The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-25
M. E. SOUTH CHURCH
PASTORS RETURNED
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district were:
The Rev. Malcolm Reese, from
the Asheville circuit to Leicester,
to be succeeded by the Rev. A. B.
Dennis, supply; the Rev. Il. H.
Taylor, from Harmony to Burns
vile, succeeding the Rev. +. G.
Widcnhouse, who goes TO the
North Forest church at Morgan
ton: the Rev. f. J. HARRISON from
Mocksville to Gambler, succeeding
the Rev. T. A. Groce, retired; the
Rev. ]. A. Fry, from Elk Park to
Laurel Springs, successor to be
supplied; the Rev. J. J. Edwards,
to Hot Springs from Franklin,
succeeding the Rev. J. d. Duncan,
sent to the Weaverville circuit;
the Rev. F, r. Barber from Avery
to Rocky Ridge, successod to
be supplied; and the Rev. w. II.
Benfield from Weaverville circuit
to Swannanoa, succeeding the
Rev. Byron Shankle, who goes to
Harmony church at Concord.
Ministers in the Asheville dis
trict, remaining in their assign
mentS are:
Bald Greek, the Rev. c. NJ.
Smith; Black Mountain, the Rev.
H. c. Sprinkle, Jr.; Fairview, the
Rev. X. A. Swaringen; Flat ock,
the Rev. r. A. Swarineen; Flat
Rock. the Rev. R. NJ. Warner;
Fletcher-Mills River. the Rev. j.
II. West; Hendersonville, the Rev.
G. r. Combs; Laurel, the Rev. A.
4. Somers, supply; Marshall, the
Rev. f.. NJ. Hoyle: Micaville. the
Rev. H. f. Bolick; Sandy, the
Rev. P. l.. Green: Spruce Pine,
the Rev. T. G. Smith; Weaver
vile, the Rev. F. c. Smathers;
chaplain Osteen hospital, the Rev.
l.. w. Colson, and director of
evangelism, the Rev. +. X. Nc
Larty.
Appointments in the Waynes-
vile district are:
Presiding elder, w. A. Rollins;
Andrews, w. S. Smith; Bethel, T.
G. Highfill; Brevard, j. II. Bren-
dali, Jr.: Brevard circuit, to be
supplied; Bryson City, A. l..
Rayle; Canton, d. +. Camark;
Clyde E. c. Price; Cullowhee, C.
G. Hefner.
Crabtree, A. F. Phibbs; Del
wood, j. c. Stokes; Fines Greek,
J. n. Snow: Franklin, J. f. Aber-
nethy; Franklin circuit, II. S.
Williams; Hayesvillc. w. J. Hack
ney; Highlands, w, F. Beadle;
Jonathan, H. l.. LaFevers; Juna-
luska, J. H. Carpenter; Macon
circuit, J. c. Swain; Murphy, w.
A. Barber; Murphy circuit, to be
supplied.
Robbinsville, G. L. Lovett, sup
ply; Sylvia, A. p. Ratledge; Way
nesville, J. G. Huggin, Jr.; Web
ster, G. A. Hovis. supply; Whit
tier, McRae Crawford; and mis-
sionary to Brazil, c. w. Clay.
Preaching the conference SER
mon Sunday morning, Bishop
Kern told 1900 persons at Cen
trail church of the need for in
creased effort among Christians
if the world is to be saved from
itself. An additional several hun
dred were turned away.
Bishop Edwin X. Hughes of
Washington, senior bishop Of the
Methodist Episcopal (northern)
church, preached the ordination
sermon yesterday afternoon and
DR.. J.. NJ. Rowland, editor Of the
Richmond Christian. Advocate,
preached. the evening sermon.
Two actions taken at the con-
ference stood out.
One of these was the passage
of a resolution, with only one
dissenting voice being raised
when it was offered, calling on
Methodists to remove from public
office those who consented d.
rectly or indirectly" to making
North Carolina wet.
Another was the unanimous
passage of a resolution applauding
the work of the United States
government in behalf of peace.
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