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CASTLE: A. S. Castle was licensed and became a member of Conference in 1886 (with
Green B. Fadeley, Abram S. Hammack, Alexander N. Horn, Nimrod A. Kiracofe). He served
Rockbridge, 1883-85; and Elk Garden, 1885-87. He transferred to the Maryland Conference
when it was created in 1887. There he served York Spring Circuit, 1887-88; Duncannon Station,
1888-89; and East Salem (Allegheny Conf.), 1899-1900. Conference records show him living in
Boonsboro, Md., 1890-1893, after which he is no longer listed. The picture is from [Glovier
1965, p. 70; see also p. 90]. Note: A. S. Castle was never ordained. He served churches in the
Pennsylvania and Allegheny Conferences as a licensed member of the Maryland Conference.
This may be Silas A. Castle (1855-1936), brother of Elmer C. B. Castle. [Funkhouser 1921,
p. 133; see also pp. 127, 284, 286, 287, 288] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 70, 90; Lycoming 2013]
CASTLE: Bishop Nicholas Castle, D.D.,
23rd bishop of the UBIC, presided over Va.
Conf. in 1889, 1893, and 1896. He was
born Oct. 4, 1837, in Elkhart County, Ind.,
two and one-half miles from Bristol. He was
licensed to exhort by the Elkhart circuit
quarterly conference, Aug. 2, 1856, and a
few months later by the same conference
was licensed to preach. He was ordained
Oct. 14, 1861, by Bishop Markwood. He was elected to the
office of bishop, at the General Conference held in Westfield,
NY., in May, 1877. He was circuit preacher eight years, local one year, school agent over one year, and
presiding elder nine years. As circuit preacher, he traveled only four different fields. As presiding elder, he
traveled over the entire conference district. As of 1903, he had faithfully served the Church 26 years in the
office of Bishop. He died in 1922. He wrote The Exalted Life (Otterbein Press, 1913). A biography was
written in 1923 [Bell 1923].34 The picture second from the left is from United Brethren Historical Center, the
picture second from the right is from [U.B. Yearbook 1898, p. 22]; and the picture at the right is from [Glovier
1965, p. 71], taken at the 1919 Va. Annual Conf. A memorial is provided in Section II.A (below).
[Funkhouser 1921, pp. 290, 292-293]
CHAMBERLAIN: J. B. Chamberlain joined the Conference in 1889 and was ordained in
1891. He served Winchester Station, 1888-1891; Lacey Springs, 1891-94; Martinsburg
Station, 1894-95; and Greensburg, 1918-1920 (until Oct. 1920). He was living in 1921 in
Martinsburg, W.Va.. A person named J. B. Chamberlain (1883-1927) is buried at Gethsemane
Cemetery and Crematory, Detroit, Michigan. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 133, 310; see also pp. 128,
129, 130, 197, 290-292, 294-295, 298, 307]; [Glovier 1965, pp. 90, 91, 318]; and [Pa. Conf.
1923, p. 7, which provided the picture]
CHAPMAN: William R. Chapman of the M.E. Church South joined Va. Conf. (with W. D. Mitchell and A. I.
Maiden and had his named referred to the committee on candidates for ministry at the 1907 Conference.
[Funkhouser 1921, p. 128, 301; Glovier 1965, p. 90]
CHENOWETH: Claire Chenoweth, a student at Shenandoah College, was appointed as a student pastor to
Otterbein Charge (whose church was Ottobine U.B. Church) in 1956. Not listed in the 1968, 1969, or 1985
UMC General Minutes.
