Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-09-18
Church Intelligence.

A NEW PASTOR FOR THE CENTRAL LU-
THERAN CHURCH-A NEW PASTOR FOR
MT. TABoR-REV. DIR. sTRIDER DETER
MINES TO GO TO WASHINGTON g. LEE.
&C., SC, sc.
Rev. II. B. Wiles, Of Easton, Pa. has
accepted the call to the Central Lutheran
church Of Stanton, and will enter upon
his duties on the 2nd Sunday in October
j MIR. Wies is a native Of Philadelphia,
about thirty years Of age, was educated at
Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, ano
graduated from the Lutheran Theological
| Seminary there in 1880. Soon after grad
uating, be was called to st. Peters chufcn
at EAstcn, and he has remained there untl'
the large debt of the church has been paid
off ard extensive improvements made to
the house of worship. He has wife ana
one child, bis wife being the daughter OF
! Dr. Fahnestock, prominent cltlz5n OF
Gettysburg. Mr.. Wiles, as eyinced by the
sermons he preached here some weeks
! ago. is a Young man Of marked talent
whom the Central church has been fortu'
nate in getting, and his popularity as q
pastor is attested 10y the unwillingness OF
his old congregation TO give him up.
Rev. G. w. Spggle, of West Point,
! Nebraska, has accepted call to Me.
! Tabor Lutheran church in this county,
and will enter upon his duties about the
| I'd Sunday in october. He is young man,
native of Roanoke county, Va, and
graduate of the Theological Seminary OF
Roanoke College. He has been in The
ministry for four years, aud brings Wild
him wife and one child. His reputation
is that of rising young minister in his
| denomination.
On Sunday night, at the First Pre- 5byte.
rian church, just before pronouncing the
! benediction, Rev. DR.. Strider, the pastor
announced to his congregation that af5a
consideration he felt, in view Of all the
! circumstance s, that it was his duty to &C
cept the chair TO which he had been elect
ed in Washington & Lee University, and
should ask his congregation to join with
| him in an application to Lexington Pres
| bytery to dissolve his pastoral relations
| The announcement was received with
/ profound grief by the large assemblage
present, though, in view Of the lastor {
health it had not been unexpected. The
congregation which is much devoted To
DR.. Strider had, il order to retain HIM
offered TO employ an assistant i'll his pas
toral labors.
A friend of the Second Presbyterian
church, in this city, has presented thai
congregation with 100 neat hymn books
the name Of the church nicely printed or
the back Of the book. The gene roul
donor is an advocate OF congregations
singing and the books being placed IL
every pew will no doubt add much TO tina
part Of the worship in this church.
The main audience room OF the FiEs
Baptist church was used for the first time
last Sunday, since It's renovation. L
presented handsome appearance. Rev
Dr.. Hatcher, of Richmond, preached
The collection taken up, including thu
subscriptions, to pay the expences of re
fitting the church, exceeded $175. A
| DigHU NV. III NelSOu, CUo H0W psS5tol
was installed, Professor Kable presiding
over the meeting. Rev. G. B. Taylor
Rev. w. Y. Abrahams, DR.. Thomas and
DR.. Hatcher, participated in the installa
ton services.
Rev. j. W. Rosebro. of Petersburg
preached in Lewisourg. W. Va, las
week.
Rev. Geo. A. Long will preach at the
Lutheran church next Sunday morning
| and night.
The stores of our Hebrew citizens will
be closed from shutdown this evening til
shutdown tomorrow evening, and services
will be held at the synagogue On this, thei
| Day of Atonement. Services will be held
also on Wednesday evening, sept. 23rd, il
| commemoration of the Feast of the Taber
nacles, which lasts eight days. and will
close with appropriate ceremonies on Oct
1st. According to the Hebrew calendar
their first temple was erected at Jeru-
salem 27lS Years ago an1 was destroyed
230S years ago, and the second temple
was erected 22O8 years ago and destroyed
1917 years ago.