Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-08

~ ss'ee'ned pastor OF The Church, for such sketch.
uut request was obliIinsy complied with, and the
'g',"ei interesting narrative placed ntour disposal
Inc data from which was prepared Is entirely rcla-
to all. = -
ne Shnre was formally organized year 1874 ror
wooden building erected In reign Of King Geoge ILL.,
ssmra ~ s s By the English establishment, aud
H went, erI in size and situated pre-.
s s rssenro Of Henry Dananson, L.a, and not FIR from
"v"s no heu.e of worship prior isoi Masonic HAL ia
toe Scs s wa. pI I'M s ~. .s Sssa 4. Se
and sS VIM \, asS s , oS Here ss Msas
iselneny proclaimed the Gospel the grace Of God In
. I Of trn's A,S"r and shard wa,eSa As pioneer
,ar west made short stay IN ynehburg They preached
to the office Of the ministry Eary The .prng oI W. hat
eccentric cosopoe Rev o Dow visited the place aud
he hi prei Jornal he saw. i ~ ,rsa ay
10 sAl went circuiiony lncburg, where
spoke IN hsptn air IN what conc I've Sat
ans knrdom Ills e=orts, gccaly the
H. Church This led church orsanSal,on and tn"
speedy erection OF house Of worship. The com
cr the o nd Iso .s ' tsu nSs 0g1
rhe rhurI n a os iy ,set IN size aud cost s4ooo
Dw %nS operated ot .s1 The omns year sO' Mr.
ecclesiastical body, revisited the town. prp"'nns S'
more than his usual zeal and Under his mTstr, at
aging and strengthening infant sociel, no nu Ihus il
appears that Lorenzo Dow honore Instrument under
memory be haioaed! -''''''" III ~ "'"0''S Let MS
Blessed w'' ireucn. revvus of religion the church. ~hi,h
up |" 1911 ma htn ON. an appointment In Bedford CiFcuti
this date, considered of sufficient importance AMI
this a station and Rev. John Weaver no
pointed to the pasl'rate with membership numbering Ia
placed back Bedford Circuit but in isis was neain set a
US station, and Rev, Christopher :. Mooring WHOSE nonord
10 HE paslorate l'y this time the church budding which At
nrsi scented almost loo large was M" sufficient
the congregation hence N The following Year IA u,dcr .
pastoral ci,asge OF lev o Gfi this hous, vas summarized
larger scac ana Al o"o h. i S"d p s sun .am "s
the main body -" "iiocomb liarand permanent one
was pastor he succeeded by Rev, lhs Moore in 1875
and IN ISL, Rev H. Drake was appointed the charge 1s
not only the Methodist church here other
r.r to ,e ss" rusls al rr h%s" SHARED IT, bone
conducted In 1911 by Messrs John Thurman Geo. L.. Maker
hrs, 20 children, formed school, and each linking
class they entered upon their dulles Little he,
inineiee this measure destined
lure WHEN winter came they forced suspend h,
operations until The coming sprln Meanwhile they pressed
and In April Of isis under pastoral charge Ihos
n, ~. ap s nn wa, "fgn,ea w aAe'nDershp q" 2
eh'd'en were W IN Alien and Isaac r. Walker
were subsequently distinguished members Of the Und States
senate, the one from uh the other from Wisconsin In
school taey received le rsl cucno
when mainly by the dut of their unaide hal
risen To posts o honor Ia the country, they r.y
debt Of gratitude 10 their Pious sabbath school
hrs sabbath school movement in lnhburg II emphal
ca the nursery of The church, and from humble classes
went torh lew WIN, in years were PROM nent boil,
Church aud state Christians. ministers Of The Gospc
patriots and statesmen And in hi, conneeou allow
rect which appears volume ered 'tecolictons
Of lncbnrs, h! The Oldest nlmItanl" The seuks
ms sabbath school as c first organized te ate If not
the United oates This doubt not that la 1913
was first In point of numbers ana discipline but
raj Years irsi To the date OF Its orgin.
