Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-17
DR.. r. D. STEPHENSON DEAD.

| Or f. D. Stephenson, prominen
Presbyterian minister who had beef
Pastor Of the Presbyterian Church II
Woodstock for about nineteen year.
died last Sunday afternoon at ILL
O'Clock in Stuart Circle Hospital
Richmond, Va, in which institution
he had been Ill for some time.
He was one of the most beloved oil
vines in the South, and his death hal
occasioned universal regret. UI
to four years ago he was ar
active preacher, but failing health
caused him to retire. His last charge
was in Woodstock, Va, which con
gregation he served for something
like nineteen years. From Wood
stock he moved to Richmond and b as
been serving as supply preacher when
his health permitted. DR.. Stephenson
was a Confederate veteran, and q
loyal soldier to the Southern cause.
DR. Stephenson is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Jennie Friend Stephen
son, and. q host of relatives and
friends.
DR.. Stephenson was born In st.
Louis, Mo in September, 1845. and
was in the seventy-first year OF his
age. He was educated at Westminis-
ter College, Mo-, and graduated from
Union Theological Seminary in Vir-
GINA in 1875. He became pastor of
the Presbyterian Church in Trenton,
Tenn, where he took rank at once as
a leader among the ministers, and an
excellent student and preacher. He
was called to Sedalia. Mo in 1879.
where he had successful Dastorate.
Thence he was called to Hancock, Mo.
His most successful pastorates were
ut Abingdon, Va, where he served
the Sinking Springs Church in most
successful manner, and where, under
his leadership the present fine, large
church building was erected; and at
Woodstock, Va. where from 1894 un-
til three or four years ago, he did an
excellent work.
His health failing, he moved to
where he has made many |
friends, and has exerted large in-i
1uepce, preaching as supply and do
ing mission work as his health allow
ed. DIR. Stephenson was q great
student, an excellent preacher, and
an interchangeable pastor. He had a
vide acquaintance among the min
stry, and had been frequent men,
Der of the general assembly OF the
Southern Presbyterian Church. He
vas a writer OF no mean ability, and
his time and pen to the
'eligious papers.
DIR. Stephenson was an ardent Con-
ederate being for q number Of years
! chaplain OF Shenandoah Camp, o.
). ", where he exerted great in.
luence among the veterans OF this
ection and later was one OF the
haplains of Lee Camp, of Richmond.
lie entered the war quite young, was
brave and loyal soldier, being a
nember of the Washington Light
artillery. He had made many ad-
resses to the old soldiers and his
to the literature of the
,ar are most valuable.
DR.. Stephenson married Miss Jennie
Iinge Friend, daughter of the late
Charles and Mary Minge Friend, OF
" hite Hill, Petersburg, Va. |,
The Presbyterian ministers OF Rich
nond, the elders and deacons of the |
first Presbyterian Church, and a
letail from r. e. Lee Camp acted as
honorary pallbearers at the fuoeral !
It the First Presbyterian Church on
tuesday, March IA, at II A. M. The
,ephews of DIR. Stephenson acted as
active pallbearers. The funeral SER
vices we're conducted by DR.. F. I.
Rev. Churchill Chamber
ayne and Rev. c. r Stribling. and
he interment was in Blandford Gene
'ery, Petersburg.
He was faithful minister warm
and loyal friend, a good man. His
many friends in this county were
panied to hear OF his death.