The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-12

Hundreds of people who read THE
TINES are anxious to know who will be
their pastor during the ensuing con-
ference 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, un-
til every member of the conference is
written up:
Rev. j. A. Anderson
was born in Greenbrier county, w.
Va, March IS, 1885, He attended
schools in Lewisburg and Union, w. Va,
after which he spent three years at
Randolph Macon College, Ashland, Va.
He entered the conference in March,
1878, and served as junior preacher on
Blue Sulphur circuit his first year in the
conference; the second and third he was
in charge of the Hillsdale circuit, Mon
roe county, w. Va; fourth and fifth
years in charge of Hinton Station.
Sumers rcounty, W. Va; sixth, seventh
and eighth years in charge of Berryville
circuit, Clarke county, Va; ninth,
tenth, eleventh and twelfth years in
charge of Reisterstown, Baltimore
county, Md. He has just closed his first
year on Bladensburg circuit, Prince
George and Montgomery counties, Md.
Rev. j. L. Armstrong.
Rev. ]. E. Armstrong was born in
Alexandria, Va, October Is, 1890. He
was educated in Baltimore City College
and entered the Baltimore Conference
March, 1853. He has served in the val
ley of Virginia, Shepherdstown, Charles
town, Winchester, Woodstock Harrison
burg, Stanton, Salem, Fincastle,
Moorefeld, in the Branch Valley, Lou
doun, Fauquier, Fredericksburg; Rock
vile, in Maryland; Roanoke, East Bal
timore, and Winchester district as P. e.
He was elected assistant secretary to
Rev. j. S. Martin, 1855, and remained
and succeeded him as secretary of the
conference in March, 1880.
Rev. Chas. NJ. Brown.
Rev. Chas. NJ. Brown was born in
Greenville, Tenn. He was converted
and received in the Presbyterian Church,
his parents being devoted members of
that faith. He was educated at Emory
and Henry College and took the degree
of A. b. in the class of 1875. While
studying theology preparatory to the
ministry, he found himself unable to
sign or to preach all the articles of
faith required by his church, SO applied
for admission into the Iiolston Confer
ence of the M. e. Church, South. From
there he transferred in the first year of
his ministry to thu Baltimore Confer
ence. He has served the following APP
continents: Rockville circuit, junior
preacher) three years, White Sulphur
ETC., three years, Reisterstown four
years, Central Station, Baltimore two
years, Middlesburg, Va. four years, and
his present work, Freedom circuit, one
year.
Rev. Isaac W. Canter
was born in Frederick county. Virginia,
March 2sth, 1s43. He was converted in
the twentieth year of his age, and joined
the Baltimore Conference, Methodist
Episcopal Church South, in 1866. He
was ordained deacon by Bishop George
70. Pierce in 1867, and elder by Bishop
w. II. Wightman in 1869. He received
his early literary training in the schools
of his native and adjoining counties.
He studied Hebrew under the late DR..
Deutsche. Jewish rabbi, and took the
Greek and bellies lettres course at
Washington and Lee University. His
first charge in the conference was Big
Lick, where Roanoke City now stands
Amongst the appointments he has served
are Warrenton, Leesburg, Lexington,
Harrisonbug, Calvary, Emmanul, North
city. He is now closing his second year
in fredericksburg Station. His ambition
has been to excel as pastor, and every
charge he has served has been blessed
with reyivals.
Rev. Thomas G. Carson
was born in Baltimore and was educated
in the schools OF that city. He entered
the Baltimore Conference In 1853 and
has served the following CHARGES. Rail
timore circuit, Winchester circuit, Hills
boro, Jefferson, Loudoun, White Sui
phur Springs, Baltimore City station.
He was in Baltimore through the war,
operating with Ezra Busey and the now
Bishop Wilsonin organizing and serving
his church of that city. He has also
served Bridgewater circuit, Moorefleld
station, Winchester station, Loudoun
circuit; as presiding elder of Roanoke
district, Baltimore district, East Balti-
more dirtrict and Winchester station,
his present charge.
Rev. La Fayette Cox
was born in the county Of Loudoun,
Va, July the 18th, 184e, and entered
the Baltimore Conference as pro-
bationer in 1872. He was sent to Bladens.
burg and served one year. In March
1873 he was sent to Hillsborough circuit,
Loudoun county, Va, and in February,
1874, he married Miss Susan Catherine
O'Rear. In March, 1874, he was appoint
cd to Furnace No. 2, which charge he
served three years, where his wife died
in December, 1876. His next charge was
Strasburg, Shenandoah county, Va,
where he served four years Here he
married Miss Annie G. Connell in
February 1870, and was next sent to
Green Bank, Pocahontas county, w. Va,