Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-12
A LITTLE JOURNEY
TO "THE NECK

(Rsv. r. IL. Pitt. i'm Religious Herald.)
The Northern Neck is a goodly
and the lower section of it
is always an attractive country to me.
] had planned visit to the fields of
Pastors Claybrook and Bradley in
February, but the whole region round
about was literally ice-bound. So
my visit came in March. To get to
the Northern Neck from Richmond
the traveller has to execute turning
movement beside which Oyama's, at
Mukden, pales into insignificance.
From Richmond to White Stone, as
the crow flies, is about sixty-five to
seventy miles. Bet must needs 90
through Washington and on north
to Baltimore, where / took ship for
White Stone, travelling in all some
thing over three hundred miles, and
using two lines of railroad and one
steamship line. The Weems line,
which has for so many years served
the Rappahannock Valley, has passed
into the hands of the b. G. & A. S.
Co. 1t was my first voyage under
their auspices. but need hardly say
that from Mr.. Murdoch, the General
Passenger Agent, to the porters and
walters on the steamers, / received
uniformly courteous attention.
This region in which l spent three
or four balmy and genial days, will
be always associated with the memory
of j. b. Jeter and Addison Hall.
Here they lived and labored, ] doub bt
If any now living in the community
remember DR.. Jeter, when he was
pastor over here. Colonel Hall, of
course, is remembered by many. Rev.
f. w. Claybrook is the senior pastor
in this region. lie has been on the
field about nineteen years. 1t may
reassure sume of our city pastors who
groan, being burdened. to get a
glimpse of this PASTORS appoint.
ments. His home is in the commo.
dious parsonage at Kilmarnock vii.
lage. Morattico church is several
miles away, and here he breaches or
second and fourth Sunday mornings
and on these nights he breaches al
Kilmarnock village. The church
maintains chapel at Wicomico, ten
miles off, and there Bro. Claybrook
journeys on the first and third Sun.
day mornings. AT Bluff Point chapel
three miles of, he breaches on the
third Sunday afternoon. At Irving.
ton church, five miles away, ht
breaches second and fourth Sunda,
afternoons, and first Sunday night
Besides these he has appointment
for church meetings at Morattico or
first Saturday, and at Irvington on
Friday night before second Sunda,
In every month. His parish covers
about 220 square miles and when il
Is recalled that the good roads move
ment has not reached a climax il
this section, it will be seen that CLAW
brook is not specially liable to thos,
forms of mischief which Satan find,
for idle hands to do.
He is busy and happy, has seer
the work prosper in his hands, i
a substantial and valued citizen, a
we'll as vigorous preacher, and doe
not envy any one on earth.
Bradley's field is much more com
pact. He has one church, Whit
Stone, and spacious and beautiful
chapel about five miles off in tn,
"Island." These are his preachin.
places and his congregation stretche
around these points. He has beer
on the field about five years, durin,
which his work has steadily pros
pered. In many respects he has al
ideal pastorate. Both houses of wor
ship are comparatively new and wei
appointed, the parsonage is roomy
and attractive, the people abound il
love for their pastor and in appre
citation of his able and devoted min
istry and he is happy and contented
1t was delightful to spend a nigh