Evening star., 1924-04-12
CONFERENCE WANTS
BISHOP REASSIGNED
Baltimore Area Methodists to Pc
tition for McDowell's Re-
turn to Washington.
APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE
Number of Changes in District
Pastorates Noted.
APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE

Bishop William +. Mcdowell pre-
s.ded over the sessions of the Balti-
more annual conference, in Baltimore,
April > to :. The concluding session
ut the conference was spent in read
ing the appointments for the next
conference year. These appointments
Lad been arranged by Bishop Me
bowel in conference with his cabinet
of district superintendents. \ num-
Der of changes in pastors are noted
in the churches of Washington and
vicinity.
DR.. John r. Edwards was reap
pointed district superintendent, this
being his eighth year in the once;
Rev. S. Carroll Coale was appolhle,u
70 the pulpit of McKendree, succeed
ing Rev. Charles \. Shreve, who was
given a sabbatic year. 1t is under :
stood that Mr.. Shreve Will devote pdIt
Of the time to evangeilstlc "orh'
Rev. w. NJ Hoffman is appointed 10
Waugh where he succeeds Rev. H. I +.
Doynes. who was named two months
ago as pastor OF Howard PARK Church'
in Baltimore, succeeding the late ReN'
J. +. Heisse.
Goes 10 Chevy Chase.
DR.. a. :. Mowbray is appointed 70
First Church, Chevy Chasc, "ners ne
succeeds Rev. j. l.. Nell Wnp ah.stnr IN sta p
has been appointed TO "lncheSt +,
Va. DR.. Mowbray is succeeded at
Brooklaud by Rev. {: ;. Cole. MI. MI.
cole has served for eleven Years as
lastor at Brightwood PARK. me ne W
+,astor of Brightwood Park is Rev; b.
I McC;owan, who Vacates the pulpit
at Dumbarton Avenue. DUMP rt9h
Avenue receives as pastor ReN. Rop-
ert S. Barnes, from Baltimore:
The Congre cations at Hamllne anu
rnzya Avenue have been merged. Ir'
/ II. Her5on. pastor of Hamllne, IS III
charge of the combined Congregations:
'rhe Hamline Church Will be vacated
May l, and the congTegatlon vi, u,
1ntiI the new church edttice Is erecleu
AT 10th and Allison streets April !.
will be observed as closing DAY a.
Hamline, 9Th and + streets nortl"est'
when the congregation Will holu ap
propriate services.
pastor of Iowa Avenue for three
years. has been appointed TO ClltSon
Avenue, Baltimore. succeeding Mi, Mi,
Hoffman; who comes to Y 4ngtt Ha =
leaves the church at Ryland ana Is
appointed to Eastport, Annapolis,
Md. Mr.. Hart is succeeded by ReE'
W f. Carey, who comes from Beth
any Church. bdl dlIiLIoIe-
Moves to Arlington.
Rev. Harry c. Crutchley moves from
Forestville to Arlington. He is sue
who comes from Drew Theological
Seminary Rev. e. y. Sadofsky leaves
the Lanham charge for Hyndman, Ia
He is succeeded by Rev j. +: Mliburn
from Drew Theological Seminary.
Eev John McMurray has been placed
In charge of Massachusetts Avenue
appointment.
L. A. Mosshurg. a local preacher
has been assigned to the pulpit al
Hunting Hill. Vienna and Oakton
will have as their pastors Rev. I. F,
Rudisill and Rev. William Rogers.
Rev D. H Martin, who served last
yHaT as Pa%toF +{s of Tnna list al
the conference. DR.. Martin is al
present on the lecture platform. Rev
r. W. Ogg, Leonardtown, was left
without appointment to attend school
J. E. Matthews will conduct services
at Tuxedo until a new pastor Is ap-
pointed. He will, however. continue
as the pastor of Leonardtown fol
some months. The new pastors will
occupy their pulpits tomorrow.
The following preachers of the
Washington district do not change:
Remain ut Stations.
Alexandria, Rev. +. a. KiIlmon
Springs. Rev. q. l. Connor: Concord
and Cabin John. Rev. J. N. McCauIey
Damascus, Rev. n. \. Lineweaver;
Falls Church, Rev. 5. r. Murray
Herndon, Rev. NJ. a. Baker: Hyatts-
vile, Rev. l. p. Chastain; Kensirgton,
Rev. L. s. a. Heavener; Laytonsville,
Rev. J. +. Stacks; Montgomery, Rev.
W. NJ. Brashears: st. Marys, Rev. :.
K. Bauer; Seat Pleasant, Rev. w. IL
Eicha rdSOO-
washington Anacostia, Rev. c.
II. L.ambdin; Bradburn Memorial,
Rev j. E. Slick; Bruen. Rev. II.
f. Huddleson, Calvary, Rev. J: 5.
Montgomery; Congress Heights, Rev.
j. +. James: Douglas Memorial, Rev.
J. O. Wrightson; Eldbrooke, Rev. J.
f. Fort; Gorsuch, Rev. NJ. f. Led
erer; Hamline, Rev, J; 7: Herson;
I-angdon. Rev ": Clark Main; Lin
politan Rev. Harry D. Mitchell; North
Capitol, Rev. Benjamin t. Hynson;
Petworth, Rev. Edward Hases; Rose
dale, Rev. C. F. Linger; Trinity, Rev.
Joseph Dawson; Union, Rev. J. l..
Wilson, Rev. 4. +. Spielman; Wash
ington Grove. Rev. c. II. Corkran
Woodside. Rev. Ralph D. Smith.
DIR. George Clark Peck Of Balti-
more will continue to supply Foundry
until June !.
Bishop Mcdowell is spending a
week at Delaware, Ohio, where he is
delivering the Merrick lectures TO
the s1--dents Of Ohio Wesleyan Uni
rersity. Bishop Mcdowell is an
alumnus of this institution. He will
return in time to address the Sesqui-
centennial of City Station, Baltimore,
on the afternoon and evening of April
IS.
P1en for Mcdowell.
The general conference, which
meets during the month of May at
Springfie ED, Mass, will receive petit
tions from the Baltimore ministe rial
and the lay electoral conferences to
reassign Bishop Mcdowell to the
Washington area Similar requests
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