Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27


made necessary by the operation Of the
four years occupancy limit. One of
these is in Washington at the Georgia
Avenue Church
Important Changes Forecast.
Although no official confirmation could
he secured from any of the cabinet OF
presiding elders. it is generally credited
in the conference today that the import
ant changes will be as follows:
| Dr. u. II. Kern. presiding elder of Alex
andria district. will be transferred to be
presiding elder of the Baltimore district.
succeeding DIR. NJ. d. Mitchell. who will
be moved on account Of the four-year
limit
DR.. B. W. Bond of Baltimore who
has been on the retired list for one
year. will become presiding elder of
the Alexandra district.
Rev. Frank Richardson Of Rockville.
Md. will be transferred as pastor of
Emory Church. Georgia avenue, Wash
ington.
1t has been the general belief in the
conference that DR.. VI. T. Mitchell will
be transferred from Baltimore to either
Staunton. Va. Green Memorial
church. Roanoke. Rev. Eugene Foote
who has been transferred to the Balti-
more conference from of the Mis-
to get the Roanoke charge.
Rev. J. ID. VIM. who has been paste
| at Roanoke for two years. is to be
transferred to the Virginia conference
pointed to Washington Street Church.
Petersburg, which has been without
a pastor for more than a month. when
Rev. Richard Wilkinson left the min
istry of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South and entered the ministry of the
Protestant Episcopal Church.
This schedule of transfer has been
prepared for several days. but is made
the final business of each conference
and the fling of several reports and
lengthy discussions at todays session
made necessary a full days conference
in the Washington Street Church, Alex
andria.
Considerable of recommendations for
extension of educa tional work was made
the principal business at the morning ses-
sion. Bishop Edwin d. Mouzon. who is
conducting the conference. stated that this
Is the most important business of the con-
ference. Rev. f. J. Prettyman, chaplain
of the United States Senate and pastor
of Mount Pleasant NJ. f. Church, South
Washington, spoke on the general subject
of Methodist education and particularly
ties-Emory, at Atlanta. Ga, and the
Southern Methodist University, al Dallas,
Tex
The report of the board of educa-
tiOn urged particularly an lncrea ed
appropriation for Randolph Macon col
lege and the appointment of A field
secretary in an effort to procure lioui-
dation of the heavy debt at Randolph
Macon AGA DENY.
For Southern Seminary.
The report recommended for direc-
tors of the Southern Seminary at
Buena Vista. Va, Revs. E. II. Rowe
A W. Robertson. E. v. Register. David
Bush and J. S. Engle. AS directors for
Allegheny University Collegiate Institute
at Andersonville. w. Va. E II. Rowe +,
Chase Bare l.. S. Shire and J. S. Engle.
As visiting committee Of the south
ern seminary the appointment was rec
commended of Revs. W. :. Hammond H.
N. Brown and W. f. Locke. As visit
ing committee for Allegheny Collegiate
Institute the appointment was recon-
mended of Revs. W. L. keene. J. Her
bert Bean and w. NJ Crompton.
The appointment of DIR. H. p. Hamill
as conference secretary of education
was urged. Other recommendations
were DR. j. A. Kern as professor at
Randolph Macon College. Rev. H. A.
Sherman as field secretary for RAN
dolph- Macon Academy at Front Royal,
Va; w. E. Beasley as student at Ran
dolph- Ma con College and r. n. McNeer
as student at Emory University. The
report recommended the appointment
of committee on ministerial supply
and training to consist of DIR. Fl. p
Hamill Judge E. d. Newman and H. A.
Sherman. This report was signed by
H. A. Sherman, president. and S r.
Pritchard. secretary
Those who spoke in support of n
campaign to liquidate the debt of Ran
dolph- Macon Academy were Judge E
ID. Newman of Woodstock, Va, DR. \
w. Duffy of Alexandria and Prof
Charles l.. Milton, principal of the
school.
Those who spoke for increased sup
port of ministerial supply and training
were H. A. Sherman and DR.. Fl. p
Hamill.
The next session of the conference is
to be held in Roanoke, Va, at the
Green Memorial Church This action
was taken by a unanimous rising vote
of the delegates in the conference.
Plans for Statue Favored.
Plans for the erection of an eques-
trian statue of Bishop Francis Asbury
in the National Capital, in commemora-
ton of his centennial. celebrated this
year, We're unanimously approved and
furthered at the conference today.
This matter came before the con-
ference in report of the special com
mittee appointed to consider the pro-
pOSdl OF Tue ldHclS ASDuft Memorial
Association. besides concentrating
Bishop Asbury. the report saws. such
a statue will also memorabilia the early
Methodist circuit rider. whose heroic
endeavors have brought to us such a
large inheritance of Christian faith.
character and service.
The committee approved the plans
for appointing a committee of three
one of whom will be the presiding
elder. in each district to take up coli
lections for the erection of this statue
1t was recommended that each preacher
in the conference deliver sermon on
the sanity life and work of Bishop AS
bury at the earliest possible occa sion
This report was signed by DR. D. II
Kern. DR.. r j. Prettymsr of Washing
ton and Dr.. Harry NJ. Canter. presiding
elder of the Washington district
Representative Church Approved.
The representative church being
erected in Washington by the Mount
Vernon Place Church was given further
announcement in the report of the
church extension board. This reaf- |
armed the action taken at the confer |
ence in Roanoke. Va. in 1908, in which !
tho quarterly conference of the Mount |
Vernon Place Church was given per
mission and approval of the conference |
in conducting a canvass of the confer |
addition to $4,000 already appropri- !!
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