Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-03-15
The Churches and Pastors.

The ChurCneS ana Pastors.
The Augusta Baptist has letter giving
an account Of the drowning Of the wife ant
12-year-old son of Rev. Geo. T. Gresham
of South Carolina, formerly of Bridgewate
and Mt. Crawford churches. and who il
well known in the Augusta Baptist Asso
citation. 1t says:
| They had travelled safely until they reach
ed Fish Dam Ferry, on Broad River, S. G.
Monday, Feb 4, at 2:30 2. NJ. They boarded
a flat.boat and started across the river, ant
when about fifty feet from the bank the boa
sprung leak and almost instantly a large
hole broke into the rotten gunnel OF side O.
the boat and without moments warning thu
boat sank and precipitated his entire family
consisting of himself, wife, son and daughter
into the river eight feet deep and very swift
| AS they were washed from the boat he grab
| bed his daughter and landed her safe. while
his wife and son were washed down the
stream and drowned without his being able
to asst them.
On Tuesday night, at the Quarterly Con-
ference at the Methodist church, resolu
tions were unanimously adopted, asking
for the return Of Rev. DR.. J. H. Boyd, and
! deeply regretting the expiration of the 4
years term of Rev. DR.. ]. S. Gardner, Pre-.
siding Elder. Reeves Gait was elected
Superintendent Of the Sunday School, j. L.
Henderson Superintendent of the West End
Sunday School, and q. E. Early Superin
| tendent of the East End Sunday School
The following Board of Stewards was cleo.
ted for the ensuing year: j. A. Fauver
s. a. Wilson, 4. Kinzley, J. W. Splitter, r.
L. Stratton, E. B. Lipscomb, Nelson An.
drews, r. p. Landlord, S. K. Davis. S. K.
Whitmore, VIM. r. Knowles, J. L. Hen
'derson, e. Heatwole, Walter G. Wickline,
G. R. Caldwell, Ed Snuff and Reeves Gait.
| At the Washington Conference of the
M. q. Church. colored, which adjourned
| in Richmond, Monday, the following ap.
pointments for this district were made:
| Staunton District. A. Holmes, Presiding
Elder. Augusta, Va, Elijah Ayers; Charles
Town, W. Va, P. e. Walker; Harrsonburg
Va, S. IL. Brown; jefferson, W. Va, II. G.
Conner; Martinsburg and Hedgesville. W
Va, 7. H. Dansbury; New Market, Va, j
W. jackson; Rockingham, Va, A. e. Step
| toe Shendun, Va, Il. II. Adams; Shepherds
town, w. Va, Daniel Wheeler; Staunton
! Va, M. w. Clair; Talcott, w. Va, j. L.
Brown; Union and Red Sulphur Springs, w
Va, to be supplied; Waynesboro, Va, }. w
Meredith; White Hail, w. Va, A. IIogesett
| Winchester, Va, W. T. Harris; Woodstock
| Va, j. w. Colbert; Berkeley, Va, A. +
Bell; Lowmoor, Va, supplied by John Ed
munds; Luray, Va, VIM. Smith.
Rev. John McVerry, pastor of st. Fran
els church, was in Baltimore March 18th
attending thefuneral of Rev. Peter Mccoy
pastor Of the church Of st. Mary Star Of
| the Sea. 1t was the largest funeral ever seer
in Baltimore, and SO many carriages were
engaged for it that the livery supply gave
out, and the funeral of member of the city
council which was to have taken place OF
that day had to be postponed till Marcl
9Th.
| Rev. DR.. J. S. Gardner preached his last
sermon at the Methodist church Sunday
night, as Presiding Elder of the Rocking
ham District. 1t is not known of course
where he will be sent by the presiding
Bishop of Conference, but the good wishes
of the whole people Of Staunt on will follow
him wherever he goes.
Rev. DR.. Lewis e. M. Miller Of Win
chester, has accepted a call to st. Mark :
Lutheran church in Roanoke and will g
there May 1st. Hespent his youthful day.
in Stanton, where he and a fellow clerl
did the prescription work at DR.. Eichel
berger's drug store. Both the young mel
afterwards became clergymen.
Licentiate E. r. Leyburn, formerly o.
Mt Olivet Chapel near Staunton, who is
just concluding his last session IS studies q
the Union Theological Presbyterian Semi
nary, has received call to become pastor
of Failing Water church in the Lower
Valley.
Harrisonburg State Republican Grey
DR.. Gardner, presiding elder. preached goOt
sermons last Sunday morning and evening
in the Methodist church here. His tern
of Office expires by limitation with thi
year. This, then is his last official visit.
Rev. S. w. Haddon, pastor Of Old Prov
idence Associate Reformed church
preached at the Clifton Forge Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning and night.
Rev. DR.. A. r. Cooke, Presbyterian
pastor at Waynesboro, has received cal
to the. Chaplaincy of the University O
Virginia.
Rev. DR.. James Murray of Bedford City
formerly Of Bethel, was in the city las
week visiting Prof. Murray. When h
left it was to visit some of his old Bethe
congregation.
The Virginia Conference Of the Unitet
Brethren Church will assemble in annua
convention at Martinsburg on Wednesday
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