The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-17

tor Of q charge to which he has been
called and where he will probably SETTLE,
Mr.. Thomas most useful work has been
In twelve years pastoral at Wytheville,
Va, and three years ut Nashville, Ind,
together with his recent evangelistic
work for Presbyteries OF Indiana and
Virginia.
Mr.. Thomas has boon twice married,
once in Frederick, Maryland, 1889, to
Miss nj. f. Buckley and again to Miss
Ella Jordan in Wytheville, Va. He has
seven children and is 81 years old, but
is as vigorous and active as in former
years.
Rev. w. f. HILL
pastor-elcct Of Lawrenceburg, Ky,
Presbyterian Church, was born May 81,
1897, near Cloverdale Botetourt county.
lie is brother of Mrs. M. M. Reakin,
Of this city. He graduated from Vir-
ginia Military Institute and entered tho
Confederate service in 1871. Ito served
in various capacities and was severely
wounded in 1862 at Shiloh, receiving a
mimic ball through his left lung. He
recovered and returned to the service
of assistant inspector general OF cavalry
under Wheeler. In 1864 he was trans
ferred to Virginia and served in the
valley campaign and Maryland invasion
under Early, and not long before the
surrender he was promoted to Inspector
general of cavalry.
In 1S66-69 he was Union Theological
Seminary, 1S60-70 pastor OF Third
Church Richmond, Va, 1901 supply
ing Lebanon and Gordonsville and TAX
ing through tickets at the University of
Virginia where he graduated on DR..
McGuffy's ticket. In 1880 he accepted
call to New Town, Va, and in 1883 to
Covington, Va, which he served for
eight years. He has recently been
called to Lawrenceburg, Ky. lie married
Miss Jennie Kyle Pitzer, OF Covington,
Virginia.
Rev. j. II. Briders,
Of Salem, was born in st. Louis, but his
parents removed to Richmond when he
was three years of age. He went to
Hampden Sydney College in 1871, grad
uating in 1874. He taught school in
1olo county, California Il while, and
entered Union Theological Seminary in
1877, graduating in 1880 He preached
one year in Kentucky near Lexington,
at the old Salem Church of Clark county,
but was then appointed one of the two
evangcliSts sent out by the General AS
sembly of the Presbyterian Church in
answer to an appeal from the Prcsby-
terry of West Texas.
He was ordained an evangelist by the
West Texas Presbytery, in session at
San Antonio, November, 1881, and was
sent to Uvalde, ninety three miles west
OF San Antonio, on the line of the then
incompleted Sunset Route to California.
He spent two years in this work, rang
ing on horseback over territory 100
by $50 miles in extent. He preached at
Uvaldo, Del Rio. on the Rio Grande
river; Baudero, on the Medina river;
Nueces and Frio canons. Three of these
places were eighty miles apart, and he
rode horseback every month, in filling
appointments, $50 miles.
Owing to an attack of fever, he came
to Baltimore in 1883 and took charge Of
the mission work in connection with the
Associate Reformed Church.
In 1885 he was called to Leesburg. Va.
where he remained till called to Salem
in 1880.
He was married to Miss Mamie
Bridges, daughter of Robert BRIDGES, OF
Hancock, Md, September II, 1885.
Rev. John Ruff
OF Bedford County, is al years of age,
and was born near Lexington of Scoth-
Irish parents. He graduated from
the degree of A. b., and entered Union
Theological Seminary, graduating in
1850. He was Immediately called to
Peaks Church, in Bedford County,
whore he has since remained. lie has
been instrumental in organizing the
congregations of Otte willie, Bufordville
and Laurel Grove, and has another
church under roof and hopes soon to or
ganize.
During the fourteen years of his
pastoral work he has never lost Sun
day on account Of sickness and but few
from any cause. lie has wife and six
children.
Rev. X. II. Houston,
of New Castle, is 81 years of age lie
graduated in 1854 at Washington Col
lege, and at Union Theological Semin-
airy in 1861. He served charges in Green
brier and Monroe counties for ten years,
and was fourteen years at Fincastle,
going from there to his present work at
New Castle.