Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-08-16

daughter, Mrs. G. w. Kearsley. at Radfort
Va.
Mrs. Col. Dunaby of Georgetown, KY,
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. K. McComb a
Montavista, in Riverheads.
Mr.. b. f. Hughes with his child, ha
been visiting his mother and sister nea
Charlestown, w. Va, this week.
Misses Bette and Sallie West of Nor
folk are at the Hotel Mozart.
Mrs. S. L. Fox of Pittsburg, Pa, is Wis
iting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry Wegner
Rev. Job Turner was at Luzerne, Swift
erland, July 31st. -l
Miss Nettie Hutchinson is visiting Mrs
Chas. G. Campbell in Harrisonburg.
Miss Minnie Shultz is visiting relatives
in Roanoke.
Mr.. Robert J. Glendy who has been quite
i'll is improving.
Miss jamie Fulcher has returned from
a visit to friends in Roanoke.
Religious Intelligence
Rev. Dr.. Robert A. Gibson of Christ
Church Cincinnati, who is visiting his
father-in-law, Hon. A. II. III. Stuart, filled
the pulpit at Trinity church Sunday.
This being the week of prayer prescribed
by the General Conference, there was a
prayer meeting held at the Methodist
church Monday afternoon at O clock, con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Rodgers, and there
will be another held there this afternoon at
the same hour.
The ''Gospelites" who formerly preached
in a tent here, have rented the lower part
of the residence of Miss Hannah Lowther
opposite the Catholic church, on Augusta
street, and will hold their meetings there.
The resident members of the Salvation
Army who joined it while here, are holding
meetings in the rear of the old Valley Hotel
ON New street.
Rev. DR.. r. L. Dabney, formerly of
Union Theological Seminary, Va, and now
of the University of Texas, has become
totally blind. He is on his way to Balti-
more to see an oculist.
Rev. Rumsey Smithson and wife are
spending the summer months at Waverley,
Ill.
The pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church was filled on Sunday morning and
night by Rev. DR.. Palmer of Oxford, Miss,
a brother of the distinguished Presbyterian
minister of that name in New Orleans. Ok
ford is the town from which DR.. Mcfarland,
the popular pastor of the First Church,
came.
Leigh-street Baptist church at Rich
mond, was densely packed on Sunday night
at the welcome extended it's new pastor,
Rev. DR.. J. M. Frost, who was once the
beloved pastor of the Staunton Baptist
church. Rev. r. HI. Pitt presided, and
addresses were made by Rev. Messrs. Bell,
Clopton, Sturgis, Hatcher and Mcdonald,
and the new pastor. The State says that
sat the close of the services the new pastor
shook hands with many Of his new charge,
and the impression of pastor and people
seemed mutually agreeable -
Lexington Presbytery will meet at Mon
terey. Highland, August 2Sth. The follow
ing is the programme for Friday. August
Both, which we publish by request:
Topic-The Authority and Force of the
Great Commission, "GO ye,'' &c.-Open the
discussion; Rev. F. j. Brooke, and Elder from
Lexington church.
The Means placed in hands of the Church to
Evangelize the World-Rev. j. w. Lafferty,
and Elder from Pendleton church.
Ii o'clock. Sermon. Rev. Alfred Jones;
alternate, Rev. l.. B. Johnston.
Work in China-10 minutes; Rev. A. H.
Hamilton. Work in Japan-1O minutes; Rev.
L. Ii. Paul. Work in Brazil-10 minutes
Rev. G. L. Brown.
How may the Church be aroused to greater
efforts; Rev j. A. Quarles, d. D., Rev. IL.
II. Halves, d. D., and Elder from 1st church,
Staunton. All the brethren are expected to
take part in this discussion