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Peterkin, Joshua
Wickliffe
Clark & Jeff.
1851
Powell. Jno. D.
Wiekliffe
Clark & Jeff. .. 1855
Price. Jas.
. Shepherdstown .. 1810
Reynolds, John H.
Hardy
Hardy
1796
Robertson, John J.
Norborne,
Berkeley 1822
Sewell. William
St. John's
Brooke 1838
Sharp. Henry T. St. Paul's
Weston
1870
Shiras, Alex Wickliffe
Clark & Jeff.
1840
Smith, Thompson L. 1. . John's
Kanawha
1855
Smith. Joseph H. St. John's
Wheeling 1858
Smith. Benj. B.
St. Andrew's
Jefferson 1822
Smith, Thomas.
Parkersburg. 1343
Smythe, Thos. H.
St. Paul's
Weston
1858
Sprigg. D. F.
Trinity
Martinsburg 1850
Stewart, Wm. G. St. Mark's
Kanawha 1868
Stubbs,
. Shepherdstown .. 1786
Stringfellow, Horace, Jr .... St. John's
Harper's Ferry. . 1851
Sturgis, Daniel
Trinity
Martinsburg 1771
Taliaferro, Chas. C. Trinity
Martinsburg 1837
Tompkins, S. D. St. Paul's
Weston
1848
Tongue, Thos. O. Missionary
Wheeling
1871
Tyng, Dudley A.
Zion
Jefferson Co. 1851
Tyng, Jas. H. Trinity
Martinsburg 1830
Veasy,
Martinsburg 1830
Ward, II. D.
. Kanawha
Kanawha Co. 1845
Ward, Wm. N.
Christ Ch ..
Clarksburg 1835
West, Missionary Kanawha Co. 1844
28
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Clergyman.
Parish.
County or Town. Date.
Wheat, J. Thomas
St. Matthew's .. Wheeling
1830
Wheeler, A.
Jackson
.1843
Whittle, F. M.
St. John's . Charleston 1848
Wilson, Francis
Trinity .Martinsburg 1786
Wilmer, Emmanuel
Woods, John F. Trinity Moundsville 1865
List of Lay Delegates, 1785-1877.
Laymen.
Parish. County or Town.
Date.
Allen, Benjamin
St. Andrew's
Jefferson
1816
Allen, G. R. C.
Christ Ch.
Clarksburg 1853
Andrews, M. Page
Trinity
.Shepherdstown .. 1869
Arthur, Joseph Norborne
Berkeley
1834
Baxter, Wm. E. St. John's
Brooke 1870
Baylor, Col. R. W.
Zion
Charles Town 1867
Beall, John Y.
Zion
Charles Town 1860
Berkeley, Prof. R. C.
Trinity
Monongalia 1877
Berkeley, Edmund
Kanawha
Kanawha
1826
Bonham, Robt. C.
St. Matthew's .
Wheeling
1852
Brady, S.
St. Matthew's .. Wheeling
1876
Brown, James
St. Andrew's
Jefferson 1832
Brown, Hiram D.
St. Matthew's
.. Wheeling 1858
Brown, R. T.
Zion
Charles Town 1874
Bryan, Dr. C. P.
Madison
Pocahontas
1874
Burwell, Dr. Philip
Ravenswood
Jackson 1874
Butler, Chas. T.
Trinity
Shepherdstown. 1850
Chapline, Isaac
Trinity
Shepherdstown ..
1832
Colston, Edward
Norborne
Berkeley
1822
Conrad, D. H.
Trinity
Martinsburg 1853
Cordelle, L. C.
Zion
Charles Town 1866
Colton, Dr. Jno. T.
St. John's
.Kanawha 1876
Craighill, Nathaniel
St. Andrew's . Jefferson
1819
Curtis, Geo. D.
Trinity
Marshall 18.0
Dangerfield. Jno. E.
Wickliffe
Clark & Jeff. 1842
Eoff. Beverly M.
St. John's
Wheeling 1870
Fitzhugh. Burdett
Ravenswood
.Jackson
1853
Fryatt. Tillotson
Norborne
.Berkeley
1820
Grantham, J. J.
