Evening star., 1941-06-09
Methodist Church
Announces Changes
In Pastors for Area
DR.. John R. Edwards
And DR.. Horace Cromer
Superintendents Here

The Rev. Dr.. John r. Edwards
of Washington was named superin-
| tendent of the West Washington
District of the Baltimore Conference
! of the Methodist Church in pastoral
appointments announced last night
in Baltimore by Bishop Adna Wright
Leonard. DR.. Edwards, who served
as district superintendent here for
the conference under the old Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, succeeds the
late Rev. Dr.. G.. Ellis Williams.
DR.. Horace E. Cromer of Emory
Methodist Church here was named
superintendent of the East Wash
ingtOn district, to succeed DR.. Edgar
c. Beery, who was appointed pastor
of Emory Church.
The Rev. R. K. Nevitt, pastor of
Mount Rainier Methodist Church,
was named to the BrightWood Park
Church. The pulpit of Gorsuch
Church will be filled by the Rev
L. S. Rudasill of PooleSville, Md
The Rev. George H. Bennett, pastor
of Wilson Memorial Church here,
was named to Lincoln Road Church,
and the Rev Chesteen Smith, supply
pastor, to Marvin Church. The Rev.
C. F. Phillips of St. Pauls Methodist
Church was named to McKendree,
while the Rev. S. E. Rose of Nc
Kendree was appointed to Waugh
Church. The Rev. C. C. Day of
Baltimore was named to Wilson
Memorial Church and the Rev. E A
Wilche rof Laurel to the North
Carolina Avenue Church.
Chevy Chase Change.
The Rev. C. H. Richmond of
Baltimore will go to Chevy Chase,
while the Rev E G. Latch of Chevy
Chase will go to the Metropolitan
Memorial Church. The Rev. Arthur
c. Day of Baltimore was appointed
to the pulpit at Mount Tabor
Church; the Rev. w. Pierpont of the
Calvary Church at Annapolis, to St.
PaulS; the Rev. S. K Cockrell of
Baltimore, to Union Church, and the
Rev. C. E. Wise of Baltimore, to
Wesley Church.
The Rev. J. Luther Neff, pastor
Wesley Church, will go to Calvary
Church in Annapolis, while the Rev.
Eddy L. Ford, director of religious
education at Foundry Methodist
Church. will become pastor of the
Ridgeville Md Church. The Rev.
B. I. Barnes of the North Carolina
Avenue Church will go to Charles
ton
The Maryland appointments in
cluded:
Chesapeake, the Rev. G. H. Field
ing; Huntington Emmanuel, the
Rev. Mr.. Lineweaver; the Rev. M.
T. Tabler. Laurel; the Rev. G. NJ
Naylor, LeonardtoWn; the Rev. o. E.
Osborne, Mount Oak: the Rev. c. R.
BaneS, Mount Rainier: the Rev. G.
D. Sampson, Prince Frederick; the
Rev M. A. Baker, Savage; the Rev.
w. w. Sylvester, st. Mary'S Church;
and the Rev. B. R. Mark, Smith
Vile
Othcer Appointments.
Besides the appointment of the
Rev. Mr.. Ford to Ridgeville, others
named nj the GaitherSburg area
were: The Rev. j. H. Haley, Ep-
worth Church; the Rev. Charles
Lanham, Poolesville;; the Rev. A. R.
Werner, Walkersville, and the Rev.
A. o. Osteen, Winfield.
In the Cumberland region those
named included The Rev. Edward
Lewis, supply pastor, Davis Memorial
Church; the Rev A w. Simms,
Eckhart, and the Rev. E. L. Thomp-
son, Flintstone.
Those named in the Martinsburg
region were: The Rev H. M. Wat
ters, Mount Savage; Warfordsburg
and Morgan to be supplied.
Special appointments: Bert Con-
stance, general secretary, Lords Day
Alliance of Maryland; J. S. Nagle,
assistant director National Proba-
ton Association; E. G. Powers, chap
lain, U. S. Army; R. w. Cooke,
chaplain, G. c. G. camps; Paul F,