Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-09
WASHINGTON AREA
PASTORS SELECTED
Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence Selections Announced
in Baltimore.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md June 9.-Rev Or.
Chesteen Smith. pastor OF Hamline
Church, Washington, yesterday was APP
pointed superintendent Of the Baltimore
district. Baltimore Conference. Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, at the closing
session of the conference in First
| Church.
Rev. DR.. H w. Burgan, former super
/ intenderrt of the district, was assigned
! to Hamline Church.
/ DR.. Smiti, formerly was a pastor OF
| Grace Church. Baltimore. He came to
Baltimore in 1925 from First Church,
/ Decatur. Ill. He is a strong advocate
| of prohibition.
Among those who retired from the
active ministry at this annual session
/ of conference were the Rev. James H.
| Hyatt, who for many years has been
executive secretary of the Maryland
| Bible Society; the Rev. DR.. Edward
Hayes, whose last pastorate was West
| minister: the Rev. A. E. Spielman and
| Rev, D. B. Gates.
Prior to reading of pastoral appoint
mentS. a testimonial book was pre-
| sented Bishop william Fraser Mcdowell,
resident bishop of the Washington area
I of the church. who presided for the last
time this year as president OF the Bal
timore Conference and who will retire
next May at the General Conference OF
the denomination.
Money for Memorial.
In the book was engraved an appre-
citation of gratitude for the bishop and
| for his wife. the late Mrs. Clotilda
| Lyon Mcdowell. There also was check,
which the bishop Immediately presented
as the first gift to memorial to MIS-.
Mcdowell at Strawbridge Home for
/ Boys, Eldersburg, Md.
The bishop. deeply moved, in the ad-
dress in which he expressed his love
for the members of the conference over
which he has been presiding bishop for
! IS years, pointed out how close the
ministers had come to him in his re-
cent sorrow.
Rev. H. w. Burgan deplored the over
/ tapping of the Methodism in Southern
/ Maryland and advocated the reduction
| of the number of one and two room
church buildings there and the equali-
zation of county and city ministerial
support.
An invitation to the conference to
hold its 1882 session at the Frederick
Methodist Episcopal Church was ac-
cepted.
The list of conference appointments
is as follows:
Washington District.
District superintendent - BENJAMIN
w. Meeks.
Alexandria-N. A. Lineveaver.
| Arlington-E. G. Latch.
Burtonsville-W. E. Lederer.
Camp Springs-W. D. Beall.
! Concord, Cabin John-W. H. Rich
/ ardSon
Damascus-W. C. Main.
| Dodge Park-U. S. A. Heavener.
| Falls Church,. B. Wilcox.
| Forestville-W. T. Jarboe.
! GaitherSburg-J. E. James.
Herndon-Richard Scholl.
Hunting Hill--A. T. Perkins.
Hyattsville-U. S. A. Heavener.
| Kensington-J C. Sinclair q
! Lanham-W. f. Nelson. ::
/ LaytonsVillc-J. A. Grose.
Leonardtown-Lloyd L. Krug.
Montgomery. r. Barnes.
OXon Hill-Supply.
St. Mary's-Supply.
Seat Pleasant. I. McDougle.
Tuxedo-George A. Boss.
Vienna and Oakton-Supply
Washington Grove-A. T, Perkins.
Woodside-Ralph D. Smith.
| Washington:
Anacostia-T. s. Davis.
BrightWood-S. C. Coale
Brookland-R. N, Edwards.
Bruen-Roland Rice.
Calvary-Mark Depp.
Chevy Chase T. Spicknali.
Congress HeightS-G. L. Conner.