Norborne
Berkeley 1870
Griggs. Thomas St. Andrew's
Jefferson 1830
Hall, Geo. W. Trinity
Shepherdstown. 1867
Hammett. Samuel
St. John's
Pleasants 1853
Howlev. James O. St. Paul's
Weston 1852
Helm, Strother M.
Norborne Berkeley 1819
Henderson. David E. Zion
Charles Town 1872
Hildreth. S. P. St. Matthew's .Wheeling 1875
.
Blackford, Wm. M.
Norborne .
Berkeley 1827
29
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Laymen.
Parish.
County or Town.
Date.
Iloge, Isaac
Trinity
. Marshall
1852
Hogeman, Wm. H.
St. John's.
. Charleston 1869
Howard, H. R.
P't. Pleasant
Mason 1870
Hunter, Edward P.
Norborne.
Berkeley 1847
Jackson, Genl. J. J.
Trinity.
Parkersburg 1867
Jacobs, W. F.
St. John's
Harper's Ferry .1851
Jones, Strother
Kanawha
Kanawha 1824
Kirk, Thomas
Christ Ch. ..
Brooke
1853
Kreglow, Geo. T.
Mt. Zion Ch
Hedgesville 1877
Laidley, Maj. A. T.
St. John's
Charleston 1869
Lee, Edmund T. Trinity
Shepherdstown .. 1870
Lee, Charles H.
Vorborne
Berkeley 1841
Lee, Richard Henry
Trinity
Shepherdstown. 1847
Loekridge, James T.
Madison
Pocahontas 1877
Lynn, Geo., Jr.
Hampshire
Hampshire 1833
Magill, Archibald
Norborne
Berkeley
1831
MeCandlish, R. J.
St. Paul's
Weston
1853
McCluney, Col. James
St. Matthew's
Wheeling 1870
MeNeer. James
All Saints'
Union 1875
Moneure, Dr. Jas. D.
Trinity
Huntington 1872
Morgan, Wm. A. Trinity
Shepherdstown .. 1858
Morgan, Morgan
Norborne
Berkeley
1785
Morgan, Jacob
Trinity
Shepherdstown .. 1845
Morgan, Daniel
Trinity
Shepherdstown .. 1836
Myers, Cromwell
Mt. Zion Ch.
Hedgesville 1872
Nash, Sylvester
Christ Ch.
Berkeley
1819
Nash, Norman
Hampshire 1819
Nelson, Francis
Hampshire
Hampshire
1825
Nelson, Thomas
Norborne
. Martinsburg 1828
Nelson, Mann P.
Norborne
. Berkeley
1833
Norwood, Wm. Jr. All Saints'
Monroe 1874
Oley, Gen. Jno. H. Trinity
Huntington 1877
Page, John W. Hampshire
Hampshire 1831
Page, William Norborne
Berkeley 1816
Patrick, Dr. Spieer St. John's
Charleston 1856
Pendleton. Wm. H.
Norborne
Berkeley 1840
Pendleton, Wm.
Norborne
Berkeley 1853
Pendleton, William Norborne
Berkeley 1815
Pinkney, Chas. C. Wickliffe
1834
Reynolds, John H.
Hampshire
Hampshire 1799
Robinson, R. K.
Trinity
Martinsburg 1873
Rose, Robert
Kanawha
Kanawha
1834
Russell, Joseph A.
St. John's
Harper's Ferry .. 1850
Sharpe, George
Hampshire
Hampshire 1824
Shepherd. Abram.
.St. Andrew's
Jefferson 1817
Silver, Francis
Norborne
Berkeley 1830
Smith, Aug. J. Trinity
Shepherdstown .. 1865
30
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Laymen.
Parish.
County or Town.
Date.
Smith, Cruger W., Jr.
Christ Ch.
Clarksburg 1870
Staples, E. W.
Emmanuel
Wood
1873
Steele. Thos. G. .
Christ Ch.
Marion
1870
Suydam, Abraham Trinity
Cabell 1870
Tallant, Henry St. John's
Wheeling 1853
Thomas, Jno. L. Christ Ch.
Berkeley
1829
Thompson, Judge Geo. W ... St. Matthew's
Wheeling
1872
Thompson, Philip R. St. Mark's
Kanawha
1836
Thompson, Francis
St. Mark's
Kanawha
1853
Triplett, F. M.
