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John2, the second son of John1, m. Mary Pendleton, and died leaving no children.
John3, the oldest son of William2, m. Miss Hite and had three children : 1. Isaac H4: 2. John G4; 3. Ellen+.
Isaac H4, was a distinguishsd lawyer, and in. Lucy Slaughter, dau. of Capt. Philip Slaughter (see Slaughter genealogy), and had seven children : 1. Ophelia5; 2. P. French5; 3. Eleanor5; 4. Isaac H5., died unmarried; 5. Eliza5, died unmarried; 6. John James5; 7. Lucy Ann5.
Ophelia5 in. Rev. George A. Smith, of Alexandria, and had seven children: 1. Isaacs, who never married; 2. George Hugh6, Colonel in Confederate service; 3. Mrs. Dunbar Brooke8; 4. Eliza6, who m. Mr. Corse, of Alexandria; 5. Henry6; 6. Eleanor6; 7. Belle".
P. French5, the second daughter of Isaac H4., m. Jolin M. Patton, one of the ablest lawyers of his day, for eight years a member of Congress, and had nine children : 1. Robert W6. who died unmarried; 2. John M6 .; 3. Isaac W6 .; 4. George S6 .; 5. W. Tazewell6; 6. Eliza6; 7. James French6; 8. Hugh Mercer®; 9. William Mo.
Eleanor', the daughter of Isaac H4., m. Dr. Hite, of Amherst County, and had five children : 1. Isaac6; 2. Edmund6; 3. Fontaine6; 4.' Manry6; 5. Elizaf. John Jamess, son of Isaac H4., m. Miss Thompson, and had three children : 1. Frank6; 2. Henry#; 3. Thornton6.
John G4 .. the second son of John3, the son of William2, m. Mary Tott and had two children : 1. Mary Stevens5; 2. John G. Jra. Mary Stevens m. Henry Porter, and had several children. John G5. m. Miss Mason, and had two chil- dren: a son and daughter living in Giles county, Virginia.
Ellen4, the daughter of John3, the son of William?, m. Nimrod Long, and had three children : 1. Daughters, who m. Mr. Turner-She was the mother of Judge R. H. Turner, of the Winchester Circuit, and of S. S. Turners, member of Congress; 2. Daughters, who m. Mr. Lovell, and had one child, John Te., who was Judge of Warren county; 3. Johns, who left no children.
James3. the second son of William2, m. 1st. Eleanor Green, and had three children : 1. William4; 2. James4; 3. Sarah4. He m. 2nd. Elizabeth Bruce, and had six children : 1. Fanny B4; 2. Charles B4 .; 3. William B4; 4. Lney Ann4; 5. Philip4; 6. Elizabeth4.
William4 m. Anne Stubblefield, and had nine children : 1. Annes and 2. Ellen5 (twins); 3. James5; 4. Sallys; 5. Fanny5; G. Williams; 7. George S5 .; 8.
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Charles B. Jro .; 9. Lucys. Of these, Annes in. Dr. Alfred Taliaferro, and had six children : 1. Ellen Green6; 2. Susan Conway6; 3. Anne6, 4. Georgianna6; 5. William6; 6. Alice6. Ellens, one of the twins, m. Ennis Adams, of New York, and died without children. James5, the oldest son, m. Rosalie Fitzhugh, and had four children : 1. William F6; 2. Charles B6; 3. Thomas6; 4. James G6.
Sally5, the 3rd. daughter, m. Edwin S. Taliaferro, and had one child : Sal- ly6, who m. Jaines Vass, and had three children.
Fanny5, the 4th. daughter, m. Joseph Pannill, and had seven children : 1. Lucy6, 2. William6, 3. Georges, 4. Sallie8, 5. John6, 6. Susan6, 7. Fanny6.
Williams, the second son of William4, m. Fanny Pannill, the sister of Jos- epli, and had two children : 1. William6; 2. Lucy6. He was married three times, but had no children by his second or third wife.
