The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-03
Prom the North arolina Presbyterian :
PRESBYTERIANISMI T. NORTH
CAROLINA.
Ministers in the Raleigh Church
~ REN- j. RUMPLH

: Turning back aud reviewing the hi.
tory 81 the church Of Raleigh. We iii.
J 1le following names OF ministers. Wh
s served the church for a greater or u,
: time, viz: Rev. Messrs. William Left
: witch Turner, Wiiham NIcPheeters
. benjamin. II. Rice, Thomas r. Hunt
Nh. harding. - Ap;h9rp. Alichaf
Oshorn. Drury LACY, j. u, \ kinson
!; l. Vaughan and John ). Watkins
HeS>rs, Atkinson. Vaughan AMI Wat
klna are still in the midst Of their Ia
bors, and the record Of the lives of the
others i either written elsewhere ~ i,
Inaccessible 10 the writer. But there
are two. one gnne To- his rest, and I'll,
other still remaining with IL. whose his
tories It will be useful To have s...etcheo
Tor the eyes Of North Carolina PIc,b1-
terlans. | mean Rev. William Ne
IhcccerS, ID. d.. and Rev. Drurv Lacy.
u. II. Prominent among the ministers
and teachers of North Carolina was
hey. W illiam NcPheeters, ID. II.
HIS ancestors removed from III,
North OF Ireland to PENNSYLVANIA, ann
thence to \ irginia, where William wa,
born IN Augusta county, September =,
l'.S. Ills classical course was begun
- 'No'IItoD. anu Ills tNtlItdtIDl was I'M
IShed IN Liberty Hall Academy, nov
" %ashlngton and Lee University. Lex
mgton, Virginia, Lie undertook the
study OF medicine, but soon Abandoned
It, and began his theological studies IN
der the Rev. Samuel Brown. the minis
ter Of New Providence Church. He
was licensed by Lexington Pre- bytel1.
April ~, 1902. After licens,re he Wis
lted kentucky and Ohio. He Taught
and preached ashort time in Danyille.
kentucky, and afterwards preached at
New Lebanon and Windy Cove, IL
\ lrglnIa. In the Year 1906. April 18th.
he received a call TO Bethel Church.
and q few days afterwards was ordained
% the full work OF the ministry. Here
he remained for about three wears.
preaching at Bethel Church. and resid-
ing III G%reenyille and teaching a classi
cal school.
1t was III 1909, that he was invited to-
take charge Of the Raleigh Academy
and become the "1iastdr ST the, 'tc7tt.
At that time there were no organized
churches III the city, and the inhabi
taits WorShipped together in the hall OF
the House OF Commons.
hoi lIlibICH ,NtdiS- VII. -lCI HttJcfS
continued to teach the Academy, and
tor two years longer WIS preaching.
either to the community III general or To-
the Presbyterial congregation inpalticu-
In 1916, the Presbyterian church
Raleigh was oreanized-the Other
churches having withdrawn and or
gained churches already. In 1928. lie
declined the office OF Pastor, then ten
iercd to hlm. but seems to have resided
N Raleigh, and preached occasional,
until 1886. At the latter date he took
of the female school in the city
of Fayetteville, but remained there but
year. For three years after this he
as agent Of the Presbyterian
of Domestic Missions. In 1870.
Dr.. McPheeters was elected to the
presidency of Davidson College, but in
consequence of ill-health he felt con
strained to decline accepting the Office.
IN the morning Of the 9TH Of Novem-
ler, 1912, ne breathed his last amidst !.
he affectlonate attentions of his family.
DIR. NcPheeters was for many years Il t
rustee ofthe University Of North Caro- |
ina, and his degree Of Doctor OF Di- |
unity was conferred by that institution.
lie. was a well -balanced and cultured !
nan, with no intellectual features so g
as to eclipse the others, Many
pleasant instances of his Wit and humOl ,
,ere remembered by his cotemporaries. =
was ready at repartee, and could re-
luke an offender in a most unan- ;,
manner. One day while :
onyerslng with Gov. Swain, a dis
Ingulshed gentleman came up and
into the conversation, introdu-
ed the name Of the Deity in a MAINE |
OF irreyerence. Without d s.
hange of tone OF manner, DR.. McPhe- Il
ters remarked Il have known our d
lend, Mr.. B., for many years, but
ave never been able to teach him to
oeak properly. He always addresses !.
le as if he were Just up from the re- q
below. Mr.. b. bore the reproof
skwardly enough, but still was COM NJ
olled to submit in silence to this merit tv
| c~astigation.
Upon another occasion, a ministerial, :
ola somewhat censorious tenn III
erament, while looking at some gay N u
lulpages belonging to members of -
denomination, said to DR.. Nc IL
~heeters, They VIII hardly get to ~
III coaches Il don't know, ID
piled the Doctor quietly we read u
at Elijah Went up III a chariot. q
DIR. McPheeters was several times a
mmissioner to the General Assembly. -
d never failed to command the res -
ct ofthat body. /;