St. John's
Pleasants 1870
Veasy, Geo. W.
St. John's
Brooke 1853
Walker, James
Norborne
Berkeley
1818
Ward, Joel
Norborne
Berkeley
1818
Washington, Bushrod C. ..
St. Andrew's
.Jefferson 1823
Watson, W. E.
Christ Ch.
Fairmont 1877
White, S. T.
Grace Ch.
Middleway
1876
White, Nathan S.
Zion
Charles Town
1858
Wilson, John
Christ Ch.
Berkeley
1832
Woods, Andrew P.
St. Matthew's . Wheeling 1848
Young. J. Thornton
Trinity
Martinsburg 1876
CHAPTER IV.
List of Clerical and Lay Delegates to the Annual Councils of the Diocese of West Virginia-1877-1901.
List of Clergy in the Diocese of West Virginia, 1877-1901. The date gives the year when first reported at the Council.
Clergyman.
County or Town. Date.
Ambler, John
Fairmont
1887
Ambler, John C.
Grafton 1898
Armstrong. J. G.
St. Matthew's, Wheeling 1877
Birckhead, Chas. M. St. Albans 1886
Blake, Jas. H. W.
Middleway 1879
Brittingham, Jacob
Parkersburg 1881
Brooking, Robt. U.
Point Pleasant 1892
Buchanan, Anselm. Wellsburg 1879
31
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Clergyman.
County or Town. Date.
Burkhart, W. Hullihen
Bluefield
1890
Burwell, Walter L.
Charles Town 1887
Campbell, Chas. M.
St. Albans 1886
Canfield, Isaac A.
Powellton 1895
Card, Gerald
Charleston 1897
Caswell, Robt. C. (Fenn.)
Buckhannon
1900
Chrisman, Wilson Page
Charles Town 1894
Chrisman, Clayton Alex
Wellsburg 1895
Cobbs, R. Addison
Charleston 1877
Crook, Guy H.
Ronceverte 1901
Cooke, Thos. W.
Clarksburg
1898
Coombs, L. R. (S. Va.)
Lewisburg
1894
Coupland, Robt. S.
.Charles Town 1900
Cowpland, Joshua
Pt. Pleasant
1881
Curran, T. J. Oliver
Wheeling (St. Andrew's) 1900
Davis, Wm. Lawrence
Parkersburg
1895
Deaver, Jas. N.
Charles Town
1897
Doggett, Luther W.
Fairmont 1895
Douglas, John S.
Martinsburg 1899
Dame, Geo. W.
Clarksburg
1880
Easter, Geo. W. Union
1892
England, Howard G. (Va.)
Ripon
1898
Everett, W. B. (Va.)
Harper's Ferry 1889
Fenton, Arthur K.
Powellton 1893
Ferguson, J. Dudley
Moorefield 1878
Fick, H. L. A.
St. Matthew's, Wheeling
1899
Fish. Jas. L.
W. Grafton
1900
Fitzpatrick, J. B.
St. Albans
1885
Forrest, Douglas F., D. D.
Clarksburg
1892
Foster, John T.
Grafton
1890
Gantt, J. Gibson
St. Juke's, Wheeling 1885
Gibbons, Geo. A.
Fairmont
1877
Gibbons. J. Howard
Point Pleasant
1901
Gibson, Robt. A.
Parkersburg
1878
Gibson, John S.
Middleway
1852
Grammer, Jas. Middleway
1877
Gravatt, Wm. L.
Charles Town
1893
Gray, Arthur P ..
Lewisburg
1888
Griffith, Saml. H.
Moorefield
1884
Grinnan, Andrew G.
Pt. Pleasant 1895
Grubb, Curtis
Lewisburg 1886
Hall, Emile J.
Lewisburg
1877
Hammond, Kensey J.
Parkersburg 1883
Hannah, C. Gilbert
Morgantown 1899
Hiatt, Jaeob A.
Parkersburg 1900
Howard, David W.
St. Matthew's. Wheeling 1900
Fletcher, Robt. (Center. N. Y.).
Charles Town 1898
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THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Clergyman.
County or Town
Date.
Hubbard, John P.
Shepherdstown 1877
Hyland, Wm. L.
