The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-04-11
MEMORIAL OF REV. Fl. Fl. HAYES. D. D.

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The Session of the Second Presbyterian Church,
Saunton, having received the sad intelligence of the
death of Rev. Herbert II. Halves, d. D., a former
beloved pastor, and wishing to place its records
testimonial to his memory, has adopted the
following paper and presents it to the congregation
which he at once time served we'll
DR. Halves born in Lunenburg county, Va, in
1884, and died in Chatham, Pttsylvania county, Va.
January 49, 1906. His father Samuel p. Hawes
a native of Massachusetts, and his mother, before
her marriage, Judith Smith, of Virginia. In early
life he merchant, and though he, after few
years. felt it his duty to sacrifice his worldly ambi
tons for the sacred calling of the gospel ministry the
evidences of his early business training mani
fest all through his life in his successful fnancier-
ing for the churches and church causes he served
The possession of present valuable and the
eXtinguishment of large portion of old church
debt illustrations of his business tact and
gy, and call for our grateful remembrance
AT the age of 3D. Dr. Halves entered the Theologi-
cal Seminary at New Brunswick N. j.. having pre-
viously studied at Princeton College The outbreak
of the between the States found him at this
Seminary where he had just graduated, but he at
returned to his native State and in 1861 mar
ried Miss Harriette A Bouldin of Charlotte county,
Virginia, who survives him.
Beginning his ministry that year with a country
church in Amelia county he served successfully the
churches of Mount Horeb, Farmville; Staunton, Sec
ond Bluefeld and Bedford City, besides as Synod's
evangelist and financial agent of the Assembly's
Home and School at Fredericksburg and supply for
the Harrisonburg Church; and the Hot Springs, Vir-
ginia Church. and through his active instrumentaiy
Presbyterian Churches were built at Graham and Po
cahontas
Thus for fortyfve years the subject of this sketch
active devoted and useful minister of Jesus
Christ. His churches all grew under his ministry
III numbers, in grace and in good works. and in
there were large accessions to the church member
ship, while he frequently called by his brethren
to assist in fruitful protracted services He was
also very successful evangelist and this was a
work that the good loved, and he was Gods
chosen instrument in the salvation of many souls
throughout the Church.
Dr. Halves ministry to this people was greatly
blessed both in its spiritual and material interests
His preaching from the heart to the heart of
that earnest and persuasive character which brought
to the sinner a of sin, and to the Christian n
higher of his duty and of renewed conservation
Sinners converted and Gods people were estab-
shed in the faith the church grew and strengthened
and when after six years of consecrated conscien-
hous work among us he obeyed what he considered to
be Gods call to another part of his vineyard he left
a united active church and devoted lifelong friends
whose souls often refreshed by his visits and
ministrations and who will always think of his life
among benediction.
T. G. MORTON
N. c. HESTER
B. F. HUGHES
The above adopted by the session then read
by the pastor, Rev. William N. Scott D. D. to the
congregation and unanimously adopted by rising
vote of the congregation.
T. c. MORTON, Chairman.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.