Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-01-11
The Churches and Pastors.

Hon. Geo. w. Koiner was i'll the city on
Monday to attend Il regular meeting OF the
Executive Beard Of Missions OF the Viz
ginia SYNOD of the Evangelical Lutheran
church. of which he is memb Der. The board
consists Of Rev. II. F. Sheaiy, Chairman;
&C. Berry, G, W. Koiner and Rev. Messrs.
Yonce of Mt. Tabor, and Oney of Salem
church The conference OF the Board was
held at Christ church, but tile two last
named members of the Board being absent,
it was adjourned to a future day.
In reviewing his pastoral work OF three
years, Rev. w. J. Z. Cox Of the Stanton
Baptist church. reid statistics last Sunday,
showing that the additions to his church III
1894 had been IS, against losses from various
causes, amounting to SO. During the
three years of his pastorate the member
ship of the church has increased, on al ave
rage, fifty a year. An idea OF the busy
life of pastor may be gathered from Mr.
Coxs work in the year Just passed My
personal labors have been during the past
year, sermons, 1879; funerals, 16; addresses.
10; prayer-maetings, 81; have taken part in
religious meetings, 40: pastoral calls, 71S. "
Last Sunday morning, after the regular
service, the congregation Of Crist Luthe-
ran church held its annual election OF
members of the church Council. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected-Prof. f.
W. Hamer, W. Alex. GTubert, Henry b.
Brown and Harry L. Eichelberger. The
following are the four members OF the
Council who hold over-J. J. Prufer, J. A.
Alexander, j. A. Wise and e. L. Ham
mOnd.
At the Second Presbyterian church Sun
day morning there was communion. The
pastor, Rev. VIM. Cumming, announced
that there had been twenty-five additions
to the church since the communion two
months ago At night the pastor preached
sermon to young men, the subject being,
sat the Last''
At the First Presbyterian church, Sun
day afternoon, Rev. A. NJ. Fraser, the
pastor, delivered a sermon to the children
of the congregation. The Week of Prayer,
instituted by the Evangelical Alliance has
been observed at this church by nightly
meetings, beginning Oh Monday night last.
conducted by the pastor.
Among tie various ministers who will
preach for the Presbyterian congregation
in Clifton Forge during the absence Of
Rev. E. w. McCorkle in the Holy Land,
are Rev. A. NJ. Fraser, of Staunton, and
Rev. A. r. Cooke Of Waynesboro. Mr..
McCorkle will return about April LIST.
Rev. DIR. James Murray, the Old pastor
of Bethel. spent his Christmas holidays at
Suffolk, and then retur led to his congfe-
cation in Bedford City. His sou, Dir.
Wallace Murray was with him.
Rev. J. N. Handkerchief and wife were
in Hampshire county, w. Va, last week,
attending the burial Of Mr.. Tab5, Mrs.
Vandeventer's father. Mr. v. filled his
pulpit at the Old Stone Church, Sunday.
Rev. DR.. Geo. w. Finley Of Thinking
Spring, has been preaching at the Lexing
ton, Va, Presbyterian church every even
ing this week.
Rev. Henry CRAZY Ferguson, pastor of
the Waynesboro Baptist church, has re-
turned from his old home, Greenvile. S. g..
where he spent his Christmas.
Rev. II. F. Shealy of Christ Lutheran
church, leaves this week fol- a three weeks
visit to his mother and sisters near New
berry, s. G.