The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-09-21
NJ. {. CONFERENCE
HELD ATLIMA, OHIO
Will Meet Next Year In Ada as
Guests of Ohio Northern
University
Minister Aged 81 Retires After SerV.
Ing So Years in the Pulpit
Many Transfers Made.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Lima.-Making his own plea for re-
trement, the Rev. Jonathan Verify, 50,
Of Middletown, asked the Western
Ohio NJ. E. conference Just before its
adjournment to place him on the su-
peranuated list He has served 81
years in Ohio pulpits.
The conference adjourned to meet
next September in Ada, guest of Ohio
Northern university. The most heated
debate of the entire sessions occurred
when the motion to raise the pay Of
retired ministers from 612 to ~ per
cent of their salaries at time of retire
ment was lost by tie vote, "a to "a.
Following are the appointments:
Defiance district-D. H. Bailey, district
superintendent; Antwerp, G. B. Sessions;
Archbold, L. d. Barker; Ayersville, II. A.
Hanahan; Bryan, w. A. Deaton; Cont
mental, William Reeves; Convoy, G.. w.
Whyman; Defiance, f. o. Crest; Defiance
circuit H. H. Ladd; Deshler, Thomas H.
Otwell; Dixon, w. T. Cordry; Edgerton,
G. N. Baumgardner; Edon, Carl w.
Jameson; Fayette, f. d. Cook; Florida,
+. L. Day; Groverhill, c. b. Childs;
Hicksville, c. A. Moore; Holgate. F. II.
Linnville; Latty, r. N. Moore; Leipsic,
G. B. Wiltsie; Middlepoint, G. F. Kim
near; Montpelier, c. p. Yeisley; Napoleon,
Z. S. Keller; Oakwood E. L. Bussard:
Paulding, A. H. Weaver; Payne, w. H.
Coffman; Pioneer II. d. Yant; Scott, w.
M. George; Sherwood, S. J. Cogan;
Stryker, 7. j. Ingle; Tedrow, A. D. Mil
ler First church, Van Vert J. L. Cor
ley; Second church, Van Vert NJ S.
Pierce; Van Vert circuit w. H. Cundy;
Wauseon. o. p. Hoffman; West Unity, C.
L. Conger; William Center, F. w. Arthur.
Lima dstriCt-D. F. Helm, district
superintendent; Allentown, L. r. John
son; Anna, S. H. Flory; Ansouia, L. A.
Washburn; Bradford B. S. Nichols; Ce
lima, w. w. Lance; Celna circuit, A. H.
Roebuck; Coldwater, J. w. Richardson;
Cridersville, w. w. Constine Delphos,
A. j. Buzzard; Elida, o. e. Smith; Ft.
Recovery, Carl Plummer; Hardin, A. NJ.
Crist; HarrOd. E. S. Bias; Jackson Cen
ter, ]. o. Moffit Lima, Second Street, J.
A. Spyker; Lima, Trinity, M. B. Fuller;
Lockington, B. F. Miller; Mendon, J. B.
Gottschall; Ohio City, NJ. F. McKinny;
Port Jefferson, r. Pengily; Rockford,
Jacob Baumgardner; Roseburg, F. NJ.
Houser; st. Johns, F. G. Boroff; st.
Marys, J. A. Dixon; st. Marys circuit, T.
c. Carey; Sidney, Isaac l.. Wood; Spen-
cerville, j. A. Jenkinson Spencerville cir
cult Joseph BENEFIT; Versailles, J. o.
Hillery; Wapakoneta. w. C. Martin;
West Cairo, j. C. Wynn; Wiltshire, W. c.
Mitchell.
