Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-15
Clerical Items.
PERSONAL NOTEs-GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HISTORY OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
FORTY DAYS DEVOTION AT ST FRAN
CIs-AsCENsION DAY.

HISTORY OF THE EPISCOPAL Oh URc1i
FORTY DAYS DEVOTION AT ST FRAN
CIs-AsCENsION DAY.
&C., &C.. sc.
Rev. Mr.. Shreckhise, the Lutheran pas
tor at Newport in this county, is the only
minister in Virginia, except DR.. LaffertY,
who writes his sermons in short hand.
Rev. G. Mosly Murray, of Luray, sails
for Liverpool May 2S5h, with his family,
to remain in London until september.
Rev. A. L. Grouse, of Waynesboro, has
been spending some days IN Shenandoah.
| Rev. [. W. Canter of the Baltimore
Conference M. +. Church South, has just
had surgical operation performed in
Baltimore, removing tumor in the
| throat.
Rev. J. e. Booker has commenced bis
ministrations at bis new charge in Charles
ton. His family are Hampton Sidney,
where they will remain until later in the
summer.
Rev. DR.. VIM. Brown, who is well
known and honored throughout this Val
lev, has become blind. He preached in
the Presbyterian church at Fredericks-
burg last Sunday on his return from
Florida, from the text. And Jesus said
unto him, verify say unto thee, this day
shalt thou be with me in Paradise" DR..
Brown is about visiting Baltimore to SUBJ
NIT his case to an occulist.
Rev. j. S. Lefevre, associate pastor of the
Associate Reformed church of Baltimore,
! who recently visited Georgia for his
health, without avail, has resigned. He
has many friends in Staunton.
The Executive Committee of the Au-
gusta Sunday School Union will meet at
the Lutheran church in Staunton, May
oath. to form programme and select the
place for their next annual convention.
Any one having special subject they
would like to have put on the programme
for discussion. will please send it to
Albert Lee, Secretary, care of the VINDI-
GATOR office.
The congregation of the Second Presby
terian church has subscribed 1902 towards
the salary of pastor. Rev. Mr.. Halves
of Farmville, it is said will be called.
Rev. o. W. Hammond of Staunton,
filled the pulpit of Rev. L. G. Miller. at
Harrisonburg, last Sunday.
Rev. E. l.. Kregloe takes Fairfield cir
cult of Baltimore Conference, vacated by
the death of Rev. G. L. Torreyson.
Rev. J. G. Dice, Presiding Elder of this
district, preached at Luray last Sunday,
on the mediation of Christ. At the Luth-
eran church in the same town, by coin
cidence, Rev. Mr.. Condict of New York,
visiting Presbyterian minister, preached
at the same hour on the same subject.
The General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church meets at IL O'Clock,
next Thursday morning, in Hous Sn,
Texas. Revs. W. S. Plumer Bryan and
D. A. Penick, and Elders o. Wilson and
J. A. Walker, are the commissioners from
Lexington Presbytery.
The Forty Hours Devotion, observed
by the Catholic Church, commenced at
st. Francis church here Tuesday, services
being held morn ing and evening, and on
| w CuuCoOdy. L 0oGOLudy Woo 0oSO1oioh
Day and High Mass was celebrated at
| 1880 A. M, and May Devotions at 2
M. Fathers Lynch of Lexington. and
Duffy of Lewisburg, W. Va. were here
during the first part Of the week.
The Charleston (Kanawha) "Gazette'
says: "Rev. j. j.. Booker has arrived here
and preached morning and evening at the
First Presbyterian church last Sunday.
He is good looking gentleman and an
engaging talker."
Rev. W. @. Hullihen, rector of Trinity
church, gave notice to his congregation
Sunday night. that on next Sunday morn
ing he would preach sermon on the his.
tory of the Church, and requested all per-
sons who had records or documents rela
ting to it, would bring them to him
Ascension Day was appropriately com
memorated at Trinity yesterday.