Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-10-12
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 9Th.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE. HON.
H. ST. GEO. TUCKER.
YIIl CHURCHES And PASTORS,

| ON HaKlp-puf1m," or the Day OF
I Atonement-the hottest aud most solemn
day in the Jewish Church-began at sun
down on Tuesday, and continued all
through Wednesday. Maj. Alex. Hart OF
Norfolk, their former reader, conducted
the services here, at the Synagogue Oil
Kalorama street. The dominant idea of
Atonenent Day is penitence and prayer
1t is q day of fasting, of SORROW for sin,
and remorse. The fast, however, is only an
| incident of the service, and by no means
its principal thought. The true concep-
ton of the day is that it is Il period of
time entirely devoted to God and spiritual
meditation, when the world in it's cares,
temptations, weakness ard desires is en-
tirely forgotten The abstinence from food
and drink is merely the token of forgetful-
ness of the body and the supremacy Of the
soul for that one dav.
At the meeting of the Executive Com
mittee Of Foreign Missions of the Southern
Presbyterian church, Miss Charlotte KEN
per, formerly of the Faculty of the Angus
TIA Female Seminary here, and now of the
Brazilian Mission, was authorized to go to
Campinas, provided the Iayras Mission
deemed it eXpedient, in order that she
might assume general supervision of a
girls school, which it is proposed to estab-
fish in the Mission building there. It is
thought that such school will 10 self-sup-
porting probably from the start. AT the
same meeting Of the Executive Commit
tee, a letter was read from Rev. w. Ii.
Sheppard, coiored, missionary to Africa,
stating that they had had safe and pros
porous journey; and Mr.. Sheppard was at
| Matadi waiting for an opportunity to pro-
coed up the river.
The First church session has selected as
their representative to Presbytery which
meets at Buena Vista next Tuesday, Capt.
II. l.. Hoover, and for Synod which meets
the following Tuesday, the 23rd, in Dan
vile, Mr.. S. L. Pilson. The Second church
has for its representatives, Elders B. F
Hughes for Presbytery, and t. G. Morton
for Synod. Rev. A. M. Fraser of the First,
and Rev. VIM. Cumming Of the Second,
will attend both bodies.
Last Sunday afternoon, at the First
Presbyterian church here, was Children s
Day. One of the occupations of the little
ones present, was to build a house of blocks,
the foundation block being Christ, and
those surmounting it being Patience, Char
ity, and the other virtues. Rev. A. M.
Fraser and Judge Charles Grattan address
ed the children.
A Baptist church with q members, and
$500 pledged towards church building,
was organized at Stnarts Draft. on the 1st
inst. Rev. Messrs. II. G.. Fergus on of
Waynesboro, b. II. Dement, OF Lexington,
II. S. Irvine Of Euena Vista, and I. r.
Corr OF Laurel Hill, were present.
AT the meeting of Montgomery Presby-
terry last week, that body was notified that
the late Mrs. S. A. Paine of Coyington,
had made bequest Of 81 600 to that body,
the interest Of which is to be used for the
education OF candidates for the ministry
under its care.
!, Lewisburg, W. Va, Independent: ''Rev.
J. G. Thrasher and family, who had been
visiting Mrs. Thrasher' S father, Capt. w.
/ L. Mcneil, ill Pocahontas county, passed
through Lewisburg last Friday on their
return home to Waynesboro, Va"
Rev. J. D. Donovan Of the U. B. church,
who was appointed a committee for that
purpose, by the Bishop, left for Richmond
on Monday to selecta building lot Oh which
to erect U. r. church there.
The daily afternoon and night services
progressing at the Baptist church, ale
deeply interesting and the people have be-
gun to throrg to them.
Rev. G. S. M. See, formerly of Thinking
Springs, Augusta county, but lately of
Texas, filled the pulpit in the Presbyterian
church at Harrisonburg on Sunday.
Rev. James Willis. Principal Of the
Staunton Female Seminary, preached last
Sunday morning and night at Stephens
City, Frederick county.
Evangelist W. 2. Fife, conducted a
series of meetings at Leesbnrg, Loudoun
county, last week.
Rev. J. II. Fl. Winfree Of Churchville,
was in the city Wednesday.
Rev. DR.. j. II. Boyd was in W Winchester
this week.