Parkersburg 1877
Joyner, John R.
St. Albans, 1894
Keeble, J. W.
Weston, . 1882
Lacy, T. H.
Point Pleasant 1877
Lea, John Willis
Martinsburg 1877
Leavell, Wm. Thos.
Hedgesville 1877
Lee, Francis D.
Lewisburg 1880
Lewis, Arthur M.
Powellton 1900
Lee, E. J.
Shepherdstown 1900
Levering, Lewis R.
Grafton 1901
Lightbourn, John S.
Huntington 1893
Loftus, J. Totenham
Moorefield 1881
Marley, John Tilton
Powellton, 1896
Marshall, W. K.
Parkersburg 1896
Mason, L. R.
Shepherdstown 1882
Mason, Richard H.
Union 1877
Marshall, Norman F.
Huntington 1887
Meade, F. A.
Hinton 1883
Meade, Wm. H.
Charles Town 1877
Moneure, John
Union
1891
Morgan, Robt. J. (Del.)
Charleston
1897
Moore, S. Scollay, D. D.
Parkersburg
1888
McGill, John (Va.)
Ripon
1878
MacQueary, T. Howard
Fairmont
1885
Neilson, W. H., D. D.
Shepherdstown 1891
Noland, R. Grattan
Wellsburg.
1884
Pearson, C. C.
St. Luke's, Wheeling 1882
Penick, Rt. Rev. C. C., D. D.
Fairmont
1899
Powers, W. H. H
Weston 1879
Price, Arthur R.
Powellton
1900
Roderick, R. Austin
Grafton
1889
Roller, Robt. Douglas, D. D.
Martinsburg, 1879
Shaw. Chas. E.
Harper's Ferry 1899
Sheerin, James
Morgantown 1895
Sommerville, Grant Paul
Lewisburg 1890
Spalding, C. N.
St. Luke's, Wheeling 1881
Spurr, B. M.
Moundsville 1894
Swan, Thos. E.
Buchannon 1897
Swope, Rodney Rush. D. D.
St. Matthew's, Wheeling 1878
Taylor, Jefferson R.
Montgomery 1888
Thomas, Nathaniel Seymour
St. Matthew's, Wheeling 1897
Thomas, Henry
Martinsburg 1888
Thomas, Harris B.
Lewisburg 1899
Thompson, P. D. (Va.)
Ripon 1892
Tompkins, Saml. D.
Volcano 1877
Tucker, Dallas
Charles Town 1883
33
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Clergyman.
County or Town. Date.
Turner, M. Thurston (Md.)
Lewisburg
1897
Tyler, B. B.
Charles Town 1890
Wager, Peter
St. Albans
1891
Warc, J. W. .
Clarksburg
1882
Willis, Andrew J.
Middleway 1890
Winecoff, Thos. E.
Morgantown 1898
Wirgman, Henry T.
Parkersburg 1885
Woods, John F.
Clarksburg,
1877
Young, Lee H.
St. Andrew's, Wheeling 1896
List of Lay Delegates, 1877-1901.
Names.
Residence. Date.
Adams, D. J.
Clarksburg
1878
Agliouby, John. O.
Shepherdstown 1891
Alexander, Herbert L
Martinsburg 1897
Alexander, J. B.
Moundsville
1891
Ambler, B. M.
Parkersburg 1880
Angle, Stephen L.
Sistersville, 1899
Aschman, Dr. G. A.
St. Matthew's, Wheeling 1894
Baird, Wm. N.
Romney
1894
Bailey, D. M.
Weston,
1879
Baker, J. L. W.
Martinsburg
1877
Baldwin, D. B.
Bluefield
1892
Ball, W. J.
Wellsburg
1891
Barbor, H. B.
Princeton
1891
Bartlett, C. W. Barton, D. J.
Morgantown
1899
Baxter, Hon. Felix J.
Sutton 1894
Baxter, Geo. A.
Wellsburg 1SS3
Beckwith, Hon. Frank
Charles Town 1893
Berkeley, Prof. R. C ..
Morgantown 1878
Bland, E. S. Sutton 1897
Blanchard, H. M.
Bluefield 1900
Bloomer, Geo. C.
Lewisburg 1885
Bowie, E. B.
