Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-05-26

Journal says: This Conference is represented
by fourteen delegates, all of whom are ennis
nent gentlemen, and each one in some respect
particularly distinguished. At the head of
this list is
REV. SAMUEL REGISTER, D. D.,
who was born in Queen Anne's county. Mary.
land, April 25, 1918, and is now fifty>six
years old. He is man of goodly frame,
ford complexion, and wears genial c"nn>
tenauce. He entered the itinerancy in 1910,
and has filled some of the principal stations
of the church. For the last four years he
has filed the position of President of the
Maryland Agricultural College, but resigned
that position last fall. He is now Presiding.
Elder in the Winchester District He is a
man of extraordinary power in the pulpit. dis
tinguished for patient research. studious ex>
amiuer after truth. is a fine delineator, deiib>
crate in manner at the beginning. but warm
ing as he progresses, communicating his emo
tion to his audiene. He is man of fine adj
ministra.iVe talent and the college of which
he was President enjoyed unprecedented pros.
perity during his term of service.
REV. JOHN s. MARTIN, D. D.
was horn in Alexandria, Virginia, aud is abont
fifty five years of age. For many years he
has been Secretary of the Baltimore Annual
Conference. Hoi is at present Presiding Elder
ofthe Rockingham District. with his residence
at Staunton. Virginia. He commenced the
ministry when quito young, and is now con-
sidered as one of the best of preachers, par
ticulArly distinguished as an earnest, practical
man, and as an administrator under whose
care every work meets with success.
REV. SAMUEL ROGERS
is native Rultimorian. He was admitted
into the Baltimore Conference in 1913, and
is now Presiding Elder in the Fast Baltimore
District. He is about 48 years of age. AS
preacher he is earnest in spirit sincere in
his words and possesses fiue and remarkable
argumcntative powers. AS pastor he is ex-
ceedingly popular, ani bears the reputation
of true man to every duty of his calling.
REV. A. W. WILSON, D. D.,
is regarded as remarkable man. gifted with
extraordinary intellect. and renowned for his
eruuiton. He was admitted into the Balti>
timore Conference in 1858, and has there
filed some very important stations. He is
n"w pastor of the Monnt Vernon Church,
Washington City. He is distinguished,
among other things, for his intimacy with the
Scripture, which he expounds with great
clearness and satisfaction. At ono time, on
account of Ill health, he left the ministry and
turned to the practice of law In this pro-
fessi"n he was, for two or three years, emi>
nently successful bnt, on recovering his
health, he returned to the pulpit.
REV. N. HEAD. D. u.
This minister. after serving number Of
years in the Baltimore Conference, was trans
ferred to the Virginia Conference, aud few
years ago returned to the Baltimore Con-
ference. lie is native of Leesburg Loudon
county, Va, and is now Presiding Elder of
the Washington District. He is man of ex.
tensivc reading. having paid especial attention
to German literature. and is regarded as a
theologian of considerable ability.
REV. J. HOFFMAN WAUGH,
is nephew of the late Bishop Waugh. He
is native of Alexandra. Va has recently
closed eight years as Presiding Elder on two
districts, and is now in charge of the church
at Alexandria. He is modest, unassuming
gentleman. man of considerable genius and
esteemed by those who know him as a preach>
er of the front rank.
REV. W. G. CoE
is native of Baltimore, and was educated at
ST. Mary's College, Catholic, in that city
He is very quiet and undemoustrative in his
manner, but vigorous preacher and inde>
fatigable worker. He has just closed term
of service as Presiding Elder, and was ap-
pointed at the last session of the Baltimore
Conference as Presiding Elder of the Lewis
burg District. Hei comparatively young, is
physically the smallest member of the delega-
tion, but is the rejoicing father of ten hand
some children.
HAVE WE TWO BRA1Ns2-A lecture was
lately delivered in Washington by DR.. Brown
Sequad, in which he enunciated the theory
that man has two brains perfectly distinct
from each other. The left brain he holds is
principally the organ of intelligence and ex>
terror relation, and the right of organic func-
tions and nutrition. He also maintains that
if we develop the movement of two sides of
the body, the two arms and the two legs. one
just as much as the other. there is a chance
that the two sides CT the brain then will be
developed, as regard the mental faculties, one
as much as the other.
~The new elevator of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. at Locust Point, will be CONS
pietcd by the first of July. It's cost is about
$500, 600. Sixteen cars can be uuloaded at
the elevator at one time, or four hundred in
one day. The facilities for unloading ves-
sells is sequalIy great. One hundred and thirty
car loads of grain. aggregating $4,000 bushels,
are now daily handled atthe old elevator. and
when the new elevator is completed 2l2 900
bushels can be handled at the two places
daily.
Why is a ship designsted as ''she ?"
Because she always keeps man on the look
out.
= -Wha. nation is most likely to succeed
in difficult enterprise7 Determination.