The Mankato free press., 1923-09-28
CHANGE IN PASTORS.
REV. J.R. HITCHCOCK GOES
TO ELMORE PULPIT
Fred Skewes Succeeds Him In
Methodist Church, North
Mankato

Appointments of 11S ministers oc-
cupied the center of interest at the
final meeting Of the sixty ninth ses-
sion Of the Minnesota annual con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. which closed Monday after
noon at the First Methodist Bpis-
eopal church, Portland avenue and
Victoria street, st. Paul.
In several cases supply ministers
were appointed pending the perma
nent filling or the vacancies, and u
lew churcnes we're left without min
listers for the present, but PERMANENT
appointments were made in the ma
Jol1ty of cases. Re appointments
We're the rule.
One deaconess was appointed in
Mass Marie l.. Jacot, Rochester. y
The ministers appointed for the
ensuing year are: r.
st. Paul District-F. A. Cone, dis
trict superintendent. Appointees-
L. w. Diedriek (s1pply), Dennison:
A. S. Earl, Dundas and Little Prai-
RE; B. L. Main, Faribault: ]. F.
Van Camp, Harrington and Lake
Vile; p. e. Shannon, Hastings; J..
a. hinkel, Northfield; A. j. North
r9p. Red Wing; E. w. Gebhard.
Saltwater and Alton; st. Paul, Ray
Hardness, Asbury; John Byork, Ar.
hngton Hills; J. e. Bowes, Central
Park; c. ]. Rice, Fairmount ave-
nue.; j. w. Holland. First Church; +;
Glen Terrace, to be supplied: ]. e.
EamsiSai' EFanskseni' Grace w ,..Is 2; H a;, Cent?;
forn ~ w SNk
Paul Park and Newport; B. F. Koch.
thony Park; T. A. Jones, South ST.
Paul; w c. Sainsbury, Trinity, and
]. B. Utton, Wesley. II. 70. -
Mankato District-Frank Doran,
district superintendent Appointees
r.. B. Tibbets, Albert Lea: C. Z.
Hooking, Alden and Walters: l.. H.
Blue Earth; F. r. Barnes, DelaYanl !;
c. e. Mead, Dodge Center; ]. w.
Caswell (supplyl. Eagle Lake: e.
z. Horn, East Chain and Fairmont: /:
j. c. Williamson, Ellendale and Ge.
neva; ]. r. Hitchcock, fillmore: M.
w, Kenny, Elysian and Madisoi
Lake; r. L. CaIlander, Freeborn: s..
L. Richards. Gordonsyille; Granada,
Supply, GAINESVILLE: Kenyo1 to be
supplied; L. G. Reser, Lake. Crys-
tai; G. e. Martin, LeSueur; B. A.
Perkins Supply, LIE Sueur Center
and Ottawa; J. w. Bostrum. Made
liza; John Hall, Mankato: Fred
Skewes, North Mankato;. G. B.-Hal !.
vey, Medford, Minnesota Lake and
Easton; e. G..Meierbachtol, Morris
town; e. c. Clemens. Owatonna: II.
w. Hynes, st. Peter and Cleveland: :
Harry ulingworth. Vernon Center;
CHI. Miller. Waseca; James Castle,
Watery1lle; Jesse Kenderdine, Wells
and Walnut Lake; C.. w. Morris.
West Concord: E. H. Knehans Win
Marshall Ddstrict-J. W. Tayior.
district superintendent. Appoin.
tees-H. A Potthoff (supplyl, Ad-
rian and Magnolia; W. A. Pringie,
Balaton; Beaver Creek, to be SUP.
piled; J. A. Sweeney (supply). Big.
Glow; B. L. Snyder, Bingham Lake,
Wilder and Amo; w. ]. Walker.
Ceylon and DunneIl; Clarkfield ,-and
Boyd, to be supplied, w. d. Mahle.
Fairfax, Bethel and West Newton :
Fufda and Kimbrae, to be supplied !:
w. r. Palmer, Heron Lake and OK.
abena; j. j. Hulme, Ivanhoe and
Hendricks; p. l. King, jackson: !:
Jasper, Trosky and SpringWater, to
be supplied; p. q. Neuendorf, JEFF :
Iers and Amo; G. H. Chader. Lake
Benton and Ruthton: J. e. Larson,
ha1e Hamrin, "ilsGa Isaeeia Sa 81 RtlkSs RSsS C n
Lamberton and sanborn; J. A.
SaaSs5s SsappIsS, hyns hSGSsfFne X sbamsn bPalmsr
Marshall; j. W. Ressiter tsuppig9 s
Milroy and Amiret; Morton Frank
lin and Beaver Falls, to be supplied !:
G. w. Gilman, Pipestone: Porter,
to be supplied; P. q. Grove Red
wood Falls and New Avon: Rush :
more and Ransom, to be supplied: !:
T. s. Mondale, st. James; Sherburn,
to be supplied; Everett Hall, Slay-
ton; w. j. Robinson, Sleepy Eye [:
H. ]. Hofert, Springfield; H. H.
Cover, Tracy and Nettiewyynt: A.
+. Wimf Supply, Verdi and Al
toona; !. R Stephans, Walnut Grove
and Holly; r. q. Galor (suply). Wei
come and Triumph; w. 6. Babcock,
throp; g. r ELLIS, Wood Lake and
Hanley Falls; H. F. Ackerman, Wor
thington. ~
I Winona District Willard /. Kern,
district superintendent. Appofnteee
Warner Johnson, Austin L. D.
! Williams, Brownsdale, Lansing and
Waltham; H. w. Bedford, Byron
G. H. Chant, Caledonia and Port
land Prairie: w. II. Irwin. Chat
field; A. McCausland (suppiy), Dor
an chapel, Douglas; George w
Powell Dover and Eyota: E. w
Haley. Elgin and Viola; r. q. Dahl
berg (supply), NGoodhue and Zum
brota; Alfred Caryon, Grand Mea-
dow and Pleasant Valley; H. A
Cariin Supply. Harmony, Canton
State Line and Granger; T. ]
Wheeler (supply), High Forest: ]
w. Mettam, Kasson; w. e. Thomp.
son, Kellogg, weaver and Minneis
ka: L. ". ySteere La Crescent. Dres
bach and Dakota; I. N. Goodell
Lake City; Richard Prescott, Mabe
and Prosper: Edward Lee, Money
Creek, Ridgeway and Witroka: j
T. Raines, Pine Island: H. d. Boss
rfet, Plainview and Beaver: B. T
Russell Preston; Gene Miller, Ra
cine; H. q Leonard, Rochester: J
w. Terry, st. Charles and Fremont
F. H. Harvey, Spring Valley
George Williams, Stewartville> and
Pleasant Grove; q. D. Groenig
Stockton, Homer and Mckinley? s
L. Parish, Central; Wycoff Fillmors
and Fountain, to be supplied.
Special Appointments-B. C. Gil
lis, chaplain In Rochester hospitals
Rochester; 8, F. Kerfpos, y.esiden
Hamline university. st. Paul
: Charles HoFSwell, professor. Ham.
line. university. st. Paul: a.. 2
!. Mann, professor, Hamline pniversit,
st. Paul; N. DEM. Darrell Ataff rep