Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-11-20
The New Pastor
WHO HAS BEEN CALLED BY THE STAUN-
TON BAPTIST CHURCH.

WHO HAS BEEN CALLED BY THE sTAUN-
TON BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Baptists of Staunton have extended
hearty and unanimous call to Rev. w. j.
E. Cox of Maysvllle, KY, to become their
pastor. The selection is very happy one
and shows great wisdom on the part of the
church, for there is no minister we know
of whose coming to Staunton will give
more satisfaction to that denomination,
and to the community in general. Though
living for some years in Kentucky, Mr..
Cox is a Virginian by birth, having been
born in Norfolk Nov. 25, 1858, and will,
therefore, be SO years old next Wednesday.
He was reared in Richmond, Va, to which
place his parents removed when he was
quite young, and where they still reside.
While d boy in Richmond, he became mem
Der of Leigh st. church, and was baptized
by Rev. J. r. Garlick. 1t was in this
church, in June, 1884, he was ordained to
the full work of ministry.
Mr.. Cox has received very thorough
education, both secular and theological,
and is well equipped for his life work.
After finishing at the High School in
Richmond, and taking courses at Richmond
College, he attended the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary at Louisville, KY,
where he graduated in 1854. AS student
he maintained fine reputation as a scholar
and orator, and at Richmond College won
both the Readers and Declaimer's medals,
which, not being society medals, were COM
peted for by the students generally, and
highly priced by them.
MI. Cox has had three pastorates in Ken
tucky-at Midway, Georgetown and Mays
vile. The two last named, especially, are
prominent churches in that State. George
town College and Georgetown Female Sem
mary, are Baptist Institutions well known
throughout the South, and being located in
Georgetown make the pastorate there one
of great importance Mr.. Cox took charge
of the church at Georgetown in January,
1885, and his ministry there was most ac-
ceptable and efficient. He resigned against
the vigorous protest of the church. In fact
the church at first refused to accept the
resignation, and appointed a committee to
insist upon his remaining with them. MI.
Cox, however, had determined upon going
to Maysvile. His five years passionate at
Georgetown was one of great success.
The Baptists at Maysville, where Mr..
Cox is now pastor, have an elegant new
house of worship recently erected at cost
of tWenty-eight thousand dollars There
has been a large revival there lately in
which the pastor was assisted by Rev. J.
r. Harrison, the well known and greatly
beloved Virginia evangelist. One of the
fruits Of this revival was the lifting of a
debt of six Thousand dollars that the church
had been carrying for several years.
AS a preacher, MI. Cox ranks high. He
occupies prominent place among the
Kentucky BaDtists in State noted for
able ministers. He is fire luently pat for
ward by his brethren on special occasions.
He breaches without manuscript and usu-
ally 30 to So minutes. He has been for sever
al years, and is Tow, having been re- elected
at it's annual meeting last week, one of the
Secretaries of the Baptist State Associa-
| ton of Kentucky. He wrote last winter
catechisn Which has been highly common
ded by many prominent ministers and is
being used in many Sunday schools in Ken
lucky. The Sunday School Board Of the
Southern Baptist Convention, now in
charge of DR.. }. NJ. Frost, formerly of
Stanton, have endorsed the catechism,
and will use it in connection with their
publications for,next year, using one-fo,lrth
of it at the end of each quarter in the
Teacher and Quarterlies i'll place of the
usual quarterly review.
MI Cox is in perfect health. Oae who
| knows him well tells us thai h. has not