Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-10-30
Rexgn,ng After a 2s.7sars Passionate.

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Reagning After a 23-3sars Passionate.
Last Sunday morning, Rev. Dr. James
Murray of Bethel Presbyterian church ex-
changed pul2its with Rev. G. G. Merryman
Of the Baptist church at Greenyille. The
exchange was made that Mr.. Merryman
might read very painful letter from DR..
Murray to his congregation. The letter
said that Dr. M. had felt it his duty to ac-
cept the position rendered him at the Agnes
Scott Female College at Decatur, Ga, and
asked them to hold meeting next Sunday
and unite with him in request to Lexing
ton Presbytery to dissolve the pastoral rela-
tion. Notwithstanding the fact that the
it must lose DE-. Murray, the health of
his wife imperatiyely demanding his seek
ing another climate, the communication
brought the coming separation so near that
it greatly increased the feeling existing
with regard to it. Few pastors have been SO
able to attract to themselves the hearty
affection OF their people as Dr.. Murray,
and his popularity is not bounded by his
church, but extends throughout the COM
munity of that section.
DR.. Murray has been the pastor of Bethel
for nearly twentyfour years. The congre-
cation was organized in 1776 and DR.. Chap
man was it's first pastor. He was succeed
ed by Rev. Arch Scott (the grandfather of
A. A. Sproul) and he in turn by Rev. Dr..
Francis Mcfarland father of Capt. J. N.
McFarlsnd). Dr.. Mcfarland remained
pastor until about 1887 when he was elect
ed Secretary of the Board of Publication of
the Presbyterian church, whose headquar-
tiers were at Philadelphia, and he moved
there. The congregation elected Rev. A.
B. McCorkle who filed tile pulpit about
three years and resigned. The congrega-
ton then called on DR.. Mcfarland to re-
turn which he did, and remained it's pastor
until his death, which occurred in October,
1870. DR.. Murray was first elected CO.
pastor with DR.. Mcfarland, the latter
being greatly advanced in age, and after his
death became his successor.
REMEMBER, NEXT TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 3RD, Is ELECTION
DAY. VOTE FOR KOINER AND
WILLIAMS.
AN Important Decision to Stockholders in
Improvement Companies.
Judge Mclaughlin rendered an import
ant decision at Harrisonburg on Saturday,
in asuit brought by the Harrisonburg Land
and Improvement Co. against a stockhol-
der to compel the payment of assessments
due on his stock. The defendant put in the
plea that the company was not keeping its
contract and was not able to give him a
clear deed to the lots he had drawn with
his stock. Judge Mclaughlin decided in
favor of the plaintiff company, holding that
the defendant stakeholder was a part of
the company; that his full payment for his
stock was condition on which the cOmpa-
ny promised to give deeds to lots, and that
he could not put in the company S inability
to give him deed, resulting from his nom
payment, as plea to avoid the full pay
ment of his stock. This decision should
convince delinquent stockholders of the
futility of Withholding their payments of
stock on any hope that they can finally es-
cape from it, and show them that the most
economical way is to pay up and enable
their companies to go on and comply with
their contracts.
Prof Webb's Urgan Recital.
On Saturday afternoon at Trinity
Church, Prof. F. r. Webb, Musical Direc-
tor of the Virginia Female Institute, gave
his 18th organ recital, and the SD pupils
recital of the School of Music of that In
stitute. The following was the programme:
/. .Overture-Wm. Tell ...................R ossini
Mr.. Webb.
2. Ara-He was despised (from the Mes
Miss Mckee. ''''''''-
3. Transcription for organ...........F. r. Webb
q. Oh! Vert thou in the cauld blast
.Mendelsshon
D. md Menuett. .Blzet
G. OefenaIa Jensen
d. Gavotte Moderne ...............::..... Tours
Mr.. Webb.
4. Song-Just as I am......................Cu Cutter
Miss Lowden.
5. March and Chorus from Tannhauser,
MI. Webb. " : ''
Prof. Webb gave the invited guests and
the pupils present some charming instru-
mentation on the organ, and in the overture
to VIM. Tell, the Gavotte, and the March
and Chorus from Tannhauser the full OF
chestral effect he achieved was thrilling.
Of the vocal music, Miss Mckee sympa-
thetic voice is familiar to our people, and
the new singer, Miss Lowden, showed a
voice of both power and compass. The
hour of the recital was delightfully."- spent.
The Jarman Children In the Mlka0o.
Nobody who saw the wonderful Jarman
children of Charlottesville, at their concert
here, would like to miss seeing them to-
night at the Y. M. e. A. auditorium with
a half dozen other bright children in the
Mikado costumes and the Mikado music
The Ladies Auxiliary, under whose auspi-
ces they appear, advertise it as a ''rare
treat" and it is for such prodigies are not
apt to appear more than once in genera
ton. The children that will appear with
them are, we are told, exceptionally bright
and the audience who hear the little troupe
tonight will bring away with them the
most delightful recollections of the little
people. Their performance will not COM
mence until $50 O'Clock.
Building Notes.
e Messrs. Collins & Hacket have the plans