The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-11-18
CONFERENCE GIVES
OUR PASTORS BACK

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Union City District Welcomes Return
of Ministers.
Mckenzie, Tenn, Nov. 14.-With
the reading of appointments at the
close of the greatest Memphis confer
ence ever held in its 80 years of his
tory, at o'clock this afternoon, Bish-
op James Atkins shook up the Mem
phis district from one end to the other
with Is changes, IL of which effect
the city proper and the other four are
in the suburbs and adjoining COM
munities. The most important of the
new appointments places Rev. Simeon
Shaw, of the Northwest Texas confer
ence, strong pastor with brilliant
record in American and foreign fields,
as head of the new South Side Church,
and Rev. R. A. Clark, former presid-
ing elder of the Union City district,
as pastor of Union Avenue Church,
succeeding Rev. "A. c. Bell, deceased,
Rev. Mr.. Clark served 10 years ago
as pastor of the Second Methodist
Church, and is regarded as one of the
strongest members of the conference.
NEW PRESIDING ELDERS.
The new presiding elders are as fol-
lows: Memphis District, DR. John R.
Nelson, reappointed; Brownsville
District, Rev. F. H. Peoples, reap
pointed; Dyersburg District, Rev. W.
w. Armstrong, reappointed; Jackson
District, Rev. r. M. Walker, reap
pointed; Lexington District, Rev. R.
L. Norman, succeeds Rev. H.A. Butts;
Paducah District, Rev. R.. p Duck
worth, reappointed; Paris District,
Rev. H. A. Butts, succeeds Rev. j. M.
Pickens, who is transferred to the
Union City District as presiding elder.
UNION CITY DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder. J. M. Pickens.
Cayce Circuit, w. A. Baker.
Columbus Circuit, ]. s. Carl.
Crystal, West Hickman and Bon
durant, w. A. Banks.
Elbridge Circuit, B. A. Walker.
Fulton Station, r. w. Hood.
Fulton Circuit, s. A. Martin.
Greenfield and Brooks, j. w. Car
nell.
Hickman Station, e. A. Tucker.
Hornbeak Circuit, w. T. Stubble-
field.
Kenton and Rutherford, w. P.
Prichard.
Martin Station, w. G. Barham.
Supernumerary, w. c. Sellers.
Martin CT suit, ]. T. Banks.
Obion, Rives and Sardis, CIV. Ehr-
hardt.
Ralston Circuit, j. w. Hodges
Sharon and Mount Vernon, c. D.
Hilliard.
South Fulton Circuit, r. H. Pigue.
Trimble Circuit, r. E. Hickman
Troy and Bethlehem, G.. T. Sellars
Union City Station, E. M. Mathis.
Union City Circuit, CIV. Evans
Water Valley Circuit, c. A. Cole
man.
Conference Evangelist, w. ]. Me-
coy.
DYERSBURG DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, w. w. Armstrong.
Camp Ground Circuit, j. w. JOY
ner.
Covington, First Church, L. D.
Covington, Second Church and Pts
gah, r. w. Newsom.
Covington Circuit, s. r. Hart.
Curve Circuit, w. B. Ralph.
Dyersburg Station, J. v. Freeman.
Dyersburg Circuit, w. F. Harris.
Finley Circuit, E. E. Spears.
Fowlkes Circuit, F. r. Harper.
Friendship Circuit, J. A. Hassell.
Gates Circuit, L. r. Wadsworth.
Halls Station, M. c. Yates.
Henning and Durhamville, v. A.
1eshazo.
Mack Circuit, H. P. Lasley.
Munford and Atoka, A. G.. Melton.
Newbern Station, T. G. Lowry.
Newbern Circuit, I. M. King.
Randolph Circuit, w. H. Pearigen.
Ridgely Station, U. s. McCaslin.
Ridgely Circuit, o. J. Smith, sup
'ly.
Ripley Station, Cleanth Brooks.
Ripley Circuit, w. I.~Garner.
Tabernacle Circuit, O. J. Rainey.
Tiptonville Station, F. A. Downs.
Tiptonville Circuit, s. B. Morrison.
Student Yale University, H. r.
lose.