The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-11-22
COL UMBIA DIST. PREACHERS.
Who They are and Where They
Have Been.

presiding elder remark that "the
Coluln bia district is the best
manned district 10 the conference"
The remark led me to look up the
record of the men, and learn what
l could of their work. The sesult
is indicated IN what write. The
nineteen effective pastors andRP.
E. on the district are ell married
think Not less than five are now
living with the second wife. Rev.
Charles E. Heriges, Diana circuit,
has eight years Of experience as an
itinerant, and has been in different
districts and several counties. One
year in Maury, at Hampshire and
Pisgah station, but l think he has
been in Giles now for not less than
two years.
Rev. Williams r. PEBBLES, Forest
Grove circuit, extending from
Mooresville, in Marshall, to near
Lynnville, in Giles, enters his
tenth year. He has been stationed
at Tullahoma and Wartrace, Brent
wood aud Hobson Chapel in East
Nashville, and for while was as
sisting Prof. Minis, in East Nash
vile, in an excellent training school.
He has been very successful as a
pastor In bringing up the various
interests of his charges, especial
ly at College Grove and Brent
/ wood.
Rev. Rufus w. Seay has just
closed his tenth year as an timer
ant. Eight of the ten, a portion of
two charges were in Maury, which
he served four years each. One he
served as a mission apd developed
part of that work into a station,
and for years he has been known
as the ''church builder of the Ten
nessee Conference" / think he
helped to build not less than seven
churches in seven years. A very
fine tribute, by a stewerd from the
Santa Fe Circuit, appeared in late
issue of the Nashville Advocate,
testifying of his success on that
charge, which he served the past
four years His present work is
Lynnville circuit, where he goes to
build churches and do all the work
of faithful pastor.
Rev. w. j. Collier, Bee Spring
and Shiloh station, on the eastern
borders of Giles and western of
Lincoln counties, entered the con-
ference III 1873, and like his class
mate, r. w. Seay, is also a four
years man. Indeed, some of the
preachers said at conference he
preached five successive years at
Lynchburg and Mulberry station.
This 1 know is his third year at Bee
Spring, and having served the same
churches three years / know he has
''milk and honey" in abundance.
He is doing good work and is APP
preciated.
Rev. John 7. Duncan, on the
Blanche circuit, southwestern part
Of Lincoln county, enters his
twelfth itinerant year. Most of his
ministerial labor has been in Flori-
da. Last year he was stationed at
Lewisburg and Cornersville. His
preaching at two or three places on
the Spring Hill circuit made.a very
fine impression indeed.
Rev. John NJ. Jordon, Mt. Pleas
ant Station, has seen twelve years
of active service ia the conference.
Three years On Stones River, and
two on the Douglass circuit, and
two years al Spring Hill Station
living four years at Spring Hill. |
His success the past year 2t Mt.
Pleasant was remarkable and hav-
ing the work well in hand and all !
his time to devote to the station he
may accomplish more there this
year than heretofore.
Rev. George S. Byron begins his
fourteenth itinerant year at Olivet
and Pleasant Hill Station, in the !
western part OF Giles county. The
past six or seven years he has been /
serving successfully the Petersburg,
Prospect and Mt. Pisgah circuits in
Lincoln and Giles, the latter three
years / believe.
Rev. John p. Funk, of the same
class of 1870, returns to the Rich
land circuit I think his former
charge was the Medium circnit, in
Lincoln county, where he did &C
ceptable service for four success
sive years.
Rev. d. G. Mails, M. D., was sd-
mitted into the conference fifteen
years ago. He is now on the Elk
ton Mission. Among the charges
assigned him soon after his admis
sion were the Summit, Pleasant
Grove, and Lafayette circuits, near
the kentucky line. This, | think,
is his first year in the Columbia
district at least during the past six
years.
Rev. Wyckliffe Weakley joined
the conference sixteen years ago.
His second charge L believe was
Florence Station, Ala. After his
return TO Tennessee he has been
stationed at Shelbyvilie, Alktop and
Culleoka. 1 have known him init
mately for the past five years. His
passionate at Elkton was remarka-
bly, successful in building all the
interest of that then growing sta
ton. His three years there did
much for the moral prosperity of
We miss him much in
Culleoka, Pulaski never had a
truer man for the pulpit and pas
torate.
Rev. Thomas j. Duncan, the pres
siding elder, is of the same age in
the conference as w. Weakley.
Four years each at Cedar Hill and
in the GAINESVILLE dis
trict, where he has served some
years on another charge; then
year each at Olivet and Pulaskii
stations; then four years at Column
bia and now on the district. He
is too well known for the writer to
waste words on Tom Duncan.
Bey. John II. Nichols, author
and debater. joined fhe conference
eighteen years ago. He is on the
Prospect circuit for the second
year, He served Bee Spring and