St. Luke's Wheeling 1894
Boyd, John E., Jr.
Martinsburg 1SST
Brady, Hon. S ..
St. Matthew's, Wheeling 1880
Brown, Dr. H. M.
Union 1SS8
Browne, Robt. W.
St. Matthew's, Wheeling. 1SS7
Broun, Maj. Thos. L.
Charleston 1878
Bryan, Dr. C. P.
Pocahontas Co. 1877
Burns, David
Clarksburg
1887
Camden, Dr. T. B.
Weston 1878
Carroll, W. C.
Charles Town 1891
Chandler, Ed. W.
St. Alban's 1SS3
Chew, Robt.
Charles Town 1891
Coe, Chas. Cleveland. Kenova 1897
Parkersburg
1892
34
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Names.
Residence. Date.
Colston, Capt. W. B.
Martinsburg
1892
Cox, Friend
Moundsville 1894
Cotton, Dr. John T.
Charleston 1877
Craighill, Gen. W. P.
Charles Town 1897
Crawford, Wyatt C .. Huntington 1895
Creel, Geo. A.
Moundsville 1880
Crow, G. B.
Ripley 1898
Cunningham, Col. J. C.
St. Albans 1877
Curtis, Robt.
Moundsville 1883
Dandridge, Hon. A. S.
Shepherdstown 1889
Davison, Thos.
St. Andrew's, Wheeling 1896
Davisson, E. G ..
Weston
1899
Derbyshire, H. J
·Huntington 1888
Despard, B.
Clarksburg 1893
Devine, John C.
St. Andrews, Wheeling. 1899
Dimmick, M. C.
Huntington
1894
Du Bois, Jos. D.
St. Matthew's, Wheeling 1894
Dunlap, Dr. John L.
Union 1879
Eastham, Hon. P. C.
Point Pleasant 1890
Emmons, C. D ..
Huntington 1897
Ensign, Ely
Huntington 1898
Fowler, Fred
Clarksburg 1899
Frazier, Wm. C ..
Summit Point 1890
Gallaher, John T ..
Moundsville 1896
Gamble, Dr. H. MeG.
Moorefield 1878
Gamble, Wm.
Moundsville 1883
Gassman, J.
Martinsburg 1893
Gilbert, W. H.
Middleway
1899
Gordon, C. W.
Parkersburg
1892
Grantham, James
Middleway 1887
Green, F. H.
Ravenswood 1897
Greer, Jacob R.
St. Matthew's, Wheeling 1886
Greer, W. Homer
Ripley
1894
Haile, Robt. G.
Hinton 1899
Hall, F. L.
Wellsburg 1899
Hall, S. Bruce
New Martinsville. 1896
Hall, A. C ..
Wellsburg 1879
HIall, Geo. W.
Shepherdstown 1878
Hanson, J. W.
Harper's Ferry. 1895
Hartley, John
Leroy 1894
Hartman, Wm. T.
Fairmont 1899
Harrison, W. G.
Weston 1888
Haymond, A.
Morgantown 1880
Henderson, Richard
Charles Town
1898
Henderson, H. C.
Williamstown 1895
Henshaw, Wm. S.
Martinsburg 1878
Higginbotham, C. C. Buckhannon 1899
Hildreth, S. P.
St. Lukes Wheeling. 1883
35
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Names.
Residence. Date.
Hodgman, B. F.
Moundsville
1896
Hogeman, W. H.
Charleston 1881
Howell, David
Charles Town 1890
Hubbard, W. G .. Charleston
1899
Ilunter. Dr. J. H.
Martinsburg
1883
Hunter, C. W ..
Davis 1900
Jaekson, C. Edwin
St. Andrew's, Wheeling 1897
Johns. Thos.
St. Luke's. Wheeling 1898
Johnston, A. S.
l'nion
1885
Jones, Chas. C.
Leetown
1900
Keller, B. F ..
Bramwell
1898
Kennedy, W. S.
Charles Town
1893
Kilmer, R. B ..
Hedgesville 1897
Kilmer, Wm. H.
Hedgesville
1884
Klase, Dr. W. N.
Montgomery 1897
Knightstep. W. C.
Ripley
1882
Kreglow, Geo. T.
