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123 HISTORY OF THE VA CONFERENCE, E.U.B. CHURCH—D.F. GLOVIER
Elkton, South Branch, New Creek, Cross Keys Mission, Churchville,
Edinburg, Berkeley Springs, Toms Brook, Jones Springs, Pleasant Valley,
Lacey Springs, and West Frederick. Rev. Sampsell died December 22, 1933.
At the time of his homegoing he was the oldest itinerant in the Conference,
being 83 years of age. Interment was in the cemetery at Winchester, Va. He
was a tried and true itinerant preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
PARLETT:—John Henry Parlett was born in Frederick County,
Virginia in 1852. Early in life he joined the United Brethren Church and
entered the ministry. He connected himself with the Radical branch of the
church and served in that capacity until 1928 when he joined the Virginia
Conference of the Liberal branch again.
He died in 1933 and was buried near Winchester, Va.
LUDWIG:—Rev. S. R. Ludwig was born
at Rio, W. Va., in 1859. He joined the
conference in 1894 and served two
charges before transferring to Miami
Conference in order to study at Bonebrake
Theological Seminary. He served as Agent
and Treasurer of Shenandoah College
during 1902-03. He served the
Cumberland-Keyser Circuit for five years
and then served for some time in West
Virginia and Pennsylvania Conferences.
He returned to his home Conference in
1923 and served for ten years.
He died February 11, 1934, in Winchester,
Virginia and was buried there.
STEARN:—John William Stearn was born near Lacey Springs Virginia
in 1864. He received his quarterly Conference license in 1894, joined the
Conference three years later and was ordained in 1904. He served the
following charges: Franklin, Riverton, Broadway, West Rockingham and
Elkton.
He died at his home in Elkton, Va., on December 19, 1936, and was
buried there.
Elkton, South Branch, New Creek, Cross Keys Mission, Churchville,
Edinburg, Berkeley Springs, Toms Brook, Jones Springs, Pleasant Valley,
Lacey Springs, and West Frederick. Rev. Sampsell died December 22, 1933.
At the time of his homegoing he was the oldest itinerant in the Conference,
being 83 years of age. Interment was in the cemetery at Winchester, Va. He
was a tried and true itinerant preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
PARLETT:—John Henry Parlett was born in Frederick County,
Virginia in 1852. Early in life he joined the United Brethren Church and
entered the ministry. He connected himself with the Radical branch of the
church and served in that capacity until 1928 when he joined the Virginia
Conference of the Liberal branch again.
He died in 1933 and was buried near Winchester, Va.
LUDWIG:—Rev. S. R. Ludwig was born
at Rio, W. Va., in 1859. He joined the
conference in 1894 and served two
charges before transferring to Miami
Conference in order to study at Bonebrake
Theological Seminary. He served as Agent
and Treasurer of Shenandoah College
during 1902-03. He served the
Cumberland-Keyser Circuit for five years
and then served for some time in West
Virginia and Pennsylvania Conferences.
He returned to his home Conference in
1923 and served for ten years.
He died February 11, 1934, in Winchester,
Virginia and was buried there.
STEARN:—John William Stearn was born near Lacey Springs Virginia
in 1864. He received his quarterly Conference license in 1894, joined the
Conference three years later and was ordained in 1904. He served the
following charges: Franklin, Riverton, Broadway, West Rockingham and
Elkton.
He died at his home in Elkton, Va., on December 19, 1936, and was
buried there.