George S5., the 3rd. son of William+, moved to Kentucky; was married and had children.
Charles B5., the 4th son of William4, died unmarried.
Lucy Ann5, the 5th daughter of William4. m. Thomas Fitzhugh, and had four children : 1. Sally Roane6; 2. Parke6; 3. William6; 4. Nannie6. Sally Roane6 m .--- O'Mohundro, left no children; Parke6 m. Miss Wrekham, and had one child, William"; Nannie6 in. Wash. Peace.
William F. Williams6 m. Margaret N. Walker, and had James AT., Ellen NT., Rosalie Fr., Margaret Bruce”, and Lucy Anni.
Charles Bruce Williams6 1. Kate Daniel, and had Inezī, Celeste", Alpheus", Chas. Bruce", Bernard7, and Lucile ?.
James Green Williams" in. Jessie Wood, and had Annie Bell", Mary? and James M7.
James4, the son of James3, died unmarried.
Sarah4, the 1st daughter of James3, in. George F. Strother, and had one child, James French5. (See Strother genealogy).
Fanny B4., the 2nd. daughter of James3, m. Fayette Ball, son of Col. Bur- gess Ball, who was a cousin of General Washington, and who m. a daughter of General Washington's brother, Charles. She left no children.
Charles B+., the 3rd son of James3, m. Ann M. Hackley, and had eight chil- dren : 1. Ann Elizas, who died in childhood; 2. Fannyb, who m. E. S. Taliafer- ry (being his second wife) and had three children :-- 6, Alfred6 and James"; 3. James Edwards, m. Miss Harrison, but had no children; 4. Finellas, died un- married; 5. Bessies, m. George H Reid, and had two children; 6. Janet Bruces, m. Wmn. S. Hill, but had no children; 7. Harriets, m. C. D. Hill, and had one child, a daughter; 8. Charles U5., a prominent lawyer in Richmond, m. Miss Davenport and had five children.
William B4., the second son of James3, by his second wife, m. Miss Pate, but left no children.
Lucy Ann4, the second daughter of James3 by his second wife, m. John S. Pendleton, the brilliant orator of Culpeper, but had no children.
Philip4, the 3rd son of James3 by his second wife, m. Mildred Catlett, and had six children : 1. James, who died in childhood; 2. Betty Bruce5, who nev- er married; 3. Robert5, Brigadier and Adjt. Gen., U. S. Army, mn. Mrs. Douglas, widow of Senator Stephen A. Douglas and had six children : Robert6, m. Miss Yoe, of Chicago, Ellen6, in. Bryson Patton, Lieut. U. S. Navy, Philip6, m. Miss Harrison, Adele6, James" and Mildred"; 4. Annes, who died in childhood; 5. George M5., m. Miss G. S. Long, of Baltimore, and had twelve children : I. Elizabeth6, m. T. Clifford Stark; II. Lucy Pendleton6, m. Edwin S. Slaughter; III. Mildred B6., IV. Ellis B6., V. Helen V6., VI. John S. P6., VII. George PB., VIII. Mary J6., 1X. Gertrude M6., X. Bettie BS., XI. Pendleton L., XII. Anne Harvey6; 6. Lucy Mary6, who died in childhood.
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Elizabeth S4., the 3rd daughter of James3, by his second wife, m. Dr. George Morton and had eight children : 1. William J5., who died unmarried; 2. Geo. Põ., who died unmarried; 3. Lucy P5., who m. John Cooke Green, for twenty years Commonwealth's Attorney for Culpeper county, and a distinguished lawyer (see Green genealogy); 4. Jeremiah5, who m. Charlotte Turner; 5. Chas. B5., who ni. Miss Dickinson; 6. John På., who died unmarried; 7. Thomas D5., who m. Sally Pannill; and 8. James W5., member of the Legislature and Judge of Orange county, m. Miss Harper.
