The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1886-12-08

60 Charles b. Williams, installed May
10Th, 1880.
(*) John R. D. Payne, installed May
l9th. 1880.
(**) Alexander S. Payne, installed
June 18th; 1040-died December 9th,
1858.
90 Charles L. Mosby, installed Feb
ruary 18th. 1843-died March 18th,
1879
(*) Anderson H Armistead, installed
February 18th, 1S43.
David B. Payne, installed October Goth,
1845
(*) Benjamin F. Sackett, installed =,
(**) John o. L Goggin, installed July
18th, 1859 died January 9th, 1869
John Newton Gordon, installed July
18th, 1859.
C) John II. Winston, installed July
17th, 1859.
C**) James F. Payne, installed July
17th,- 1859
DR. Daniel A. Langhorne, installed Jan
uary 22d, 1871.
Lewis. L. Armistead, installed Janu-
airy I'D, 1871.
(|) Thomas L. Johnson, installed Jan
uary 22d, 1871.
(**) P. Seabury, installed December
18th, 1S73-died October 3Oth, 1878.
James A Armistead, installed August
17th, 1879.
DR.. William B. Robertson, installed
August 18th, 1879.
The first deacons were elected July
10Th, 1859 since which time the Office
has been continued.
In 1912 this church severed its con-
nection with West Hanover (Old School)
and united with Hanover Presbytery
New School). and so continued until the
union in 1864 of the United Synod"
with the Synod of Virginia, since which
time it has been in connection with Mont
gomery Presbytery.
The following brief sketches of Rev.
Jacob D. Mitchell and Rev. E H Cump-
ston, for SO many years identified with
the history of this church are appended
as appropriate in this connection.
Rev. Jacob Duche Mitchell
was born in Philadelphia, on the 81 day
of November, 1906. He was the child
of Presbyterian parents, his father rul-
ing elder in the church. He entered
Princeton College in 1922 3. During
the latter part of his college course, he
made a profession of his faith in Christ :;
and soon afterwards entered Princeton
Theological Seminary; was ordained in
1929, and married December 81 of the
same year. His first work as a minister
was in Albany, New York, where he held
series of Vonderfully successful revival
services. In the spring of 1880, he sup
piled the churches of Shepherdstown and
Martinshurg, Virginia. 1t was at this
latter church, during time of great
awakening, that the late Dr. Stuart Rob
inson, then youth, was hopefully con-
verted under the preaching of DR.. Mitch
ell. In December, 1880, in the first year
OF his ministry, he was installed as pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian church,
Lynchburg. In 1885 he resigned this
charge, having been chosen to succeed
Rev. William j. Armstrong as Cores
ponding Secretary OF the American Board
of Foreign Missions, which place he filled
for about two years but preferring to
be engaged In the active duties of the
ministry, he accepted call and became
pastor of Peaks church, in the year 1887,
where he continued to labor for fifteen
years wiz, uutil 1859, Notwithstanding
tempting and loud calls from important
city churches to become their pastor !;
when, in 1852, he again accepted call
to the Second church, Lynchburg, which
be faithfully served until 1869, when he
accepted an invitation from Chesapeake
Presbytery to become it's evangelist. In
this work OF an evangelist, for which be
was eminently fitted, and In which his
labors were greatly blessed, Dr. Mitchell
continued up to few weeks of his death,
which occurred al Alexandria, Va, June
28tb, 1877.
Rev Edward Henry Cumpston
was born in Auburn, New YORK, MAY Let,
1913. He was graduate of Union
Theological Seminary, New York was
licensed to preach August 1st, 1887, at a
meeting OF the Western Association of
New Haven; and ordained by the same
body May 22d, 1883 His first pastorate
was with the Village church, N. York
city; but failing health requiring a mild
er climate, he came to the Eastern Shore
of Virginia as a home missionary, where
he laid 5he foundation of one or more
Presbyterian churches. In 1912 he came
to Lynchburg, and was installed pastor
of the Second Presbyterian church, which
he served most acceptably for six years,
when ill.heath forced him to resign his
charge. During this pastorate bis labors