The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-13

once at Salem, Va, March, 1871. The
charges ne has served are: Wardens.
vile, one year; Allegheny, two years;
Montgomery, Md, one year; South Fork
mission, one year; Hardy mission, one
year; Bath circuit, three years; New
castle, two years; Mount Bethel, two
years; James River, three years; Fur
mace mission, three years, and Rocking
ham circuit, one year.
Rev. JAS. l.. Porter
is tho son of .Wm. V. and Elizabeth Por-
| ter, and was born November 3, 1888, in
Warsaw, tho county scat of Richmond
county, Va. and received an academic
education in the same town. IIo was
licensed to preach in 1856, and travelled
Rappahannock circuit under the presid-
ing elder. Rev. VIM. b. Rowzie, in 1857,
from the first of May to November, when
he was received on trial in the Virginia
Conference; travelling SUCCESSFULLY the
following circuits: Eastville, Prince
Edward, Prince William, Allegheny
mission, Westmoreland, King George,
and again on Prince William. While
on this charge, he was, by tho action of
the General Conference Of 1866, trans
ferred to the Baltimore Annual Confer
ence, and in it's bounds has served the
following circuits: Lexington, Blue
Sulphur, Frankford, Highland, jackson
River and Warm Springs, Fairfield,
West Augusta, Fauquier, Gainsboro,
Blue Ridge mission, Sudley, Severn and
New Market, his present work. In 1861
he was united in marriage to Miss A.
Virginia Burke, daughter Of Col. Silaj
Burke, of Fairfax county. In 1881, his
wife died.
Rev. j. L. shipley'
was born in Baltimore, Md, and was
educated at Dickinson College, Carlisle,
Pa, receiving from that institution the
degrees of A. b. and A. NJ. He Joined
the Virginia Conference, Methodist
Episcopal Church South, in Alexandria,
Va, in November, 1860. lie served in
this conference the following appoint
ments: Waprenton circuit (as Junior
preacher), Winchester station, Ran
dolph-Macon College, as chaplain, lat
Va; High Street station. Petersburg,
Va, and Gloucester circuit. In the fall
of 1868 he was transferred to the Balti-
more Conference Methodist Episcopal
Church South, in which conference he
has filled the following appointments:
Talbot circuit, Emmanuel station, Balti-
more city, Piedmont station, Shepherds
town circuit, Harrisonburg station.
Charlestown station, Moorefeld circuit
and Hintor station.
Rev. j. Watts ShoaT
is the son of the late Rev. David Shoaff.
His grandfather was one of the early
pioneers. Being the son of Methodist
minister, and having lived in various
parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Mary
land and Pennsylvania, he claims no
special locality as the home of his
childhood. He was born in Greenbrier
county, w. Va, in 1852, and has no re-
membrance of his birthplace, having
left there whom an infant. His parents
gave close attention to his mental and
moral training. He was licensed to
preach June 25, 1871. Entered the
conference on trial in 1875. He was ap-
pointed junior preacher two years con
secutively on Fairfax circuit. He has
filled the following appointments
Union, West River, Winchester, Cal
vary, in Baltimore, Salem and Emman-
uel, Baltimore. His time expires at
this conference. He was recording
secretary of the last session of the con-
ference and a member of various boards
and committees of the conference.
Rev. j. "A. Smother
was born in Fauquier county, Va, on
April II, 1S47, and educated in the pri-
waite schools and at Clifton Preparatory
Academy and Randolph Macon College,
He joined the Baltimore Conference at
Warrenton, Va, in 1872, and has
preached three years in Linden circuit,
four in East Rockingham, four in Berry
vile circuit, two in Singamore circuit,
Md. four in Brucetown circuit, Va, and
has been two years in his present
charge, Winchester circuit.
Rev. John L. wightman, DID,,
is a native of Charleston, S. c., in which
State he has spent large part of his
ministerial life, occupying the most i'm
portant charges in the South Carolina
Conference. He was several years in
Baltimore, and is now the pastor of
Mount Vernon Place, Washington, ID.
G. He is graduate of the College of
Charleston, South Carolina, and his
electorate was conferred by the Uni
versity Of South Carolina. He has al
ways maintained an advanced position
in the great enterprises of tho church,
and in all philanthropic schemes for
the benefit of society. He is broad in
his views, sympathetic in his charity,
and sound in Methodist theology. He
has enjoyed the reputation of a success
full pastor, especially during times OF
sickness, epidemic and the ravages of
war. His ministry has been eminently
effective in building up the church, and
his present responsible charge is pros
porous in every department. Very large
congregations attend the church.
LAY DELEGATES.