Jeremiah5, who m. Miss Turner, had six children : 1. Fenton6, who m. Mr. Dejarnette; 2. Bessieß, who in. Mr. Marshall; 3. Lucy6; 4. Wallace6; 5. Kate6; and 6. Jeremiah6.
Charles B5., who m. Miss Dickinson, had one child : Rev. W. J. Morton6.
Thomas D5., who m. Sally Pannill, had three children : 1. 'Thomast; 2. James6; 3. Fanny Bruce6.
James W5., who m. Miss Harper, had five children : 1. Waltons; 2. Georges; 3. Jacksono; 4. Caroline6; and 5. Jas. Williams6.
Lueys, the oldest daughter of William", m. William Green, son of Col. John Green, of the Revolution, and had one child, John Williams+, who was Judge of Court of Appeals, (see Green genealogy).
Philips, the 3rd son of William2, moved to Shenandoah county, of which . he was clerk for fifty years, and married Miss Croutson. He had seven chil- dren : 1. Lucy4, m. Capt. A. P. Hill, and had no children; 2. Philip4; 3. Sarah4, m. Col. Travis Twyman, and had no children: 4. Jamest: 5. Samuel C+ .; 6. Mary4; 7. Ellen4.
Philip4, mn. 1st. Miss Hite, 2nd. Miss Dunbar. By his first wife he had two children : 1. Dr. Philip C5., of Baltimore, who in. Miss Whitridge, and had four children : 1. John We; II. T. Dudley"; III. W. Whitridge"; IV. a Daugter; 2. Annes, who m. Judge T. T. Fauntleroy, and had one child, Philips. By his second wife Philip4, had six children : 1. Mary L. D5; 2. John J5; 3. Philipa5: 4. T. Clayton5; 5. Sallys; 6. Lneys.
Mary L. D5., m. Rev. James B. Avirett and had two children : John W6., and P. We.
John J5., m. Miss Gray and has several children.
Jamest, the second son of Philips, m. Miss Ott, and had one child, a dangh- ter, who m. Mr. Miller.
Samuel C4., the 3rd son of Philip3, m. Miss Otland, and had six children : 1. James H5., a prominent lawyer of Woodstock; 2. Samuel C. Jro .; 3. Williams; 4. Lueys, who m. Judge Lovell, of Warren county: 5. Bettys, who in. Thomas Marshall, of Fauquier; and 6. A daughter, who m. L. Wagner, of Rielimoud.
Mary4, daughter of Philip3, m. Dr. Magruder, of Woodstock, and had sev- eral children.
Ellen4, daughter of Philip3, m. Rev. Dr. Boyd, and had three children : 1. Holmes, prominent lawyer of Winchester; 2. Philip Ws., merchant of Win- chester; 3. Hunter, Judge of District Court in Maryland.
William C3., the 4th son of William2, in. Alice Burwell, of Gloucester coun- ty, and had three children : 1. John G4 .; 2. Lewis B4 .; 3. Lucy4.
Jolın G4 .. In. Miss Cringan, of Richmond, and had six children : 1. William Clayton5, 2. John Jro .; 3. Channing5; 4. Mary Ogilvies; 5. Robert F5; and 6. Alice5.
Lewis B4., second son of William C3 .. married three times; 1st. Mary Cat. lett. 2nd. Charlotte Blair, Brd. Mrs. O'Bannon. By his first wife he had eight children, by his 2nd. and 3rd. none. His children were : 1. Wmn. Grymesi, Judge of Orange county and a member of the Legislature; 2. Lewis B. Jra .; 3. Mary Blairs; 4. Charles; 5. Mildred'; 6. Alice's; 2. John G; and 8. Anne's.
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William Grymess, in Roberta Hansborough, and has five children : 1. Rich- ard C6 .; 2. Wm. Clayton6; 3. Lewis B6 .; 4. Bessie6; and 5. Samuel6.
