Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-09-14
The Churches and Pastors.

Licentiate David Kirby Walthall who
gave so much satisfaction to the congre
cation of the First Presbyterian church,
whose pulpit he filed in the absence OF DE-
Fraser, by the ability of his sermons
writes to the Central Presbyterian that
Olivet Chapel near Staunton, of which he
has had charge during the summer, has
just had seven additions to it, and that it,
Sunday School, of which Capt. H. W
Henry is Superintendent, has 1870 pupils
This chapel is a mission OF the First Pres
byterian church.
Rev. d. N. Lambert of Accomac, filled
the pulpit OF the Second Presbyterian
church last Sunday. the pastor, Rev. VIM
Cumming, being absent on his month S va
cation. MI. Cumming has taken Mrs.
Cumming to Farmville where she will re-
main with her mother while he goes out tt
spend two weeks at huntsville and Sutton
w. Va, the mission field Of Lexington
Presbytery.
Rev. Dr.. \. E. Dickinson of the Relig
ious Herald, preached at the Baptist
church here Thursday night and comment
ed on the phenomenal growth Of that de-
nomination in the Valley. He thought the
denomination must be now 5000 strong in
the Valley.
At the meeting of the Augusta Baptist
Association in Broadway, Rockingham,
there were twenty mine of the thirty-two
churches comprising the Association, rep
resented. The annual sermon was preached
by Rev. Hugh Goodwin of Greenville.
Rev. VIM. Fallon, who has been appoint
ed pastor Of st. Joseph's Catholic church,
at Clifton Forge has gone to his new charge.
He is now at the Hotel Clifton, but will
soon take his sister there and go to house
keeping in the rectory.
Last Sunday, Rev. F. Kuegele of Koiner's
Store, was at Charlottesville and preached
the ordination sermon of Rev. II. Shan
nuth of Chicago. the new Lutheran minis
ter in that town. The Progress says the
sermon was forcible and appropriate.
A mission chapel Of the Methodist
church is being built at the Bodley Wagon
Works, which will be in charge OF Rev. J.
7. James. A Sunday School is already
organized and meets in the wagon works
building.
Rev. G. n. A. Y once, who has accepted
the pastorate of Mt. Tabor Lutheran
church in this county. preached his fare
well sermon to his Harrisonburg congrega-
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to Mt. Tabor last Tuesday.
Rev. s. W. Haddon, pastor of Old Prov
idence church, will hold religious services
on Sunday, Sept. 23rd, at P. NJ, at the
residence Of Col. Hazel J. Williams, at the
request Of Mrs. Williams who has been al
invalid since last Spring.
Rev. DR.. J.. j. Lafferty, wife and daugh
ter, and Mrs. Steels were thrown from {
vehicle by broken axle, last Sunday while
returning from church at CroZet. Dr.
Lafferty and Mrs. Lafferty and MIS-. Steels
were considerably bruised.
Clifton Forge Virginian ''Rev. A. G.
McNeer Of Augusta county, who has beer
attending the Marvin Grove Campmeetins
visited Revs. L. r. hardwood and v. w
Wheeler, yesterday"
Rev. W. J. E. Cox will preach at Arbo1
Hill next Sunday at P. M, and Rev. J
E. Booker at the same hour the following
Sunday.
Rev. Michael F. Dinneen, a son of MI
M. Dnneen of this city, has been appoint
nd Professor of Mental Phi1oconhv at ST
Mary's Seminary, Md.
Rev. DR.. J. II. Boyd Of the Methodist
church, returned last Friday from a visit
to Ocean Grove and Asbury Park, N. J.