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

tho last II OnthS Of the civil war no re-
ceived the appointment Of midshipman
in tho Confederate army, and entered
the training school on board the Patrick
Henry. He is daily growing in tho
favor and affection of his people, and is
in all respects a growing man.
c. nj. Howard
is native of Charleston, S. C. He
spent twelve years OF his early life in
Massachusetts as student and gradu-
atcd at Mccormick Theological Sem IL
airy, Chicago. He supplied the Roches-
ter Presbyterian Church in Minnesota
for while and preached in mission
fields at ST. Paul, Mimi, and Milwau-
kee, Wis. lie had charge of Presbyter-
ian churches in Upton. Kokomo and tho
Seventh Presbyterian Church of Indian
apolis, Ind. For some time his labors
as an evangelist have been in constant
demand. For nearly twenty-five years
he has preached nearly all the time.
from one to three times day, mainly
in the South and largely in Virginia,
where he has visited from 100 to 600
churches. His meetings in this place
and at Salem in 1875 resulted in very
large accessions to the church. lie has
been member of Montgomery Presby
terry about seventeen years.
Rev. T. w. Hooper, ID. d.,
Was born at "Beaver DAM" Hanover
County. Va, November ., 1893. He
took an academic course at Meadow
Farm and Washington's Irving acade-
mics, and the college course at Hamp-
den Sidney, graduating with first honor,
in 1885. He also received the first
medal as orator of the Union Society.
He took the theological course in
Union Seminary, n. V, and completed
at Union Seminary, Va. He was called
to Polo Green and Salem churches in
Hanover county in 1858. After the
seven days battles and several raids
had destroyed one church and desolated
the country, he moved to Liberty, in
1868, and served as pastor and post
chaplain until the close of the war, then
going TO Christianburg, where he was
pastor until 1870, when he as called to
the Second Presbyterian Church Of
Lyncbburg. lie remained there until
1876, when he was called to the First
Presbyterian Church OF Selma, Ala
bama, which he served until his health
failed in 1855. lie was called to
Christiansburg and is now occupying a
manse, erected twenty years ago, while
former pastor. Roanoke College con-
ferred ID. u. on him in June, 1876.
Rev. w. c. Campbell, ID. -.
w. Creighton Campbell was born in
Gerardstown, Berkeley county, Virginia,
December 6, 1850. He attended the
schools taught in that place, and also
taught for several years in the neigh
borhood and for one year was principal
Of Duf1ield's Academy. He then entered
the sophomore class in IIampden Sidney
College in 1873 and graduated from that
institution in 1876.
AT the conclusion OF his literary
course he entered Union Theological
Seminary, and after studying theology
for three years graduated in May, 1879.
lie was under the care of Winchester
Prcsbytery, and was licensed by that
body the same year and was called as
stated supply to the llarpcr's Ferry
Church. lie served this church for two
years and then was called to the Big
Lick Church. After satisfying himself
that the town of Big Lick would prob
ably become place of some Importance
he accepted its call and was ordained
it's pastor in 1851. The following year
he was married to Miss Anna Gale
Child, of Harper's Ferry.
His principal work has been done in
Roanoke. Iiarper's Ferry promised but
little when he went there, but he was
able to gather and solidify the church.
and brought one young man into the
church who afterwards graduated wit b
the highest honors from college, and is
to-day successful minister of the
gospel. When he came to Roanoke, the
church had but CO members, and had
neither Sunday-school nor prayer moe t.
ing. Now tho church has nearly 500
enrolled members, four Sunday schools,
with an enrolment of upwards of GOO
scholars, and successful weekly meet
ing. 1t has built two new churches,
one Of which cost Sl4 600, has paid every
cent of it's Indebtedness, and now has
two building committees who have on
hand the erection of two new churches
during the present year. During the
past year the church expended for all
purposes upwards of $4,000, has paid
all of its Indebtedness, and has sur
plus in its treasury. -
1t has four societies at work, with an
enrolled membership of l96.
Rev. Emmett Wallace McCorkle,
of Clifton Forge, was born near Lexing-
ton, Va, of Scotch Irish parcntagc. At
the age of 10 he entered Washington
and Lee University, from which he
graduated in 1873, when IS years of
age. After one year of post graduate
study, he matriculatcd at Union Thco-
logical Seminary, Hampton Sidney, Va,
as student for the ministry. From
this school he was graduated in 1878. In
the spring OF that year at Wayncsboro,
Va. he was by the Prcsbytery of Lex
ington, licensed to preach the gospel.
For n mart of two yporS ha m / nj : re rod
to the Walkers Creek Church. In 1880
he took charge of field in the cas- ;ern
portion of Allegheny county.
IN 1882 he was called to the pastorate
OF the Clifton Forge Church, where no
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