Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-03-29
Tho Churches and Pastors.

heHSlOuS Herald or yesterday "A
pleasant visit to Staunton to fill the pulpit
OF the Baptist church, last Sunday, gave
the jnnior editor an opportunity to see
numerous evidences of the excellent work
Pastor Cox is doing in that beautiful noun
tain city, and of the very high and affec-
tionate regard in which he is held. Incl
dentally, also, the willingness of Staunton
Baptists to listen with unbroken attention
to passing stranger was fully attested.
The young people. whose anniversary oc-
Cured at night, are doing all excellent
work.
| The Virginia Conference Of the M. E.
Church, which met at Ronceverte, w. Va,
made the following appointments for
Greenbrier District-D. e. Hedrick, p. E.;
! Augusta and Rockingham, e. P. Hannah:
Edray. W. A. Sharp; Greenbrier. S. q. Nor
gan; Monroe, J. Halpenny; Pocahontas. C..
NJ. Fultz; Highland, Remus CLARK; Lewis
burg. M. W. Atkinson; Rich Patch, g. M
Neff; Paint Bank, j. D. Mays; Forest Hill,
e. b. Myers; Pendleton and Circleville, S.
l.. Gilmer and John Adamson Roncev erte.
to be supplied.
The next conference will meet at Chesa-
peake, Va.
A Port Republic letter in the Rocking
ham Register says sRev. S. E. Boyd, NJ.
E., preached at Strayer's School house yes
terday, the 18th, and took up a collection
for the missionary fund. He realized be-
tween eight and ten dollars, a phenomenal
sum for these hard times. Mr.. Boyd is a
blacksmith in our village, but breaches
somewhere every Sunday. He breaches
twice month on top of the mountain, in
Browns Gap Through which the Chesa-
peake, Shendun & Western r. r. will pass)
to overlooking audiences. Mr.. Boyd is a man
weighing 270 pounds. without an ounce Of
superfluous adipose tissue, and is thus able
! to work in his shop all week and preach
every Sunday. He is a brother of the Rev.
J. H. Boyd, d. D.. of Staunton. -
Richmond Dispatch: "Rev. w. ]. E.
Cox of Staunton, who is assisting Rev. DR..
| Landrum in a series Of meetings, preached
sermon of great power at the Second Bap-
fist church last night: He breaches again
tonight at o Clock
The Richmond Christian Advocate is
publishing a series of short papers by Rev.
j. II. Boyd, D. D., OF Staunton. on ga
Missionary Conscience Needed The
third paper appeared in the Advocate of
last week.
Rev. G. w. Nelson of st. James church
| Warrenton, preached at Emmanuel church
here. Sunday, Rev. Robt. G. Jet Of EN-
manuel filling the pulpit of st. James al
Warrenton. In addition to the morning
and night services at st. James, Mr.. Jet
preached in the afternoon at the court
house there to young men.
I The congregation of Mt. Horeb on Sur
daYIiast, extended a call to Rev. Daniel p
Junk1h of Louisville, Ky. Mr.. Junkin is ;
son of Rev. Ebenezer Junkin. who was fol
many years pastor of New Providence
church.
Rev. DR.. G.. w. Finley of Thinking
Spring, will preach the Baccalanreate ser
mon at Hampden Sidney at the June Com
mencement.
Rev. D. p. T. Crickenberger of Waynes
boro, has been preaching at Middlebrool
this week, conducting series of meetings
Rev. James Atkins has gone to Lee
Mass, to visit his uncle, Rev. G.. Mosle,
\ Murray, formerly Of this city.
Rev. A. M. Fraser of Staunton, breaches
at the First Presbyterian church in MOI
folk, Sunday.
Rev. DR.. J. A. Quarles of Washington
Lee University, will preach at the Secon
Presbyterian church next Sunday.
TIE Mission at Trinity church begin
Tonight.