Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-25
a Former Stanton Minister WrItesU
From ireland

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From ireland
The following letter will be read with
INTEREST by many in Staunton and Au-
gusta, also in Bath county, where Mr..
McCune preached for five years. He
was bright and promising young min
lister and made many friends here.
The letter was addressed to the Pas
tor of the Second Presbyterian church
Staunton, as be did not know who he
was if indeed there was such church
now In existence and it must have been
sadening to Mr.. McCude when he re-
ceived the reply to his inquiries. to hear
how many of those he mention ed had
passed away and how few of his former
colleagues of q ye ars ago in Lexing-
ton Presbytery still remain here, only
some four or five out of forty or more,
say Revs. A. H Hamilton J. Fl. Win
free. G. l.. Brown, d. A. Penick and
G. s. M. See.
The Manse.
Magherafelt County,
Derry, Ireland.
Rev and Dear Sir:
Excuse the liberty take in writing
you, but am not sure what friends OF
mine in Staunton are living, and so |
am writing you, as presume the Sec
ond Church In Staunton is still in ex-
istence and l trust fiourishing. am
married to the sister of the first minis
ter of your congregation, the Rev.
McDuff Simpson. My wife and lived
in Virginia, for over five years I be
lieve) Am sure there are some in
your congregation who know me, ii 80
please remember me to them. It is
about twenty one years since l left Nc
Dowell Va. for ireland.
If 1 am not troubling you too much
would you be so good as to let me know
if DIR. Wayt (Druggist) and his broth
er are in Stanton still? to we were
good frisnds, however they were MEM
bers of the First Church. Would you
kindly inform me If any of the Hotch-
kiss family are still members of your
church? liked this family very much
Is there any minister in Mcdowell and
any minister in Stony Run? Is Mr..
Walker Clerk of Presbytery still alive?
if so please give him my warmest re
CARDS. Is Miss Baldwin living? If alive
would you remember me to her, she
was about the best friend we had in
Staunton. l may tell you for any who
might be interested in us that for five
years / was minister In Wexford, a
town of about suppose Is 600 people,
since that time l have been min lister of
Magherafelt End Presbyterian church
and Chaplain of the Union" as well.
Thank God my wife and family are
quite we'll, three boys and one girl,
two of the boys were born in Ameaica,
one in Wexford and one in Magherfelt.
Ages are "a, %, II, =. My eldest boy is
graduate, b. A. of the University and
in April will graduate in medicine.
My second boy is in the Army, South
Africa Medical Corps, has been there
nearly two years. My third boy is at
a Classic School and taking high hon
ors. Ny youngest is girl, and the
net of the family. n
If there be any members of Lexington
Presbytery over twenty one years in
the Presbytery they will remember me,
please give them my best wishes. We
like Magherafelt very much and the
people are very nice. In Ireland our
church is still conservative as rega rds
the old beliefs and Hodge in one of the
text books in our Colleges. I still re-
member with great pleasure the happy
days Ispent in Virginia and the breth-
rem of your presbytery, and now with
good wishes and prayers for you and
your congregation, am
Rev. and Dear Bro.
Faithfully yours,
SAMUEL MCCUNE.