Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-25
BOTH METHODIST
MINISTERSLEAvE
LOCAL CHURCHES
Rev. q. T. DwinelI and Rev. W. H.
TOpe Transferred By Central
Illinois Conference.
FORMER TO HEAD HOSPITAL
Dir. Samuel Van Pelt of Watseka and
Rev. David Andrewarthe. Cam
bridge, Coming to City.

Or. o. T. DwinelI, who has served
as pastor of the First Methodist
church of this city for the last two
years, has been transferred TO Peoria
as superintendent of the Deaconess
Home and Hospital, and will be sue
ceeded here by DR.. Samuel Van Pelt
of Watseka, H., such appointments
having been announced this morning
at the Central Illinois conference of
NethOdists in session at Peoria. Rev.
( ". II. TOpe, for the last three years
pastor of Spencer Memorial Methodist
church. will be succeeded by Rev
David Andrewarthe of Cambridge. DR..
J. 7. Jones of Monmouth was named
/ district superintendent to take the
place of DR.. r. B. Williams, who
asked 10 be retired from active min
isterial work
DR.. Van Pelt comes here from Wat
seka, where he has met with much
success in his work. He is one of
the prominent men in the Methodist
church and is we'll qualified for the
work in the local church.
DR.. Dwineu came to Rock Island
two years ago from PEORIA where he
had served as district superintendent
following his passionate of the First
church Of that city. During their stay
in the city, Dr.. and Mrs. Dwinell have
met with great success in their church
work. Many improvements have been
made in the church property and the
membership and general interest in
the church has increased under the
guidance Of DR.. Dwinell and his ap-
pOintment to another position in the
church viii be greatly regretted by
his many friends in the city.
Rev Mr.. Tope has served Spencer
lh Hh for md J, &c IoI,
have met with wonderful success. His
place of appointment was not given
out at this time, but he likewise will
be greatly missed in the congregation
where he has served so faithfully
DR.. Jones has served as pastor of
the First church. Monmouth. but has
visited here frequently and is known
among local Methodists.
The list of appointments follows:
Rock Island district-Kewanee o.
p. Graves; Moline, First, J. f. Con-
nor; Moline. Second. A. j. Pittman;
Rock Island, First, Samuel Van Pelt,
Watseka; Rock Island, Spencer Mem
oriaI, David Andrewarthe.
Galesburg district-Cantno. John
". Edwards; Galesburg, L. F. Dim
mitt and Abram ". Gordon; Macomb,
@. w Martin: Monmouth. ". H
Crane: Knoxville, J. /. Shively.
Peoria district-T. Z. Newland, dis
trict superintendent: Pellin. c. f.
Hawkins; Peoria, First. w. Z. Shaw;
Peoria, Hale, 4. II. Smith; Pontiac,
NJ. L. OHara; Streator, S. P. Archer.
Other Appointments.
Special appointments: W. R. Wiley.
secretary conferences claimant: en-
dowmCGt fund. Members Of normal
quarterly conference. Reuben B. Will
Hams, corresponding secretary. IlIi-
nOis Wesleyan university, member of
First church, ROck Island quarterly
conference; c. {. McGown, professor
IL Pacific Theological seminary, Ber-
kelley Cal, member Hale Memorial
quarterly conference, Peoria; W. D.
Agnew, president Hedding college,
member First church, Abingdon quar-
terly conference; o. T. Dwinell, sup
erintendent DeaCOness Home and
Hospital, member of First church,
Peoria, quarterly conference; w. F.
Dudham, president Bennett academy,
MathistOn Miss. member Buckley,
Ill, quarterly conference; David L.
McFarlane, left without appointment
to attend school.