Lewis B5., was Colonel of the 1st. Va. Regiment in the Civil War, and was killed in Pickett's famous charge at Gettsyburg. He was never married.
Mary BlairG, m. Mr. Leigh and has several children : 1. Charles6, died un- married; 2. Mildred6, m. R. S. Booton, of Madison, and has eight children : Lucy", Richard?, Susan", Lewis?, Kate", William7, Alice", and George7.
Lucy4, the daughter of William C3., m. J. A. Smith, cashier for many years of Freedman's Bank of Virginia, and had one son, Bathurst5, who lives in Tenn.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
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LIEUT .- GENERAL AMBROSE POWELL HILL.
Among the men of Culpeper who deserve commemoration is General Ambrose Powell Hill (one of Jackson's favorite lieutenants), who illustrated his knightly prowess on many a battle-field, sealing his patriotism at last with the blood of martyrdom. He was the son of the late Major Thomas Hill, and a lineal descendant of Capt. Ambrose Powell, the old vestryman of Bromfield Parish, Culpeper, in 1752.
THE BROWN FAMILY.
There lies before me a patent for land in the South Fork of the Gourdvine River, from Lord Fairfax, proprietor of the Northern Neck, to John Brown ; he paying every year the free rent of one shilling sterling for every 50 acres, on the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel. It is dated 22d June, in the 20th year of our Sovereign Lord George II., by the grace of God King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, and Defender of the Faith, A. D. 1749.
(Signed)
FAIRFAX.
This land was surveyed by Major Philip Clayton, and it adjoins the land of Thomas Howison and Win. Brown. It appears in the vestry-book that Daniel Brown was sheriff and collector of the parish levy. Coleman Brown was clerk and lay reader in the church. Thomas Brown was undertaker of a chapel in the Little Fork ; and Capt. Win. Brown was the contractor for an addition to Buck Run Church. These are the ancestors of the late Arm- istead and Daniel Brown and their families.
MEDICAL MEN IN CULPEPER BEFORE THE REVOLUTION.
The vestries having charge of the poor, boarded them among the planters, and furnished them with medical attention. The first physician employed by the vestries, as early as 1734, was Dr. Andrew Craig, then Dr. Thomas Howi- son, then Dr. James Gibbs, and in 1755 Dr. Michael Wallace, ancestor of the Winstons now living in Culpeper, and of the Wallaces of Fredericksburg and Stafford County. Dr. Michael Wallace was born in Scotland, and apprenticed in his youth at Glascow to Dr. Gustavus Brown, of Port Tobacco, Maryland, to learn medicine. The indenture is now in the possession of one of his de- scendants in Kentucky. That seems to have been the way (before medical schools) to make a doctor.
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THE LAWYERS.
Lawyers who served as counsel to the vestries of St. Mark's were : 1st. Zachary Lewis 1731 to 1750. 2d. John Mercer 1752, 3d. John Lewis 1754, and lastly, Gabriel Jones, the eminent "Valley Lawyer." who married Miss Strother of Stafford County, sister of Mrs Madison, the mother of Bishop Madison. The present Strother Jones of Frederick is the great-grandson of Gabriel Jones the lawyer. Mercer was the author of Mercer's Abridgment of the Laws of Vir- ginia. He was the father of Judge James Mercer, of Ch. Fenton Mercer, and of John F. Mercer, Governor of Maryland.
TOWNS IN CULPEPER.
The first town, by Act of Assembly, was Fairfax in 1759. The name has unhappily been changed to Culpeper. After the Revolution there was a fu- rore for towns, under the impression that they would draw mechanics and increase trade.
STEVENSBURG.
Was established in 1782, on 50 acres of land where William Bradley then lived. French Strother, B. Davenport, Robert Slaughter, Robert Pollard, and Richard Waugh were the first Trustees, all vestrymen but one. In 1799 the Academy was established by Act of Assembly, and its first Trustees were Robert Slaughter, Charles Carter, David Jameson, R. Zimmerman, Wm. Gray, Gabriel Gray, Philip Latham and William C. Williams.
