The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-03
DR.. W. c. HARTINGER
GOES TO CHARLESTON
Rev. J. B. Workman Was
Appointed Superintendent
of Buckhannon District.

When Bishop Franklin Hamilton,
D. D., L. l.. d.. of Pittsburgh, Pa.
dropped his gavel at SAT O'Clock last
night the SEVENTEEN conference of the
West Virginia Methodist Episcopal
church passed into history. The next
annual conference will be held IN
Clarksburg.
The seyentieth annual session was
one OF the most interesting and most
successful in its accomplishments hela
in recent years. The speakers who ad,
dressed the various anniversaries anu
sessions were men Of the highest
standing in the church
There was only one Speclal confer
ence appointment made last nlgh(:;
The Rev. S. X Arbuthnot. D. d., OF
Parkersburg, formerly pastor or the
Fourth Street NJ. E. church. this clt%,,
and later superintendent or the neei.
ing district. was named field secretary
of the conferences. He succeeds the
Rev. G.. W. kepler, Of SisterSTlile, VINO
died recently.
DR.. Homer S. Baumgardner, who. at
the Parkersburg session of the confer
ence last wear, was named district Su-
perintendent of the Elkins district,
was given pastorate in Parkersourg.
He is succeeded by DR.. L. L. ReSseger,
Buckhannon district superintendent.
DR.. ]. B. Workman, of Falrmont, for-
mer pastor Of the Wesley NJ. +. church
here. succeeds Or. ReSSeger III the
Buckhannen district.
Changes in Local District.
I. Several changes of Importance were
made in the Wheeling district. These,
however, did not come unexpected.
DR.. ". &. Hartinger, pastor OF Ihom-
son NJ. E. church for four years, was
transferred 10 Charleston. 10 the pas
torate of the First church. The Rev.
u. E. Bird, pastor OF the First church
there, comes TO this city. succeeding
DR.. Hartinger. -,
Zane Street will see a new pastor.
Rev. W. ". Schultz, who has been IN
this city for four years, Will be sue.
ceeded by Rev. J. II. Hickman, or
Salem. Rev. Saultz was transferred
to Oakland in the Oakland district.
Rev. J, II. Hess, pastor of the North
Street church, succeeds Rev. S. B.
Hart at Elm Grove, who goes 10
Moundsyille. The North Street pulpit
will be filled by Rev. Roy McCuskey,
of ShinnSton.
There were no changes in the pas
rorateS of Fourth Street. Wesley or
Chapline Street churches.
In the pike district, other than the
Elm Grove church, there were sew
eral changes. Fulton and GressS e
churches will be in charge OF the Rev.
Homer Cummings, Singing EvangeI-
list" of Proctor Rev. +. S. Bishop
was assigned 70 the Triadelphia NJ. l..
church. Rev. ]. II. Buckley, OF Sut-
, ton, known as the Live Wire of Meth
odism," will have charge Of the War,
wood N. l.. church, and Rev. Bernard
Gibbs, of the New Mexico conference.
will be the new pastor at the Nc
! Mechep church.
Or. Riker to Ohio.
Announcement OF several transfers
. was made preceding the appointments.
The Rev. A. D, Riker, D. D.. OF Park
ersburg, will 90 10 the Ohio confer
cnce. wenty-tive years ago ReF.
Riker was admitted TO the West VIZ
ginia conference.
t II. K. Mills. OF Guaydotte, Will go TO
New Mexico conference. and Rev. j. NJ.
Lobdel, of Ronceyerte. was transferred
TO the Central New York conference.
Coming into the West Virginia con-
ference at this meeting were: II. i.
Gibbs. of New Mexico: d. B. Gates, OF
baltimore: Rev. J. Y. keenan,. OF the
Ohio conference. The transfer Of Rev.
{. Z. Allen, pastor of the Fourth Street
church. this city, was entered upon the
minutes. Or. Allen came from the
GeneSSee conference.
President Wallace B. Fleming, OF
West Virginia Wesleyan College, adj
dressed the conference before the ar
rival of Bishop Hamilton and members
OF the cabiret. He spoke of the devel-
upmeut OF education in West Virginia.
and the necessity of more colleges.
,,F no
appointments. Bishop Hamilton made
a brief address, and Rev. a. b. kiker.
of Parkersbu:g. offered prayer. The
announcement of the special confer
ence appointments was read by Or. NJ.
f. Compton, ard then followed the as
Signment Of the ministers for the next
conference year. as follows: