Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-08-24


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A HUNDRED YEARS OF PRESBYTERY
MEETINGS.
FORMATION OF LEXINGTON PREsBYTERY
ITS ORIGINAL MEMBERSHIPS TIME
AND PLACE OF EVERY SUBSEQUENT
MEETING.
&C., &C., &C.
Rev. re. Walker, the Stated Clerk OF
Lexington Presbytery, has kindly furnish
ed US with some statistics of that veneer
able body which will possess interest in
and out of the denomination Of which it
is a venerable representative. In May,
1856, now nearly one hundred years ago,
the Synod of Philadelphia divided the
Presbytery of Hanover into two presby-
teries, one having the parent name, and
ington. The latter was bounded by Red
stone and Donegal presbyteries on the
North by the Southeastern ridge OF the
Appalachian mountains on the East and
South, and by New River on the West.
The members of the original Lexington
Presbytery are Rev. John Brown. VIM.
Graham, Archibald Scott, Jos. McCon-
nell. Edmund Crawford, Benz. Erwin,
John Montgomery, VIM. Wilson, Moses
Hoge. John McCue, Samuel Carrick and
Samuel Shannon. The first meeting OF
the new body was appointed to be held at
Timber Ridge in the following September,
s'the Rev. John Brown to be Moderator,
or in his absence, the senior minister pres
ent.'' 1t met accordingly on the 26th of
September and Rev. John Brown preached
the opening sermon from I'd Corinthians,
2:16. There were present Rev. Messrs.
Brown, Graham, Wilson and McCue, and
Elders John Houston and Michael Dicke.
Rev. Samuel Carrick was chosen Clerk.
Since that time, now wanting only three
wears of being century, the following list
gives the time. place of meeting, and
moderator of every semi-annual meeting
of Presb5 terry that has been held:
April 10Th. 1887, Augusta Church. Rev
Arch, ID Scott chosen Moderator; Oct. %
1887, Messy Greek, Mr.. Montgomery was
chosen Moderator; Presbytery met at New
Providence, October 10th, 1888, Rev.
John Brown was chosen Moderator;
at a meeting held at Hall's Church
April 18th, 1889, Rev. Benjamin Erwin,
Moderator: at Rockbridge Court House.
October 10th 1889, Rev. Archibald
Scott was Moderator; at Augusta Church.
Tuesday, the 9th of April, 1870, Rev
John McCue, Moderator; Browns Meet
ing House, Oct. Goth. 1890, Rev. John
Montgomery. Moderator; Halls Meeting
House, April 26;h, 1871. Rev. VIM. era
ham, Moderator; Augusta Church. Sept.
goth, 1871, Rev Arch'd Scott, Moderator;
Lexington church. April oath. 1892, Rev.
Mr.. Crawford, Moderator: Harrisonburg
church. 18Th Sept. 1892. Mr.. Crawford,
Moderator; April 23d, 1898, Lexington
church. Rev. Arch'd Scott, Moderator;
New Providence, October 9Th. 1898, Rev.
Moses Hogc, Moderator; Bethel Meet,
ing House, April 23d. 1894, Rev. Sam
II 1uston. Moderator; Liberty Hall. We'd
nesday, October 18Th, 1874. Rev. Will
liam Graham. Moderator; Lexington,
April 14th 1895, Rev. VIM. Granam, Mod
orator; New Providence. Sept. 9th, 1895,
Rev. VIM. Wilson, Moderator; New Mon
mouth, April 19.h. 1896, Rev. Mr.. Scott,
Moderator; New Providence. Sept 2lst.
1895. Rev. John McCue. Moderator; New
Monmouth, April 18th. 1897. Rev. Archi
bald Scott. Moderator; Browns Meeting
House, goth Sept. 1881. Rev. VIM wilson
Moderator; Rockbridge county, New
Providence, 10th April, 1898, Rev. John
McCue, Moderator; Rockbridpe county
New Monmouth, 18Th Oct. 1898, Rev.
SamI Houston, Moderator; Augusta
church, May 7th, $780, Rev. VIM. Wilson
Moderator: Lexington, 18th Oct. 1899
Rev. John Montgomery. Moderator
Browns Meeting House, April 9th, 1900
Mr.. Robert Wilson, Moderator; Lewis
burg, Thursday, Oct. 23d, 1900 Rev. Benz
Grigsby, Moderator; Rocky Spring Meet
John Montgomery, Moderator; Browne
Meeting House. Oct 18th, 1901 Rev. Jno
G1endy. Moderator; New Providence
April 18th, 1902, Rev. Benz. Erwine, Mod
orator; New Monmouth, Sept. 9Th, 1902
Rev Samn Houston, Moderator; Falling
Spring, April 18th, 1903. Rev. VIM. Will
son. Moderator; Thursday. Nov. 10th
1903. at Browns Meeting House, Rev
John Montgomery, Moderator, Bethel
Meeting House, May 9th, 1904, Rev. BENZ
Erwine. Moderator; New Providence
son. Moderator; Timber Ridge. April 23d
1905. Rev. Saml Houston. Moderator
Rocky spring, Nov. 1st, 1905, the Rev
M irwin, Moderator; Bethel church
April 18th, 1906. Rev. Geo. A. Baxter
Moderator; Lexington, Oct. 10th. 1905
Mr.. Baxter. Moderator; Lebanon Meeting
House, April 18th, 1907, Mr.. McCue, Mod
orator. ~, ,
Robert Logan, Moderator; The Presbyte
~ of Lexington met at Timber Ridge
April 2s,h. 1903. Rev; Wm Wilson, Mod
orator: Lexington. September 29sh, 1908
Rev> Mr.. Brown, Moderator; Thursday
a nriI goth. Browns Church. 1909, Rev
NJ Blair. Moderator; Harrisonburg
Thursday. Nov. 9th, 1909, Rev. William
W;lson. Moderator; Stanton, April 26th
1s1n rev. Sam'l. Brown, Moderator
i-axington. Oct. 10th, 1910, Rev. Rober
1,ooan' Moderator Fincastle Church
Anril is b. 1911, Rev. oaml. Houston
Moderator Stanton Church, Oclooe
18th. 1911. Rev. Andrew b. DAVIDSON
Moderator; New Providence Churcn
April 23d, 1872, Mr.. McCue, M ao LOT
Tinklipg Spring Church, Oct. 2stn, lsIa
Rev. SamI. Houston, Moderator DeIne
Brown, Moderator; Windy Cove Meetinl
House, Sept Both. 1918, Rev. John Mont
romery. Moderator; Augusta Church
go nril list, 1874, Rev. William Calhoon
Moderator Falling Spring Church, oct
eah 1914, Rev. Robert Logan, Moderator
OIL, Church, April Goth. 1915. Rev
Ssmnei Brown. Moderator; New, Prov,
5ance Sept. 28th. 1915. Rev: Andrew b
Te Moderator; The Presbytery o
Gas met at New Dublin. April 26,h
is1e Rev. s. Houston, Moderator; Lex