The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-12
TILE ROANOKE TIMES, THURSDAY. MARCH p, 1891.


burner on the Gath day of February. He
has Just completed his second year on
Warren circuit.
Row. j. j. Circkenbcrger
was born September 10, 1881, in Rock
ingham county, Va, and was educated
in the Same county. He joined the
Baltimore Conference in March, 1864,
and was sent to Franklin circuit as jun
ior preacher. In 1865 he was sent to
Churchville circuit; 1867 to Bridgewater
circuit; 1868 to Williamsburg circuit;
1S69-S2 to Peterstown circuit; 1874
Greenbank; 1916 to Frankfort circuit;
1So9-0 to Highland circuit; 1880 to Hun
tersville mission;1SS1. 4 to Warm Springs
mission; 1856 to Wardensville mission;
1878 to Capon Springs circuit, and
1SS9-91 Alvon mission.
Rev. IL. S. Coo
was born in Baltimore, Md, Feb, 10,
1856, and was educated at Washington
and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
He joined the conference in Washington
City, March, 1875, and has served in the
order named: Frankford circuit, w.
Va, as junior preacher, two years;
Lewisburg Station, one year, Hinton
circuit two years; South River, Md,
three years; Bladensburg and Emory
one year; Clifton Forge, Va, four years;
Blacksburg two years, and has just COM
pleted his first year on Roanoke circuit.
Rev. James NJ. FolIansbeo
was born in Washington, D. c., May
81, 1923. After graduating at Dickin-
son College, in the class of 1874, he
studied medicine with DR.. Thomas Sew
ll,of Washington, but graduated at the
University of Maryland, Baltimore, 1886.
He was converted in 1S41, and entered
the University at San Amino, Texas,
1s4s. He was admitted into the Texas
Conference, January 8, 1S49, under the
presidency of Bishop Andrew, His first
appointments included Gonzalez, Aus
tin, San Antoine, and Houston. Fail
ing health caused change OF church
work. In 1853, he was appointed presi-
dent of Andrew Female College, Hunts
Vile. Here. besides his school work, he
was volunteer chaplain in the peni-
Tertiary, serving both the Anglican
health permitted. After three years
service at Huntsville, he was appointed
to the presidency of Soule University,
Chapel Hill, in which institution he
served about 10 years. A further fail
ure of health forced an abandonment of
his work, and change of climate. The
last twenty-four years have been spent
as n member of the Baltimore and
Western Virginia Confererces-four of
them in church schools.
Rev. James Nj. Hawley.
This young member of the Baltimore
Conference is Virgigian by birth. He
is the only son of Rev. Marion L. Haw-
ley, of the Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church North, who
travelled extensively in this State before
the war. The subject of this sketch
was educated in the schools of Balti-
more and Washington, and was origin
ally member of the Northern Metho-
dist Church. In that church he was
licensed to preach before reaching his
majority, by Rev. William T. Speake,
presiding elder of the Washington dis
trict. This was in the fall o. 1876. In
1881 he was ordained deacon by Bishop
Simpson. Soon afterwards he with
drew from the membership of the North
ern Church and was appointed in the
fall of 1881 to fill out the uneXpired
term of Rev. T. M. Strother, on the
Rockville circuit. with Rev. George Il.
Tyler. AT the session of the Southern
Baltimore Conference, held at Fredricks-
burg in 1882, he was admitted on trial,
and appointed preacher in charge of the
Petersburg circuit. The following
spring he was as appointed to the East
Baltimore station. He has served the
Laurel and Linden charge, and the
West Hartford charge, in Maryland, and
was for two years preacher in charge at
Clifton Forge, before his transfer to
Fairfield, one year ago. For two years
he has served as one of the assistant
secretaries of the conference. His pen
is seldom idle, as he has been fire.
quent contributor to the Quarterly Re-
view and ouher periodicals of the
church.
Rev. Jas. L. Henderson
was born in Fincastle, Botetourt coun-
ty, Va. He attended the schools of his
county and the State Normal schools
with view of becoming teacher. He
was received on trial into the travelling
connection of the Baltimore Conference
held at Charlestown, w. Va, March IA
81, 1853, and appointed to Blue Sulphur
circuit by Bishop Keener, serving that
charge two years. His other appoint
ments have been to Talcott, by Bishop
Cranberry, serving two years; Romeo
yerte and White Sulphur, by Bishop
Keener, serving two years; Huntersville
circuit, by Bishop Wilson, serving
one year; Amsterdam circuit, by Bishop
Wilson, serving two years.
Rev. C. III. Hensy
was born in Northumberland county,
Va, and was educated at William and
Mary College, Virginia, receiving the
degree of M. A. from that institution.
His first appointment was as junior
preacher on Warrenton circuit and the
next, Albemarle circuit, in the Virginia
Conference. He joined the Baltimore
Conference in 1868, and had charge of
Fauquier circuit for four years, Fairfax
three years, West River three years
Stafford four years, Hillsbero, Loudoun
county, Va, three years, Frankfort,
Greenhrier county W Va three vaara