Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-25
Church Ma tiers.
MT. HoREB CHURCH WILL PROBABLY
| LOSE ITS PASTOR.

MT. HOREB CHURCH WILL PROBABLY
LOSE ITS PASTOR.
Last Sunday, Rev. 4. T. Laird, pastor of
Mt Horeb Church, handed his resignation
to his session. The session declined to &C
cept it and called a congregational meeting
for next Sunday to consider the matter.
Nh Laird will, that day, exchange pulpits
with Rev. MI. Vandeventer of the Old
Stone church, who will moderate the Mt.
Horeb meeting. This action Of MI. Laird
was suggested by a call he has received to
the churches at Chenille and Woodville in
Gilmer and Richie counties, W. Va. The
| call was made out while Presbytery was In
session at Glenville. three weeks ago, and is
| peculiarly an urgent one which commend
ed itself to many of the Presbytery, and an
adjourned meeting of Presbytery was OF
/ dered to assemble in the Staunton Flrst
church Oct. Sth, to act in the matter. The
Mt. Horeb congregation are 10th to part
with their pastor, who has labored with
| them most acceptably fol- ten years, and
through their representatives will OPP
pose his separation from them at the
Staunton meeting. Presbytery is interes-
ted to All unusual degree, as the conflict Is
between two important fields within its
own bounds, and the right decision, which
Mr.. Laird will probably leave to Presbyte-
", will be hard to arrive at. The meeting
will doubtless be well attended for an adj
journed session, and of unusual interest.
Lexington Presbytery, and a few others
in the Southern Assembly, have adopted
the plan Of nominating at the fall meeting
their commissioners to the General Assem-
bly,, and electing their nominees at the
spring meeting just before the Assembly
convenes. This plan is growing in favor
as it enables the prospective commissioner
to post himself upon the questions that
will come before the Assembly. At the
meeting of Lexington Presbytery held in
Chenille, w. Va, the other day, four COM
missioners and four alternates were nomi-
mated, one-half being from the Virginia
side Of the Presbytery and the others from
the West Virginia side, the first time that
an equal distribution of the Assembly hon
ors between the Eastern and Western sec
tons has been made. The nominees are as
follows: Rev. J. A. Quarles, D. D., Lex
ingtOn, Va, his alternate, Rev. l.. III. Paul
of Messy Greek; Rev. j. B. Bittinger, Bev-
erley, w. Va, his alternate, Rev. T. l..
McCue, Sutton, w. Va; L. G. Morton,
Staunton, Va, his alternate. A. III. Roller,
Mt. Horeb; DE. J. f. Hartman, Wood
vile, w. Va, his alternate. S. w. Holt, of
Mingo Flats. W. Va.
In st. Johns P. e. Church at Richmond
Sunday morning, Bishop Whittle ordained
Mr.. Alfred W. Arson of Augusta county,
to the Diaconate. Mr.. Arson is native of
England, son Of Canon Arson of England,
and built the chapel near Verona in Angus
ia county. He will proceed at once to
Princess Anne county and take charge Of
church work there.
Rev. 7. J. Duffey, formerly an assistant
pastor at st. FranciSchurch, Staunton, but
for nearly fourteen years in charge Of the
Roman Catholic churches at Lewisburg.
Ronceverte, and vicinity in West Virginia.
has been transferred to Brooke county in
that State. Rev. 7. Ii. Collins of Charles
ton, Kanawha, succeeds him.
Rev. Eldridge Hatcher, who has been
supplying the pulpit for the Baptist con-
gregation during the summer, and doing it
SO well, will preach his last sermons here
next Sunday morning and night. He is a
young preacher of rare gifts, and his sermons
have been greatly enjoyed.
Rev. Patterson Fletcher OF Broadway, a
few days ago visited Charles Town, w.
Va, for the first time since he was pastor
of the Elk Branch Presbyterian church at
Duf1ields, w. Va, thirty years ago.
Rev. Mr.. Price of Glen Allen, now of Mis-
sissippi. an old Farmville friend of Dr.. H.
Fl. Halves who has been visiting him,
preached at the Second Presbyterian church
last Sunday morning.
Rev. Fl. T. Shealy of Christ Lutheran
church spent several days at Hotel Bran
don, Basic City, last week. as the guest of
MI. J. A. Wise. Secretary and Treasurer
Of the Basic City Company.
Rev. Samuel Driver of Augusta, attend
ed the TINKER Love Feast at Mt. Zion.
in Page county, last Saturday night, and
on Sunday night preached in the Y. M. G.
A. building at Luray.
Fifty-three members were added to
the Waynesboro Presbyterian church, of
which Rev. A. r. Cooke is pastor, in thirty
days past.
Rev. DR.. Baird of Staunton, filled the
pulpit Of the Presbyterian church at Har-
risonburg, Sunday, in the absence of the
pastor, Rev. l.. B. Johnston.
Rev. Dr.. Shanks preached at the First
Presbyterian church in the morning, and
Rev. Dr.. Mcfarland, the pastor, filled his
pulpit at the night service, last Sunday.
Rev. +. d. Thomas the Presbyterian
pastor at Basic City, has notified his con-
gregation that it is not probable he can re-
main with them the coming year.
Rev. w. c. Tyree, last week resigned
the passionate of the Baptist church at
Harrisonburg, Va.
Rev. w. G. Hullihen, rector of Trinity
church, has returned from his vacation.