Strange TO In lsa the Church again put Bedford
circuit bui IN 1871 was again sci on station, and Rev
Geo W Charlton was appointed 10 the pasorate Under tho
ministry oil MI Charlton man Of spctdin talent, and eryiJ
achievements city. This year venerable
Bishop Joa Early DID, settled IN The place. did also ls,
4 RlalD tl,4nM
Early, more probably than other has been the nstru
and the surrounding countless Remaining the station
years. Mr. Charlton wassaececded In s by The Rev Thomas
e""dtr, OF Apostolic zeal and purity In s24 gave
place 10 Rev. hos Howard this year lev
moved to the place Rev VIM Leigh sas appointed TO TIE
VINO remained Two years la ls1 Rev. VIM A. smith, nov
hc quite young man. was appointed to the paorae TINS
year Witnessed detection from the NJ b. Church, which
finally issued, however, organization OF the Nj.
Church in Lynchbarg which Inns greatly Increased, being
when shall oil be forgetting The past and
% n %a ssss ssss' . % sa'
Ter. In 1880 Rev. Marlin r. PARKS charge, remaining;
University Virginia Mr. Parks man Of lrascrmdent pl.
PHI ability, useful in the station. lie did
move tue aserties which cut of the tad TWO
years efnrr and Though his fundamentally the membership
@ Of the wear 1s He, and lss Tx d E S
ge nov d. ID. aud Presiding Elder In Richmond District
manned two years preaching great efccney power,
and leaving reputation behind him, after REMOVAL which
essars 10 enlarge the church connaons; hence
addition 10 the Old church ow ocomb IaD standing The
rear ol uc pulpit, rcced, of $1,000 In 1854
ke' Henry b. towles, now agent r. NJ College pas
Two ears; then Kew Edward Wars~or, now VI b D. and
Professor Of Mental and Moral Philosophy
sGcceeed by Rev Jas Mcdonald in 1897, ii ia3s Rev
David Dogge returned 10 the pn,toate, greatly 10 me
gratle ton Of all parties He e however; take the
Hanry Of the University oi Virginia, aud Rev Jncs A.
EdSs completed the Year in his place In the 'sar l;a,
tao years Al THE time greatly blessed in his Horis
able administration lie succeeded by Rev. h. Wards
worth, in ISL, who being Also remained
He remained ,enrs preaci
first order of Intellect consuming zeal aud dauniIes
fever, when ragged iearully in Norfolk Va and his
eodMashe,i spirit cmancipated from the ,ralom OF thf
body, present with the Lord. Many hearts cling 10 his
or with dcahiess tenacy In l,i3 The Rev Nn A. Smith,
DID, again ured to the sutton, remaining two YEAR
fl! sustaining his high reputation profound and faithful
minister o The Gospel hen followed IN 1871, for the third
tine, Rev. d. s. Dogge D.D, who also years.
preaching with his usual intellectually elegance uncin
Tie succeeded in 1919 b. Rev. t.eo W. Langhorue. Mr. H.
tilted the place Two years. winning many souls to Christ and do
ing much ~ extend the influence and roue The prosperity OF
the Church In LsneLurg ring his ministerial charge, the
erected; and nj Tie expiration o his term ~ service OF Third
he erection Of this spen nd church. brought about dvson
in the membership, many Of whom emafke in The new en-
icrprisc. This room ioi thu Development OF nn hun
energy and alen which Years had been utier,
d'rman greatly o The INJURY of The NJ f. Church in the com
manly But must digrss from my special subject In
sol, Rev John Cranberry appointed 10 the orar
M' took tue station under embarrassing eirens a're ''
soon Rose IN public appreciation 10 position Of cnlheirs as
minister Of Christ Ills SUISSE, develop tent has ul met
the high eciaons his brethren and admirers and though
Invalid for life ea his is dcs. cd 10 brilliant and sue
cessui He succeeded In le3 BY Rev. d. T. Whr,
President Of The Nv es!ey Female College" who reia
ned two years. adding tue church. aud eyneng an a
tuie for the work I'll the ministry which must ever give hun
promn, nj pluce among lis breiien hen came, in 1870,
lev Frank Stanley, years drew a heur TO him
,e and gave nil glory to God His laors were greatly blss
ed He was succeeded by Rev Charles H. Hall IN o3 IN
der the faithful ministry these devoted men Ut God Inc
membership and greatly Increased, 81 nncl ~,
indeed That arg house Of worship became an acu, neaes
sity plan submitted for the erection OF church
upon scale and comfort commensurate with the wants
,eope Ii met with ayor, and the edi1ce now stands
Chur III StryL just complete ornament and besslng 10
city, lasting the zeal and hb.raty te