The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-15


and refinement of the adherants to the
Presbyterian faith. There are now
gathered in Roanoke the flower of the
ministry and laitS of this great denomi-
ination in the two Virginias.
Belowsdre brief sketches of tho lives
sketches will BIO published from day to
day, giving the readers of TIE TIMES,
along with full reports of the proceedings
of the Synod, much valuable information
about the men who compose it.
Rev. w. C. Campbell, ID. ID.
w. Creighton Campbell was born in
Gerardstown. Berkeley county. Virginia,
schools taught in that place, and also
taught for several years in the neigh
borhood and for ono year was principal
of Duffield's Academy. He then entered
the sophomore class in Ham pden.Sidney
College in 1873 and graduated from that
institution in 1876.
at the conclusion of his literary
course he entered Union Theological
Seminary, and after studying theology
for three years graduated in May, 1870.
He was under the care of Winchester
Presbytery, and was licensed by that
body the same year and was called as
stated supply to the Harper's Ferry
Church. He served this church for two
years and then was called to the Big
Lick Church. After satisfying himself
that the town of Big Lick would prob
ably become place of some Importance
he accepted its call and was ordained
its pastor in 1881. The following year
he was married to Miss Anna Gale
Child, of Harpers Ferry.
His principal work has been done in
Roanoke. Harper's Ferry promised but
little when he went there, but he was
able to gather and solidify tho church,
and brought ono young man into the
church who afterwards graduated with
the highest honors from college, and is
to-day q successful minister of the
3. Gospel. When ho came to Roanoke, the
church had but sixtY-three members, and
. had neither Sunday school nor prayer
meeting. Now the church has nearly
500 enrolled members, four Sunday
schools, with an enrolment of upwards
of 600 scholars, and Il most successful
weekly meeting. 1t has built two new
churches, one of which cost Sl4, 900; has
paid every cent of its indebtedness, and
now has two building committees who
have on hand the erection of two new
churches during the present year. Dur
ing the past year the church expended
for all purposes upwards of $40, 900, has
paid all of it's indebtedness, and has a
surplus in it's treasury.
1t has four societies at work, with an
enrolled membership of 1876.
Rev. a. II. Darlington
s is,a native of Charlotte county, Va. He
was educated at the University of Vir-
GINA; Washington and Leo law school,
under Judge Brockcnborough, and tho
Union Theological Seminary.
The beginning of hostilities found
him missionary in the mountains Of
Washington county, Va, and with tho
: first call for troops he enlisted as pri-
vate in the Thirty-seventh Virginia
Regiment and was promoted to chap
laincy, serving in that capacity until
the surrender at Appomattox in 1865
His ministerial life since the war has
been confined to two charges beside the
present one. The first group of
churches in Campbell county, Va, and
lately at Berryville, Va, and at this
present time he is serving with accept
ance to himself and with profit to his
charge several congregations in Prince
William county, Va, of which Green
witch is the center.
Rev. John McCarty Duckwall
was born at Berkeley Springs, in Nor.
gan county, West Virginia, February
Gath, 1886, and is the son of Joseph S.
Duckwall, the present Judge of the
thirteenth judicial circuit of West Vir-
GINA. He never received college edu-
cation, but attended Rockingham
Academy in Harrisonburg, Va, and
John =. McGuire's school in Richmond
for near three sessions. At ten years
of age he sold pies, milk and flowers to
the Federal soldiers who were encamped
in the suburbs of Richmond, and thus
contributed to the support of his fathers
family. For six years he practiced law
in Berkeley and Morgan counties, West
Virginia, and part of that time he was
in the law Office Of Hon. Chas. j. Faulk-
ner, ST., eX. Congressman and ex-minis-
ter to France, the father of the present
United States Senator. His theological
course was taken at Union Seminary.
Ham pden- Sidney, Va, but was not
completed, owing to the failure of his
health from excessive study.
In 1854 LIE was ordained a Presbyter-
ian minister by Winchester Presbytery,
and Installed pastor of his first charge,
the petersburg Church, in Grant county,
w. Va, where he remained for five
years. At tho solicitation of the com
mittee of Home Missions of Montgom-
cry Presbytery, through it's chairman,
Rev. w. G. Campbell, d. d., he resigned
there with the view of accepting his
present charge, which embraces tho
live congregations of Bluefield, Bran
we'll ara Princeton, in Montgomery
Presbytery and Mercer county, w. Va.
and Pocahontas and Graham in Abing-
don Presbytery and Tazewell county,
Va. After leaving Petersburg, MIR.
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