The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-14

Hundreds of people who read TIE
TfMEs are anxious to know who will be
Sheir pastor during the ensuing confer
once year. Many are expecting "new
preachers" and below are interesting
sketches of the lives of many members
OF the Conference. These sketches will
be continued during the Conference I'M
til every member OF the Conference is
written up.
Rev. II. n. Kennedy.
was born in Baltimore in 1s47 and edu-
Gated in the schools of that city. He
Joined the Baltimore Conference in 1868,
and has served in Baltimore, Staunton,
Leesburg and Loudoun county and Win
chester. He was transferred to Florida,
1881, and stationed at Tallahassee and
Jacksonville. Returning 1888. he has
served in Martinsburg and Arlington.
Mr.. John w. Numsen
was born in 1927. He resides at Airing
ton and is q member of the firm of
William Numson & Sons, oyster and
fruit packers, 10 Light street Baltimore,
an old and well-known house, compris-
ing three large factories, and doing an
extensive business. He is strong man
joint board of finance, and treasurer of
the Baltimore Conference Benevolent
Association.
Roy. w. j. Young
was born in Baltimore, Md, January 0,
1859, and was educated at Baltimore
City College and Vanderbilt University,
graduating from the first in 1874 and
from the latter in 1879. He taught
German in the public schools of Balti-
more from 1875 TO 1877. and was licensed
to preach in 1877. lie was admitted
to West Texas Conferences in 1879 and
served at San Antonio and Galveston
He was transferred to the Baltimore
Conference in 1885 and stationed at Cal
vary Church, Baltimore. He has been
at Alexandra, Va, for the past three
years.
Rev. w. A. Sites
(, was born in Tewdleton county, West
Virginia. During his early years he at
tended the schools of his native county,
entering Randolph Macon College in
1881 as ministerial student, remaining
till June, 1885, having joined the Balti-
more Conference in March of the same
year. He has served on Piedmont
Circuit, Martinsburg and st. Mary's, Md.
Rev. W. H. Sanders
was born and raised in Fairfax county,
College. He joined the Baltimore Con-
ference at Winchester, Va, in 1876,
Bishop Marion presiding. He has filled
the following appointments: Peters
town (now Tolcot) two years, Alvon
circuit two years, Blue Sulphur Springs
circuit three years; all in West Vir-
ginia; Queene Annes circuit two years
and Kent circuit four years; both on
Eastern Shore of Maryland, and two
years on Prince George circuit, in
Southern Maryland, his present field of
labor. He was married December 90,
1877, to Miss Maggie Hartley, of Roam
oke county. Va, whose parents still
live in this county.
Rev. j. C. Thrasher
was born at Vinton, Roanoke county,
Va, then Gish's mill. He was four
years at Randolph-Macon College, and
Joined the conference at Front ROYAL
Va, in 1880, and was appointed junior
preacher on Calvert circuit, in 1881 to
West river, in 1882 to Talbot. in 1889 in
charge OF Hunterville circuit. in 1884,
's5, $50 and s7 to Royal Oak circuit, in
1888, $50 and go the Queene Anne circuit.
Rev. Jno.:H. Kuhlmann
was born in Loudoun county, Va, and
educated at Randolph-Macon College
and entered the itinerancy of the MethO-
dist Episcopal Church South in Balti-
more in 1884, at which time he was APP
pointed junior preacher in Monterey
circuit. In 1886 he was ordained dea-
con and put in charge of Bellsville cir
cult; in 1887 he he was sent to MARI
boro circuit, and in 1888 was ordained
elder and sent to Catawba circuit. He
was appointed to Manassas circuit in
1889 and 1890.
Rev. William X. Marshall,
OF Christiansburg, was born in Romney,
Hampshire county, w. Va, and edu-
Gated in the public and private schools,
and in Potomac Seminary and Randolph
Macon College. He joined the confer
ence in 1878, and was ordained in. 1880,
and made an elder at the FTedericks-
burg Conference in 1882. In, 18S7she was
married to Miss Minnie Lee Strider, of
Charlestown, w. Va, a sister Of tho
Southern Presbyterian Church, WELL
known in the South as an orator Of
rare ability. Mr.. Marshall served
charges in Virginia and West Virginia,
and in Frostburg and Church Hill,
Maryland. He is now closing the third
year at Christiansburg, Va, where since
his appointment he has built hand
some pressed brick Gothic church at a
cost of $500 and paid for it. Also
neat church worth $4,000 at the Chris
tiansburg depot. This also has been
paid for.
Rev. Harry Lee MyerIy
of Eagle Rock, was born near West
minister, Carroll county, Nd, educated
at Randolph-M College, Ashland,
Va, and united with the Baltimore An
nual Conference in the spring of 1880,
was sent to Healing Spring, Va, and in
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