Toledo district-E. E. McCammon, dis
trict superintendent; Bowling Green, c.
w. Sullivan; Cygnet, c. w. Briggs;
Delta, G. A. Whitlock; Bowling, r. n
Mulland; Elmore, II. T. Coontz; Fremont,
J. c. Roberts; Genoa, S. w. Metz; Glib
sonburg, j. F. Newcomb Grand Rapids,
NJ. D. Scott; Liberty Center. j. w Rey-
nolds; Maumee, F. T. Champion; Nc
Clure, Z. T. Daily; Metamora, G. A. Ed
munds; Oak HarbOr, A. E. Reinesberger;
Pemberville, W. NJ. Walker: Perrysburg,
H. C. Burger; Prairie Depot, II. c. Bur-
ger; RossfOrd, II. A. ROthrOde Swanton,
d. p Holt; Sylvania, L. B. Smith; To-
ledo, Asbury, W. J. Green; Toledo. Beth
any, F. S. Miller; Toledo, Broadway, NJ
NJ. Figley; Toledo, Central Avenue, J. S.
Altman; Toledo, Clark Street f. L. Hig-
bic; Toledo, Collingwood, Z. L. Motter;
Toledo, Epworth, S. X. Mahon; Toledo
Euclid Avenue, L. H. Cherrington To-
ledo, Hamilton Memorial, T. r. Smith,
Toledo, Monroe Street, C. w. Collinge;
Toledo, st. James, E. ]. Webster; Toledo,
st. Johns, L. H. Gressley; Ironvile,
Ralph Jones; Toledo, st. PauTs, r. o.
Matthews and l.. T. Guild Toledo, Spring
Street, G. H. Wolcott; Toledo, Western
Avenue, w. II. Hartford; Toledo, Trilby,
]. w. Smith; Toledo, Waterville, H. F.
Tirer; Toledo, Weston, NJ. Yeagle.
Findlay district-C. NJ Van Pelt, dis
trict superintendent; Ada. r. NJ. Salt;
Alger, r. w. Turner; Arcadia. A. A.
Thomas; Arlington, S. Lee Whiteman;
Beaverdam, r. E. Gilpin; Bettsville, R.
W. Drummond; Bloomdale, w. Z. Ice;
Button, w. R. Burton; Bradner, J. w.
Which; Carey, ]. w. Gibson; Columbus
Grove, A. S. Watkins; DunSirk, X. s.
Worthington; Findlay, First, NJ. C. jane
son; Finday, Howard, j. NJ. Sinner;
Findlay Third and McComb circuit, C. D.
Ringenburg; Forest, p, r. Parish; Fos-
toria, II. l.. Armacost; FOstOria circuit
J. A. SnOigrass; Gilboa, l.. Rice; Harp
ster w. L. Childs; Hoytsville, L. $. Cole:
Kalida, J. l.. Crider; Lafayette, II. H.
Conklin; MarseiIles, r. S. McColin; Nc
Comb, c. r. Davenport; McCutchenvilIe
and Crawford, J. w. Van Gundy; Nc
Guffey and Sugar Grove. F. NJ. McColm;
Mt. blanchard, d. +. Rhoads; North Bal
timore, c. NJ Monosmith; Ottawa, c. 3.
Cramer; Pandora, Thomas Cundy; Raw
son, F. L. CreeCh; Rushmore, j. c. St.
Clair; Upper Sandusky, c. c. Kennedy;
Van Lue, w. S. Culp; Wharton, J. d.
Darling.
Delaware district-B. F. Reading, dis
trict superintendent; Bellefontaine, C. C.
Peale; East Kenton, F. G. Markley; East
Liberty, c. w. Jameson; Kenton, Ep-
worth, Charles Fulkerson; Kenton, First
W. Nick. Brackney; Kenton circuit, W.
J. Waterman Larue, F. J. Reinbarth;
Rushsylvania, H. Baumgardner; West
Liberty, Clarence Larue.
Special appointments--E. R. Bull, mis-
sionary to Japan; E. S. Gaddis, mission
airy to Arizona; NJ. L. Walcott, mission
ary to South America; J. F. Chenoweth,
chaplain, United States army; D. G. Lat
shaw, international secretary Y. NJ. C. A;
F. J. Moore and George A. Henry, assist
ant superintendents National Anti Saloon
league; E. E. Mclaughlin, Colorado in
dustrial commission; N. S. Brackney,
superintendent City mission, Toledo.
The conference adjourned following
reading of appointments.
Contract Awarded.