Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
Virqinia Methodists
Make 24O Changes
Potent Attitude
Urged in Solving
RuciuI Problem


HARRISONBURG, Va, June
IA (P.-Bishop Paul N. CARRIER
today announced 240 pastoral
changes and the appointment
of four new district superinten-
dents. The pastoral appoint-
nents came at the close of the
l74th annual Virginia Methodist
Conference.
The new superintendents and
their districts are:
The Rev. ROLAND p. Riddick,
pastor of Park Place Church.
Norfolk, becomes Alexandra dis
trict superintendent. He will be
succeeded at Park Place by the
Rev. DR.. Walter C. Gum. former
superintendent of the Richmond
district.
The Rev. John F. owens,
pastor of Bergman Church.
Richmond, is the new Chariot
tesville district superintendent.
He will be succeeded at Berry
man by the Rev., DR.. J. Aubrey
Hughes, former Charlottesville
superintendent.
The Rev. DIR. Harold H.
Hughes, Mount Vernon Church.
IDanville, was named district su-
lperintendent at Portsmouth. He
will be succeeded at Mount Ver-
non by the Rev. DR., r. o. Bryant.
former Portsmouth superintend-
ent.
The Rev. Carl j. Sanders,
Petersburg district superintend-
Eent, was transferred to Rich
tmond as Richmond district SUI
lperintendent. He will be sue
ceeded as Petersburg superin-
Itendent by the Rev. DR.. Hugh
Burleigh, pastor of the Court
Street Church. Lynchburg.
The Rev. DR., John H. Pearson,
former Alexandria district super
intendent, will become pastor OF
Court Street Church.
Top Changes Listed
! Some of the top church
changes included;
| The Rev. w. L. Scarce is
transferred from Broad Street
Church, Portsmouth, to Main
Street Church, Danville, succeed
ing the Rev. DR.. A. Nick. Reyn-
olds. who goes to Arlington For
lest Church in Arlington. DR..
Reynolds replaces the Rev.
George D. Coffey. who goes to
Broad Street Church, Ports
mouth.
The Rev. C. o. Kidd of Farm
willie goes to Virginia Beach as
pastor. He will be succeeded at
IFarmvIlle by the Rev. DR.. H. E.
Hudgins of Chestnut avenue.
Newport News. DR.. Hudgins
will be succeeded by the Rev.
&c. T. Topping of Vinton.
! The Rev. j. E. White of High
land Park, Richmond. will ex-
change churches with DR.. Horace
E. Conner of Monumental
Church, Portsmouth.
The new superintendents were
announced yesterday but their
districts were not announced
until today.
7 The conference chung deter
minedly yesterday to its patient
go-slow approach toward solving
the segregation problem after a
State legislator dropped his
Southern secession attempt.
/ The conference unanimously
adopted report asserting the
issue must be faced up to In
spirit of prayer and Christian
discipleship.
Let us realize that we cam
not improve human relations by
either forcing the matter or by
avoiding responsibility" said the
report. I'VE can do too little
too late as we'll as too much too
soon. and God alone can cause
us to see the fine distinction
here"
1 The report. submitted to the
conference by the Board of
Social and Economic Relations
yesterday. was adopted with a
minimum of discussion as the
! l,200 delegates moved through
the third session of the four-day
meeting.
Senator Backs Segregation
I State Senator Charles T. Moses
of Appomattox had indicated he
would seek support for a reso-
LUTON advocating establishment
of a new Southern Conference
of Methodism in an effort to
preserve segregation in the
Church.
Mr.. Moses. who failed in an
attempt to push the move in his
home town Appomattox church
June 3. had criticized the ma
tional conference for taking ac-
ton at Minneapolis last month
he said paved the way for even
tual indignation of white and
Negro church members.
7 Yesterday. however. Mr.. Moses
told the delegates he had gained
more information on what oc-
Cured at Minneapolis after a
lengthy discussion with Bishop
Paul Neff CARRIER.
/ The Minneapolis meeting APP
proved a proposal to permit Ne
gro and white conferences to
unite on a two-thirds approval
vote Of each unit. Each local
conference was asked TO set up
ia committee to study the mat
ter.
/ Mr.. Moses noted the Virginia
study group would hold hearings
before recommending any course
and said Il have no doubt what
the Virginia conference will do"
l Mr.. Moses, an automobile
dealer and leading layman for
many years, said he was a segre-
gationist from A to q" and be-
Ilieved in respecting the rights
of Negroes while not mingling
on a social plain.
The BOARD NJ Cocial and E,cn.