Evening star., 1950-10-23
DR.. jill. Pearson
Named toPost
In Alexandria
Methodist Pastor
At Norfolk Succeeds
Rev. J. 6. Robertson

Kew. J. I. Robertson
The Rev. DR.. John H. Pearson
Of Ghent Methodist Church, Nor
folk. has been appointed superin-
tendent of the Alexandria District
of the Virginia Methodist Con-
ference. He succeeds the Rev. J.
Galloway Robertson.
The appointment and other pas
toral appointments in Virginia
were announced today as the an
nual church conference in Rich
mond came to an end, the As
sociated Press reported.
DR.. Pearson, who was well
known in this area when he was
member of the old Baltimore
Methodist Conference, will live at
the district parsonage at 9 Rose
mont avenue, Alexandria.
Mr.. Robertson was appointed
pastor of the Barton Heights
Church in Richmond. He has been
district superintendent in Alex
andria for five years, and the
maximum tenure of a district
superintendent is six years.
Rev. Lands Appointed.
The Rev. T. E. Lands, former
superintendent of the Charlottes-
vile district. was appointed pastor
of the Washington Street Meth
odist Church in Alexandria to
succeed the Rev. DR.. Fred Chen
nault, who has been pastor there
for two years. He was appointed
pastor of the Methodist Church at
Blackstone, Va.
Other changes in the Alexandria
district included appointment of
the Rev. F. L. Baker to Manassas
succeeding the Rev H. E. Hudgins
who was appointed to a Newport
News Church, and appointment of
the Rev. Lee O. Mortzfeldt to
Middleburg, succeeding the Rev
M. Douglas Newman who was sent
to Covington.
Other appointments include:
Alexandria: Del Ray. F. H
Strieby; darlington, R. B. Wat
kinS; Trinity, H. S. Southgate:
Andrew Chapel-Dunn Loring, E. R.
Thayer; Annandale, Esdras S.
Gruver.
Arlington Pastors.
Arlington, H. w. Backhus, III;
George w. Harrison, Assistant Pas
tor; Arlington Forest, H. G. Bal
this: Calvary, H. w. Curry; Central,
J. L. Kibler; Cherrydale. H. w.
Craver: Christ Church, Fred Wag-
ner; Clarendon, C. Fred Williams:
Community, H. H. Smith, jr.;
Mount Olivet. A. c. Lynch.
Walker Chapel, j. w. Hough;
Chesterbrook, Earl S. McCary, Sup
ply; Bethel Circuit, Edward W
Wright. Supply; Dunfries, Clark
H. Wood; Fairfax, w. C. Hook.
Falls Church. Crossman, w. J.
Groah; Dulin, C. G. Oliver; Fau-.
quier. John Roy Browne: Fran
COMA -Lincolnia, John Teter: Fred
ericksburg, E. S. Sheppe, jr.; Ham
ilton, E. C. Gum; Herndon, AL
bert j. Schrader; Hillsboro, Ed
ward H. Kyle. Supply; Hillsboro-
Bluemont. A. N. Fritter; Langley,
w. w. HayZlett.
Other Appointments.
Leesburg, L. c. Shearer: Lou
doun. Carroll Goodridge; Manas-
sas, F. L. Baker; Merrifield, w. A.
Wright, jr; Middleburg, Lee O..
Mortzfeldt; Nokesville, L. w.
Griggs: Oakton, C. L. Stillwell;
Occoquan, Ralph E. Haugh; Pleas
ant Valley, L. V Ruckman, jr.
Potomac, Stanley E. Enrich;
Providence, Frederick L. Croft,
Supply; Purcellville, R. F. Wrenn;
Remington, Norman G.. Preston,
jr Stafford. w. H. Gray, retired,
Supply; Sudley, James L. Duley,
Supply; Vienna, William A. Ed
wards, jr.; Warrenton, P. D. Mar
tin. jr.
Chaplain, U. S. Navy, retired,
Bart D. Stevens; chaplain, Vet
erans' Administration, L. E. Har-
rell, chaplain, U. S. Army, L. E.
Harrell, jr.; associate editor,
Christian Century, Garland E.
Hopkins; missionary to Japan, P.
Lee Palmore. jr. student, Duke
University, A., Burnell Pannill;
student, Westminster Theological
Seminary, John Dallas Robertson;
director of evangelism, H. w.
Backhus, III; director of Golden
Cross. j. E. w. Timberman; direc-
tor of temperance, F. H. Strieby;
district missionary secretary, H.
Wark Curry; conference mission
ary secretary, H. S. Southgate.
Charlottesville Pulpits.
Charlottesville District: J. Au-
brey Hughes, District Superin-
tendent; Albemarle, r. L. Tressler;
Amherst, B. T. Leonard; Bates
Vllle, w. l.. HoSWell, Supply.
Charlottesville: First Church,
w. P. Watkins; Hinton Avenue, ].
w. Mast.
Crozet. M. w. Mann; Culpeper,
A. A. McNeer: Culpeper Circuit,
Albert Gingrich: Fluvanna, E. w.
Ralings; Gordonsville, Eugene
Sowder; Greene, P. S. Burkett,
Supply; Louisa, G. E. Powell;
Madison, j. L. Clements; Mineral
O. K. Brooke, Supply Monroe, I.
L. LleWellyn; Mountain Chapel, to
be supplied; Mount Pleasant, L. w.
Gordon; Mount Tabor, Garry j.
Shelton, Supply; Nelson, E. R.
Collie; North Garden, L. P. Foley.
Orange. Millard Rewis, jr.:
Orange Circuit, Leon Whitley;
Rapidan, B. w. Johnson; Kappa
hammock, N. J. Flythe; Schuyler,
C. H. Palmer, Supply; Scottsville,
j. B. Taylor; South Amherst, E.
w. Dean; West Hanover, c. w
Clumb; Woodbridge. Trevor Tur-
ner, Supply.