The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-27
REV. |. W. CHALKER
MAY LEAVE THE CITY
Pastor. of First. Methodist. Church
Likely TO 6e Sent 70 Some
Other Charge.

For a number OF days It has been
rumored that, following the conference
OF the Methodist church. which meets
1 in Greenville. Alabama, November %.
the Rev. L w. Chalker would be re-
moved from Pensacola.
It has been the invariable rule OF
the church. up to May. 1918. that
preachers must be moved at the end
of four years. In that year the law
was slightly modified, but except in
unusual cases. ministers must move at
the end OF every four years.
It Is considered certain that the pas
tor OF the First M. q. church will be
moved since he has refused TO request
return.
Very general regreat win be felt at
this announcement, as during the four
years of his stay IN Pensacola Mr..
Chalker has brought to pass the most
remarkable accomplishments in the
history OF the church. He has paid
OF the debt ON the church building,
secured a handsome pipe organ, the
gift OF one OF the splendid laymen of
the church, and also secured q pern1a-
nent home for ministers. which is now
the property of the church in fee sim
pie.
The Rev. Mr.. Chalker stands high in
the esteem not only of his own parish
toner's. but many others who frequently
attend his church. for he is well known
throughout the county, not only for his
ministerial work. but because he IS an
old Escambia county boy
1t is probable that the Rev. J. A,
white. OF Richard Memorial church,
will be moved, since he prefers to live
farther from the coast, and many
friends he has made here will regret
his removal
It is understood that DR.. w. P. Hurt
wiz remain here and members of the
Gadsden street church and many other
friends are much pleased at the pros
pect of his return.
Members Of Conference.
Members of the Conference from Pen
sacola and Escambia County are the
Rev. I. w. Chalker, First Methodist
Church; DR.. w. P. Hurt, Gadsden Street
Methodist Church; Rev. ]. A. White,
Richard Memorial Church; L. f. Mobiles,
Gadsden Street Church: =. r. Malone,
First Methodist Church; alternate, J. g.
Pace. First Church. Rev. Howard Jones,
Gonzalez Church; ]. D. Hartzog, Museo-
gee: Rev. r. w. Marble. Pensacola, pas
tor of the Muscogee Church. The pastor
az the Century Church, the Rev. w. F.
Arnold. died suddenly short time ago,
and that charge will be supplied by the
conference.
Alabama Conference.
The Alabama Conference of the M. q.
Church. South, covers the territory from
q line which runs directly east and west
in Alabama, crossing the l.. & y. at
Calera, and running between the lines
OF Georgia on the east and Mississippi on
the west. directly to the gulf, placing all
Florida west Of the Chattahoochee IN the
Alabama Conference
Hence Montgomery, Eufaula, Opelika,
Dothan, Selma. Demopolis, Mobile, Pen
sacola. DeFuniak Springs. Andalusia and
Mariana are all in the Alabama Confer
ence.
Bishop James Cannon Of Birmingham
will preside. The Bishop is now in Mexi-
co. He is a man of world reputa-
tion having represented the United
States several times in Mexico. He has
recently returned from the Ecumenical
Conference in London.
It is understood that at this conference
the Bishop intends to reduce the number
of presiding elders in the district from
eleven to nine, but 1t is hoped that this
will not be done.
Another matter Of special interest be-
fore the conference will be the election OF
delegates to the general conference which
meets the first week in May. 1922, at Hot
Springs The general conference meets
only once every four years. 1t. is the
great Iaw-making body Of the church.