The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-09-15
METHODISIs MAKE
YEARS ASSIGNMENTS
LOUISA WILL ENTERTAIN THE
SOUTH METHODIST CON-
FERENCE NEXT YEAR.

1
The annual session OF the Western
Virginia Conference OF the M.E.church,
South, held at Charleston. completed
It's labors at noon on Monday, at which
time the appointments for the new year
were announced. Those in which our
readers are Interested are as follows:
Ashland District.
A. A. HOLSTER, presiding elder. Ash
land. Centenary p. T.. Thornburg; Ash
land, First Church. C. A. Slaughter;
Ashland, Oak View, W. ]. II. Knapp;
Auxier circuit, A. l.. Spencer Blaine
circuit. A. L. Moore. supt.; Catletts-
burg station. A. r. Keyser; Dwale cir
cult, " ID. Harmon. Sups.; Fallsburg
circuit. l. r. Kirk, Sups.; Grassland
circuit. W. c. Harris; Grayson station,
j. L. West; Greenup circuit, A. T..
Mathews; Kitchens circuit. to be sup
Piled; Hopewell circuit, S. S. Booth,
superintendent Inez circuit. II. M.
Sturm. Kavanaugh circuit, j. II. Daw
son; Louisa station, w. ii. Foglesong;
PaintsviIle station. II. O.. Stewards;
Pikeville station, ]. L. Vinson; Pres
tonsburg station, w. L. Reid; Pres
tonsburg, circuit, @. w. Alley, Supt,;
Russell station, j. r. Mullins; South
Portsmouth circuit, s. J. Campbell. Van
Lear Mission. j. +, Brown; Wayland
circuit. ]. T. Moore, Supt.; Student at
NJ. II. c.. b. +. Waight member OF
Kayanaugh Q. C.
Huntington District.
H. X Moore. presiding elder. Bar
louisville station. Guy Coffman; Bar
louisville circuit, A. H. Perkins, Jr.,
superintendent; Bowen circuit, C. c.
Sparks, superintendent; Buffalo cir
cult, b. A. VIM. Ethel circuit, p. Q, |
Adkins; Glenwood circuit. l. Z. Har-
rison; Hamlin circuit, C. b. Morris; |
Huntington. Central, ]. w. Jackson; |
Huntington. Cottage Grove. w. II. Sur
geon. Huntington Emanuel. ]. w.
Critics; Huntington, Guyandotte, c. d.
Lear: Huntington. johnson Memorial,
s. w. Walker: Hurricane circuit, b. b. |
Lambert; Logan station. c. c. Perkins;
Madison circuit c. A. Goodwin; Mil |
ton station, l.. S. Anvil; Milton circuit. |
p ID. Conley: st. Adams station. J. NJ.
Carter; Wayne circuit, /. F. ]. Nc
Rinster: President NJ. II. College, U.
". w. Darlington. member Of Barbours-
Vile quarterly conference.
Presiding Elders williams, Fannin
and Pollitt are retained.
l.. z. McEldowney is sent to Roane
street, Charleston.
p. T.. Brown, a transfer, goes to Char
lesion First Church. Banks, who had
been there four years. will transfer to
another conference.
Given goes from Ashland First church
to Clendennin circuit.
Il. NJ Keith goes TO Davis and Thorn
as.
John Shorden is moved from Gray
son to st, Mary's circuit.
C. T. Barton, Ansted circuit.
w. j. Richardson. Parsons circuit.
w. A. Hopson, Elizabeth circuit.
L. C. Talbert, Garrison circuit.
/, New Martinsville. G. w. Twynam.
Parkersburg. Liberty street. T. J.
Hopson.
Point Pleasant. II. L. Clay.
Ravenswood. b. F. Costing.
Spencer. II. T. Watts.
Clarksburg. W. l. Canter.
Our New Preacher.
Rev. w II. Foglesong, the new pas
tor at Louisa. bears the reputation OF
being ono OF the best preachers in the
He Is SO years old and has
n wife and little son. ago about ten
years. He transferred from the Hol-
ston conference six years ago. and has
served only two congregations since
that time. He comes here from Clarks-
burg, after three years there. His wife
Is an active and efficient church work.
err He will not be able to reach Louisa
in time for next Sunday. as Clarksburg
Is long distance from Louisa and he
Is packing and shipping his household
goods before coming here. He will ar
i've in the early part OF next week.
Rev. McEldowney. u
There is general regret in Louisa
hat Rev. McEldowney was not return
ID here. But it has been realized for r
,ome time that Charleston's efforts /
night succeed in getting him back. :
rhe circumstances under which he was /,
from there last year were such 1
hat his congregation had never ceas- 4
d in their efforts to secure his return. r
md they evidently convinced the BisA i
10 that the move was absolutely neces- .
AIRY. d
Next Years Conference. v
The question OF where the confer b
nee shall be held next year was settled c
n favor of Louisa. after an invitation
vas extended. The new church c
will be completed long before
hat time, and we will therefore be in n
POSITION to accommodate the body. The a
conference pays about 5000 to the local
hurch that entertains 1t. Louisa was
ost to this conference in 1895 and
ook care Of 1t nicely. 1t will not be n
ifflcult to do so again. 81
N. E. Church. y
The following are tho >ppoin ,.nents b
I the Ashland District Kentucky Con- n
erence. M. +. Church, w. Fl. Daven- Of
ort, District Superintendent;
Ashland. First church. j. II. Ander- b
nm. Ashland. Second church, l. E. q