Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-04
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Religious.

The large number of good Welsh peo-
pie who live hereabout feel that they
have been highly favored by the visit
and ministratiOns of Rev. Jacob f..
Davis, of Nanticoke, Pa Sundays, May
% and 30. In both Welsh
and English, he preached tluently, elo-
quently, powerfully, and on each of the
four occasions to a large congregation.
While here Mr.. Davis was the recipient
of many inequalities and attentions,
and the active interest thus displayed is
founded upon little biography. Mr..
Davis was born in Cwmbach C'Little
Valley,'D Aberdare. Glamorgaushire
South Wales. At about - years of
age he came to Frostburg with his
widowed mother. That was i'll 1872.
Here he developed aspirations which
looked toward ministerial work k aud
at Bucknell University, Lewisburs,
Pa, aided mostly by the FrostburS
church, he cultivated and ma
tured them. His first sermons We're
delivered here, many of his hearers of
that day happily still surviving to note
the boy preachers growth into man
hood apostleship. About 20 years ago
he left Frostburg to take the Passionate OF
Welsh Baptist church at Providence,
Pa, where he remained few years, GO
ing thence to fill the same office i'll Ply
mouth, Pa, which he held for 10 years.
Ten months ago he removed to Nanti-
coke, Pa, where he is pastor of IA large
and growing flock. In his calling he is
progressive evangelist, industrious
student, and profound teacher Under
all is the sure foundation Of Il spotless
character. The JOURNAL makes this
mention of Mr.. Davis because he spoke
so tenderly of Frostburg and Frostburg
friends He remembers these nnfor-
gettingly, land last, not least, some of
my dearest dead are buried here. Mr..
Davis left for his home Monday, and
there was genuine, mutual regret at the
parting. While here he was the guest
mostly of Thomas Gatehouse, who feels
that his home was the abiding place of
one known as prophet who has been
among the people"
Rev. f. r. Wagner, pastor of st Paul's
Lutheran church, attended the AlleSany
conference at Oakland Tuesday and
Wednesday. His address upon the topic
WHY | am "a Lutheran closed the
session.
Services at the Reformed church to-
morrow Sunday at 1O', a. IN. i'll Ger
man; Sunday School at , p. III; Chill
dren 5 Services at & p. III; and evening
services at - o'clock.
About Il score of veterans of the Civil
War turned out to the Union street
Baptist Church last Sunday and heard an
appropriate sermon by Rev. f. {. Allard,
himself an eX-sOldier.
Rev. J. w. R. Sumwalt, NJ. f. Church
pastor, returned last week from il tour of
the Pacific coast and occupied his pulpit
Sunday morning.
Rev. John Skymm, of Irwin, Pa,
will preach in the Welsh Baptist church,
this place, Sundays, 18th and 10Th instS,
and he may be thereafter called to the
pastOrate.
Rev A. G. Havcrstick, rector of ST.
Johns Episcopal church, FroStburg, has
been called to the rectorate of st. Mark 5
church, Lombard street, Baltimore.
The call is strongly supported, but Mr..
H. feels that it Will be hard to leave a
field wherein there is yet much room
for usefulness.
Preaching at Eckhart Baptist Church
at l0ls O'Clock Il. m, Tomorrow (Sun-
day. and at Frosthurg Baptist Church
at u :, p M, the latter special sermon
to Allegany Tribe of Red Men.
Rev. w. H. Lair and Andrew Lapp
returned Monday afternoon from the
meeting of Somerset Chassis at Beams,
near Somerset, Pa. They report IA very
pleasant stay with the hospitable people
of Somerset county and Il delightful
meeting of that church body, which
was evidently due to the harmony and
dispatch with which the sessions We're
conducted. Rev. Mr.. Lahr, honored
with the presidency of past meetings,
remains so for the ensuing year.