Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-05-15
Ministerial Personals.

As0'' ~ a. MCOluTc, VI OpOttoWOUu
who has just completed post grad
uate course at Union Theological
seminary, takes charge of the churct
at Front Royal to which he has beer
called. Winchester presbytery meets
there June 3rd to ordain and install
him. The congregation has purchased
manse lot, and hopes soon to build
Mr.. Mcclure is the son of Mr.. NJ Il. Nc
Clure near GreenviIle. He is one of the
best equipped young ministers the
presbytery has sent out and is a
promising young man.
| Rev. VIM. N. Scott, ID. d., left for
Statesyille, N. c., Thursday, where
he will preach the com nencement SER
mon at the college there, of which his
brother, Rev. John A. Scott, Jr., is
president. DR.. Scott was accompani-
ed by Miss Mamie Brooke Scott, who
will spend some time visiting her
uncle's family.
Rev. w. d. Burkhead, of Mt. Horeb
church, will fill the pulpit Of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church Sunday in
the absence, of DR.. Scott In North
Carolina Mr.. Burkhead is an Ala
bamian. son of the late DIR. Burkhead,
of Montgomery, so long known as a
distinguished minister of the Southern
church. His worthy son is very pop
ular with the congregation at Mt.
Horeb.
Rev. E. P. Palmer, DID,, of Harri-
sonburg. preached fine sermon to
large congregation at Hebron Sunday.
Rev. James Murray. DID,, of Hamp-
den Sidney, who was visiting his sis
ter-in.law, Mrs. John Murray this
week, filled the pulpit at the First Pres
byterian church Sunday morning.
Rev. Charles Manly, DID,, preached
at the Baptist church to very large
congregations twice Sunday. He was
a former pas tor of this church, and
much beloved by all denominations
and left Staunton % years ago. Mr..
and Mrs. Manly and daughter, Miss
Mary, have been visiting their old
friends here and have been very warm |
ly greeted. DR.. Manly was much i'm
pressed with the many changes in |
Sta union since he left. The many new |
buildings, ven new streets were con-
fusing to him, sometimes it being diff
ficult to find old familiar places. He
to his home in tLexirgton,
Va, on Monday.
Rev. DIR. II. H. Halves, now residing
IN Covington, who was, at the meeting
IT Lexington presbytery last week,
to the church at Hot Springs,
S affectiOnately remembered in Staun-
on and Augusta, where he minister
I'd for years to the churches at Mt.
aoreb and Second church, Staunton.t
Rev. r. M. futile. late of Texas,
low supplying the Presbyterian
hurch at CollierstOwn. was a North
carolina Infantry Captain of great
He commanded large
company of the Goth n G.. Regiment
It Gettysburg and, in the memorabilia
barge there, had every man of the
i who went into the charge shot, 1911
Tiled out right and Y wounded, of
vhOm II died. Such mortality in battle
8 unparalleled.
The election of Rev. j. E. Booker to
preside over the sessions of presbytery
It Horeb last week was, as DR.. Frazi
L who nominated him suggested, an
of gratitude to good
Providence for bringing him out of a
dangerous illness into active service ,
gain. 1t was also graceful act in
he body to elevate him to the moder-
tors chair amongst the people where
le so long ministered and by whom
70 is still so much beloved.
Rev. p. Frank Price, a missionary
# the Southern Presbyterian church
It Kashing. China, has sent to Rev.
Thornton Whaling, D. d., pastor of
he Lexington Presbyterian church,
avel made from an ancient lockwood
rec, to be presented to the General
Assembly at their meeting in Licking
on on the 21st instant. Mr.. Price is a
on of Rev. P. b. Price, for many years
astor of High Bridge Presbyterian
hurch near Natural Bridge.