Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-11-10
cHARLESs TOWN METHODIST
CHURCH HOLDS BIG HOME
COMING

ing.
Rev. DR.. II. T. HammilL former
pastor Of the church. delivered
strong and Impressive sermon 10 /
large congregation at the III O'clock
service.
A large meeting was held in the
afternoon at o'clock. presided over
by Mr.. Wilson Moler. who made 4
short talk. giving the history Of the
Church, and was followed hv Super.
intendent John W. Irwin of the Sun
day School. who gave history of the
sunday School. Rev MIR. Lambert
made a short talk, and the Commun-
ion of the Lords Supper was OBJ
served.
There was 4 large congregation
present at the evening services. at
which Rv. O. ID. Lambert, former
pastor in charge of jefferson Cir
cult, delivered an eloquent sermon.
The choir rendered excellent spec
ial singing at all these services.
The NJ. f. Church. South. was es-
tablished on the site of the present
church in Charles Town. about 1877.
,ae a part Of Jefferson Circuit, with
Rev. John G. Watt in charge.
The property Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, in Charles
Town. w. Va, was originally decided
to the Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. After
the Civil War our northern friends
laid claim to the property on the
Methodist Episcopal Church. and not
to the Methodist Episcopal ChMrch.
South. But, Charles Town was al
most wholly southern, therefore,
Nov Is, 1870, by decree of the
Circuit Court of Jefferson County.
w. Va, Charles Davies was appoint
ed TO sell the property of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in Charles
Town. At that time the local con
gregation was small, and without
means with which to buy the proper
ty However, the men appealed to
the good women in the congregation
to assist them. They responded 10y
ally. A fair was held for "a week
from which six hundred dollars were
realized, and the church and parson-
age of the Methodist Episcopal
Church were purchased by the local
congregation. Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, for $3.50
and settled on Reason Shugart, Thos.
Johnson. James W. Brown, George w
Briscoe, Richard A. Hessey. Esrom
Slifer and Jacob Haines as the first
Board Of Trustees
Jefferson Circuit of which Charles
Town had been a part for over half
a century was divided. An old rec
ord reads Jefferson Circuit was di.
vided in the spring of 1873. Two
appointments belonging to it.
Smthseld and Kabletown-were at
tached to the Darkesville appoint
ment and named jefferson Circuit.
Charles Town. White House and
Wiltshires were put together and
named Charles Town station"
In 1884 under the pastorate of
Rev j. l.. Shipley, the old parsonage
on West Washington street, was
burned. A new building was erect
ed on its ruins the same year.
Under DIR. Henry p. Hamill's pas
torate-1S91-1895-the old church
became inadequate to meet the needs
torn down and the present church
building erected near the spot where
i stood.
During the summer of 1921. the
old parsonage on West Washington
street. was sold for $5,500.00. In
-he early autumn of the same year,
the Coffman property. on South
George street, was purchased as
parsonage at a cost of $12,500.00. 1t
IS one of the finest, and best located
in tn whole town. and
viii stand as a monument TO the wis
dom and loyalty Of the people Of
Charles Town called Methodists.
The following ministers filled the
Charles Town appointment from
1917 to the present day: 1817-1s,
John G. Watt: 1S19-20, James NJ.
Cam: 1922. j. NJ. Hanson: 1928
"a. Caleb Reynolds: 1825-26. J. NJ
Hanson: 1927 Christopher Fry;
I828-29, Robert gladden.: 1830-31.
William Monroe: 1929, William
Hank: 1884 (, Norval Wilson: 1886,
lab Guest: 1896, John Howe; 1887
30. James Larkin; 1889 Robert
gladden.: 1870 William Wicks;
l841-42, r. r. Veitch: 1S43-44.
John A. Gere: 1s45-46, Thomas S.
1s47-4s. Hy Furlong:
lS49-50, P. D. Lipscomb; 1851 i
John S. Martin: 1928. w. G.
1S54-55, r. NJ. Lipscomb:
1856 John M4er; 1888. Nor
val Wilson: 1890, j. H. Waugh,
ls61-65. Isaac Gibson: 1866 Rob-
srt Smith: 1S67-69. John w Tongue:
1901, John W. Evan: 1s72-73,
A. Wade: 1874. VIM. A.
Wade: 1s74-75, W. G. Hammond;
1879, S. G. Furgerson: 1S79-81,.
]. Asbury Register; 1882. p. II.
Whisner: 1S82-S5. Lester Shipley:
lSS5-S9, w. G. Egeleston: 1891,
]. S. Gardner: 1s91-95. Henry p.
aamill: 1857. ]. P. Stump: 1897
%, Rumsey Smithson: 1S99-0l. H.
H. Kennedy: 1901-02. S. X. Cox;
10000. B. F. Ball; 1904-06, w. p.
Cox: 1906-10, J. T. Williams; 1910
Ia. J. C. Hawk: 1914-1S, F. A. Tyl-
pr: 1883. w. II Best: 1923, I
NJ. Swami: 1929. A. Roades.
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