South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-04-08

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warm blood mounted to the fore
heal of my lady monitor.
Mrs. Elmore smiled briefly. and
- the light faded from her counte-
nance, said in her grave, impress
i've way
81 trust We are beginning to un-
derstand each other. But / think
. word or two more il required to
make my position clear.
In arranging for my husbands
service no stipulation was made in
regard to mine.
III the congregation expected SER
vice from me. the fact should
have been stated. Then would
have communicated my views in the
case, and informed the congrega-
ton that / had neither time nor
taste for public duties.
eff this had bsen unsatisfactory.
the proposition to my husband
could have been withd rawn. AS IT
is l stand unp!edged beyond any
lady In the parish, and what is
more, shall remain unpledged.
claim no privileges, no rights, no
superiority. am only woman, a
wife, and a mother-your sister and
your equal--and as such / ask your
sympathy, your kindness, lad your
Fellowship. If there are ladies in
the congregation who have the time,
the inclination, and the ability to
engage in the more public uses to
be found in all societies, let them.
by all means, take the precedence.
They will have their reward in iust
the degree that they act from puri-
fed Christian motives. AS for me,
my chief duties, as / have said be-
fore, lie at homo, and God being nv
helper, will faithfully do them.'
Right, Mrs. Gilmore, right" said
l, speaking for the first time, but
with warmth that showed nv
earnestness. "You have stated the
case exactly. When we engaged
your husbands service moth
ing was, stipulated as you have said,
in regard to yours, and / now see
that no more can be Justly required
of you than any other lady in the
congregation. / give you my hand as
an equal and sister. and thank
you for having put my mind right
on a subject that has always been a
little confused"
"She knows how to take her own
part" said my companion as we
walked away from the house OF our
minister. Her manner was little
crestfallen.
"She has right and common sense
on her side," l answered, eand if
we had few more such minister's
wives in our congregations they
would teach the people some lessons
needful to be learned"
The Rev. Joshua Peterkin,
ID. y.
The Church in Virginia and the
city of Richmond have sustained q
severe loss by the death of the Rev.
DR.. Peterkin. His devotion as a
pastor, his eminence as a preacher,
and above all, his simple piety had
endeared him to every one in the
community. DR.. Peterkin was a
perpetual benediction, and to have
known him was to have known one
OF the sweetest Christian charac-
ters that the Church in America
has ever produced. AS minister
he was a type of what parish
priest ought to be. lie was a
preacher of no small repute. The
classical beauty of his diction; the
earnestness of his manner in the
pulpit, and the rich biblical knowl-
edge which he possessed, rendered
his sermons alike beautiful In
thought and form. AS pastor he
was eminently faithful. He poss-
essed the gift Of gentle and loving
sympathy in very remarkable de-
gree; and at the bedside of the sick.
or in the house of mourning, his
benevolent face and loving words
have strengthened many = weak
soul, and comforted many a sor-
rowing heart. His benefcence to
the poor was proyerbial, and many
tales are told of his self-sacrifieine
generosity to the needy and dis
tressed. DR.. Peterkin was born
on August 2, 1914. He was the
youngest of five children. His
father was Captain William Peter
kin, Of Baltimore, who married
Miss Elizabeth Spencer, of the same
city. Both parents died in the
year 1916, leaving Joshua an or
phan at the tender age Of two years.
He was trained for business life.
and entered the counting house Of
Wilson and Peterkin-ship owners
in Baltimore. He did not, how
ever, caro- for a commercial life.
and acting under the advice Of the
late Bishop Johns, who was chen
rector Of a church in Baltimore, he
decided to study for the ministry.
After taking the usual theological
course at the seminary at Alexau-
dria, he took orders in 1885. His
FIRST charge was at st. Andrews,
Baltimore. After leaving Balti-
more he served several parishes.
While at Princeton, N. j., he was
elected rector Of st. James, Rich
mond. He accepted, and for
thirty-eight years he has been in