The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-11
FORD GOES 7 D.
TORONTO WHILE
C0BURN IS HERE.
Conference Orders Change In
M. P. Church Ministers
AT Closing Session
NEW PASTOR FORMERLY
CONFERENCE PRESIDENT
Merger Makes This The Last
Session OF Muskingum
Conference

With the report of the committee on
the assignment of pastorates for the
coming year, the session of the Mus
kingum conference OF the Methodist
Protestant church, which will be the
last as an Independent conference the
body having merged with the Ohio con
ference came to a close at 1920
o'clock Monday morning.
The report of the statiOning commit
tee created a surprise for the local
congregation, 1t being announced that
the local pastor, Rev. o. Il. Ford, will
be transferred to the bastorate of the
church at Toronto and Rev. d. G. Co
burn. the retiring president Of the con-
ference, will assume the pulpit of the
local church.
Toronto is situated in Jefferson
county along the Ohio river and Rev.
Fords transfer to that place means a
larger field of opportunity for him.
Rev. Coburn, before becoming presi-
dent of the conference, occupied the
pastorate at Toronto, to which Rev
Ford has been assigned. He is a man
of middle age and is married, but has
no children. The appointment of min
listers becomes effective Immediately,
but Rev. Ford will occupy the pulpit of
the local church next Sunday. Rev.
/ ie, oI nl 1, ;,,;.
ial sermon in the church here on Sep
tember %.
The closing session of the confer
ence was practically confined to the
report of the stationing committee.
The session Saturday afternoon con
sisted mainly of routine work OF the
conference with committee reports and
the like. In the evening Rev. c. II.
Beck gave a pleasing address and the
Butler male quartet sang several Sc
lections. +. l.. Dustman, editor {. The
American Issue, also spoke Saturday
evening, dealing in his remarks WITH
the Law Enforcement league, a sub
ject upon which he was especially re.
quested to talk.
Memorial services were held Sun
day afternoon in memory of Rev. o. S.
B. Grimsby, Rev. ID. G. Jackson and
Burgess Sharp.
The following assignment of pastors
was made by the standing committee
in its report which was presented just
before the close of the conference
Monday
Attca, II, c. Tolbert; Butler, j. w.
Rice; Byesvlle, r. p. Iludnall Cam
bridge, supplied by +. w. Lineberry;
Coshocton, A. b. Williams; Carding-
ton, Charles Vest Columbus, First
church, +. w. Maier, Grace church,
supplied by r. II. Woodrord, West
Lane, II. S. Willis. Ga; r.
Wees; Empire. II. w. King; Maynard
, G. w. Sees; McConnellsville j. b.
Trip; Mt. Pleasant, b. G. sutton; Mt
, Vernon. d. C. Coburn; Newcomers
c. Bcery; Steubenville, supplied by
j. w. Hawley; Tihin, f. l.. Brown;
Toronto, o. E. Ford; Uhrichsville, C
J. Morton; Wellsville, A. j. Altman;
West Lafayette, c. G. Falkenstein;
> York, supplied by w. J. Bennett;
I GAINESVILLE, G, G. Shurtz.
= CIRCUITS
Brownsville, j. NJ. Wells; Belle Val
a ley, O, V. Sharrock; Coshocton, A. II
Read; Del Roy, to be supplied; Dyes
= vile, to be- supplied; Gilmore, to be
supplied; Lomert, w. S. Vert; Lewis
vile, l., r. Graham; Logan, supplied
Il by f. A. Martin; Malta, w. S. Muir
= ply; Mt. Nebo, C. C. Wise; Mt, Yer
non, S. T. Allen; Nashport, to be SUP
piled; New Marshfeld, supplied by A
s II. Franks; Otsego, s. II. Martin
n Palermo, to he supplied; Pennsville
- j. II, Longsworth; Pleasantville, to b
a supplied; Plainfeld, to be supplied
n Pleasant Grove, A. Clendenning; Ran
ersville, to be supplied; Renrock, w.
n Chessir; Roseville. Il. c. Dean; Smitl
70 field, J. f, Hunter; South Olive, l., {
/. Sanford; Stockdale, G, h, Hooper
Stockport, Rupert Halliwell Tappar
~ to be supplied; Tiiin, w. +. Grove.
:, LOANS
To the Kansas City university, S,
Fisher.
To the Board of Home Missions q
Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Il. ID. Beck,
Miscellaneous
~ Secretary Board of Education
Ia II. Miller
Secretary Board of Home Missions