Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-07-06
The Pastors and Churches.

At the laying Of the corner stone of the
new st. Josephs Catholic church in
Petersburg last Sunday, there were nearly
5000 persons present. The new church
will cost $4,000. In 1870, the pastor of
this church was Rev. Father Mulvey. then
Vicar General of the diocese, and
his assistant was Rev. John Nc Very.
Father McVerry was there four months
and was transferred to the pastorate of St..
Francis church in Staunton, and has been
its beloved pastor ever since-twenty-four
years.
Rev. S. W. Haddon, the popular pastor
of Old Providence church, has been given
amonth's vacation by his congregation.
He and Mrs. Haddon were in Stanton
Monday. He is going to Philadelphia, and
on his return Mrs. Haddon and he will take
their vacation together.
| Rev. VIM. Cumming of the Second Pres
, byterian church, has taken the Jacob A.
| Hanger residence near the City Park, for
the summer, and his parents will arrive
there to-day to summer with him. Mr..
Cumming will be at his study in the manse
adjoining the church, every day until z.
M.
In ''The Blue and Gray of Philadelphia,
for July, 1t. Geo. w. Finley of the 56th
Va. regiment, (now pastor of Thinking
Spring church,, has an article entitled,
"With Pickett at Cemetery RIDGE
The committee representing the vacant
ppacl for ol,, -
Crabbottom and Pisgal in Highland, have
invited Rev. John Ruff of Bedford, to visit
them with a view to the passionate.
At the last meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees of Hampden Sidney College, Rev. DR..
Fl. Fl. 1fawes resigned his position as a
member, and Rev. F. T. McFaden of Ma
rion, was elected in bis place.
The family of Rev. Alex. Sprunt, for
merly of Augusta church, now at Rock
Hill, N. c., were expected to arrive at
Hebron manse yesterday, on visit to Rev.
J. E. Booker.
Rev. DR.. G. w. Finley of Thinking
Spring, was at Warm Springs this week
and brought back home Mrs. Finley, who
has been visiting her son-in-law, Rev. VIM
G. White, Presbyterian pastor there.
Page Courier: 1.-THE many friends Of
Rev. Mr.. Crickenberger, for some years
the beloved pastor Of st. Mark s Lutheran
church in this place, but now of Waynes-
boro, were delighted to see him in Luray
few hours last Saturday.
Rev. J. A. Ballagh and wife, who have
been missionaries to Japan for thirty three
years, are visiting Mis-. Ballagh's aunt,
Mrs. Susan Withrow, at Brownsburg,
Rockbridge.
Rev. F. Il. Hartman, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Broadway, with his
wife, spent some days in Staunton last
week, part of MI. II S short vacation.
Rev. A. M. Fraser of the First Presby-
terrain church, with his family, will spend
a month near Rockbridge Baths, beginning
about July 18th.
Rev. A. f. Laird late of Mt. Horeb, az
rived in Front Royal, his new home, with
his family last Friday, and preached last
Sunday.
Rev. E. w. McCorkle of Clifton Forge,
has been elected an Honorary Member of
the Philosophical Society of Great Britain.
Evangelist Fife will begin series of
meetings at Millsboro next Tuesday, July
10th.
Rev. DR.. W. T. Richardson and wife of |
Richmond, sailed for Europe on Monday
last.
Next Sunday is ''Children's Day" at the
Methodist church.