CLERKSBURG, NOT CLARKSBURG.
In 1798, 25 acres of James Baysy's land vested in Thomas Spilman, Henry Pendleton. Jr., Bywaters and Reid.
JEFFERSON.
On 25 acres of Joseph Coons' land, vested in John Fishback, Thomas Spil- man, John Spilman, Thomas and Robert Freeman, P. Latham, F. Payne, F. F. Fergurson and John Dillard.
SPRINGFIELD.
On 25 acres of John Spilman's land, vested in John and Thomas Spilman, and Messrs. Matthews, Fletcher and Tapp. Clerksburg, Jefferson and Spring- field are in the Little Fork. They yet survive, but have not realized the antici- pations of their founders, whose names we have reproduced above.
JAMESTOWN.
It will be news to some that we have a Jamestown in Culpeper. 25 acres of land were set apart by the General Assembly to be called Jamestown, and Gabriel Green, A. Haynie, and Messrs. Grant, Corbin and Howe were Trustees to lay it off into convenient lots and streets. Who will recognize in James- town our modest James City ?
BRICK MAKING IN VIRGINIA.
The prevailing opinion that our colonial churches were built of imported brick is an error. As to those in the interior of the country, the transporta- tion of the brick was an insuperable obstacle. It is possible that a few of the churches on tidewater may have been made of imported brick, but as to many of these there are unquestionable traces of brick-kilns very near them, in some cases within the churchyard. The following bill show that bricks were made even at Williamsburg as early as 1708 :
HENRY CARY to the Council, 1708.
150 loads of wood at 12s-£6 7 6.
Moulding and burning 70,009 bricks at 3s. 6d. per M. Laborer's work resetting and burning 3s. 3d.
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VESTRYMEN OF ST. MARK'S.
The names of the old vestrymen will all be found in order in the text. The following is an imperfect enumeration of the successors :- The last vestry un- der the old regime (1785) was composed of the following persons, viz. French Strother, Sam. Clayton, Rd. Yancey, William Ball, James Pendleton, Burkett Davenport, Cadwallader Slaughter, Lawrence Slaughter, James Slaughter. Then followed P. R. Thompson, P. Slaughter, Jno. Jameson, Rt. Slaughter, David Jameson, G. Jones, Wigginton, Wm. Broadus, Rd. Payne, Rt. Freeman, Thomas Freeman, John Spilman, Thos. Spilman, Peter Hansbrough, Isaac Winston, Waller Winston, Samuel Slaughter. John Thom, Geo Fitzhugh, Jno. Wharton, W. Williams, Fayette Mauzy, Dr. Thos. Barbour, Rt. A. Thompson, P. Slaughter, Jr .. James Farish, Moses Green, Spilman, Rd. Randolph, Win. Payne, S. R. Bradford, Garland Thompson, John Cooke Green, Wm. B. Slaughter, Dr. A. Taliaferro, Rd. Cunningham, T. S. Alcocke, S. S. Bradford, Frank Lightfoot. Jere. Morton, Geo Morton, P. P. Nalle, Jno. Knox, Down- man, Dr. Hugh Hamilton, John Porter, Rt. Stringfellow, Jas. W. Green, Jas. Williams, L. P. Nelson, Thos. Freeman, Geo. Hamilton, Wallace Nalle, Martin Stringfellow, S. Wallis, F. B. Nalle, Rt. Davis, A. G. Taliaferro, C. C. Conway, P. B Jones, Jr., Rt. Maupin, J. P. Alexander, Jos. Wilmer, Jr., Dr. Payne, Win. S. Peyton, E. Keerl, Burrows, J. W. Morton, Jas. Crawford, Spilman, Jas. Bowen, Jr. These names are from memory and therefore are not in ex- act order of time, and doubtless unintentionally omit some who have been or are vestrymen. The author has failed to received the full list, for which he asked repeatedly.
