The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-24
PRESIDING ELDERS.
MINISTERS SENT
TO new CHARGES
Appointments Read AT Close
OF Annual Methodist Con-
terence Show More Than
100 Changes.


The reading Of the assignment o
preachers TO the churches Of the Mem
PMS conference OF the Methodist Epis
copai church, South. Sunday night
which was the closing act Of the con
terence that has been In session at st
Johns Methodist church during the pas
week, revealed nearly 100 changes II
The pastorates Of the churches. Their,
were six changes In the presiding elder,
OF the eight districts Of the conference
one OF the largest audiences tina.
ever assembled in st. Johns church
was present TO hear the reading of tht
appointments. Hundreds OF peopl,
stood about the doors and filled com
mittee rooms where only the sounC
from the auditorium that could reach
thelr ears was the hymns Of the con
%gregation. The session Just brought /,
a close was pronounced one OF the mos
enjoyable and successful eyer held.
Few changes were made in the NOR.
prominent churches Of Memphis. Thu
Rev. II. S. Spragins was returned I,
First church. as was the Rev. W. H
Cummings TO Second church, the Rev
Lewis to Madison Heights, the Rev. ]
J. Thomas to Union Avenue, the Rev
l, n. Estes TO st. Paul, the Rev.sF. II
Cummins to Second church, the Rev
w p, Hamilton to Mississippi boulevard
the Rev. w. W. Adams to Harris Me.
mortal, and the Rev. O. @. Andrews t.
Pepper Memorial churches.
The Rev. r. P. DuckWorth, pastor Of
Epworth church, was made a presid.
ing elder, and the Rev. c. A. Waterfield
becomes pastor Of Washington Heights
church.
Presiding Elders.
The presiding elder appointments fol-
low!
Memphis dlstriet-The Rev. T. e
Sharp, d. D., reappointed for third year
Paducah district--The Rev. R. p
Duckworth, pastor of Epworth church,
Memphis. appointed to succeed the Rev
Ia ID. Hamilton, who goes to First
church, C~ovington, Tenn.
Union City district-The Rev, r. A.
Clark, pastor Of First church, Coving-
ton, formerly pastor Of Second church
Memphis, appointed to succeed the Rev.
w. W, Armstrong. who had served foul
years, the maximum time a presiding
elder is. allowed to serve I'm one dis
trict, and who was transferred to the
Dyersburg district
Dyersburg district-The Rev. W. w.
Armstrong, transferred from Union City
district to succeed the Rev W, G
waters, who had served the maximum
time on the district. DR.. Waters was
assigned to First church, Paris, Tenn.
Brownsville district-The Rev, f, II.
Peoples, late chaplain in the u. s. army,
to- succeed the Rev. j.. v. Freeman,
who goes to Union City, Tenn.
Jackson district-The Rev. R. NJ.
ny, appointed to succeed the Rev.
w. D. Jenkins, who goes to Trenton
station in the Brownsville district.
Lexington district-The Rev. II. A,
Butts, pastor Of Barlow station, Bar
Iow' Ky, appointed to succeed the Rev.
B, j. Russell, who goes to Campbell
street church, Jackson, Tenn.
Paris district-The Rev. u M. Pick
ems, re%appointed for second year,
The assignment Of preachers for the
churches Of the eight districts are.
Memphis District.
Presiding elder, T. Il. sharp; Bartlett,
circuit, JAG Williams; Collierville sta.
ton, W. F. Barrier: Embury and Noun,
Vernon, T. Il. Calhoun; LaGrange and
Moscow, j. l., Horton; Longstreet and
S~aplevile. T.. G. McKelvey; Memphis
Binghamton, w. d. simmons; Buntyn,
j. Mack Jenkins, Jr,; Chelsea Avenue
and Mullins, w. F. Acuff; r.. w Nc.
