The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-16
THE RoANoKE TIMEs, MONDAY, MARCH IL 1871

connection with that station, and organ
lied society. From st. Paul's he was
removed to Harrisonburg, Va, where he
has been three years. se tt
DR.. Cox was delegate to the Centen-
airy Conference of Methodism that as
sembled in Baltimore in 1881, and COM
posed the opening hymn that was sung
on that occasion. He was o member Of
the General Conference that met at
Richmond, Va, in 1886.
He was also member Of the commit
tee on the recent revision Of the Hymn
Book of the Nj. e. Church South, and
took an active part in the prosecution
of that work.
PERSONAL SKETCHES.
The Rev. DR.. Samuel Rodgers, presid-
ing elder of tho Washington district, is
one Of the strongest men Of tho confer
ence. He was born in Baltimore July
90, 1928, his fs mily stock being Scotch
Irish, and all the members of his
family in direct line except him
self are, PresbYterians. He was
carefully trained under the influences
of that church. He was converted Feb
ruary 81, $780, at q great revival in
North Baltimore station, during the
passionate of Charles e. Tippett and DR..
John Poisal. He received verbal per-
NIT to oxhort September 3, 1s45, and on
December 81, 1S45, was licensed to
preach Rev. John Bear then being then
presiding elder Of the district He was
recommended for admission on trial in
the travelling connection December 10,
1846, but at the conference in March,
lS47, no applications were received. He
was admitted on trial in March, 1S4S,
and appointed to Jefferson circuit. In
January, 1864, he went into the Confed-
crate army as chaplain of the Twenty
second Virginia Regiment, continuing
in the army till the close of the war.
He was appointed presiding elder of
East Baltimore district, and has since
been presiding elder of both Baltimore
and Hagerstown districts. He was Or
dained deacon by Bishop Morris March
10, 1850, and elder by bishop James in
1852.
A POPULAR PRESIDING ELDER.
Rev. DR.. P. II. Whisner was born in
1887 in Morgan county, Va, (now West
Virginia). He was converted at camp
meeting when about thirteen years of
age; graduated in Dickinson College in
1860; was received into the Baltimore
Conference in 1861; served as junior
preacher on Rockingham circuit and one
year on Salem circuit. He was preacher
in charge of Lewisburg two years, Lex
ington two years, Blacksburg three
years, Rockville four years; was pre-
siding elder of the Moorefield district
three years, preacher in charge of Cen
trail Church, Baltimore, three years, and
Charlestown one year; served as pre-
siding elder of the Winchester district
four years, and Of the Baltimore district
his present charge, three years. He was
also principal of Preston and Olive In
stitute, Blacksburg, Va, for three years
VETERAN IN THE WORK.
Rev. Nelson Head, d. D., was born in
Leesburg. Va, on the 3rd day of Feb
ruary, 1911; was converted at q camp
meeting when 16 years of age; licensed
to exort in 1892, licensed to preach in
1888; admitted on trial in the Baltimore
Conference in 1894. His first appoint
ment was to the Westmoreland circuit
in Virginia, next at fredericksburg, Va.
In 1912 and 1S43 he was stationed in the
Baltimore city station; next at Rock
Vile, Md. In 1846-47 he was stationed
at Harper's Ferry. Va. At the session
of the conference held in Baltimore in
1s4s he adhered under the plan of sep
aration to tho M. L. Church South, and
became member of the Virginia Con-
ference. Most of the twenty years
while Der of that conference he
served the church at stations in Peters
buag, Norfolk. Richmond, and DanvilIe.
In the year 1868 he returned by transfer
to the Baltimore Conference NJ. e.
Church South, and was stationed in his
native town, Leesburg, Va, whore he
remained four years, then on the Wash
lngton district four years, then on the
Winchester district four years; Hamilton
Va, two years; West River, Nd, one
year; Christiansburg, Va, two years.
AT the conference held in Staunton, Va,
March, 1886, he retired from tho active
work. having asked for and obtained
a superannuatcd relation. He was in the
active work of tho itinerancy SO years,
with uninterrupted good health, which
continues until the present day.
REV. HENRY PHELPS HAMILL.
Rev. Henry Phelps Hamill was born
in Westernport. Allegany county, Mary
land, in 1853. His parents were of Irish
descent. His education was begun in
the public schools of his native county;
in 1870 he entered the Hagerstown
Academy, then in charge of Carter b.
Page; beginning with 1871 he attended
tho West Virginia University for two
years, and thereafter was student at
Randolph Macon College, Virginia, for
three years. His ministry began on
Springfield circuit, Hampshire county,
West Virginia, in July, 1876, tho COL
league of Rev. j. II. Wolfe, and he
joined tho conference at its session in
Alexandria, March. 1877. Since then
he has been appointed successfully to
Loudon circuit, Fairfax c. H., Frederick
City, Rockville circuit, and is now clos
ing up his second year on Keyser charge.
On July, 1887, he married Miss Sallie C.
Jones, OF Montgomery county, Maryland.
RRY. DAVID BUSH.
The Rev. David Bush, now stationed