Hedgesville 1877
Laidley, Maj. A. T.
Charleston 1883
Laidley, W. S.
Charleston 1889
La Rue. Corbin.
Ripon
1900
La Rue, F. C.
Ripon
1895
Lee, E. I ...
Shepherdstown 1877
Lewis, Mord.
Clarksburg 1893
Lewis, Comyn
St. Matthew's, Charleston. 1898
Ligon, Dr. John.
Pocahontas Co 1878
Lingamfelter, Lee
Hedgesville 1883
Linthieum, Jas. M.
Moorefield 1880
Lippitt, Dr. W. F.
Charles Town 1889
Lobb, C. Jas ..
Moorefield 1899
Logie. Dr. J.
Lee Town
1877
Logan, Jos. D.
Union
1887
Londin, William
Lorentz 1899
Lucas, Chas. C.
Lee Town 1900
Lucadoe. J. D.
St. Luke's, Charleston 1892
Lyeth, B. F.
Martinsburg 1886
Martin, Saml. R.
New Martinsville 1898
Martin, Philip
Moundsville
1897
Martin, C. C ..
Parkersburg
1899
Matthews. S. W.
Moundsville 1895
Mayo, Dr. M. L.
Huntington
1885
Miller. C. A.
Martinsburg 1890
Miller, Jacob
Hedgesville 1895
Mitehell, J. S.
Weston 1889
Moler, Lee
Shepherdstown 1884
Morgan, R. S.
Ravenswood 1880
Morgan. Morgan
Bunker Hill 1.8-1
Moss, H. I., Jr.
Parkersburg 1$99
Moss. H. H.
Parkersburg 1894
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THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Names.
Residence. Date.
Muzzey, Frank W.
Shepherdstown 1899
Myers, A. H.
Hedgesville 1895
Macleod, A. E.
White Sulphur
1900
MeCandlish, R. J.
Parkersburg
1877
MeClure, John
St. Luke's, Wheeling. 1884
MeConihay, John H
St. Albans 1882
McGill, E. W.
Okonoko 1895
MeNeer. Jas.
Union 1877
MePherson, Irwin
Leroy 1893
Nelson, Dr. Mann Page
Middleway
1SS6
Noble, N. A ..
St. Matthew's. Wheeling 1893
Norris, John W.
Willow Island 1883
Northcott. G. A.
Huntington 1890
Norton, Percy
Elin Grove
1894
Nye, Dr. John L ..
St. Albans.
1880
Oley, Gen. John H.
Huntington
1877
Orndoff, Alex
Moorefield
1899
Park. J. A
Ravenswood
1880
Parks, Alex
Martinsburg 1894
Parsons, G. W.
Romney
1899
Peck, L. Tenny
Kenova
1899
Peterkin, W. G.
Parkersburg 1898
Peterson, B. W.
St. Matthew's. Wheeling 1895
Peyton, John Howe
Charleston 1895
Poindexter, Wm. R.
Huntington 1883
Potts, H. W ..
Shepherdstown 1899
Powell, Simms
Parkersburg
1888
Progler, H. S.
Ripley
1896
Queale, Wm.
Grafton
1893
Ralston, Er
Weston
1887
Rankin, R. J.
Martinsburg 1878
Reed. Lloyd
Clarksburg 1895
Richardson, 1. Lynn
Charleston 1899
Richardson. J. J.
Fairmont 1899
Ridgeley, W. C ..
Wellsburg 1886
Robinson, John S.
Mannington 1893
Rogers, Thos.
Morgantown 1879
Rogers, Judge J. P.
St. Luke's, Wheeling 1882
Rogers, Geo. J.
St. Luke's, Wheeling. 1898
Russell, Henry McG.
Okonoko 1896
Sands, Jos. E ..
Fairmont 1898
Sands, Lawrence E.
St. Luke's, Wheeling. 1889
Sands, O. S ..
Clarksburg
1893
Sehon, Hon. Edmund.
Pt. Pleasant
1877
Shaffer, Philip A.
Moundsville 1897
Sharp, Dr. W. H.
Volcano 1880
Shirley, Geo. P.
Middleway 1896
Shirey, C. A. Bluefield
1900
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IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Names.
Residence. Date.
