Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-04-25
FROM GREENVILLE.
April Goth, 1S94

April Goth, 1894.
Mr.. EDITOR After our severe freeze, we
are having very warm weather, and the fruit
trees are beginning to leaf out again. those
that were out before the cold There will not
be much fruit to be attended to this year.
Messrs Jno. Engleman and Jacob Weaver
are very i'll at this time They are over eighty
years of age.
Communion services were hold at Bethel,
Is, IA and 10Th. Rev. G. Wilson assisted Rev.
R. A. Lapsey, preaching four excellent ser
mons. Services were held twice day on Friday
and Saturday as it used to be many years ago,
the people carrying luncheon with them. Sat
! turday afternoon was given up to missionary
work, the different branches meef&Hs,, and af-
ter their official work, had short address by
the Pastor
The elderly ladies society was organized II
years ago, and used to give considerably more
| than one hundred dollars, year Last Octo-
Der at their anniversary they reorganized, APP
pointed more collectors and hold social meet
ings once a month, at different homes. Mrs.
Serena Hogshead is President of this society.
The children OF the church, under DR.. Muir
ray, have now become young ladies and gen
| tlemen, have left the juvenile ranks and
formed Y L. NJ. S., Mrs. Ada Mcclure,
PRESIDENT. The Y. NJ. NJ. s., upder Mr.. Wi Il
W. Sproul, and the children, numbering Sc in
the Society, with more to join, have Robert
Tate Wallace for their leader. These all have
monthly meetings. Sabbath School will be
organized 10Th. The report to go before Pres
L,,to L
Pastors salary $500, (manse $3.50 included.
Paid for missions S495; Ed. Sal; Col-Ev. $40;
Sust. S175; Pub. 1887, Evang $111.63. We
did not catch the amounts for other objects,
but the whole amount raised by the church
from last April to the present April LIST, was
s2062 No. communicates 262; baptized II
adults, infant, admitted to the church So.
Died-Mrs. Marshall Mcclure, Mrs. Mary
Argenbright, Captains Jas. Wilson, Jno. w.
Hogshead, Reuben Lambert, and Mrs. Caro-
line Wallace
Presbytery has not met at Bethel for seven
teen years, and the people are beginning to
wish for it. This body has only met at this
church 13 times in 107 years.
LIST time, April 23rd, 1874, Rev. Sam'l Hous-
ton, Moderator.
End time, May 9th, 1904, Rev. Ben IRVINE,
Moderator.
3rd time, April 18th, 1906, Rev. Geo. A. Bax-
ter, Moderator.
4th time, April Doth, 1913, Rev. Sam'l Brown,
Moderator.
9Th time, Sept LIST, 1917, Rev. Jno. McCue,
Moderator.
9Th time, Sept. 18th, 1928, Rev. JOS Smith,
Moderator.
18th time, Sept 9th, 1929, Rev. VIM. Cal
houn, Moderator.
Sth time, April 5th 1898, Rev. Jno. D. Ewing,
Moderator.
9th time Aug 18th, 1S47, Rev Henry Brown,
Moderator.
10th time, Aug. 18th, 1853, Rev. Jas. Paine,
Moderator.
18th time, April 1lth, 1860, Rev Jno Miller,
Moderator.
18th time, Sept 10Th, 1866, Rev. T. D. Bell,
Moderator.
18th time, April 25th, 1877. Rev. Daniel
Pc nick, Moderator.
In 1919, according to the eva. Ev. and Lit.
Mag. the Va. Synod consisted of only four
Presbyteries-the Hanover, Lexington, Win
chester and Abingdon.
The Lexington Presbytery then had II
members, and thirty congregations.
DR.. Robert Chapman at Bethel.
In the Synod 50 ministers, 80 congregations,
nine licentiates and nine candidates"
22nd of April Rev. A. H. Hamilton and
Rev. Lapsley exchange pulpits, by order of
Presbytery to preach missionary sermons.