Evening star., 1933-06-13
METROPOLITAN ME-
GETS NEW. PASTOR
DR.. Chesteen Smith, Balti-
more District Head, Named
as ParIey Ends.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 13.-Rev. DR..
Chesteen Smith, who has been Balti-
more district superintendent OF the
Baltimore Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, was appointed pas
tor of Metropolitan Church, Washing
ton, when the list of appointments was
announced yesterday as the conference
closed.
Baltimore district passes out with the
reduction of the districts from five to
four, as ordered last year. The new
grouping is Baltimore Washington, Bal
timore-Frederick, Baltimore and
Baltimore West. There were few
changes in Washington churches.
A suggestion by the Sustentation
Committee that, owing to conditions
the salary of married ministers be re-
duced to 81, 400 from $1,000 was re-
jected.
Resolution Is Adopted.
A resolution which was presented to
the conference by DR.. Harry Burgan,
pastor of Hamline Church, and DR.. j.
Phelps Hand of Wesley Church. Wash
ington, and DR.. F. r. Bayley of Balti-
more, to draw closer relations between
the lay conference and ministers, was
adopted. 1t is expected to form pro-
gram for united sessions in the future
of the lay conference and the minis
terS.
The conference took action which will
result in other denominations being
'tactfully" approached on the subject
of Lords day observance. This fol-
lowed the presentation of a resolution
signed by. two Washington ministers,
DR.. B. w. Weeks and Dr. Hand, and
one Baltimore minister, calling for the
formation of Committee on Lords
Day Observance, fostered by the Lord's S
Day Alliance, as authorized by the last
General Conference, and the formula
ton Of Lords day educational pro-
gram.
Date Change Rejected.
A resolution to change the date of
the conference sessions to around the
last part of April or the first part of
May was rejected. DR.. Harry Burgan
of Washington objected to the change
and the objection was sustained by a
large majority, the resolution being
tabled.
An extensive program on evangelism,
including the appointment Of number
of committees in churches, Sunday
schools and other church organizations.
to work on the matter, and to include
a great evangelistic meeting on the Sun
day night of the next conference, was
adopted.
DR.. John o. Spencer, president of
Morgan College, appeared before the
conference to urge observance by the
clergymen of Morgan College day, Sun
;,, Ill hn ot, q c
has been athorized by the conference.
The work of the college and of DR..
Spencer was warmly praised by Bishop
Hughes
The next meeting of the conference
will be held in the First Methodist
Church, Baltimore, and the conference
requested the Board of Bishops to as
sign Bishop Hughes as the presiding
officer.
Other Changes Here.
Besides the appointment of DR.. Ches-
teen Smith to Metropolitan Church,
where he succeeds j. S. Montgomery, the
other changes in Washington were at
Union Church. J. E. Foot succeeding
Herman Mckay, and at Wilson Memo
rial, G.. H. Bennett succeeding T. D.
Sampson, and at Bruen, Earl Kerna-
han, supply, vacant.
Also in the Baltimore-Washington
district the following changes were
made: Camp Springs, L. F. Havermale,
supply, succeeds w. D. Beall; Concord
and Cabin John, Harold Sampson, sup
ply vacant; Lanham, M. T. Tabler, sue
ceeds w N. Nelson; Laurel, E. H. Show
acre, succeeds H. c. Crutchley; Leonard
town, Milton B. Crist, succeeds L. l.
Krug; Oxon Hill, George A. Boss, sup
ply, succeeds Paul Sampson; Savage, 8
r. Fitch, succeeds W. G. Hordan; Smith
vile, o. C. Mitchell, succeeds M: A
Keesecker; Vienna and Oakton. Robert
H. Hitler succeeds S. P. Schilling.
The full list of appointments in al
the districts follow:
Baltimore Washington.
B. w. Meeks, district superintendent
Alexandria, N. A. Lineweaver; Airing
ton, o. w. Birmingham; Burtonsville
M. E. Lederer; Calvert Circuit, L. S
Ensor; Damascus, w. c. Main; Dodge
Park, H. H. Rowland; Falls Church
E. B. Wilcox; Forestville, A. B. l.
Fisher; Gaithersburg, ]. E. James;
Herndon, R. T. Scholl, supply; Hunting
Hill, P. G. Edwards; Hyattsville, U. S
A. Heavener; Kensington, j. c. Sin
clair; Laytonsville, j. A. Grose; Mont
gomery, F. r. Barnes; St. Mary's, L. M
Young; Seat Pleasant, w. w. Della
plain; Solomons. w. G. McKenney