An analysis of the families of the old ministers and vestrymen of St. Mark's yields some curious results. Among their descendants were two Presidents of the United States, viz. Madison and Taylor: a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, viz. P. P. Barbour; several Governors of States, as Bar- bour of Virginia, and Slaughter, Morehead and Stevenson, of Kentucky; sever- al United States Senators, as Barbour of Virginia, Morehead and Stevenson, of Kentucky; members of Congress, P. K. Thompson, Gieo. F. Strother, John S. Barbour, John S. Pendleton, Rt. A. Thompson, Jas. F. Strother. B. Johnson Barbour, and Pendletons of Ohio; legislators and judges of circuits in great numbers, among whom Judges Pendleton, of South Carolina, of New York and Ohio, Judge Green, of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, and Judges Field, Shackleford, Williams, &c. These are but a few of the examples of this truth. It is also a curious fact that every Episcopal minister within the bounds of the original St. Mark's at this date, viz. Scott of Gordonsville, Hansbrough, of Orange, Slaughter, Minnegerode and Steptoe, of Culpeper, is a lineal descend- ant of the ante-revolution vestrymen, or he married one of their lineal descend- ants.
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ADDENDA TO ST. MARK'S. PARISH HISTORY CONTINUED.
[Rev. F. G. Ribble, the present rector of St. Mark's (Jan. 1900), has furnished the following continuation of St. Mark's History .- R. T. G.]
1878, January 1: Rev. J. G. Minnegerode resigned the rectorship of St. Mark's Parish, and took charge of Cavalry Church, Louisville, Diocese of Kentucky. At this writing, he is beginning the twenty-second year of his rectorship of that large and important work. He is a member of the Standing Committe of the Diocese, and was a delegate to the General Convention in 1878 1882.
May 1: Rev. E. Wall accepted the rectorship of the parish, coming from the Diocese of Huron, Canada. In 1880, the Church school, founded by the Rev Mr. Peterkin, was abandoned, and the building rented for a private school.
Rev. Mr. Wall resigned his rectorship January 1, 1882, going to Baltimore as assistant to the Rev. Dr. Campbell Fair. He was sometime rector of St. Mat- thew's Parish, Diocese of Washington. At present he has charge of Grace Church, Berryville, Diocese of Virginia. In 1881 he reported for St. Mark's Parish 111 communicants, 5 Sunday school teachers and fifty scholars.
1882-1884, September 1 : Rev. H. D. Page became rector of the parish. He came as a deacon, having graduated at the Virginia Seminary the June before. He resigned March 18, 1884, to go to Japan as a missionary. After fourteen years of faithful service in that field, he returned, and is at present rector of Durham Parish, Diocese of Washington. In 1884 he reported for St. Mark's Parish 123 communicants, and 60 Sunday school teachers and scholars. Du- ing his rectorship the exterior of the church was painted and repaired.
1884-1888. August 1: Rev. W. T. Roberts accepted the call of the vestry as. rector of the parish. Under the date of March 1, 1887, the following resolu- tion was spread upon the minute book of the Vestry. "Whereas, the Rector. W. T. Roberts, having presented to the Vestry, in the name of Miss Savilla Denton, a communion service of solid silver, in memory of her sister, Miss Margaret Denton, therefore be it resolved: (1) That the Vestry hereby ex- press their appreciation of this generous and appropriate gift, and hereby re- cord the same in the vestry book of this Church. (2) That the Registrar be requested to furnish a copy of these resolutions to Miss Denton."
March 1, 1888 : The Vestry passed a resolution to remove the galleries from the Church. This work was done, the interior of the Church being much im- proved thereby. About the same time a new pipe organ was placed in the Church, at the right of the chancel. On September 15, 1888, Rev. W. T. Roberts resigned his rectorship, and took charge of a parish in Essex county. After serving there for some time, he took charge of Emmanuel Church, Harrison- burg, Va. Resigning this work, he then took charge of Bruton Parish, Wil- liamsburg, Diocese of Southern Virginia, of which he is still rector.
