Evening star., 1942-06-08
Three Methodist
Pastors in Area
Get Transfers
Bishop Leonard
AssuiIs Cocktail Bar
At Conference

~ SOIIISISuSS
Transfers of one Washington and
two nearby Maryland Methodist
ministers were disclosed in the list OF
ministerial assignments announced
by Bishop Adna Wright Leonard OF
Washington at the closing session
of the Baltimore Methodist Con-
ference last night.
Earlier Bishop Leonard told ap-
proximately $500 people attending
worship at Western Maryland Col
lege. Westminster, Md, that the
modern cocktail bar differed from
the old-time saloon only in the type
of persons who frequented each.
when you make social evil re-
spectacle" he declared, you make
it all the more dangerous"
EldbrOOke Church Shift.
The Rev. Walter M. Michael, pas
tor of Eldbrooke Methodist Church
Wisconsin avenue and River road
NV, for the past II years, was
shifted to the Center Street Metho-
dist Church in Cumberland. He will
be succeeded by the Rev. E. A. Lam
bert. Before coming to the Ed
brooke Church, Mr.. Michael was
pastor of the Brightwood Park
Church at Eighth and Jefferson
streets NV. for four years.
Mr.. Michael's son. Marion, who
was ordained a deacon at ordination
and youth conservation services yes
terday, was named pastor of the
Belair Methodist Church.
The Rev. j. H. Snyder was ap-
pointed pastor at the Damascus
Methodist Church. succeeding the
Rev. E. H. Benson, while the Rev.
Edwin A. Ross, pastor of the Ken
sington Methodist Church, was
transferred to the pastorate of the
Ellerslie Methodist Church, Balti-
more. His successor is the Rev. G.
E. McDorman.
Many Others Assigned
Assignments announced by Bish-
op Leonard include the following:
Washington. East District, Horace
E. Cromer, superintendent.
INTERCHANGEABLE G. j.
Cooper; Brentwood, w. w. Sylves-
ter; Burtonsville. B. F. Auld; Camp
Springs, B. P. Moore; Chesapeake.
James Human; Colesville Lay Hill,
P H Groseclose; Marvin Memorial,
w. D. Keene; Forestville. T. B.
Ehlers; Friendship, H. B. Wright.
Hyattsville-First Church, E. w
Beckett; Memorial, W. Clark Main
Huntingtown-Emmanuel, N A.
Lineweaver; Lanham. T. M. Dickey
La Plata, H. H. Hoyt; Laurel, M. T.
Tabler; Leonardtown, G. D. Naylor;
Mount Oak, o. E. Osborne; Mount
Rainier, C. R. Banes: Oxon Hill
q. M. McCauley); Prince Fred
erick, G. D. Sampson; Prince
George. A. L. Hunter; Savage, M.
A. Baker; Seat Pleasant-Dodge
Park, R. H. Firth; Smithville, B. R.
Mark; Solomons, H. R. McClay;
South River, F. I. Cockrell; Tuxedo
&C. M. Wright; West River, E. W.
Culp.
Washington - Anacostia, F. Y.
Jaggers; Brightwood Park, R. x.
hewitt; Brookland. P. S. Schilling;
Congress Heights, G. L. Conner;
Douglas Memorial, w. F. Wright;
Epworth, Harry Evaul; First
Church. A. F. T. Raum; Gorsuch
L. A. Rudasill; Lewis Memorial H.
r. Deal; Lincoln Road, George H.
Bennett; McKendree, c. F. Phillips:
Mount Vernon Place. j. w. Rustin
and w. H. Wilson; North Carolina
Avenue, E. A. Wilcher; Petworth,
Frank Steelman: Rhode Island Ave-
nue.. E. A. Sexsmith; Rosedale. w.
A. Haggerty; Ryland, K. G. Newell:
Trinity, D. w. Justice; Waugh, S. E.
Rose; Wilson Memorial, C. C. Day.
Washington. west district, j. R.
Edwards, superintendent; Bethesda.
H. F. Chandler; Buckeystown, j. B.
Jones: Clarksburg. Thomas Morgan;
Cabin John. u. S. A. Heavener: Da-
mascus, j. H. Snyder; Doubs, Henry
Lumb.
Frederick Changes.
Frederick: Calvary, B. w. Meeks;
Trinity, F. B. Phelps
Gaithersburg: EpWorth, j. H.
Haley; Grace, w. j. Elliott.
Howard, C. E. Wunder,; Howard
Montgomery. c. w. Jordan; Hunt
ing Hill, R. N. Edwards; Kemptown,
Stephen Galley; Kensington, G. E.
McDorman: Laytonsvine, D. B.
Groves; Linganore and Liberty. R.
A. Rice; Montgomery, w. D. Eye;
Morgan. Charles Wallace: Mount
Airy, Calvary. Ralph M. Sharpe;
New Market, K. D. Sweeker; Oak
dale Emory, c. A. Michael; Poplar
Springs, j. w. Baxley: Poolesville,
Charles Lanham; Potomac, E. C.
Soper; Prospect-Marvin, L. K.
Welch: Ridgeville, Eddy L. Ford;
J. w. Rosenberger; st.
James, S. T. Fitch; Urbana, j. w.
Briscoe; Walkersville, A. N. War
ner; Washington Grove, R. N. Ed
wards; Winfield, j. H. Link.
Washington: Aldersgate, F. L.
Morrison; Calvary, O. G. Robinson;
Chevy Chase, C. H. Richmond; Con-