Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-19
THE NEwLY-ELECTED OFFICERS.
Something About Their Lives ana
NOrk-InterestinS Personal Notes..

Rev. DR.. John Franklin Cannon. Of 81
Louis. Mo. who was elected moderator
yesterday, was born in Cabarras county
y. C.. and graduated IN Davidson col
Iege in 1863. with the degree Of y A
The degree ID. u. was conferred upon
him in 1888 by the Southwestern Presbv-
terrain University, Of GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
He graduated from the Union Theolooi-
cal Seminary OF Virginia in 1873 and was
licensed May 20th of that year bv the
Presbytery OF Mecklenburg and was or
dained October %, 1873. I'm the Presbvterv
OF Chesapeake. He was elected pastor OF
Leesburg, Va, in 1873 where he remain
ed until 1881, when he accepted a call 10
Shelbyyllle, Tenn. In November. lSSS he
assumed charge of the congregation of
Grand-Avenue Presbyterian church at ST.
Louis. Mo, where he is now engaged in
the Masters work.
Dr. Cannon is a man Of some 4S or III
years OF age. tail. dark. and spare with
fine. open countenance. He has been a
member or several general assemblies
and has long been recognized as ore Of
the foremost preachers IN the Church. He
- one OF the strongest men, and a man
Of very marked executive ability i'm the
pastOrate or Church courts. He married
the daughter Of Rev. J. W L.upton. the
present pastor at I.ecsburg. Va. He IS
possessed of rare scholarly attainmcnts
- ,
gentle as woman. and receives the un-
bounded confidence OF al who come I'm
contact with him. and retains that conf
dence. All who know him say that he
Will make an excellent moderator.
THE TWO CLERKS.
Rev Alexander Sprunt, the temporary
clerk, was born In Glasgow. Scotland.
graduated from Davidson College North
Carolina, which institution also con
ferred upon him the degree Of ID. -. He
took the theological course at the Union
Theological Seminary, and WAS licensed
by the Presbytery OF Wilmington i'm 1878
and ordained in November OF that year
He was first of all assistant pastor Of
LCndon-StTeet church Winchester and
has since served at Augusta. Va. lSI9-'Sj
Henderson. n c.. lSS5-'Jl. lie was SUI
perintendent OF evangel.stic work in the
Synod Of North Carolina In 1912, and
was elected pastor Of First church. Rock
Hin, s. c., in 1872. which charge he mas
retained to this time.
Rev. Thomas Hart Law, the newly
elected reading clerk. was born at Harris
Vile. s. c., August %. 1898. He graduated
rom the South Carolina Military Aca-
denny In 1859. and the degree Of ID. -. was
conferred upon him by the Presbyterian
was licensed i'm 1851. and ordained De
&C mber eth OF that year by the Presbv-
terry OF Harmony. He has served sue
Cessiyely az pastor OF Florence 1852 IS.
with Lynchburg. l62-'6i; Spartanburg.
1896 He was district superintendent
OF the American Bible Society I'm 1877.
chaplain OF the Confederate States army
az Fort Caswell. y. c. IN 1858 He has
been stated clerk of the Synod Of South
Carolina since 1876. and a director OF the
Colored Theological Seminary OF South
Carolina and chairman OF the Presbvtn-
rial Executive Committees OF foreign and
home missionary publication and educa-
.!on.
SOME PERSONAL. OBSERVATIONS.
DR. T. +. Converse the editor OF the
Christian Observer. is a Conspicuous mem
Der OF the gathering He has been CON
nected with this paper for the past eigh-
teen years. and under his direction e has
grown TO be one Of the principal organs
OF the Presbyterian Church In the South.