The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-22
NEW MINISTERS
OF METH0O|sM
DIR. W. j. YOUNG TO CENTENARY
KNOWN As FINE PULPIT
ORATOR.
OTHER CHANGES MADE
DIR. ". II. EDWARDS TO UNION
STATION; BATTIN TO ST.
J.AMES-YOUNGE
PREACHERS.

DR.. William J. Young. who comes
to Centenary Methodist church for
his second pastorate, is perhaps the
most popuIar minister in the Vac mia
Con, ei ence. Nneneter one Of the
large pastorates become vacant Ut.
Aou.aE is sue to ba sought to fill II
And very justly is this true. Di. Dung
is one OF the foremost pulpit oratt RS
of the State. His oiscourses are pack
ed with fresh and original thought.
ilIumined with wealth Of iilustra.
ton drawn from literature and his
tory. and clothed with chaste ana
beautiful language. DIR. Young is
also an interchangeable pastor, much In
the homes of his people and aggres-
sive in the leadership of the great
movements of the Church.
Sought As Speaker.
His reputation Is not local. He is
member of several boards OF the
Southern Methodist Church and Is
often sought az a speaker on spe. ,al
occasions, through the Southern
States. At the last General Confer
euce or his Church Or. Young recclE-
ed most complimentary vote for the
office of bishop.
DIR. Young was born in Baltimore,
cut mas HttIi Il I1tllfbST VI INC IL
GINA Conference for more than
twentAyears. serving the most ia
portant charges in Richmond, Nor
folk, Lynchburg and Danville. From
this last city he returns to Centen~
airy church. greatly to the delight or
his former Practitioners.
Rev. W. III. Edwards, ID. ID.
Rev. W. ii. Edwards. u. p. the
new pastor of the Union Station
church. has been member OF the
Virginia Conference for more than II
Quarter Of d century, having served
pastorates in many of the larger cities
and also having held the responsible
position Of presiding elder he IL Il
man in the prime of life with his
intellectual powers at their maturity
and with rich fund of experience
upon which to draw i'll the prepara-
ton of his sermons and the work
OF the pastorate.
DIR. Edwards is "a robust man. ply
sicaily; of genial, kindly temperament
and always popular wherever he
serves both as preacher and a pas
tor. He comes to Union Station from
the presiding eldership OF the East
crn Shore district. and is well equlp-
ped In every particular for the work
OF this large and important charge.
Rev. $. J. Battin.
Rev s. J. Battin comes to St James
church from Martinsyiiie, where ne
has had a most successful pastorare.
Indeed, Mr.. Rattin is uniformly sue
cessful. In Lynchburg. Petersburg.
Bedford City and other places he mas
always built up the interests of the
charges he has served
He was born In Portsmouth and
educated at Randolph Macon College
and Vanderbilt University, and has
been member of the conference for
about fifteen years. He Is one Of the
strong young men of the conference
and holds a high position among his
brethren.
Thoughtful. energetic. faithful ano
genial. Mr.. Battin viii give ST. James
a highly efficient and acceptable ad-
ministration.
Exgleston, Thrift and Green.
Revs. J. II. Eggleston, c. r. hrifs
and c. f. Green, who come TO Ashury,
West End Memorial and St. Pauls
respectively. are among the younger
men OF the conference. They have
already manifested gifts in the min
istry that lend value to the expecta-
tons that they will accomplish great
results in their work in Richmond
Well furnished for the work of the
ministry, young. enthusiastic and
| hopeful, these gentlemen Will be val.
liable additions to the Methodist min
listers of the city.