Evening star., 1932-10-10
N. f. ASSIGNMENTS
BRING SURPRISE IN
R|VES TRANSFER
Pastor of Francis Asbury
Church Goes to Emory
Congregation.
REV. WHEELER LEAVES
AS PRESIDING ELDER
DR.. E. C. Beery Of Roanoke, Va,
Comes Here Among Other
Changes Announced.

Murray at the closing session of the
Baltimore Annual Conference of the
M E. Church South Of assignment of
pastors. considerable surprise was ex-
pressed over the transfer of DR.. j. j.
Rives from Francis Asbury Church on
Sixteenth near Lamont streets to the
Emory Church at 6100 Georgia avenue
Rev. H. " Wheeler, for some time
pastor of the Emory Church, has been
assigned as presiding elder of the
Lewisburg district The. new pastor of
the Francis Asbury Church is DR.. E.
c. Beery, who has been pastor of the
West End Church at Roanoke, Va.
Announcement was made last week of
the transfer of DR.. Forney Hutchtson
from the Oklahoma Conference to the
pastorate of the Mount Vernon Place
M. E. Church to succeed D.. w. A.
Shelton, who has been assigned to an
eldership in the North Georgia Con-
ference
The ether local pastors in the con-
ference remain.
Conference Adjourns.
The conference adjourned at Win
chester today to meet next year at some
point to be selected by committee
named for that purpose. Bishop w. F.
McNiurry read appointments for the
coming conference year, among them
being:
Baltimore district-John Paul Tyler,
presiding elder; Aberdeen, c. E. Brand;
Annapolis, C. R. Curtis; Asbury. Allan
Gillis; Baltimore City, Alpheus Wilson
Memorial, Embree H. Blackard; Andrew
Chapel, c. F. Phillips; Arlington, w. H.
Best; Central, w. E. Holley; Epworth,
nue., w. c. Early; st. Johns OF Hamn-
ton, R. c. Meeks; Sudbrook, c. c. Bur-
russ; Trinity, D. L. Snyder; Wllkens
Avenue. L. S. Rudasill Calvert, H. H.
Hoyt; Chesapeake. ]. j. Ringer; Church
Hill -Millington, w. A. Clark; Clarks-
burg, S. J. L. ,Dulaney; Easton. +. l.
Ridgeway; Ferndale, G. w. Butt: Fred
ericy City, H. G. Barnhart: Freedom.
w j. Elliott: Gaither5burg, F. A. Tyler;
Goldsboro, H. NJ Waters; Goshen
Emory. D. L. Blakemore; Howard, H: O.
Burr; Ingleside. G. w. Jordan; Jarretts-
Vile, r. D. McNeer; Laurel-Savase'
Homer Welsh: Mount Airy, H. l.. Con
man; Odenton, Preston Peach, supply
Patuxent, William CLOVIS; Perry han, l..
D Ridgely; Poolesville. W. d. KING
Queen Anne. w. C. Smith; Reisterstown,
T. n Richcreek; Royal Oak-Tllghman,
J A. Rood, j. P. Thompson, Jr., r. r.,
Trappe. F. T Fairbank, supply; wesley
Grove, A o. Lyons; editor OF Baltimore
southern Methodist, N. B. Harmon, Jr.'
student Emery University, c. L. ROBSON:
umberland-Central, j. w. Leggett;
Emmanuel L. E. Crowman; ITlnlty'
w. D. Keene; Elk Garden-Garrett, "
r. Gillian, supply; Fiintstone. A. A. r.
Neel: Fort Ashby, R. V. WhitehurSt;
FRANKLIN. w. J. Groah; FroStburg: u. N
Calvert; Gainsboro, c. G; Russell. sup
plv: Hampshire. j. c. Splndler, Haluy'
A L. Hunter; Highland. Mack Thoma-
son: Keyser, H. S. Coftey; Llstonoulg'
c. w. Paskell; Mcdowell. K. e2d 3; proe.Tt
Monterey, F. L. Morrison; Moorenelo'
A 7 Orndorf; Morgan L. H. Green
wood: Petersburg. F. M. Lucas; Pled-
mont H. S. Myerly; Ridgely, P 4.
