Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1910 — M. E. CONFERENCE MAKES MINISTERIAL ASSIGNMENTS. [ARTICLE]

M. E. CONFERENCE MAKES MINISTERIAL ASSIGNMENTS.

R«t. C. L. Harper Returns to Rensselaer, Rev. Crowder to Remington, And Rev. Postill to Fowler. r . - The northwestern Indiana conference of the M. E. church was adjourned at Laporte Monday evening, after the assignments for the coming year had been made public. Rev. C. L. Harper was returned to Rensselaer, Rev. R. H. Crowder to Remington and Rev. C. W. Postill to Fowler. The appointments for the Hammond district are herewith published, a number of the ministers being known here: Albertus T.' Briggs, D. D„ Valparaiso, district superintendent; Barkley, E. M. Kuonen; Brook, T. J. Everett; Chesterton, C. A. Brown; Crown Point, H. H. Dunlavy; East Chicago, J. B. McNary; Francesville, O. B. Rippetoe; Gary, G. O. Deuel; Goodland, J. W. Walker; Hammond, W. F. Switzer; Hebron, O. P. Pakon; Hobart, V. B. Servies; Indiana Harbor, H. P. Ivey; Kentland, C. N. Stockbarger; LaCrosse, A; N. Noagler; Lowell, R. H. Johnston; Medaryville, A. N. Smith; Merrillville and Griffith, E. E. Clements; Michigan City, I. B. Harper; Monon, A. A. Dunlavy; Morocco, Lynn Bates; Mt. Ayr, A. F. Moshier; North Judson, G. F. Hubbert; Remington, R. H. Crowder; Rensselaer, C. L. Harper; Reynolds, W. G. Pulliam; Star City, C. E. Beebe; Valparaiso, J. M. Avonn, C. A. Brooke; Wanatah and Hanna, J. J. Rankin; Westville, C. Jordan; Wheatfleld and DeMotte, C. E. Downey; Wheeler, C. Parish Cox; Whiting, M. H. Wright; Winamac, H. C. Weston; Wolcott, W. W. Speer. Among the special appointments are the following: Rev. G. W. Switzer, formerly a presiding elder, was made the coresponding secretary of the Methodist Hospital and Deaconess home of Indiana, and a member of the Trinity conference, with headquarters in Lafayette. Rev. C. D. Royse wab returned to the Black Hills mission in South Dakota. Rev. Aaron W. Wood was again made superintendent of the Lafayette district. W. B. Warriner was returned to Battle Ground. O. S. Stewart, son of Joe Stewart, of Hanging Grove township, was sent to Montmorenci, which is a promotion over the appointment held last year. He is a bright young man and is receiving well deserved recognition. W. S. Simonson, formerly of the Barkley circuit, was sent to Pence, where Rev. Stewart was last year. T. E. Ballard went to Dana, in the Greencastle districU-A. H. DeLong to Delphi; H. M. Middleton to Dorr Village; J. B. Ruttler to Monticello; D. A. Rodgers, formerly of Gillam township, to New Carlisle; D. E. Noland, who entered the ministry from Lee some two years ago,, and who has been stationed at Mt. Ayr for some time, has been sent to Rolling Prairie, 7 miles east of Laporte, in the South Bend district; Roy C. Ballard, formerly of Barkley circuit and later of Morocco, to River Park; H. L. Kindig returned to Rochester.