Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-22
Clerical News.

1t is expected that Rev. W. s. Plumer
Bryan of Lexington Presbytery, grand
son of the late DR.. W. S. Plumer, will be
called to the pastorate of the Associate
Reformed Chapel, in Baltimore, mission
of the Associate Reformed church, Rev.
DIR. Leyburn pastor. The pastorate was
made vacant by the recent resignation of
Rev. Mr.. Lefevre from ill health. So says
the Baltimore ''Sun."
Bishop Glossbrenner, Of Augusta. has
consented to preach tie annual sermon
before the Shenandoah Institute in Day
ton, Rockingham. the first Sunday in
June.
Services were held at the Staunton Syn
agogue Tuesday evening and Wednesday
morning, in commemoration Of the Feast
of Weeks
Rev Rumsey Smithson conducted the
services of the Reform Club at Aexan-
dria last Sunday afternoon.
The General Conference of the United
drenial session in Fostoria, Ohio, Bishop
Glosstrenner of Va, presiding. It has
$50 members only, but the hotels are
crowded by the visitors it has brought
In Bishop Glossbrenner's opening address
be spoke of the laXity Of the divorce laws
and recommended that the church take a
we'll defined position on that subject. The
appeal from the Virginia Conference by
Revs. e. j. B. BFane. ]. W. Kiracofe and
A. NJ. Evers in the matter of the Rohrers-
The increase 10 the commandments ia the
jurisdiction of the General Conference in
the last four years was 10 1851; increase of
ministers 282 ahd of churches 212.
Rev. R. W. Parsons has been appointed
to the Methodist church in Greenville in
place of Rev. Mr.. GasowaY. The new pastor
preached there last Sunday.
We must commend the Staun ton Bap-
fist church for its promptnesS anu wisdom
in calling DR.. James Nelson. Of Farmville,
Va. to be us pastor. DR.. Nelson is q
quiet, conservative, strong man, and Pc
culiarly suited in our judgment, for the
important position to which he has been
so cordially chosen. 1t is not for US to say
what his duty is in the premises-far be
1t from us to wish to rob Farmvile of its
esteemed and useful bishop. but if he shall
see it to be the leading of the Lord to go
to StaunIon, we will expect the very best
consequences. We believe in that Staun-
ton church. 1t has an instructive history,
and we anticipate Tor it a happy future
Religious Herald.
We understand that DR.. Nelson has de-
Hni q cd
above.
The great national assemblage Of the
Dunkards begins to-day near Miffintown,
Pa. The tabernacle is 100 feet by 95 feet !,
and will seat 5000 persons. The Dunkards
have 600 churches and 50,0 900 communi-
cants. They are very strong in Augusta
and the Valley.
Rev. S. A. Repass, Chairman of the
Southern Conference of the Evangelical
Lutheran Synod of Virginia, which meets
in Salem church, Augusta county, on the
26th inst, announces that the Sunday
School Conventaon will meet at 9 A. M. on
Friday, the Goth. That day will be de-
voted to the consideration of Sunday
schools, the reception of reports, and the
discussion of subjects of a practical char
acter. DR.. Repass especially asks the at
tention of pastors to this fact,
A telegram received yesterday from
Rev. DIR. IL. HI. Halves of Farmville. an
nounces that he will preach in the Second
Presbyterian church in Staunton next
Sunday, morning and night.