Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-03-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

BAPTIST CHURcH.-Last Sunday morning, the
| solemn and impressive ceremonies of ordination
| were performed at this church-the candidate
| being Rev. VIM. Pearson, who was ordained tc
the work of the ministry. The ordination ser.
mon was preached by Rev. Geo. B. Taylor, D.
| D., who returned home for that purpose. Al
| the conclusion of which, DR.. Sears offered up
prayer, and Rev. Jos. F. Dean delivered the
| charge to the candidate. Mr. Pearson has re.
| ceived call from South Carolina
| Last Saturday, DR.. Taylor returned to Staun.
ton. For the past six weeks he has been travel
| ing in the interest of the Memorial Fund.-
On Sunday night, before the sermon at the Bap-
tist church, he gave briefly short history of the
results of his work so far. The first Sabbath af.
| ter leaving Staunton he preached at Whining.
| ton, Delaware, and afterwards at Philadelphia
| New York and Brooklyn, and travelled through
| New Jersey-stopplng at Trenton. Brunswick
| and other cities The amount of subscriptions
secured by him on this trip amount to So, OO0-in-
| Guiding the collection of $1.4O0 taken up al
| Brooklyn At several of the Baptist meetings
| he attended, he learned that delegates had been
| appointed to visit in June next the Association
| of Va. In few days, DR.. Taylor will again
| leave for distant cities to continue the work.
AT all points he received warm welcome and
| feels encouraged to continue the work in behalf
of this enterprise dear to the Ba ptists of Vr
ginia.
MErHoD1sT-The Rev W.R. McNeer, Princi
pal of Oakland High School. Doe Hill. High
land county, Va, preached in the Methodist
church of this place last Sunday, morning
and evening Both of his sermons were pro-
Nv ip+ar or1 ;uo H
deep religious impression.
1t will be seen from the list of appointments
made by the Baltimore Conference, at its annual
session in Baltimore last week, that the Rev. Fl
81. Kennedy, who has served Staunton station
so faithfully and successfully for the past three
years, has been removed to Loudoan Circuit
He carries with him the warmest love of his
church and congregation in this place, and their
best wishes for his success in his new field of Ia
Dor. DR.. S. s. Roszel, the gifted orator and
eminent divine. so well known throughout the
bounds of Southern Methodism, has been ap-
pointed to fill the place made vacant by the re.
moval of Mr. Kennedy, and will enter upon his
ministerial duties next Sunday. While the
Church here were 10th to part with Mr.. Kenne-
dy, the appointment of DR.. Roszel is received
with feelings of qualification.
EPIscoPAL-Trinity was crowded last Sunday
morning and evening Prof. Pike Powers read
the morning service and Rev. r. FL. Phillips al
so assisted Mr. Hullihen, who is still suffering
from his throat, though he was able to preach
one of his most powerful, convincing and thor
oughly practical sermons, upon the necessity OF
confessing Christ openly before the world. He
announced services for this and every evening
this week at P. NJ. instead of as heretofore.
On Thursday, at P. M, there will be service
and baptism of adults, and on Friday, at same
hour, Bishop Whttle will administer Confrma-
ton or laying on of hands. and we learn that
quite a number will be united to the church.
The usual sci vices were held in Presbyterian,
Lutheran and Catholic churches, and the atten-
dance was unusually large at all. Rev. Mr.. Bs-
ker preached morning and evening at Presby-
terian, and his health is much better Rev. DR..
Chas. 81. Read, of Richmond, will preach in
this church Thursday night and every night
thereafter during the week. Rev Mr.. Gilbert
preached at Lutheran morning and evening =
An election for new preacher was expected, but
was postponed until next Sunday. The Parson-
age of this church has been rented to Prof l..
Ide Rev. Father McVerry conducted services
at st. Francis but no new announcements were
made. A private letter from Richmond says
1t. Rev. Bishop Magill promises to visit his peo-
pie here early in May. The Sunday. school Su-
perintendents of all the churches report contin-
ued increase and interest.
Rev. J. W. Rosebro has accepted the call to
Messy Greek Church, and will preach there Cd.
W on the lst Sabbath in April.