Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-29
METHOD|STS NAME
MINISTERS TODAY,
ENDING BUSINESS
Appointments for Washing
ton Announced by Presid-
ing Bishop.
100000 ASSESSMENT
MADE FOR CONFERENCE
Depression Cited as Cause for Cut
in Budget Groups Recon-
mendation.

The Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South con-
cluded the business of its I46th annual
convention with the announcement of
ministerial appointments in the Mount
Vernon Place M. E. Church South this
afternoon.
The appointments, announced by
Presiding Bishop william B. Beauchamp,
for the City of washington, are as
follows:
calvary M. e. Church South, Rev. DR..
D. A. Berry of Covington, Va, succeed
ing H. P. Baker, transferred to Mount
Rainier: Emory M. z. Church, Rev. H.
". Wheeler, reappointed; Epworth, Rev.
DR.. j. c. Copenhaver, reappointed, and
j. T. Meyers, missionary pastor to ia
pan, reappointed; Francis Asbury, Rev.
DR.. j. j. Rives, reappointed; Marvin,
Rev. DR.. A. E. Owens, reappointed;
Mount Vernon Place, Rev. Dr.. w. A.
Shelton, formerly Of Emory University
Georgia succeeding Rev. DR.. William A.
Lambeth, transferred to the North
Georgia Conference, and st. Paul
Church, Rev. DR.. w. w. Mcintyre, re-
Rev. DR.. ]. H. Balthis was reappointed
presiding elder fer the district.
Other appointments in the Washing
ton district were:
Beltsyille- Brantyille, Rev. DR.. II. s.
Myerly, reappointed; Bethesda, G. g.
Burrus reappointed; Brentwood, w.
Hedley ClewS, supply, succeeding Rev.
E. H. Davis; Brunswick, Rev. r. Ia.
Whiting, succeeding Rev. G. A. York;
Calvert, Rev. H. @. Burr, reappointed;
Chesapeake, j. ]. Ringer, reappointed;
Clarksburg, Rev. Z. w. Jordon, sue
ceeding Rev. C. l.. Ritter; Colesville,
Rev. A. B. Sapp, succeeding Rev. ]. II.
Light, jr.; Frederick, Rev. Nat q. Barn.
hart, succeeding Rev. w. c. Smith;
Gaithersburg, Rev. D. L. Fringer, re-
appointed; Goshen-Emory, Rev. L
Hammond, reappointed; Hyattsville,
Rev. G. l. F1ory, reappointed; La Plata,
Rev. J. E. Mcdonald, succeeding Rev.
@. II. Shaw; Laurel-Sayage, Rev.
Homer WEIGH, succeeding Rev. A. B.
Sapp: Mount Rainier, Rev. H. P. Baker,
succeeding Rev. William CleWs and Rev.
J. II. Billingsley; Poolesville, Rev. w. E.
King, reappointed; Potomac, Rev. p. c.
Helmintoller, jr., reappointed; Rock
vile, Rev. Frank A. Tyler, reappointed.
The other appointments announced
In the Washington district are Rev. H.
H Sherman, executive secretary Of the
Board of Christian Education; Rev. w.
@. Winton, associate secretary, Board
Of Christian Education: Rev. H. M. VIII
the Aged, and Rev. Charles d. BuIla,
associate editor of the General Board
Of Christian Education.
After much lively discussion, assess
Tnents totaling 100000 for annual con-
ference work were approved by the
conference today.
The amount approved represented q
reduction of more than $4,000 In the
total sum recommended by the Con-
ference Budget Commission earlier in
the day.
Pleads for Reductions.
Rev. II. NJ. Canter of Staunton, Va,
Conference secretary, who several days
ago objected to the amount OF proposed
budgets recommended by the Confer
ence Board of Christian Education, was
a leader today in pleas Tor reuuctlons
in budget assessments.
1--WE are passing through "a period OF
depression" DR.. Canter asserted. /
come from one of the richest sections
Of the country, agriculturally. The fielos
are burned up" DR.. Canter continued.
Something is taking place in the lay
membership of the Baltimore CONFER
ence and If we don't do something 10
give them relief they are not going to
get Tel1e1, LII. OdAAOCA Ia AAAS
plea for reduced assessments.
DIR. Canter further asserted that q
minister in his section had even told
him he was afraid they would have to
start a bread line. II am trying to
save the people. When the conference
and the ministry get away from the
people they are swamped," said DR..
Canter.
Much Not Collected.
DR., r. G. J. Prettyman, one Of the
defenders of larger assessments, de-
clared, THE laymen Of the church are
not as much frightened about our
assessments as some of our preachers
are"
It was brought out during discussion
Of assessments, however, that less than
10 per cent of assessments last year had
been collected.
The Budget Commission also made
recommendation for appropriation Oh
S67,I34 for general conference work.
Following adoption of the resolution
approving assessments for 100000 Tor
annual conference work, the Budget
Commission was ordered to scale down
the various items to be covered, 10 put
them within the limits.
An animated discussion cropped up
earlier in the morning over the ques-
ton of an appointment to the Board OF
Missions. DR.. S. K. Cockrell of Airing
ton Church, Baltimore, who, 1t de-
, yeloped, the Board of Missions had
named as a member and then elected
president, had his appointment TO the
board declared void when Presiding
Bishop Beauchamp ruled that the
Board of Missions did not begin func-
tioning until after this years Confer
ence had adjourned and, therefore, had
no right to name any one to the board
or take any action at present
After DR.. Cockrell's appointment had
been declared void, DR.. H. S. Coffey OF
woodstock, Va, was elected to the
Board of Missions after having been
nominated by presiding elder on the
floor of the Conference.
DIR. Prettyman's Address.
Rev. DR.. F. j. Prettyman, pastor OF
Wilson Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church South, Baltimore, in an adj
dress before the conference last night
developed the thought that Christ en-.
deavored to get persons to do what i:
right through love rather than by force
"Christ's appeal is tear, not club
His dynamic Is love, not law" Dr. Pref
tyman declared. He added: I'VE have
been caught in the current of modern
sociological movement and have made
the impression that we can reform thu
4 church and the world. Christ was no
a reformer In the merely social sense
He was the worlds worst reformer, To-
Herod and Caesar were still on thei
thrones at the time of His death. Chris
was content TO draw, not to drive. H
never sent anybody 10 jail, He snatchet