Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-05
CLERICAL PERSONALS.

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REV. WIN. CUMMING CALLED TO THE SEC
oND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Last Sunday morning, a congregational
meeting was held in the Second Presbyte-
rian church to consider the call of pastor
to fill the vacant pulpit. The meeting was
a large one and fully representative in
character. Mr.. n. G. Kester acting as
Moderat OF, called for the report of the spec
ial committee of Elders who had been APP
pointed to conduct the correspondence look
ing to the selection of pastor. These
gentlemen, Maj. Jed. H0tchkiss, Capt. T..
G.. Morton and MI. j. M. Lickliter repor-
ted unanimously in favor of extending a
Call to Rev. VIM. Cumming, andread many
letters of endorsement from various Sec
lions, in support of their choice. After
hearing the report = vote was taken, which
resulted in the unanimous selection Of MI.
Cumming and a committee composed OF
Messrs. Hotchkiss and Morton was APP
pointed to prosecute the call before Roa-
noake Presbytery.
| Rev. Mr.. Cumming is a young man Of
80, Marylander by birth, having spent
the greater portion of his life III Baltimore
where his parents, the descendants OF the
old Scotch cOvenanters, resided. He early
in life decided to adopt the ministry as his
calling, and to fit himself for that purpose
attended the Theological Seminary at AL
legheny, Pa, for two years, completing the
course. But to gain q practical knowledge
! of men and of the work he was to be en-
gagged in, he accepted the Secretaryship of
the Lynchburg Y. M. G. Association and
labored with them most successfully and
acceptably for another two years. Having
by this time decided to cast his fortunes
with the Southern Presbyterian church he
took years course at the Union TheolOg-
ical Seminary at Hampden Sidney, Va,
which familiariZed and fitted him for the
Southern field. Here~le acquitted himself
in a distinguished manner, and upon leav-
ing was called to the Waverly church, Bal
timore, his first charge. where he filed the
passionate for three years. 1t was from the
laity of this church and from the clergy of
Baltimore that his highest recommends
tions came. Their letters spoke of him as
possessing unbounded energy, one of the
best Sunday school workers in the church
and an excellent man in every department
of the ministry. While doing a most sue
cessful work in Baltimore he was called to
Roanoke, and believing that 1t afforded a
wider field for usefulness he accepted, but
soon after taking charge there had serious
and protracted spell of fever that compelled
him to resign and to seek more healthful
locality. 1t was soon after his recovery
that the Second church here invited him to
preach for them. The new pastor has &C.
cepted the call and is expected to arrive
with his family, a wife and two children,
next week, and take formal charge of the
church. His fist service will be held
Sunday, 14th inst, morning and evening.
Rev. E. T. Dadmun, Assistant State
Secretary Of the Y. M. G. A. of Virginia,
has been appointed 10y the Presiding Elder
Church, South, to the passionate of the West
End Methodist church in Manchester, OPP
posite Richmond. He enters on the charge
February 18th.
Rev. John Nc Very, pastor of st. Fran
els church, conducted the services attend
ing the laying of the corner stone of the
new Roman Catholic church at Iron Gate
last Sunday. He was assisted 10y Rev. MI.
Collins of Lewisburg.
Rev. George Shuey, late of Richmond, a
son of Mr.. &. w. Shuey of Augusta, has
large and flourishing Lutheran congrega-
ton at Rock Island, ILL.,, to which city he
was called last year.
Rev. Chas. L. Potter Of Staunton. of the
Baltimore M. E. Conference, South, has
been conducting series of meetings at the
Normal College i'll Basic City.
Rev. E. H. Slower of Rappahannock.
preached at the First Presbyterian church
Sunday.
The Graham, Va, Headlight of Tues
day under the heading of "Presbyterians
at Work, - says:
Rev DR.. Halves, late of Staunton, filled the
pulpit at this place last Sunday at II A. NJ. =,
and at night. He has been secured by the
Abingdon Presbytery, to look especially after
the work of the church at POca hontas, where
| there is quite little congregation but it has
been seriously neglected. He will also I'M
dertake the work OF building church at
Graham, after he has the work we'll under
way at PocahontaS. DR.. Halves is eminently
fitted for the work. He is a fine preacher. his
manner is plain, simple and attractive. Good
humor beams in his expression, and the good
will of all whom he meets, is readily won.
| He comes from Staunton, where he occupied
the pulpit six years.