Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-06
M. {. CONFERENCE
NAMES PASTORS
DR.. w. A. Shelton Again Put
in Charge of Mount Vernon
Place Church.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, october 6.-Dr
William A. Shelton. recently cleared OF
immortality charges based on a COM
plant by his former secretary. Miss
Carrie A. Williams, was reappointed
pastor of the Mount Vernon Place NJ
E. Church South of Washington at the
regular conference of the church here
yesterday.
Rev. H. r. Deal, jr., was renamed by
the conference as assistant pastor OF
the Mount Vernon Place Church.
The two reappointments were re-
garded as a final vindication of Dr.
Shelton. who was tried by church
trial committee Of Is preachers ap-
pointed by Bishop E; D; Mouzon.
Rev. DR.. j. Howard Wells, pastor OF
the Trinity NJ E. Church South OF
Baltimore was appointed presiding elder
of the Washington district of the Bal
timore Conference.
Rev. DR.. F. j. Prettyman. pastor OF
Alpheus Wilson Memorial Church, was
transferred to Fredericksburg, Va. He
will be succeeded at Wilson Memorial
Church by Rev. Embree H. BACKYARD
Mo, who was transferred from the
Southwest Missouri Conference to the
Baltimore Conference.
Rev. D. L. Snyder, pastor of the
Washington Street Church, Alexandria
Va, will succeed DR.. Wells at Trinity
Rev. John Paul TYLER, pastor at Cliff.
ton Forge, Va, will succeed Rev. DR.
T. j. Lambert as presiding elder Of
the Baltimore district
The following assignments were
made:
Washington District.
Presiding elder. ]. Howard Wells
BeltSville- Branchville, T. J. Lambert;
Bethesda, C. C. Burruss: Brentwood
F. A. Holden: Brunswick. r. L. wittig;
Ringer; Clarksburg, E. w. Jordan;
Colesville. A. B. Sapp; Frederick. Nat
G.. Barnhart; Gaithersburg, D. L.
Fringer; Goshen-E Emory, r. B. Proctor
Hyattsville, C. I. Flory; La Plata
j. E. Mcdonald; Laurel-Savage, Homer
Welch Mount Rainier, H. P. Baker;
Poolesville. w. D. King; Potomac, P. C
Helimneller, jr; Prince George, S. J. l.
Dulaney; Rockville, Frank A. Tyler
Washington-Calvary. D. A. Berry;
Emory, H v. Wheeler; Epworth, ]. c,
Copenhaver: Francis Asbury, j j.
Rives; Marvin, A. E. Owens; Mount
Vernon Place. w. A. Shelton and H
r. Deel, jr.; st. Paul, w. w. Mcintyre
Missionary pastor to Japan, j. T.
Meyers; executive secretary Board OF
Christian Education, H. H. Sherman;
superintendent Home for Aged, H. M
Wilson; associate editor General Board
of Christian Education, Charles D
Bulla.
Alexandria District.
Presiding elder, j. H. Balthis. Alex
andria, washington Street, E. w. Aaron
Del Ray, E. v. REGISTER; Ballston, A
Vanoovander; supply, Paul Warner;
Chesterbrook Langley, r. A. Bergdoll;
Clarendon, j. H. Pearson: Community
Church, G. F. Linger; East Fairfax
w. H. Grey; Fairfax, r. A. Rice; Falls
Church, G. H. Cannon; Fauquier, E. T
Harrison; Fredericksburg, T. j. Pref
lyman; Hamilton-Purcellvill George
HaSel;, Herndon, D. M. Brown; Hills
oro-Bluemont, I. G. Michael: Lees
burg. w. M. Compton: Loudon. j. w
Seay; Manassas, o. L. Cocheneur; Mar
shall, j. C. Digger; Middleburg. c. w
Richardson; Nokesville, G. B. Larrick
Occoquan. H. H. Hoyt; Quantico, A. H
Shumate; Remington, S. C. Stickley;
Stafford, Walter Smith Sterling, w. C.
Sponaugle; Surley, K. D. Swecker
Warrenton, Glenn j. Cooper; confer
ence director, H. L. Hout.
Winchester District,
Presiding elder, E. L. Woolf Berkeley
w. w. Sheets; Berryville, R. l.
Eustler; Brucetown, c. j. Clark;
Charlestown, j. w. Rosenberger; Edin-
burg, C. T. Collyer; Frederick, H. S
Myerly; Front Royal, r. l.. Fultz; JEFF
ferson. c. E. Kirby; Linden. r. "
Whitehurst; Martinsburg, w. S. Ham
mond; Middletown, W. p. Saunders;
Mount Jackson, G. r. Mays; New Mar
ket, w. o. Luttrell: Ridgeway, William
Stevens; Shenandoah, S. F. Fridley;
Shenandoah Junction j. D. Russell;
Shepherdstown, c. w. Fink; Stephens
City, E. A. Roades; Strasburg, F.. B
Wyand; Toms Brook, r. o. Hipes;
Warren-Riverton, F. F. Neel; White
Post. r. L. Moore; Winchester, E. A
Lambert; Woodstock, w. E. Holley;
transferred to Western North Carolina
Conference, Wade johnson.
Baltimore District.
Presiding elder, Rev. John Paul Tyler
Aberdeen, G.. e. Brant; Annapolis, c
r. Curtis; Asbury, Allen ellis. Balti
more-Alpheus Wilson Memorial, EN-
bree H. BACKYARD; Andrew Chapel, c
F.. Phillips, Arlington, w. H. Best; Cen
| trail, M. D. Mitchell; Epworth, c. L
Fossett; Frederick Avenue, w. G. Early
st. Johns of Hamilton, r. c. Meeker
Sudbrook, j. II. Davidson; Trinity, d
L. Snyder; Wilkens Avenue, L.
Rudasill. Church ill-Millington, w. A
] Clark; Easton. w. r. Hardesty; Fern
dale, q. M. Butt: Freedom, w. J. FL
Lott; Goldsboro, w. M. Waters; Howars
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