The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-19

etery last Sunday evening. The large con.
course OF friends in attendance at his burial
| fully attested the warm esteem in which ne
was held. Peace TO his ashes.
A few salient points in the life OF Dr.
Kennedy, the newly appointed pastor to the
NJ. T.. church South, in Marion, will doubt
less be OF interest," TO his new charge. lie II
an alumnus Of Emory and Henry College,
graduating in the class of 1919, with W. T..
Peters, Robtert Ridgeway, John Goode, and
others. Two years later he received the A..
VI. degree. in regular course at the hands OF
DR.. Charles Collins, then president OF
| Emory and Henry College. He was soundly
converted on Sabbath evening in July,
ls4l, and called to preach 'then and there;'
has never doubted his conversion nor
his call to the ministry since. In the
fall of 1852 he was admitted on trial IN the
Virginia Conference, where he labored with
great success for five years-huadreds being
converted and added 10 the church under
his ministry during the time OF his pastorate
in that Conference. In the meantime he
was united in marriage 20 Miss stringneld,
a daughter Of the.Rev. Thomas Struggled,
prominent member OF the Holston Confer
euce from its organization in 1924, and
editor Southwestern Christian Advocate,
now the Nashville Christian Advocate. In
the fall Of 1857 Mr.. Kennedy was transferred
to the IIolstOn Conference and appointed to
the presidency of Strawberry Plains College.
Sixteen years Of his ministerial life have been
spent in college work at Randolph-Macon
College, Asheyille Female College and
Weayeryile College-has filled some OF the
leading stations in the Conference at Ashe-
willie, Abingdon and others, and Travelled as
presiding elder the following districts:
Abingdon, Knoxville, Wytheyille, Ashe-
all l., 81 al of n
WohOrd College, :. c.. under the presiden-
cy OF DR.. Shipp. Has been three times
elected TO the General Conference, in 1856,
1874, and 1887. He was the author OF the
repor. on the State OF the Church in the
HOlstOn Conference in lS62-a paper that
reflected credit on the head and heart OF
the eminent statesman anddiyine.
During the war between the states he
had perious experiences, but at no time
was he turned from the regular work in the
ministry. For the past two years he has
had pastoral oversight Of the saltyille
circuit, in this county, and in none Of the
charges served by him has he left better
record He comes to his new charge IN
Marion rich in experience and crowned
with the plaudit of 'well done" from every
field where he has rendered service in the
years gone by. We extend To him and his
cultured family hearty welcome from tbs
citizens of Marion generally, as well as his
congregation in particular.
Mr.. 4. +. stone and his daughter, Miss
Ella, have returned from their visit to
friends in the West. On their return, near
Chattanooga, their train collided with an
other train, and both engines and several
cars were demolished, several Of the pas
sengers painfully injured, but no one killed.
Mr.. Stone was severely shaken up and Miss
Ella received painful though not danger
Gus injuries.
The Baptists broke ground last Monday
on their lot on Church street, adjoining their
new church, preparatory to erecting "A new
parsonage thereon. The work will be
pushed to an early completion. j. ;.
Morris, of ChilhOwie, contractor.