Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-12-23


requested TO be buried there. He
served the Circuit several times and
hVed for while in the town when en-
edesa In other than iIses: ministerial
WORK. Mr.. Neel, in the DAYS of which
Nrl's, Was very thin, had dark brown
mar and oeard-boih of which had 3
uhge OF frost. in them-and he took
nis very seriously, and gave his life Il
MS work. ] recall the irst Mrs. Nee
'eIy well, and remember how beautiful
S'e was. Even as a mere child, | re.
henoer being impressed with the ten.
Ser way Mr.. Neel treated his wife and
nov iond the two seemed 10 be of each
Otier' joined the church under Mr.
NSel ministry, and went 10 Sunday
mIiol"Ine preaching at the Methodist
Chureh. But in the evening | would
ollen stray into other pastures, not be.
SauSe liking other preachers better
ou' because another, non a sister,
wanted 10 go TO her church and | did
NOT WISH 10 see her go Of alone. Sure.
~ mis- was reason enough-still had
quainS OF conscience about il and
would shun Mr. Neel when met linn or
| Monaay morning after such a departure
from righteousness as attending some
other than my own church.
Inc Methodist congregation in thosl
DAYS worShipped where il does now, in
me center of the town on Main street
he Licklider brothers-Grandison and
Lloyd, the Brothertons, and the Houts
could among others ALWAYS be depend.
eu upon 10 be present Lloyd Lick
iiaer was the leader of song. Miss
Bette and Miss Anna Licklider were
IN the choir and dare say Miss
brotherton. OF course all OF us were
very young then, but could manage 70
sing, at any rate. Will Licklider was a
strip OF a boy, with a broad smile and
two very laughing front teeth thai
were no disadvantage 10 him but rath.
er helped his looks. Mr.. Charles Lick.
lider always was to the front in church
work, just prior to his going into Y. NJ
I. A. service. Lee Hout was a mere
lad, not thinking much, wager, abou
SO serious thing as the ministry, into
winch he afterwards entered. | preach
ed my first sermon in this pulpit, If
the days OF Rev. w. G. Eggleston, anc
shall not forget the kindness of thC
congregation, and the way they pleas
ed me by still calling me Johnnie"
The Episcopal Church in those dav.
was served by Rev. G. w. Andrews, o.
whom | have already said much Hi.
successor, Rev. Mr.. Hubbard, a north
ern man, was typical New Englande,
IN appearance although do not know
tnat ne was one in reality. | do no
recall much he said, but remember tina
ne mad a plaintive and thought yer,
Yankee twang, at times in his sermons
ne once In a sermon gave utterance t
the expression, "a laundering NEAR
or Chi
| had never heard such a phrase in tn,
pulpit before. Mr.. Hubbard had two
hne boys, one of whom, John, was ;
deskmate of mine, and was quite a.
northern as | was southern. | likec
him just the same.
In the Sunday school at the Epis
copal Church Prof. Pendleton taught :
class, and | would often attend tina
school. Laura Lee sang in the choi
and some of the college bows found i
convenient to pump the organ or to d,
some such service in order to get int,
the choir loft do not blush to sa,
that ! was among that fortunate mum
Der, and did not regard my Job as il
any sense mental, considering all tina
was gained by it.
The Presbyterian Church in Shep
herdstown, in those days, was not S
prosperous, | imagine, as it is now
Mr.. Armstrong was the pastor when
first entered Shepherd College. W.
knew the PRESBYTERIAN Church chief
" because Prof McMurran was mem
Der of it. Mr.. Armstrong was tall
sandy-complexioned man, with dieni
fled and scholarly air. The fact is.
think, taking all in all. Shepherdstowr
must have had unusually fine men a.
rastors in these days OF which write
When group in my mind men like DR.
Andrews, Mr.. Armstrong. Mr. Bow
man, Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Neel-al
on platform together to hear us
Youngsters speak our "pieces," it i:
a wonder we did not pray for the
mountains to fall upon us and hide Il.
from such capable and scholarly crit
'cs. But these men we're our kindes
listeners and our heartiest sympa
thi7ers. I understand it all now: hu
still wonder how we ever pot OIL,
TONGUES TO respond to the trite anc
onnhomoric twaddIe which we po"reC
forth in the name of "oration" and "es
saw" These men of Cod muet have
had a fine sense OF their Makers ten
d"rness and consideration and rue
heve exempIified il in their treatmen
Of us Of the so-called college"