Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-08
many CHANGES AHEAD
IN METHODIST PULP|Ts
Three Presiding Elders Probably to
&c Shifted ut Virginia
Conference.
RICHMOND MEN AFFECTED
Bishop Hendrix Will Mako An
nounccments Tuesday Evening,
When Annual Meeting OF BODY
Closes.
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NORFOLK; VA; Ney. With the
nual session of The Virginia Confer
encc of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South. now nearing It's close.
the question regarding appointments
looms more prominently. While there
- no definite time limit to pas
!orate in this conference, and while
II is customary for pastorates to con-
ttnue without change for four. five
and sin years. there is always some
uncertainty because a minister ia
really appointed only for one year AZ
"a tmc. Therefore, when pastor has
served four or more years On the same
charge X surely hchooves him to be
ready" for moving day"
The conference will probably close
Is SIN day session Tuesday evening.
when fisho1 hendrix will read the
appointments.
Many Changes RumorcL.
mErS are r., some OF The rutnorcd
Ice appointed &c succeed the Rev Drs
w. II. Edwards. OF the Portsmouth
and Ncwpor; News district: H. II
,otts OF Richmond district. and w
Hev. J. J. Bradford. for tho last a,ur
Eears pastor OF Colonial Avenue
church. Sorfolk, is expected 10 bc the
new presiding cider of LynchburE
closing his second year as pastor OF
Grace Church. Richmond, is mention
I'd as the probable superintendent OF
portsmouth and Ncwnor, News dis
ioliiT. concluding his fourth year as
pastor OF First Churcr. CnariotteS-
Vile Va, is often heard in conncc-
ton with ;hc presiding eldcrship o,
The Richmond district. The Rev Or
i,o;;S may go 20 Monument church.
portsmouth: the E"v. l'r. Green. 10
Colonial Avenne nturch. Norfolk.
cf he
TIL" Rev. J. w. Moore. OF Monu-
mental Church. Portsmouth. .ray bc
appointed to First Church. Charlot,cs-
willie; c. G. Bell, onancock. 10 Grace
Church. Richmond; H. r. Watorticld.
Chestnut Avenue. Newport News. 20
Mckcndrce. Norfolk H. W. Davis. Nc
IIss.ennree. Norfolk. 10 Rarton Heights,
heig hts. Richmond. to Chestnut Ave-
nue., Newport News; V. w BarEamin.
Wright Memorial, Portsmouth. TO En-
porla: j II. McAllister. OF the Anti
saloon League. TO Wright Memorial.
Portsmouth: G. f.. Green, Retharn:
Station. Rappahannock district, to On
anGock. j. a. Mimi. Main Street. Sur-
ioik, TO R'vcrmcnt Avenue, Lynch
street. suffolk; j. NJ. Rowland. River
mont Avenue. Lynchhurg to tho
charge OF the Raleigh Christian Ad-
Many Complete Six Years.
have just closed rns,orntes Of six
continuous years on their present
charges: The Rev. p. l.. Arthur
charge: Rev \. * Lambdin. of
!pramplin charge. Lynchhurg district:
I. a. Smoot. Centenary Church. Rich
mond: II. II. Mollari. Highland
SPRINGS and Seven Pines, Richmond
district.
Those now concluding their n:.I,
.onsecutive year on rrcsen, appoint
n"niS are: ii. !. Brown. Greene, and
j. w; Latham. Main Street. panvilie
charlottesville district: j. w. Geo.
tranktown and Johrsons. Eastern
Shorr district; l.. ~. Smith. Ocean
n;cw. Norfolk district: g. NJ Bishop,
chesterfield: ]. II. Winn. Wnshinr
ton street. Petersburg: I. II. sim
south Hin. Petersburg district. ana
T. u. ,hcnault. Broud Street. Rich
ihond. Richmond district
lhosr concluding their fourth No.:
are T.; W. Somcrvillr. Brigh,wood.
;Ii, X JOHN. First church. Chario,tes.
N!il": w. a. oser. Raupa hanpocl.
Charlottesville district; A. " i.;nihi.
I'm I'm, Cascade: Roy Moore, East
Proctor. Martinsvillc. Danvil,. lie.