St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-09-16
BISHOP SHUEFLES CONFERENCE

formal dedication of the church
by the bishop assisted by Rev. B.
N. Moore and church officials.
Bishop Baber distributed to
outstanding women workers of
the conference certificates. Other
certificates went to evangellsts,
deacons and deaconesses.
Music on the program was Of
fered by the choir from Bethel
church, Des Moines, Ia, who came
$50 miles to sing; st. Peter AM.
E. church, Minneapolis; the Gilt
tering Stars, a quartet from Mt,
olivet Baptist church.
Newman Given Citation
Shortly before appointments Of
ministers were made Bishop
Baber gave a citation to Cecil e.
Newman, Twin City newspaper
publisher for "meritorious civic
service" The citation came as a
surprise to the newspaperman
who had not been told in advance
that he was to be honored
Guy Transferred to Illinois
The first big surprise on APP
pointments came when Rev. w.
E. Guy, presiding elder of the st.
Paul district for the past five
years, was transferred to the
Illinois conference. Rev. Guy lives
in Illinois and this appointment
was considered a promotion. The
new presiding elder of the st. Paul
district is young Rev. Jas. c. Dix
on, the bishop announced.
Ministers of the st. Paul con-
ference who were transferred in
cluded the Revs. C. X. Fauche, to
Chicago conference; F w. High
tower to Illinois; H. c. Boyd to
Michigan; A. J. Irvine to Chicago
and ]. K. Brown to Michigan.
The two largest charges left
vacant by the transfers were st.
Paul AME in Des Moines where
Rev. Irvine had been serving and
st. Peter AME in Minneapolis
where Rev. H. C. Boyd was in his
second successful full term as pas
tor.
Moore Returned
Conference interest in appoint
ments conferred around st. James
AME in st. Paul, the entertaining
congregation. Rev. Moore had
already served the usual time al
lowed a minister in a single
church but despite fears expressed
that he would not be returned, the
bishop exercised his discretion
airy powers and returned the
young minister.
Bishop Baber, in announcing
Moore's return, kept the audience
on edge by a brief talk in which
he said he had a church already
picked out for Rev. Moore in In
dianapolis. His supporters in the
church literally groaned when the
suave prelate made that state
ment. After keeping the crowd up
in the air, Bishop Baber announc-
ed that he was returning Rev.
Moore to st. James for one year.
Loud applause was heard from
his supporters at the announce
ment.
The new pastor of st. Peter A.
M. E. church is Rev. NJ. L. Sim
mons, a graduate of Oberlin Col
lege. He is a young man and Baber
praised him highly. suggesting
that he do the same thing in Min
neapolis Rev. Moore had done in
st. Paul - build a fine church"
st. Paul church in Des Moines
got one of the outstanding men in
the denomination, DR.. George
Singleton, former editor of the
Christian Recorder, preacher and
educator.
Rev. w. H. ogleton, venerated
presiding elder of the Des Moines
district, was returned to his dis
trict.
Other appointments in the st
Paul district were: Winnipeg, Rev,
H. C. Sweet; st. James, Mime
apolis, to be supplied; Fort Dodge,
Ia, Rev. w. L. johnson; Huron,
S. D., Rev. w. C. Penny; Yankton,
s. d. Rev. H. K. Ellis; Wayman,
Minneapolis, Rev. Wendell John
son; Cedar Rapids, Ia. Rev. C.
H. Copeland; Sioux City, Ia, Rev
Carl NJ. Mckay; Duluth, Rev
Henderson Reddick and Allen
Chapel, Minneapolis, Rev. F. s
Coleman.
Des Moines appointments: Dav-
export, Rev z. C. Allen; Bethel
Rev. J. F. Thomas; ottumwa, TIC
be supplied; Keokul. Rev. W. NJ
Berry; Clinton, Rev. C. M. Curry
Burlington, s. E. Churchstone
Lord; Council Bluffs. Rev. H. A,
Stone; oslIaIoosa and Fairfield,