The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-06-19
PLANS CHAPEL.
AS MEMORIAL
Rev. Nathan SeagIe Prof.
ects Chapel in County to
Memory of Parents

Among a number Of sermons
preached in New York City last
Sunday. by eminent ministers, and
published in the New York Times
of Monday, was one by the Rev.
Nathan A. Seagle, rector of st.
Stephens Protestant Episcopal
church. on "Nceds of the World
Today
DR.. Seagle said in part:
"The world Of today needs
action. We are thinking il big
thoughts, we arc considering fun
damental things, but these things
are not to be put off for another
season. They are to be done now.
"Many people feel the urge to
Join the church now, but are fail
ing to do so, because they "do NOT
know enough; others say that
they haven't the time. People are
without employment today. They
are, some of them, without aim in
life. Now is the time to come
back to the church. | urge and
plead with them to snend at least
one hour week in church during
the coming summer. Action is the
greatest thing that is needed now.
The man who tries to do some
thing and does it wrong IS great
err, to my mind, than the man who
never tries.
an spite of our sufferings, we
are prone to want to choose our
jobs. Times have changed. | feel
that we are going through a pc
riod that will bring us back 20
real, tangible things. We find in
the church the means of linking
the whole world in fellowship. :"
This article about Rev. ScagIe
is of great interest not only to the
people of Henderson county, his
native home, but to the people of
the Episcopal church in the entire
Diocese of Western North Caro-
lima.
Rev. Mr.. Seagle was born in
Rutherford county, in 1868, but
his parents moved to Henderson
county when he was small boy,
and established their home OH the
Edneyville road at what is now
we'll known as the Seagle place.
Early in his life, he was brought
under the influence of Rev. Mil
nor Jones, a missionary Of the
Episcopal church, who was teach
ing and preaching in Henderson
county. Through his contact with
Mr.. Jones, he became student at
the RavenscrOft School in AShc-
vile, where he remained from
1885 until 1890. During this time
he was confirmed by Bishop Ly-
man. In 1891, he entered the
General Theological Seminary in
New York City, and after gradu-
ating there in May, 1894, he was
ordained to the diacOnate by
Bishop Cheshire. In August, 1895,
he was advanced to the priest
hood by the Rt. Rev. Henry Cod
man Potter, Bishop of New York.
During his seminary career, he
was lay leader in st. Thomas
Parish, New York City, and after
his ordination, he became asslS-
tant minister in that church.
In February, 1900, he became
rector of St. Stephens, which was
then nearing the one hundredeth
anniversary of its organization
it having been organized in 1905,
at a time when there were but
eight clergymen, four parishes
and six Episcopal church build
ings in the city of New York.
Rev. Mr.. Seagle was the tenth rec
tor to serve St. Stephens during
the time of its existence, and ne
is now rounding out his 33rd year
of work in this parish.
1t is interesting to people of
Hendersonville to note that at the
time Rev. Seagle became rector of
St. Stephens, DR.. George II. Nal
lett, who came to make his home
in Hendersonville q few years
ago, and who died last winter,
was a member of the vestry Of