church. wish to
heartily commend the services OF Rev.
w. D. Freeland, our beloved district
superintendent. Under his wise ad-
ministration, and helpful advice. Grace
church has been enabled to take a
higher stand. both spiritually and
financially and would urgently and re-
spectfully request his return as super
intendent of the Richmond district"
The official board Of the First NJ. Z.
church took similar action March Is.
Want Bridge Back.
A resolution addressed to Bishop
Mcdowell and Superintendent Free
land, asking the return of Rev. Bridge
was also adopted. 1t follows:
1--WE the membership of Grace NJ. E.
church wish to heartily commend the
services of DR.. Ulysses S. A. Bridge,
who has been our beloved pastor for
the year just ending. He has been
always faithful and most Jealous and
earnest in his pastoral duties, and has
aroused our congregation to high
sense of duty and devotion by his
scholarly sermons, and We would urg-
emily request his return as our pastor
for the coming year."
The official board Of the First NJ.
e. church adopted the following reso-
luton:
"Resolved: That the official board
assembled, do most earnestly request
| that our dearly beloved pastor Harry
Curtin Harman. D. D., be returned to
this charge for the ensuing conference
year, for We assure you under his
leadership our church has been placed
in a most gratifying position in every
respect and Is becoming one that We
all feel more than proud of.
"A cordial good feeling exists in all
departments; therefore 1t is the unan-
imous desire and request of this Of
ficial board that he, by all means, be
returned to us again."