The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-09-15
METH0DISTS MAKE
YEARS. ASSIGNMENTS
LOUISA WILL ENTERTAIN THE
SOUTH METHODIST CON-
FERENCE NEXT YEAR.

The annual session of the Western
Virginia Conference OF the M.E.Church,
South. held ut Charleston. completed
its 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. Hollister. presiding elder. Ash
land. Centenary, p. T.. Thornburg; Ash
land. First Church. c. A. Slaughter:
Ashland. Oak View, w. J. II. Knapp;
Auxier circuit. A. l.. Spencer; Blaine
circuit. A. L. Moore, supt.; Catletts-
burg station, A. p. Keyser; Dwale cir
cult, V. d. Harmon. Sups.: Fallsburg
circuit. L. +. Kirk, Sups.; Grassland
circuit. w. c, Harris; Grayson station,
j. L. West. Greenup circuit, A. -.
Mathews; Kitchens circuit. to be sup
Piled Hopewell circuit, S. S. Booth,
superintendent: Inez circuit III. M.
Sturm: Kavanaugh circuit. J. II. Daw-
son: Louisa station, w. II. Foglesong,
Paintsville station. II, G. Sowards:
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. f. Brown; Wayland
circuit. ]. T. Moore. Supt.; Student at
NJ. II. c.. b. f. WaIght, member OF
ISavanaugh Q. c.
Huntington District.
II. X. Moore, presiding elder. Bar
boursyille station. Guy Coffmani Bar
louisville circuit, A. II. Perkins, Jr.,
superintendent; Bowen circuit, G, C..
Sparks. superintendent; Buffalo cir
cult. B. A. wlnn: Ethel circuit, p. o.
Adkins. Glenwood circuit, L. T.. Har-
rIson: Hamlin circuit. c. b. Morris;
Huntington, Central. j. w. Jackson;
Huntington. Cottage Grove. w. II. Sur
geon. Huntington Emanuel. ]. w.
Critics: Huntington. Guyandotte, c. ID.
Lear: Huntington. johnson Memorial,
S. w. walker: Hurricane circuit. Il. B.
Lambert; Logan station. c. G.. Perkins;
Madison circuit. c. A. Goodwin; Mil
ton station, L. S. Anvil; Milton circuit.
p. d. conley; st, Adams station, J. NJ.
Carter; Wayne circuit /. f, j, Nc
Rinster: President NJ. II. College, U.
" w Darlington. member of Barbours-
Vile quarterly conference.
Presiding Elders Williams F'annin
and Pollitt are retained.
l. f. 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. M. Keith goes 10 Davis and Thorn
as
John Shorden IL moved from Gray
son to st Mary's circuit.
c. It. 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. It, J.
Hopson,
Point Pleasant, II. L. Clay.
Rayenswood b. F. Gosling.
Spencer. II. T. Watts.
Clarksburg. w l. Canter.
Our New Preacher.
Rev, w, II, Foglesongs the new pas
tor at Louisa, bears the reputation OF
being one OF the best preachers in the
He Is SO years old and has
a wife and little son. age about ten
years, He transferred from the Hol-
ston conference six years ago. and has
served only two congregations since
that time. He comes hero from Clarks
Ita tfa |
Is an active and efficient church work
err. He win not be able to reach Louisa
In time for next Sunday, as Clarksburg |
Is long distance from Louisa and he
s packing and shipping his household
goods before coming here. He will ar
rive In the early part Of next week
Rev. MeEldowney. i
There Is general regret in Louisa
that Rev McEldowney was not return-
ID here. But 1t has been realized for
some time that Charleston's efforts
might succeed in getting him back.
rhe circumstances under which he was
from there last year were such
hat his congregation had never ceas-
ID in their efforts to secure his return,
ind they evidently convinced the BisA-
,p that the move was absolutely neces-
'ary.
Next Years Conference.
The question of where the confer
,nce shall be held next year was settled
n favor OF Louisa, after an invitation
vas extended. The new church
will be completed long before
hat time, and we will therefore be in
position to accommodate the body The
conference pays about 5000 to the local
.hurch that entertains It. Louisa was
lost to this conference in 1895 and
ook care OF It nicely. 1t will not be l
lifficult to do SO again. K
N. E. Church.
Tho following are tho >ppoin. .-nents /
f the Ashland District Kentucky Con-
erence. NJ. r. Church. w. II. Daven- n
'ort. District superintendent:
Ashland. First church. ]. II. Ander- /
on; Ashland. Second church. +. e. {
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