The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-10-28
F0R THE CENTRAL Presbyterian.
The Rev. Nicholas Chevalier.

The Kew. NICHOLAS CneVRHer.
Another good and useful minister of
Christ has fallen in Western Texas
Within the last year the Church has been
called to mourn over the death of three
of the prominent ministers of our Pres
bytery. First, the gifted and highly
promising young brother, G. w. Moore,
who became a victim to the prevailing
epidemic, the yellow fever, which, about
year ago, ravaged Victoria, the field
of his labor. Then followed Joel T..
Case, Texas Pioneer, and for many
years a most laborious and valuable min
lister of the Gospel of Christ. And now
our hearts are sa,ldened by the death of
brother Chevaier, in the midst of his
labors and usefulness. Few men have
lived more simply and entirely devoted
to his Masters work, and few whose
piety was more constant and lovely
A proper notice then of his life and
death is due to his memory ond his sim
gular worth.
He was born on the Goth of Septem-
ber, 1909, and died on the 9Th of Sep
tember, 1868, lacking few days of be-
ing SO years. His early life was spent
principally in New York city. He re-
ceived his academical education at Bloom
field; after which he spent four years
at Princeton, and graduated in his liter
ary course in 1884 He then sat for
three years under the pious and wise in
struction of Drs. Alexander, Hodge and
others, and came out thoroughly imbued
with the evangelical spirit and system of
truth which has ever characterized that
learned school of the prophets. He was
licensed to preach the Gospel by the
Presbytery of Baltimore, in the city of
Baltimore, in October, 1887.
From Maryland ne went to Virginia,
where he entered earnestly and success
fully upon his ministerial labors. He
put himself under the care of Lexington
Presbytery, and settled in Christians
burg. That church gave him call to
become it's pastor, which was accepted.
He was ordained and installed pastor of
the church by his Presbytery, October
10Th, 1889. For seventeen years he
continued the faithful, devoted and loved
spiritual guide to that people. His la
bors were largely blessed. During the
period of his ministrations there, some
two hundred additions were made to the
church, and about $50 children were
baptized; and he united in marriage
about 100 couples. In 1856, he felt it
to be his duty to accept call to take
charge of large Female Seminary in
Holly Springs, Miss, and requested his
church to throw no obstacle in the way
before Presbytery in dissolving the pas
toral relation and granting his dismissal
to the Presbytery of North Mississippi.
They adopted the following resolutions,
expressive of the high appreciation in
which they held him as a minister and a
/
man.
lst Resolced. That with heartfelt apprecia-
ton of the faithful laboriOns and efficient ser
vices of our late pastor among us for about
seventeen years, both as a minister of Christ
and as citizen-as minister in advancing our
spiritual interests and building mp the walls OF
our Zion. by faithful exposition of the Word
of God and administration of His Ordinance
as a citizen by infusing into the community,
through the influence of his own unsurpassed
zeal energy and enterprise, corresponding
spirit for general improvement, and especially
by his iudicous projection, and successful com
pietion of our parsonage, our Male Academy
and Female Collegiate Institute, and our excel
lent church editice, which buildings and institu
tions must exert an incalculable influence in
promoting the moral, social and religious inter
| ests of ourselves and our children, we feel tha
we sustain a serious loss in his removal, yet be
Geving that our God, who dOeth all things well
will order that this separation shall prove fol
the best to him and to us, we submit with resig
nation to the ordering of Providence, praying
that God will make him even more useful in hi
new field than he was in this, and asking pac,
in his prayers for ourselves.
End. RESOLVED, That copy of these proceed
ings be furnished our late pastor and his family
and also to the Western Star, the MOntgomer!
Herald, the Central Presbyterian, and the Pres
byterian for publication.
Signed: p. CALHOUN, Chairman.
r. ID. MONTGOMERY, Secretary.
July 9th, 1856.
His relationship to the church o
Christiansburg was mutually pleasan
and affectionate. His labors there wer,
crowned with large measure CT success
He left it a strong and Aourishing body
Nothing but strong sense of duty coul
have led him to sunder such ties of ten
/ derness, and seek new field of labor