Shrewsbury, C. M.
Parkersburg
1880
Slaughter, Ed. L.
Charleston 1897
Smith, Judge Jos.
Ravenswood 1877
Smith, Cruger W.
Clarksburg
1879
Smith, Dr. J. E.
St. Matthew's, Wheeling 1884
Snape, Albert
Moundsville
1895
Spillınan, H. E.
Point Pleasant 1899
Spillman, Gen. B. D.
Parkersburg
1890
Springer, Murray L.
St. Luke's, Wheeling 1897
Stalnaker, Randolph
St. Matthew's, Wheeling 1895
Staples, E. W.
Volcano 1878
Stribling, G. W.
Pt. Pleasant, 1887
Stribling, T ..
Pt. Pleasant 1880
Strider, Isaac
Leetown
1883
Stuckey, Chas.
Bunker Hill 1878
Swimley, Wm.
Bunker Hill, 1878
Tatum, Peebles
St. Matthew's, Wheeling 1891
Tarr, Clarence
Wellsburg 1883
Taylor, Archibald
St. Luke's, Wheeling 1894
Thayer, Dr. A. H.
Grafton
1899
Thomas, Harris B.
Grafton
1891
Thompson. Capt. C. L.
Huntington 1897
Thompson, Maj. B. S ..
Hinton, 1897
Thompson, Judge G. W.
St. Matthew's, Wheeling 1877
Tippett, Geo. W
Pt. Pleasant,
1899
Trapnell, Joseph
Charles Town 1896
Triplett, J. M.
Willow Island 1891
Tyler, W. D.
Bramwell
1896
Van Antwerp, F. R. Hinton
1895
Vance, J. Carl
Clarksburg
1896
Vandervort, E. M.
Weston
1894
Warren, A. A.
Weston
1887
Washington, B. C.
Charles Town 1881
Watson, W. E.
Fairmont
1877
Water's, J. T. .
Charleston
1899
Wetzell, D. S.
Lewisburg
1885
White, N. S.
Charles Town
1877
Williams, J. E.
Weston 1882
Wilson, W. A.
St. Luke's, Wheeling 1899
Wirgman, E. O.
Romney 1893
Wolff, M. K.
St. Luke's, Wheeling 1899
Wood, James Ward
Moorefield 1879
Woods, C. C.
Elm Grove 1895
Wynkoff. Garrett Hedgesville 1881
Young, J. T.
Martinsburg 1884
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THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
CHAPTER V.
Digest of Annual Councils of Diocese of Virginia 1785-1877, with Parochial Reports from Churches, in what is now known as the Diocese of West Virginia, and full statements from addresses of the Bishops, having reference to their visitations in that territory.
There is not in our land a Diocese more truly historic than Virginia. It was within her borders that the first services of the mother Church were enjoyed in the United States. It was upon her shores that there were made the first efforts to introduce into our country the light of the Gospel as it is reflected from our liturgy and other standards. Within her bounds there are still extant the remains of the first sanctu- ary, built within the limits of the Union. The first religious service in Virginia was held at Jamestown on the 14th of May, 1607, the Rev. Robert Hunt, a clergyman of the Church of England, officiated, as he did also at the first marriage service ever performed in Virginia (1608). He was instru- mental also in the speedy erection of a church, and when this was destroyed by fire in a few months a new and substan- tial building was erected (160S). The ruins of the brick tower of this church may still be seen on Jamestown Island. By the year 1616 there were three parishes founded and settled, viz: Henrico and Bermuda Hundred, (Rev. Mr. Whittaker. He it was who baptized Pocahontas, and afterwards married her to Mr. Rolfe,) and Jamestown, Mr. Bucke. Up to 1619 the whole number of clergy who had come over to the col- ony was seven, viz. Messrs. Hunt, Bucke, Glover, Whittaker, Keith, Mease and Bargrave. In 1619, Messrs. Hunt, Glover, and Whittaker were dead, and the clergy in Virginia were: Rev. James Bucke, Jamestown Church; Rev. George Keith, Elizabeth City Parish; Rev. Thomas Bargrave, Henrico, and Bermuda Hundred, Rev. William Mease.