In 1888, he reports for St. Mark's Parish 100 communicants, and 58 Sunday school teachers and scholars.
At a meeting of the Vestry, held September 25, 1888, Mr. S. Russell Smith sub- mitted to the Vestry a plan of improvements for the chancel and vestry room, to be a memorial to his deceased wife. The beautiful chancel window and the large and comfortable vestry room were his generous gifts to the church.
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1889-1895. From September 15, 1888, to Sept 15, 1889, the parish had no rec- tor. During this period, Mr. Eppa Rixey faithfully served the congregation as lay reader. The Vestry, with the help of the Ladies' Aid Society, painted the exterior of the church building, and put some repairs on the rectory and lecture room. Rev. S. P. Watters, of Morganton, N. C., took charge of the parish September 15, 1889. Under date of March 5, 1890, a motion was made and carried "that Mr. Eppa Rixey be appointed a committee of one to confer with Col. Bradford and make a report at the next meeting of the vestry ou the present status of the war claim of this Church, said claim being for occupancy of the Church as a hospital during the war by the Federal Army." At a call- ed meeting of the Vestry, held June 12, 1890, the following preamble and resolu- tions, relative to the death of Dr. Philip Slaughter, were passed and ordered to be spread upon the minutes of the Vestry. "In the death of the Rev. Philip Slaughter, D. D., Historiographer of the Church, in the Diocese of Vir- ginia, the Church has been called to mourn the loss of an eminent son, a faith- ful presbyter, a learned historian, whose varied talents were adorned by a long life of devotion to the Church of Christ, and by his humble Christian life, led in imitation of the Master, full of years and full of honors, having been called from his earthly to his heavenly home. We, the Rector and Vestry of St. Stephens Church, St. Mark's Parish, desire to place on record our appreciation of his services, and our expression of the great loss the Church in Virginia has sustained; therefore be it it Resolved : (1) That in the death of the Rev. Philip Slaughter, D. D., the Church has sustained an irreparable loss. Learned, pious, and devoted to the cause of Christ, his removal from our midst will be felt with sorrow throughout the Church. (2) As Presbyter and Historiographer of the Church in Virginia, he leaves an honored name, calling forth the affection and esteem of his contemporaries. His literary works are an invaluable lega- cy to the Church. (3) Full of years, and full of honors, he has served his day and generation faithfully and well. Ripe for the harvest, he has been garner- ed by his Master, and has entered upon his eternal reward, leaving an illus- trious example to future generations. (4) That the Rector and Vestry of St. Stephen's Church attend the funeral of Dr. Slaughter in a hody, to be held to- morrow evening at five o'clock at Calvary Church, Culpeper county. (5) That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of Dr. Slaughter, as an ex- pression of our sympathy as a body with them in their bereavement, and also to the Southern Churchman for publication.
Signed,
EPPA RIXEY,
Registrar,
February 10, 1892, the following letter, which explains itself was laid before the Vestry for consideration by the rector.
CULPEPER, VA., Jan. 30th. 1892.
MR. T. S. ALCOCKE,
Senior Warden, St. Mark's Parish.
Dear Sir: Whereas it is popularly believed in the neighborhood of "Oak Shade Church," that it has been a "Free Church" since the days of the Revo- lution, and whereas it is now in such a condition as to be unfit and unsafe for worship, and desiring to put it in a suitable condition for worship, we submit to you the following proposition: We, as a denomination, will raise the funds and repair the church, provided we may have the continual use of it for any one Sunday in the month we may desire, and for such special occasions as circum- stances may demand. This in no wise to infringe upon your right to the use of the building for occasions that will not conflict with ns.
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