Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-04-10
Churches and Pastors.

Christiansburg Va, Messenger: sRev.
g. D. White has been sent to Waynesbore
by the Conference. He will leave for his
new home in short while. He has been in
our midst for the past four years and has
endeared himself not orly to the members
OF his congregation, but to the community.
His many friends regret that he is compel
ed to leave. but as he has been here the
allotted time. -four years. be must be sent to
another post. The prayers of his congre-
CATION will follow him wherever he may go,
and they know full well that in and out Of
season he has endeavored to do his duty. y
Argus: Following are the places to
which some former Staunton and Augusta
preachers have been sent by the Bishop of
Baltimore Conferences: Rev. ]. s. Gardner,
d. D., from Lexington to Warrenton;
W. L. Dolly to Blacksburg; G. T. D. Col
Inns to VintOn, Roanoke county; H. A.
Brown to Hinton. Rockingham county; A.
M. Cackley. Falls Church; J, G. Thrash
er to Stephen 8 City: c. l.. Potter to War
densville. ]. T. Wightman goes to Lexing-
ton, w. H. Wolf to Monterey and F. M.
Totten to Mcdowell.
At Trinity church Sunday evening, the
children of its Sunday School had cele-
bratien and gave their Easter Offering
which amounted to the handsome sum of
$3.50. The infant class carried a beau
tiful hand painted banner with lilies on
one side and 1.-THE Lambs of the Fold'' on
the other. 1t was sent to the class by a
lady of Richmond in memory of its former
teacher, the late Mrs. Margaret Hartman.
Emmanuel congregation on Monday
elected the following vestrymen- W. G.
Abney, Robert W. Burke, H. Worthing-
ton Hilleary, Hugh M. Mcllhany, Alexan-
der F.. Robertson, James H. Skinner, Jos.
B. Woodward, Lyman Chalkley, Heber
Ker, Thomas ID. Ransom, George NJ. Har-
rison. and Berkeley Minor. Messrs. w. P.
Tams and B. F. Partlow wrote letters
declining reelection.
Rockingham Register: "Rev. A. s.
Hammack of Churchville. who was recent
ly appointed pastor of the U. B. church in i
Harrisonburg, has arrived here and will
reside on Gay street. He is considered all
able and eloquent preacher
The following Vestrymen were elected by
Trinity Congregation on Monday-H. M.
Bell, F. B. Berkeley, B. Blackford. P. II.
Trout, T. G. Elder, b. M. Atkinson. A.
M. Henkel, A. F. Kinney, H. w. Holt,
Jas. Ker, ST.. w. A. Burnett, J. r. Tay-
lor, il.
The Right Rev. Alfred M. Randolph will
administer the rite of confirmation at
Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday evening.
April 26. In the morning there will be
at Emmanuel.
At the Roman Catholic, Protestant |
Episcopal and Lutheran churches here,
Easter Sunday was marked by services of
character, including some beauti-
full music at all three.
Central Presbyterian: 1.-THE church at |
Waynesboro, Va, will celebrate half cen
fury Of life and growth. by services and ad
dresses, from May 9Th to the 10Th.
The Rev. E. H. Slower, formerly of Angus
ia writes from the South that he is improv-
ng rapidly, and hopes to be at home at |
Rapidan by April 18th.
DIR. ]. s. Gardner and wife of Lexington.
were in Staunton Monday and Tuesday.
The Easter Offering at Emmanuel church
to 81 zoos.
The Easter offering at Trinity church |
was 1896.