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In 1621, in obedience to a call from the Governor. Sir George Yeardley, the assembly of Virginia convened in its first meeting, in the Church at Jamestown. The session was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Bucke, and the enact- ments of the Legislature formally established the Church of England in Virginia.
Before giving a list of the Clergy who in early days min- istered in the territory now known as West Virginia, it may be well to mention a few well known facts as to the formation of the counties in that section, to remind us that the familiar Virginia names covered then, what is now West Virginia ter- ritory.
Augusta county was formed in 1738, and included all of the "ntmost parts of Virginia," and extended from the Blue Ridge on the East to the Mississippi on the West.
All that part of this great territory which stretches from the borders of the present Pocahontas County, on the AAlle- gheny mountains, northwest to the Ohio river, was for some- time known as the District of West Angusta, and from this District the first assembly of the newly declared common- wealth of Virginia meeting in the old State House at Wil- liamsburg, did in October, 1776, form three distinct counties, Monongalia, Ohio and Youghiogheny. It will further be ob- served that up to 1772, the county of Frederick covered all the territory now embraced in Berkeley and Jefferson.
It is impossible to say in what part of these extensive dis- triets the men whose names are mentioned Jabored. The rec- ords are not very full, and we have to be content with the general statement.
It is further to be noted here, that in 1755 all that part of Frederick west of North Mountain was formed into Hamp- shire county.
List of the Clergy from 1700 to 1785 who labored in what is now West Virginia.
Names.
County.
Year.
Gordon, John.
Frederick
1754
Henderson, John
Angusta
1747
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Names.
County.
Year.
Hurt, John.
Jefferson
1775
Jones, John.
Augusta
1752
Manning, William.
. Berkeley
1772
Meldrum ..
Frederick 1765
Muhlenburg, Peter
Berkeley
1768
Ogilvie. James
Berkeley
1771
Sturges. Daniel.
Berkeley
1771
In his Digest of the Councils of the Diocese of Virginia, the Rev. Dr. Dashiell says, in speaking of the Church after the Revolution: While we look at the published records for the purpose of learning what was the mind of our fathers in the Church, yet the heart of those ancestors cannot be so easily discerned. No report of resolutions or canons passed, can make known to us what was the measure of religious feeling that prevailed. Traditions we have in abundance to tell us, that like unto the assembling of the tribes of God's people under the old dispensation, were the gatherings to- gether of Virginia families when the conventions would meet in the days of Bishop Moore and Bishop Meade. They were glad, blessed assemblings. The spirit of fraternal affection was ardent, and every such meeting was in the truest, sweet- est sense, a family reunion. A result of every such Conven- tion was the increase of the spirit of religion in the commu- nity where it met.
For a number of years before and after the Revolution the Church in Virginia was in an exceedingly depressed condi- tion. She went through and came out of the war suffering from all its demoralizing and depressing influences. Poverty, dispersion and wickedness, left their effects upon all the com- monwealth and the Church had her full share in these mis- fortunes. She suffered much in the loss of character upon the part of ministers and people, and also in the loss of property of which she was plundered by iniquitous legislation. Not only were the glebes taken away from the Churches, but in some cases, the Communion Plate was seized and sold for public purposes.
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Convention of 1785. Richmond, Va.
There were present 36 clergymen and 71 laymen. Among the laymen we note the name of Morgan Morgan, Norborne Parish, Berkeley Co.
Rev. James Madison, D. D., was President of the Conven- tion.
An address was prepared to the members of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia, from which is taken the fol- lowing: "For more than eight years our Church hath lan- guished under neglect. We will not, however, believe that our friends have revolted, and therefore trust that a knowl- edge of her present condition will rekindle their former af- fertions.
Of what is the Church now possessed? Nothing but the glebes and your affections. Since the year 1776 she hath been even without regular government, and her ministers have received but little compensation for their services. Their numbers are diminished by death and other causes, and we have as yet no resource within ourselves for a succession of ministers. Churches stand in need of repair, and there is no fund equal to the smallest want.
By the favour of Providence, indeed, the Protestant Epis- copal Church is incorporated by law, and under this sanction are we now assembled. We have accepted the invitation of a Convention lately holden in New York, to send deputies to another to be holden in Philadelphia in the fall."
Convention of 1786. Richmond, Va.
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