Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-01-30
Church Notes.

| THE RELIGIOUS INTEREST IN THE CITY
REMARKABLE AUDIENCEs-GEN ERAl
CHURCH NEWS AND CLERICAL ITEMS
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The series of-they might be called re
ligious mass meetings,-at the Flfs5 fres'
byterian church continue daily and night
ly. with Rev. DR.. VIM. Dinwiddie OF
Alexandria, conducting them. Inc
meeting held by him on Tuesday Elghe
for men only, brought together one OF the
most remarkable audiences OF eight nun
bred PEI sons that Stanton has ever VIII
messed. Every denomination, and literally
every class of men from the highest to the
hum blest, and from the most plous TO the
most dissolute, were represented, ana
number who had come to hear had TO &C
away for want of room. At the nightly
meetings large batch of written requests
for prayers-mother5 for their chlldien
children fer their parents, and persons 1oi
their frieAds, are read, and often theil
touching character forms not the least at
fecting part Of the nights service. Every
night, persons Use in their seats to give
evidence Of their desire for the prayers OF
the audience in their Eehalf, and the meet
ings for inquirers are largely attended. Ii
is estimated that one hundred and twenty
five persons have professed conversion
since the meetings began, of whom about
OF tho AnunGta Epm9 lie
Seminary. Communion will be held al
the First church on Sunday, February
Sth, at which Rev. Dr.. Kirkpatrick, Of
Lexington. will assist.
The congregation eff the Central Luther
an church have elected the following c I'll
GERS for the ensuing yeaI: Elders-D. w
Landes, 9. 9. Berry; Daacons-John lesser
M. Z. Funkhouser, Henry Brown. W. Il.
Craig. David Bucher, and J. }. Prnfer
Mr., Berry was elected Treasurer, and MT
Prufer, Secretary. The congregation on
the same day subscribed fund of $l25
for some necessary repairs to the church
building.
Lexington Presbytery met here Monday
0eN. u. + Ldllu. M oAN --cS'' "
L. Wolfe, Clerk. Rev. Lewis B. johnson
of North Carolina, called to Hebron
church was received, and his installation
fixed for the Saturday before the first
Sunday in ApriI-Rev. John A. Preston te
preach, Rev. Alex. Sprunt to deliver the
charge to the pastor, and Rev. J. e. Book
er, that to the people. Rev. J. FL. Smith
called to Harrisonburg was also receiv-
ed, and the second Sunday in February
fixed for bis installation-Rev.D Dr. Jas.
Murray to preach, Rev. P. L. Fletcher tG
deliver the charge to the pastor. and Rev
J. E. Booker that TO the people.
Rev. r. Smithson, of the Methodist
church, delivered sermon On the centen
NAL of Methodism last Sunday night. The
contribution of the congregation On thai
occasion reached 1925.
A series of meetings have been begun in
the unfinished Methodist church at Par
nassus. Revs. II. A. Gaver and G. r. JEFF
ferson are preaching and great interest is
manifested.
A series of meetings, already resulting
IN seventeen conversions, are progresslr G
in Rev. E. e. Gordon's church at Salem
Roanoke, in which the pastor is assisted
by Rev. Frank II. Cafes, formerly OF
Hebron church, in this county. The
Salem Times says:
"Mr. Games is excee dingly earnest in
manner. and his sermons are character
lied by great simplicity in matter and
form. He has made a profound impress
sion upon those who have heard him
The interest has by no means been con-
fined to the Presby terlans. All the pastors
have been present from time to time and
have taken part in the Services
The Suffolk (Va.j Herald noting the
departure for home of Rev. DIR. James
Murray, pastor of Bethel Church in Au.
gusta county, says:
"Rev. James Murray and wife left Wed
nesday for their home, in Augusta county
after pleasant stay of several weeks with
friends and relatives here. Mr.. Murray
rendered much aid to the revival now in
progress in our town before bis departure
and his earnest efforts will be much miss
ed by the ministers who are engaged in
work."
Rev. Geo. B. Taylor, missionary at
Rome, and former pastor of the Baptist
church in Staunton, has been elected to
ill again the post of Chaplain to the Uni
versity of Virginia. position that be held
before he became pastor at Staunlop. The
position is for two years and he assumes
its duties next October. In this two years
which will be vacation from his mission
airy p>st, he will essay to raise fund fol
his Italian chapel.
Rev. Lewis B. Johnston, the new past OF
of Hebron church in this county, preached
| at the Second Presbyterian church here
on Saturday last.
A card from Bishop Dickson, of The
United Brethren church; says: Il have
concluded, on account of the inauguration
! coming on the 45h, to commerce the Vir-
ginia Conference at a. N. on the Ssh Of
March,"
Registrars and Judges Of Election.
The County Electoral Board, under the