Daniel, supernuerary; Epworth. w. C
sarham; First church, II, 8. spragins
ris Memorial, w. w. Adams; Madison
Heights, =, w. Lewis; Mississippi boule.
ard, w. p. Hamilton; Parkway, III, @
Ryan; Pepper Memorial and Kentuck,
street, Q. q, Andrews; Second church
r, II. Cumming: Sprlngdale and High,
Iand Heights. A. N. G6forth; st. Johns
hem, l.. H. Estes; Trinity, p. D. r
Roberts; Union Avenue, j.. J. Thomas
Vernon Memorial and Greenland
Heights, G. II. Martin; Washington
Heights, c. A. waterfieid: Miilingtol
and Bethuel, 7. g. Lowry; Neshoba anc
Rossville, M, l., Davis; Stephenson AM
Raines, j. C. Cason; Temple and Poln
university, w, o, Lindsey; Conference
Secretary OF Education, Cleanth Brooks
student Emory university, E. G. Ham
jackson District.
Presiding elder, R, NJ. Walker; Bemi
station, w. Il. Maxedon; Bethany cir
cult, T, +. Cason; Bolivar station, r
NJ. Valghn; Deanburg circuit, #. r
Harper Grand Junction and Salisbury
). M. Griffin; j. l.. Hunter, supernum
eraryi Henderson station, II. r, Tay
lor; Henderson circuit, W. II. Pearigen
Hickory Valley circuit, II. w. Davis
sell; First church, A. c, Bell; Haye
Avenue, J. W, Water; Trinity, c. c
Newbill; Jackson circuit, w. Il, Drake
Malesus and Medon, r, n, billiard; Me
dina and Zion, r, l.. Mobley; Merce
circuit. r., s.. Harrison; Middleton cir
cult, r. A. Morgan, supply; Oaklan,
circuit, A. W Lassiter; Pinson circuit
A, Tucker; Whiteville station, II. NJ
Mathis; Whitevllle circuit, X. G. Dunn
Willlston circuit, T. l., Percy: presi
dent and financial agent Woman's Col
lcge, II, r. Naylor; dean Woman's Col
lege, +, A. Downs.
Brownsville District.
Presiding elder, L. II, Peoples. Ala
mo circuit, r. A. Wood; Arlington cir
cult, c. u. billiard: Avondale mission
j, J.. Weaver; Bells and Providence
j. NJ. jenkins; Belmont circuit, p, A
Fowler; Bolton and Gratitude, MAJ
Strang; Bradford circuit, w. Il, Ralph
Brazil circuit, G, A. Coleman; Browns
vile Station, r. c. Douglass; r. II
circuit, c, Il. Norman; Clopton Station
V, A, DeShazo; Crockett Mills circuit
l., y, Hurley; Danceyville circuit. w. II
Collins; Dyer station, o. G. Wrather
Dyer circuit, T N, Wilkes; Gibson ant
Pleasant Hill, G. c. Jordan. Humbold
Station, u, i. Ramsey; Maury City cir
cult, j. M, Kendall; Milan Station, w
n. Pickens; Milan circuit, w, A, Baker
stanton and Mason. Yates Moore; Tren
ton station, w, ID, Jenkins; Trenton
circuit. c, w, Ehrhardt,
Dyersburg District.
Presiding Elder. W. w. Armstrong
Ayers circuit to be supplied: Cam
Ground circuit, S, r, Hart, C~ovington
First church, l.. u, Hamilton; Secon,
church and Pisgah. j. w, Joyner; Gov
ington circuit, j, A. Kelly; Curve cir
cult, s. n. Morrison; D%yersburg sta
ton, ], w BACKYARD; Dyersburg cir
cult. II. b. Terry Finley circuit, N, w
Lee; Fowlkes circuit, V, d. Humphrey
Friendship circuit, w, L. Suggs; Gate
circuit, C., A. Riggs; Halls station, j
T Bsghy; Henning and purhamyille
Munford and Atoka, j. A. Hassell
Newborn station, w. A. Freeman; New
| bern circuit, w. E Sewell, Randolph
circuit, ]. $, Carl; Ridgeley station. r
l.. Norman. Ridgley circuit, w. s, Lock
man. Ripley station, J. w, Irlon; Rip
lev circuit. w T, Garner, Tnhernarl