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42 HISTORY OF THE VA CONFERENCE, E.U.B. CHURCH—D.F. GLOVIER
Rev. G. A. Newman was principal of the Harrisonburg Negro
School. He joined the conference in 1900.
The Minutes of 1900 record the following: Ministers of the Virginia
Freedmen’s Missions District:
T. K. Clifford, Harrisonburg, Va.
W. W. Colley, Harrisonburg, Va.
B. N. Stevens, Zenda, Va.
Thos. Givens, Linville, Va.
Brown Colbert, Harrisonburg, Va.
G. A. Newman, Harrisonburg, Va.
Rev. J. A. Evans (Col.), died at Princess Cottage Hospital, Freetown,
Sierra Leone, West Africa, September 21, 1899.
The following Charges, pastors, churches, members and missions were
reported to the Annual Conference of 1901.
Linville Circuit: B. N. Stevens, Pastor; Long’s Chapel with 47 members;
Linville, 22 members; Wardensville, 30 members; Beasley, 7 members: Cold
Stream, 7 members—Total members 113.
Harrisonburg: E. A. McGee, Pastor; Harrisonburg, 48 members;
Dunge’s Chapel, 18 members; Keezletown, 15 members—Total 81 members.
Staunton: T. K. Clifford, Pastor; Mt. Zion, 51 members; Timber
Ridge, 11 members—Total 62 members.
Monterey: W. W. Colley, Pastor; Franklin, Moatstown and Wright’s
Chapel had a total of 36 members.
Assignments of Negro preachers at the conference of 1901 were:
Harrisonburg, E. A. McGee; Staunton, T. K. Clifford; Monterey, W. W.
Colley; Linville, B. N. Stevens. This year there were a total of 16
appointments, 13 organized churches, and 439 members. Rev. E. A.
McGee resigned Harrisonburg Charge, November 27, 1900, but was retained
to serve Dunges’ Chapel and Keezletown appointments, Harrisonburg being
given to Rev. T. K. Clifford till the close of the year. In 1901 Rev. G. A.
Newman is in the Second Year’s Course of Reading; Rev. W. W. Colley is
referred to as Dr. Colley. He proposed the opening of a Mission in Ponce,
Porto Rico.
At the Annual Conference of 1902 Thomas Givens was assigned to
Linville Mission, and T. K. Clifford to Staunton. This year the Ministerial
Register carried the names of T. K. Clifford, W. W. Colley, and G. A.
Newman. In 1903 Givens was again appointed to Linville and Clifford to
Staunton. In 1904 G. A. Newman passed the Third Year’s Course of
Reading with an average of 93 per cent, and was passed to the fourth
year. At the Conference of 1905 G. A. Newman reported
Rev. G. A. Newman was principal of the Harrisonburg Negro
School. He joined the conference in 1900.
The Minutes of 1900 record the following: Ministers of the Virginia
Freedmen’s Missions District:
T. K. Clifford, Harrisonburg, Va.
W. W. Colley, Harrisonburg, Va.
B. N. Stevens, Zenda, Va.
Thos. Givens, Linville, Va.
Brown Colbert, Harrisonburg, Va.
G. A. Newman, Harrisonburg, Va.
Rev. J. A. Evans (Col.), died at Princess Cottage Hospital, Freetown,
Sierra Leone, West Africa, September 21, 1899.
The following Charges, pastors, churches, members and missions were
reported to the Annual Conference of 1901.
Linville Circuit: B. N. Stevens, Pastor; Long’s Chapel with 47 members;
Linville, 22 members; Wardensville, 30 members; Beasley, 7 members: Cold
Stream, 7 members—Total members 113.
Harrisonburg: E. A. McGee, Pastor; Harrisonburg, 48 members;
Dunge’s Chapel, 18 members; Keezletown, 15 members—Total 81 members.
Staunton: T. K. Clifford, Pastor; Mt. Zion, 51 members; Timber
Ridge, 11 members—Total 62 members.
Monterey: W. W. Colley, Pastor; Franklin, Moatstown and Wright’s
Chapel had a total of 36 members.
Assignments of Negro preachers at the conference of 1901 were:
Harrisonburg, E. A. McGee; Staunton, T. K. Clifford; Monterey, W. W.
Colley; Linville, B. N. Stevens. This year there were a total of 16
appointments, 13 organized churches, and 439 members. Rev. E. A.
McGee resigned Harrisonburg Charge, November 27, 1900, but was retained
to serve Dunges’ Chapel and Keezletown appointments, Harrisonburg being
given to Rev. T. K. Clifford till the close of the year. In 1901 Rev. G. A.
Newman is in the Second Year’s Course of Reading; Rev. W. W. Colley is
referred to as Dr. Colley. He proposed the opening of a Mission in Ponce,
Porto Rico.
At the Annual Conference of 1902 Thomas Givens was assigned to
Linville Mission, and T. K. Clifford to Staunton. This year the Ministerial
Register carried the names of T. K. Clifford, W. W. Colley, and G. A.
Newman. In 1903 Givens was again appointed to Linville and Clifford to
Staunton. In 1904 G. A. Newman passed the Third Year’s Course of
Reading with an average of 93 per cent, and was passed to the fourth
year. At the Conference of 1905 G. A. Newman reported
