The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-11-11


Coyington; Rev. J. w. Joyner, Second
church and Pisgah; Rev. L. r. Wads-
worth, Tabernacle circuit and Rev. ".
A. DsShazo, ClOpton circuit, were re-
turned to their former charges, ac-
cording to the announcement of
Bishop James Atkins, in the list Of
1921 appointments Of the Memphis
Conference at the close of conference
at Mayfield, KY, Sunday night.
Rev. j. A. Kelly, Jovington circuit,
went to Sedalia and Burnett's, in the
Paducah district, and is succeeded by
Rev. S. A. Hart Rev. j. A. Hassell,
Munford and Atoka, went to the
Friendship circuit and Rev. j. f.
Morelock takes his place Rev. w.
S. Lockman succeeds Rev. E. L. Led
better, of the Randolph circuit, WHO
went to Bradford circuit, in the
Brownsville district
The biggest thing done at this con-
ference was the launching of the
$25,000,000 educational campaign on
last Thursday One million twenty
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 confer
ence did was to appoint committee
to try to get law passed to prevent
| Sunday baseball, picture shows, Sun
day newspapers, soft drink stands,
Sunday trains, and other 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
Visiting preachers spoke at the diff
ferent churches Sunday, all Of them
speaking to large audiences. Rev.
George H. Martin, Of Memphis, con-
Quoted the love feast at the Methodist
church Sunday morning and Bishop
| Atkins delivered the sermon. Sum
day afternoon memorial services were
held for preachers of the Memphis
district who have died during the past
year. They are: Rev. j. s. Reinshaw,
Of Memphis; Rev David Leith, Of
Memphis; Rev. j. Al Coleman, Of
Memphis, and Rev, Arco Robbins, Of
Carroll county, Tenn.
Sunday evening the reports of COM
mittees and all Of the business were
finished. A class Of elders and class
of deacons were ordained Sunday
night by Presiding Bishop Atkins
Next years conference is to meet
at Mckenzie, Tenn.
Following are the appointments:
Brownsville District-F. H. Peoples,
presiding elder Alamo circuit, "A. G.
Moore; Arlington circuit, M. W. Lee;
Avondale and Gadsden, Athen Shop
perd. supply; Bells and Providence,
4 G. G. Newbill (R. w. Thompson, jun
: Tor preacher); Belmont circuit, B. G..
Lamb; Bolton and Gratitude, B. s..
McLemore; Bradford circuit, E. L..
Ledbetter; Brazil, circuit, 0. ]. Smith,
supply; Brownsville station, ]. J..
Thomas (R. H. Mahon supernumer-
ary) Brownsville circuit, G. e, Nor
man; Clopton circuit, Y. A. DeShazo;
Crockett Mills circuit, S. P. Parhan,
supply; Danceyville circuit, w. HI.
, Collins; Dyer station, o. c. Wrather;
/. Dyer circuit, w. A. Banks; Gibson
and Pleasant Hill, r. w. Newsom;
Humboldt station, e. B. Ramsey;
Maury City, ]. NJ Kendall; Milan sta
ton. w. d. Pickens; Milan circuit,
A. N. Walker; Stanton and Mason
Yates Moore; Trenton station, w. d.
! jenkins; Trenton circuit, M. L. Davis;
educational secretary, r. G. Douglass.
Dyersburg Misunderstanding ell
der, w. w. Armstrong. Campground
! circuit, Paul 7. McClarin, supply;
Covington, First church, L. D. Hamil-
ton; Covington, Second church, and
Pisgah, ]. w. Joyner; Covington cir
cult, S. r. Hart; Curve circuit, w. B.
Ralph; Dyersburg station, J. V. Free
man; Dyersburg circuit, s. B. Morri-
son; Finley circuit, r. @. Thurman,
supply; Fowlkes circuit. R. A. Nor
: gan, supply; Friendship circuit, ]. A.
Hassell: Gates circuit, G. A. Riggs;
7 Halls station, B. j. Russell; Henning
! and Durhamville, u. s. McCaslin;
/ Mack circuit, H. P, Lasley; Munford
T and Atoka, J. f. Morelock; Newbern
station, Syl Fisher; Newbern circuit,
Il. M. King; Randolph circuit. w. s.
I Lockman; Ripley station, j. w. Irion;
! Ripley circuit, w. 7. Garner; Taber-
! nacle circuit, L. R. Wadsworth: Tin
1 tonville station, F. B Jones; Tipton-
; lNlile clIGUils ~ = solhilh W. n. u1NtAi
junior preacher).
jackson District Presiding elder,
R. M. Walker. Bemis station, w. F,
Maxedon; Bethany circuit. T. r
Cason; Bolivar station, II. w Brooks;
Deanburg circuit, J. L. Houston, sup
ply: Grand Junction and Salisbury,
+ J. c. Cason, J. L. Hunter, supernum-
erary; Henderson station, H. r. Tay-
: Tor; Henderson circuit, G. o. Frey
. Hickory Valley circuit, H. w. Davis,
I Jackson Campbell street, w. #
Blackard; First church, G. A. Water.
q field: Hayes evenue, ]. w. BACKYARD
y Trinity. A N. Goforth: Jackson cir.
: cult, w. L. Drake: Malesus and Ne
! don, T. e. billiard; Medina and Zion
R. L. Mobley; Mercer circuit. Jamel
d jenkins, supply; Middleton circuit, w
! H. Pennington; Oakland circuit, A. w
f Lassiter: Pinson circuit, w. D. Dunn
! Somerville station, E. A. Tucker
q Whiteville station, Cleanth Brooks
4 WhitevilIe circuit. K. G. Dunn; vii
Il liston circuit, T. 1. Percy; San
/. day school field secretary, R. I
e Duckworth; viee-president Logan