Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-10

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changes announced by Methods
Washington. They become ef-
fective next Sunday.
New ministers we're assigned
to three prominent D. C.
churches whose pastors retired
this week after many years of
service. The churches are Emory.
Congress Heights, and Rhode
Island Avenue.
New Pastor at Emory
The Rev. w. Dewitt Dickey
succeeds the Rev. Edgar c. Berry
at Emory Church. Mr.. Dickey.
a graduate of Western Maryland
College, comes from the Mount
Airy Md Methodist Church.
He twice served as a delegate to
the jurisdictional conference OF
the denomination, in 1852 and
1856.
The Rev. Raymond L. Roder-
lex follows the Rev. George L.
Conner at Congress Heights
Church. A graduate of Western
Maryland College and Wesley
(then Westminster Seminary,
he is now associate conference
missionary secretary. Mr.. Roder-
lex comes here from Dundalk
Md Methodist Church.
The Rev. w. K. Darlington Of
Durham, N. c.. takes the pulpit
at Rhode Island Avenue Church
left by the Rev. James A. Dud-
ley. Mr.. Darlington is a grad
uate of Duke University and the
Duke Divinity School.
Leading Washington are a
ministers to take new posts in
clude the Rev. F. Paul Harris
and the Rev. George c. Crom-
well.
Mr.. Harris goes from Marvin
Memorial Church. Silver Spring
Md, to McKendree Church. A
graduate of Western Maryland
College and Boston University
School of Theology, he is a for
mer president of the Methodist
Washington Ministers Meeting
and a former vice president of
the Washington Ministerial
Union.
Assumes Rockville Post
Mr.. Cromwell assumes his post
at the Rockville MD Church
after serving six years at Brook
land Church. He is a former
chairman of the Baltimore Con-
ference's board of ministerial
training and its board of social
and economic relations. Mr.
Cromwell served as dean Of the
Conference Pastors School
1952-54, Western Maryland Col
lege.
The Rev. Louis p. Chastain
a graduate of George Washing.
ton University. succeeds Mr.
Cromwell at Brookland Church
A native of Washington, the
Rev. Edwin A. Ross, become:
pastor of Marvin Memoria
Church. Silver Spring. He is &
graduate of American University
and Drew Theological Seminary
and studied one year at OXFORD
University, England.
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have the Rev. Lester K. Welcf
as its new minister. Mr.. WEIGH
who comes from the Govani
Church. Baltimore. is a graduate
of Western Maryland College
and Wesley Seminary.
The appointment Of DR.. Olel
A. BARLEY to succeed the Rev
Artley J. Leatherman at Hamlint
Church was announced severa
weeks ago. DR.. BARLEY, a gradu.
ate of Randolph Macon College
with an M. A. degree from thu
University of Delaware, come
here from his post as superin'
tendent of the Dover District II
the Peninsula Conference.
3 Renamed for 18th Year
Three Washington area min.
listers reappointed TO theil
churches for the 18th consecu.
tive year we're DR.. Edward @
Latch. Metropolitan Memoria
Church; DR.. Clifford II. Rich.
mond, Chevy Chase Church, anC
the Rev. Edgar w. Beckett, FRS
Church, Hyattsville.
other ministers reappointed Il
churches they have served many
years included the Revs. w
Kenneth Lyons, Anacostia, /;
years; Gloyd E. Allis. Potomac
~; Paul II. Groseclose, Coles
vile, Md, IL; Thomas B. Ehlers
Brightwood. IL; Edward H. Por.
ter. Kensington, IL, and Harolc
Il Lanman. Hughes. 10.
Bishop Oman also announced
Yesterday that DR.. j. Luther
Neff, retiring superintendent Of
the Baltimore East District, will
become assistant to DR.. Norman
1rott. president Of Wesley Semi.
nary. DR.. Neh is well known IL
Washington. having served a!
pastor of CHEVY Chase Church