The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-11-29
REV. S. A. DONAHOE
LEAVES THIS STATE
Has Been Transferred to the Virginia
Conference.-The Leaves After the
Conference Here to Become Pastor
of Client Methodist Church at Nor
folk.

John'S Methodist church here, has beer
transferred to the Virginia confer.
ence and will go to Norfolk, afte,
the approaching meeting of confer.
ence here, to become pastor of Client
church. His transfer from the South
Carolina to the Virginia conference
and assignment to the pastorate OF
Client church have already been made,
and letter received today by Mr..
Donahoe from Rev. DIR. Lipscombe,
presiding elder of the Richmond dis
trict, said that arrangements would
be made to supply the church until
his arrival.
The transfer comes in the nature of
promotion to Rev. Mr.. Donahoe, but
the members Of his congregation here,
as well as the people of the city at
large, regret that he will leave Ander-
son. He has done great work and
has but recently been in position to
give his congregation his best SER
vices as pastor and preacher, the first
year anu a half of his two years
stay here having been devoted to a
building campaign, that has resulted
in the erection of one Of the hand
soonest churches of the denomination
in the state.
| More than a month ago a represen-
tative of the congregation of Chem
church came to Anderson and held a
conference with Mr.. Donahoe, having
been sent by Bishop Wilson of the
Virginia conference and Rev. DR..
Lipscombe, presiding elder of the
Richmond district. Since this visit
there have been other developments,
which have row resulted in the form Il
transfer of Mr.. Donahoe from the
South Carolina to the Virginia confer
ence and his assignment to the pas
torate of Ghent church.
From Anderson Rev. Mr.. Donahoe
goes into another building campais,,
at Norfolk. Ghent church is in the
residence section of the city and is
a. wealthy congregation. A church
building was recently erected at a
cost of about $4,000, but plans are
now being made to have this build
ing transformed into Sunday School
room, and to erect handsome new
house of worship to cost SIS, 200. Two
building campaigns in succession
mean great deal of hard work for
any minister, but his friends here
feel sure that Rev. Mr.. Donahoe will
be equal to the occasion, and will
erect building that will be credit
to himself and to his congregation.
This will be the second transfer
from one state to another that Rev.
Mr.. Donahoe has had during the past
few years. He has been in the South
Carolina conference but four years,
having come in from the Western Vir-
ginia conference. His first charge IN
this state was at Cumberland Metho-
dist church at Charleston. After a
year there he was transferred to
Grace Methodist church at Union, and
came to Anderson from Union after a
year as pastor of that church. He
has been in Anderson two years.
During his stay in Anderson, Rev.
MIR. Donahoe has made many warm
friends among the people ofthe city
of all denominations. His ability as a
pastor has been recognized by all and
the conduct of his daily life has been
strong influence for good upon ali
with whom he has come in contact.
There will be sincere regret because
of his Observation-Disclosures Mail