Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04


by Rev. Samuel Roszell, of the charge of the
Methodist church here. Mr. Roszell is a tive
of this State about 60 years of age and graduated
with distinction at Pennsylvania Ky. Cole &c
and at Dickinson (Pa.) College He has always
been a, if not the, leading member of the Balti-
more NJ E Conference and has national repu-
taton as minister. He has been stationed
chiefly in Baltimore and Washington and the
larger cities was at one time Presiding Elder
of East Baltimore District, and he may be looked
upon as an unaccountab!e piece of good fortune
for the church here. The church was filled on
Sunday morning to see as well as to hear him,
his reputation having created considerable curl
| osity concerning him. He presented the appear
ance of a splendid looking man in the prime of
lille over six feet high with silver grey hair and
one of those indiscribabe Thoroughbred
faces which blend personal with intellectual
beauty scrupulously neat black coat, low
vest and the regulation ministerial white
cravat completed his dress. His text was
sI cone among you determined not to know
anything save Jesus Christ and Him cru
cited, " and the ability of his handling show
ed that like Saul, he lowered in mental as well
as physical height His manner is the didactic
one of teacher, mingled with very little persua
siveness, his language is the strong pointed per-
fectly formed sentence of the English magazine,
smoothed out with an unusually liberal use of
ALTERATION, and his logic is a structure skiltuly
grounded, we'll built and well capped. II there
is a weak point in Mr. Roszel's oratory it is his
picture drawing. 1t looks like pity to hide
such bullion under the thin tinsel of imagery
The summary that a listener makes after he has
sat under the preaching of Mr.. Roszell, however
widely he may differ from his doctrines, is that
he has heard man who ought to have been in
the Senate in its palmy days At night the
minister preached from the text ''Blessed are the
pure in heart for they shall see God, +" the house
being packed with persons of all denominations
The new preacher evidently kee ps an eye on the
details of the church. for in the morning trying
to give out hymn from torn hymn book he
remarked to the audience in matter of fact
way, Il reckon this church will want new
hymn book shortly" Mr.. Roszell has tax en- pos
session Of the parsonage with his daugh ters he
being widower ard has settled down as a val
liable acquisition to the society as well as to the
ministry of this city.
At the Presbyterian church, Rev. VIM. E. b.
kcr the pastor oficiating,2 20 persons re admit
ted to the communion of the church on profess
sion of faith, on Sunday.
In the Catholic church Sunday WAS observed
as Passion Sunday, being the beginning of the
solemn days which precede Holy week. The
crucifx was draped in purple typical of sorrow
and the Gloria Patri and other doxologies were
omitted from the ofic es. In this church on
Palm Sunday April g. the Palms will be bless
ed.
Rev. Mr.. Gilbert preached his last sermons at
the Lutheran church on Sunday, and has gone
to Winchester. On Tuesday night next, the 9Th
inst, Rev. Mr. Miller, assisted by Rev. Mr. Fox,
of Bethlehem, will commence series of meetings
at the Lutheran church to last all the week.
There will be service at that church at IL O'Clock
"A. NJ. on Good Friday, and communion on
Easter Sunday.