Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-01-23
Deaths.


estant Episcopal ministers in Virginia
died in Albemarle. Thursday, at his home
near Grace church. of which he was for Sc
many years the rector. He was eighty ight
years Old and his death followed an attack
OF the grippe. He was well known to many
Of the older residents of Augusta county,
having married in Staunton. his wife beng
one OF the Misses Sheffey, who in that day
conducted a noted female school at The kal-
Drama. The Boyden Chapel on the Barter
brook road in this county is NAMED after
him and he at one time preached there. He
was a brother-in-laW Of eX-U. S. Senator
John F. Lewis, the late Oliver 2. Baldwin
and the late 1t. Hanson, {. s. n, He was
a minister Of ability and of great sweet
ness of character, and his death will be
heard Of with regret by all those who en-
Joyed the privilege Of his acquaintance. lie
leaves several children. among them Rev
L. M. Boyden, rector of the church at Boyd
ton, Va. He had been a minister OF the
Episcopal church for over a half century,
and was rector of Grace church, Albemarle,
for forty-three years, being the longest
term of any rector in this diocese.
Rev. J. w. Evan, q member Of the Bal
timore Conference NJ. E. Church, South,
died few days ago in Washington city,
aged fifty-nine, having been a minister for
nearly forty years. He was at one time
pastor at Fairfield in Rockbridge, and mar
ried daughter of the late Reuben ID. Hill
OF Staunton. He was the father Of Miss
Minnie Evan, the singer, now prima donna
III grand opera in London.
MI. VIM. A. Burnett, Clerk Of the Coun-
ty Court Of Augusta, left on Friday last
for Nelson county, on the receipt OF a tele-
gram informing him of the death there of
his sister, Mrs. Spencer. Mrs. BettieSpen-
Ger was the wife Of Mr. Robert Spencer
and died i'll her 3Sth year near Montreal,
Nelson, from the effects Of the grippe. She
leaves husband and eight small children.
Clerical Notes.
Rev. Dr.. II. II. Halves Of the Second
Presbyterian church, whose election by the
Committee of the Virginia Synod to be an
Evangelist, was noticed last week, was very
mnch surprised by it, having been wholly
ignorant of such an intention on the part
of the committee. He this week re-
ceived an official notification of his election.
Rev. r. II. Fleming inhis official announce
ment Of the election adds that Rev. Dr.
Geo. w. Finley and Rev. Dr.. j. P Smith,
also elected to the same work, will begin
their labors at an early day.
The conservation Of Rev. II. Melville
Jackson of Richmond as the new Assistant
Bishop of the P. E. Diocese Of Alabama,
which took place at Selma, Ala, this
week brought together the largest num-
Der OF Bishops of the p. d. Church that
has been seen in the South. Dr.. jackson
is brother Of Mrs. T. T. Stribling Of this
city. His father and sister, DE-. 5. K.
Jackson and Mrs S. J. Tucker Of Norfolk
were present at the conservation.
A letter received by Mrs. Mcfarland
from Rev. Dr. D. K. Mcfarland at St.
Augustine, Fla, gives an encouraging ac-
count Of his health. Dr.. McF.e says his
appetite is excellent and he sleeps well. lie
will go to Winter Park, Fla, in afew days.
Rev. Dr.. VIM. Brown of Bay View, Fla,
who has many friends in Augusta, the
scene of his early pastorate, had improved
in health at last accounts. He is seventy
eight years old.
Rev. II. b. Pratt has returned from
Mexico and is III New Y ork arranging for
the printing of his Spanish translation Of
the Scriptures.
Rev. DE-. j. NJ. Frost, formerly of Staun-
ton. is conducting a very successful revival
at Leigh-Street Baptist church in Rich
mond, of which he is pastor.
Rev. MI. Mcclure Of Baltimore will
preach at the First Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning and evening.