Diehl; Romney, C. M. Lefew: South
Fork to be supplied; Springfield Au-
p,lsta. J. S. Schwartz, w. E. SaN!ie' u
P, R. supply; Wardensville, A. M. g.
Rockingham district-H. M. Canter,
nresiding elder; Bath, j, B: HedricK'
Blue Ridge. D. w. Cobb, supply: Brlage-
water. o. D. Lambert; CalVary-flsiiie1r,- =,
vile. C. l. Flory; Churchvllle, Paul n:
Groseclose; Elkton, A. Vandevanoer
Fairfield, F. L. Baker, Jr.; Gosnen-
Craigsville, L. o. Rose; Greenvl!ie,. IN:
G Rice; Harrisonburg. G. G. Martin;
q P. Warfeld, missionary to Poland;
Keezletown- n-McGaheysville, L. H. Small
wood: Lexington. J. A. Johnson; Luray'
r. c. Maxwell Mount Crawford, F. ID.
Strieby; Mount Solon, j: B. Grimes
Newhope. j. E. White; New Market
w o, Luttrell: Page-Stanley, A. w.
Henton: Port Republic, w. A. Lynch;
Rockbridge -Collierstown, H. W.
Craver: Shenandoah, r. E. Musser
Staunton-Central. B. V. Switzer'
MARQUIS Memorial, M. L. FearnoW.
Waynesboro-Basic, R. B. Claggett;
Main Street. H. C. Marsh; chaplain
Staunton Military Academy, W. s.
Thomas.
washington District.
Washington district-J. Howard Wells,
presiding elder: alexandra WaSI,iis-
ton street, E. w. Aaron; Del Ray. E. ".
Pegister; Ballston, P. C. Helmintoller,
ir Beltville- -Branchville, T. j. Lam
bert; Bethesda, c. L. Fossett; Brent
wood, F. A. Holden; Chesterbrook-Lan
lev. r. M. Sharpe: Clarendon, j. h.
Pearson; Community Church, c. H.
Lewis. supply; Colesville, A. B. Sapp'
Fast Fairfax, w. H. Gray, Fairfax, r. A.
Rice. Falls Church, c. H. Cannon; Fau-
ouier. E. T. Harrison; Fredericksburg. F.
j. Prettyman; Herndon, D. M. Brown; ;
Hvattsville, G. G. Oliver; La Plata. j. E.
Mcdonald; Jeesburg, ]. H. HOODS;
Nokesville, C. B. Larrick; Occoquan, e.
A. Wilcher; Manassas. w. M. Compton, ,
Potomac, j. H. Davidson; Prince
Georges, Walter Smith; Quantico, A; II:
Shumate; Remington. S. c. Stlckley'
Rockville, E. S. Sheppe, jr.; Stafford,
Wendell Allen; Sterling, R. A. Bergdoll;
Sudley, K. D. Sweckcr; Warrenton,
Glenn j. Cooper:
WASHINGTON City-Calvary, D. A.
Beery: Emory, j. J. Rives; Epworth, j.
C. Copenhaver; ]. T. Meyers. missionary
to japan: Francis Asbury, E. c. Beery;
Marvin, A. D. Owens; Mount Rainier,
"A P Baker: Mount Vernon Place,
Forney Hutchinson, N. B. Harmon, Jr.,
in charge until arrival of DR.. Hutchlns-
on: st. Paul. w. w. Mcintyre, executive
secretary; Board of Education. H. H.
Sherman, superintendent; Home for the
Aged; H. M. Wilson, missionary 10
Belgium, William Thomas.
Winchester District.
Winchester district-E. L. Woolf pre-
siding elder: Berkeley, w. D. Sheets;
Berryville, j. H. Brown, jr.; Brucetown,
C. j. Clark; Brunswick, R. L. Wittig;
Charles Town, j. W. Rosenberger; Edin-
burg, R. L. Moore Frederick, ]. D. Rus
sell; Front Royal, r. L. Fultz; Hills
boro- -Bluemont. l. G.. Michael; Hamil-
ton -Purcellville, George Hasel; Jeffer-
son, w. D. Eye; Linden. E. G. Helmln-
toller: Loudoun, j. w. Seay: Marshall
Y G. Dugger; Martinsburg, w. S. Ham,
mond; Middleburg, J. M. York; Middle