Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-09-28
The Churches and Pastors.

Among the writers On the programme OF
The Church Congress which assemblies at
Boston Oh Nov. 18th, is Rev. w. G. Hull
hen of Trinity Church, Staunton. His
paper which will be read to the Convention
on Nov. 10Th, will be on the topic sThe
Appeal to fear in Religion y
Rev. VIM. Cumming of the Second Pres
byterian church, will be back from West
Virginia this week, and will fill his pulpit
next Sunday morning. During his absence
he conducted a series OF meetings at Burne-
vile, w. Va. resulting in nine CONVEX
sions.
After hearing al address from Rev. W.
A. Campbell, Agent Of the Virginia Bible
Society, ut a conference Of Staunton minis
tiers, in the Y. NJ. c. A., Hall, last Friday,
it was decided to organize here in Staunton
a sbible committee to be composed Of
members from the several churches Of the
city, one representative from each. 1t will
be the duty Of this committee to see that
the claims of the Bible society are kept
prominently before the churches.
At the meeting of Montgomery Presby-
terry. ut Rocky Mount, last Friday, Rev.
John Ruff of Bedford, who has accepted a
call to Mt. Horeb. in Augusta county. asked
leave to resign the pastoral charge of Peaks
were ordered to appear at called meeting
of the presbyte to be held at the meeting
OF the synod IN Danville, October 23d, and
show cause why the request should not he
granted.
After sermon before a union meeting
at the Methodist church Sunday evening,
by Rev. w. A. Campbell, agent of the Viz
ginia Bible Society, the following gentle
men were appointed to represent their diff
erent churches on the Bible committee to
cooperate with the Society-H. NJ. Me
Ilhany. Emmanuel Episcopal, chairman;
Dr.. B. M. Atkinson, Trinity Episcopal; J.
A. Waddell, First Presbyterian church;
T. g. Morton, Second Presbyterian; G. T.
Hammond, Christ Lutheran; A. A. Mayer.
United Brethren, and G. r. CALDWELL
Methodist.
The Quarterly meeting and Bushmeet-
ing to he held by the United Brethren near
Spring Hill, Sept. 30th, is recalled. There
will be preaching in the School house near
MI. Neff S, on Sabbath morning, Sept. 80,
at 1890 A. M.
A. S. HANBACK,,
J. W. HOWE, 2. r. Pastor
Rev. DR.. Geo. w. Finley Of Thinking
Spring, will preach the opening sermon at
the meeting of Lexington Presbytery at
Buena Vista, Oct. 10Th, and Rev. A. M.
Fraser of Staunton, will preach the Pres
byterial sermon on Family Religion.''
The Y. NJ G. A. District Convention of
the Staunton District, will meet at Shen-
andoah to-day and be in session tomorrow
and Sunday. Rev. A. M. Fraser, Capt I.
G. Morton, Capt. II. NJ. McIlhany and
Secretary Taylor Mccoy will be among
the speakers.
A pleasant reception to the new students
at Washington and Lee University, Lex
ington, was given Friday evening in the
association hall there, by the Young Mems
Christian Association. President Hugh L.
at the meeting.
At the last meeting of Winchester Pres
bytery, Rev. A. F. Laird, late of Mt Horeb,
was received from Lexington Presbytery.
and order was taken for his installation as
pastor of Front Royal and Ninevah
churhes early in October.
Rev. Dr.. G. W. Finley of Thinking
Spring, leaves next Monday for Romney,
w. Va, his old home. and will assist, Oct.
18th, in defeating church in his old min
isterial field.
Rev. J. w. Rosebro of Petersburg, for
merly of Mossey Creek in this county, who
has been sick for some time, is now con-
fined to his bed
Prof. Shepherd OF Charleston, S. c., de-
livered most interesting lecture at the
Second Presbyterian church On Wednes-
day night.
Rev. A. H. Hamilton of Mt. Carmel,
preached at the Presbyterian church,
BrOadwsv ROckinoham last Sunday