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

five to six hundred conversions in two
years. His first appointment was Bed
ford as junior preacher. His appoint
ments in the Baltimore Conference
have been Lexington circuit, Fairfax,
Lewisburg Station, Charlestown, Falls
Church, Shenandoah, Warrenton and
Bethel Academy, Shepherdstown, Mont
gomery. Md, and Middleburg, and four
years presiding elder of the Moorefield
district.
Rev. Mr.. Hammond is we'll known as
a temperance worker, having espoused
the cause at fourteen years of age He
was often called upon to address large
temperance meetings, and is pro-
nounced Prohibitionist. He is great
friend of education, and is man of fine
literary attachments. He has been
twice married, his first wife being a
daughter of Col. Fred. Carper. of Fair
fax county, Va; his second a daughter
of Col. VIM. Giddings, of Loudoun
county, Va.
Rev. X. X. S. Hough
was born in Loudoun county, Va, Sep
TENDER 0, 1929, and was educated at the
Male Academy, in Morgantown, West
Virginia. He graduated in medicine
after attending the University of Mary
land, and the medical department. Of
IIampden-Sidney College, one session
each. lie entered the Bal timore Con-
ference March, 1859; has been in I'M
broken service ever since on the follow
ing charges: Rockville, circuit from
1854 to 1856; Alexandria station, 1858 to
1859; Lewisburg station. 1859 to 1861;
Front Royal, 1861 to 1866; Winchester
station, 1866 to 1868; Alexandria station,
1868 to 1872; Loudoun circuit, 1872 to
1878; st. Paul's, Baltimore, 1873 to 1878;
Fredericksburg station, 1875 to 1876;
Roanoke district, as presiding elder,
1876 to 1879; Staunton station, 1879 to
1882; presiding elder East Baltimore
district, 1882 to 1886; fredericksburg
station, 1886 to 1889; presiding elder of
Washington district, 1889 to 1891, where
he is now closing his second year. and
the 37th year of his ministry.
Rev. w. w. Hedrick
was born in Wythe county, Va, and was
educated at the common schools OF the
county, finishing at Emory and Henry
College. He joined the Baltimore Con-
ference in 1875, and has travelled the
Peterstown, Centerville, Upper Bote
tie, Caye Spring and Catawba circuits
and missions.
Rev. John c. Jones.
Rev. John c. Jones, who is now sta
toned at Grace Church, Washington,
D. C.. was born at Franklin, Pendieton
county, Va, (now w. Va.) thirty-seven
years ago. He has worked on a farm,
taught school and clcrked in n store.
He joined the conference in 1877. His
first appointment was Waynesboro, Va,
where he remained two years; he then
served one year on Bladensburg cir
cult; three years at White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va; four years on Occoquan
circuit, and is now closing his fourth
year in Washington city.
Rev. II. w. Kinzer
was born in townsville, Frederick
county, Md, in 1S47. He was educated
in the primary schools and at the Mary
lond Agricultural College, and was ad-
mitted into the Baltimore Conference,
M. E. c. South, at Salem, in March,
1871. He served two years as junior
preacher with Rev. H. e. johnson, on
Piedmont circuit. In 1873 he served
Severn circuit, in 1s74-'76 Charles and
st. Mary's, in 1S77-'S1 Bridgewater, in
1882 Mount jackson, in 1ss3-'S4 Waynes-
boro Station. in 1ss5-'s7 Front Royal
and Riverton, and at the Leesburg Con-
ference was appointed by Bishop
Keener as presiding elder of the Lewis
burg district, when his health failed,
and at end Of his third year-one year
ago-he was given a superannuated re-
lation, and is living in his own home at
Front Royal.
Rev. j. o. Knott
was born near Shepherdstown, w. Va,
January -, 1859, and was educated at
Shepherd College (Shepherdstown),
graduating there in 1877. lie taught
boys school for three years, near Char
lestown, w. Va. In 1880, he went to
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn,
graduating there in the classical theo-
logical course in June of 1888, and also
in the same year, graduated in Phi. D.
course in moral philosophy at the same
institution. lie joined the Baltimore
Conference in March, 1884, and was sent
to Arlington Station, near Baltimore.
After two years, he went to Frederick
City, remaining there three years. Dur
ing tho summer of 1883, in company
with Rev. A. Darisson, of the Baltimore
Conference, he went to Europe, visiting
England. Scotland, France, Switxer-
land and Italy. He was sent to Lewis
burg, w. Va, in 1889 and has just COM
pleted his second year at that place.
Rev. w. f. Locke.
Rev. w. L. Locke was born in Jeffer-
son county, w. Va, near Charlestown
He received common school education
at home and afterward attended Capt.
Coolies school in Charlestown. lie
entered the conference in March, 1888,
and was sent to Springfield Circuit.
Moorfeld District, where he served as
Junior preacher till November l, 1890,
at which time he succeeded Rev. l.. M.
Lyle as preacher in charge on the
same circuit, Rev. Mr.. lyle having
moved to Athens, Ga, on account Of
failing health. He was associated with
Rev. +. Il. Griffith the first two years of
hia miniatrv