The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-11-12
MEMPHIS CONFER
ENCE APPOINTMENTS
VIII Hold Next Meeting at McKen-
zie, Tenn.

zie, Tenn.
Mayfield, KY, Nov. 7.-Dr. c. w.
Webdell, of San Antonio, Tex, who
goes to the First Methodist Church at
Memphis, and DR.. &C. Grimes, of CO.
lumbia, Mo-, who goes to St. Johns,
are amongst the important changes
in the Memphis pastorate announced
by Bishop James Atkins in the list
of 1921 appointments of the Mem
phis Conference at the closing con-
ference here.
DIR. Webdell succeeds theRev. H.
s. Spragins, who goes to Montgom-
cry, Ala, and DR.. Grimes succeeds
DR.. w. H. Coleman, who goes to the
Central Texas Conference for assign
ment later.
DIR. T. w. Lewis, who formerly
served these two congregations and
who is. now at the Madison Heights
Church. remains there. DIR. c. A.
Warterfield, who was at Washington
Heights Church, goes to the First
Church at Jackson. He was formerly
at Dyersburg. DIR. A. c. Bell, now at
Jackson, goes to the Union Avenue
Church at Memphis. Rev. b H. Estes
goes back to st. Paul's and the Rev.
w. C. Barham goes back to the Ep-
worth Church, both in Memphis.
The biggest thing done at this con-
ference was the launching of the
25,000,O00 educational campaign
on last Thursday. One million twen-
ty-one thousand and five hundred
dollars is the total amount to be
raised by the Memphis Conference,
and most of this money is to be given
to schools needing it in the Memphis
district Another important thing
the conference did was to appoint
committee to try to get law passed
to prevent Sunday baseball, picture
shows, Sunday newspapers, soft
drink stands, Sunday trains and 9TH
er things which break the Sabbath.
The chairman of this committee, who
is trying to get these laws passed, is
Noah w. Cooper, of Nashville, Tenn.
The afternon memorial services
were held for preachers of the Mem
phis district who have died during
the past year. They are: Rev. ]. S.
Rinshaw, of Memphis, Rev. David
Leith, of Memphis, Rev. ]. A. Cole
man, of Memphis, and Rev. Arco
Robbins, of Carroll County, Tenn.
UNION CITY DISTRICT.
Presiding elder, r. A. Clark;
Cayce circuit, w. A. Baker; Column
bus circuit, J. S. Carl; Crystal mis-
sion, B. A. Walker; Elbridge circuit,
T. N. Wilkes; Fulton station, H. G.
Ryan; Fulton circuit. B. T. Fuzzell
Greenfield and Brooks, ]. w. Car
nell; Hickman station, H. B. John
ston; Hornbeak circuit, w. T. Stub
blefield; Kenton and Rutherford, w.
p. Pritchard; Martin station, r. w.
Hood, J. w. Hodges, junior preacher,
w. G. Sellars supernumerary, e. w.
Williams, supernumerary; Martin
circuit, J. T. Banks; Obion, Rives
and Sardis, j. H. Bass; Ralston cir
cult, r. E.. Hickman; Sharon and
Mount Vernon, w. T. Holly; South
Fulton circuit, r. H. Pigue; Trimble
circuit, C. H. Hilliard; Troy and
Bethlehem, G. L. Sellars; Union City
station, E. M. Mathis; Union City
circuit, G. w. Evans; Water Valley
circuit, s. A. Martin; West Hickman
and Bondurant, v. e. Banks, supply;
conference missionary secretary, w.
j. Mccoy, transferred
BROWNSVILLE DISTRICT.
F. H. Peoples, presiding elder.
Alamo circuit, A. C. Moore; Airing
ton circuit, M. w. Lee Avondale and
Gadsden, Athen Shcpperd, supply; |
Bells and Providence, c. G. Newbill
(R. w. Thompson, junior preacher); (
Belmont circuit, B. G. Lamb; Bolton
and Gratitude, B. S. McLemore;
Bradford circuit, e. l.. Ledbetter;
Brazil circuit, o. J. Smith, supply;
Brownsville station, j. j. Thomas
(R. H Mahon, supernumerary) |
Brownsville circuit, C. e. Norman;
Clopton circuit, V. A. Deshazo;
Crockett Mills circuit, s. P. Parham,
Danceyville circuit, w. HI. Collins;
Dyer Station, o. C. Wrather; Dyer
circuit, w. A. Banks; Gibson and
Pleasant Hill, r. w. Newsom; Hum
boldt station, e. B. Ramsey; Maury
City, J.. M. Kendall; Milan station.
w. d. Pickens; Milan circuit, A. N.
Walker; Stanton and Mason, Yates
Moore; Trenton station, w. D. Jen-
kins; Trenton circuit. M. L. Davis.
secretary, r. c. Doug
lass.
DYERSBURG DISTRICT.
Presiding elder. w. w. Armstrong. |