CHILDRESS: Walter Lomax Childress, born in Roanoke Co., Va., on
Sep. 26, 1867, “was converted while studying law in the city of Roanoke. He
first joined the Methodist Protestant Church,” became an ordained Elder, “and
served three charges therein, besides being conference evangelist. In 1894 he
joined Va. Conf.,” coming from the Methodist Protestant Church. He served
charges in Va. Conf., as well as the Iowa and Louisiana Conferences, serving as
Superintendent of the Louisiana Conference for 12 years. In Va. Conf., he
served Dayton circuit, Lacey Spring, Berkeley Springs, and Rohrersville (1900-
02). He was appointed to Perry Circuit but resigned immediately after Conference. “In 1895
he was married to a daughter of William Burtner [Ada May; see below] and has several children.” He was
given a transfer in 1902 but it was returned to Va. Conf. “Mr. Childress had a poetic gift and is the author of
several volumes of verse.” [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 133, 160; see also pp. 128, 195-196, 201, 293, 296, 306,
309] Brother Childress was an eloquent preacher and a popular lecturer and writer. He was the author of
three books of poems and contributed many articles to the Religious Telescope and quite a number to other
religious magazines, as well as to scientific and social magazines. He was loved by all who knew him. It
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CASTLE: A. S. Castle was licensed and became a member of Conference in 1886 (with
Green B. Fadeley, Abram S. Hammack, Alexander N. Horn, Nimrod A. Kiracofe). He served
Rockbridge, 1883-85; and Elk Garden, 1885-87. He transferred to the Maryland Conference
when it was created in 1887. There he served York Spring Circuit, 1887-88; Duncannon Station,
1888-89; and East Salem (Allegheny Conf.), 1899-1900. Conference records show him living in
Boonsboro, Md., 1890-1893, after which he is no longer listed. The picture is from [Glovier
1965, p. 70; see also p. 90]. Note: A. S. Castle was never ordained. He served churches in the
Pennsylvania and Allegheny Conferences as a licensed member of the Maryland Conference.
This may be Silas A. Castle (1855-1936), brother of Elmer C. B. Castle. [Funkhouser 1921,
p. 133; see also pp. 127, 284, 286, 287, 288] and [Glovier 1965, pp. 70, 90; Lycoming 2013]
CASTLE: Bishop Nicholas Castle, D.D.,
23rd bishop of the UBIC, presided over Va.
Conf. in 1889, 1893, and 1896. He was
born Oct. 4, 1837, in Elkhart County, Ind.,
two and one-half miles from Bristol. He was
licensed to exhort by the Elkhart circuit
quarterly conference, Aug. 2, 1856, and a
few months later by the same conference
was licensed to preach. He was ordained
Oct. 14, 1861, by Bishop Markwood. He was elected to the
office of bishop, at the General Conference held in Westfield,
NY., in May, 1877. He was circuit preacher eight years, local one year, school agent over one year, and
presiding elder nine years. As circuit preacher, he traveled only four different fields. As presiding elder, he
traveled over the entire conference district. As of 1903, he had faithfully served the Church 26 years in the
office of Bishop. He died in 1922. He wrote The Exalted Life (Otterbein Press, 1913). A biography was
written in 1923 [Bell 1923].34 The picture second from the left is from United Brethren Historical Center, the
picture second from the right is from [U.B. Yearbook 1898, p. 22]; and the picture at the right is from [Glovier
1965, p. 71], taken at the 1919 Va. Annual Conf. A memorial is provided in Section II.A (below).
[Funkhouser 1921, pp. 290, 292-293]
CHAMBERLAIN: J. B. Chamberlain joined the Conference in 1889 and was ordained in
1891. He served Winchester Station, 1888-1891; Lacey Springs, 1891-94; Martinsburg
Station, 1894-95; and Greensburg, 1918-1920 (until Oct. 1920). He was living in 1921 in
Martinsburg, W.Va.. A person named J. B. Chamberlain (1883-1927) is buried at Gethsemane
Cemetery and Crematory, Detroit, Michigan. [Funkhouser 1921, p. 133, 310; see also pp. 128,
129, 130, 197, 290-292, 294-295, 298, 307]; [Glovier 1965, pp. 90, 91, 318]; and [Pa. Conf.
1923, p. 7, which provided the picture]
CHAPMAN: William R. Chapman of the M.E. Church South joined Va. Conf. (with W. D. Mitchell and A. I.
Maiden and had his named referred to the committee on candidates for ministry at the 1907 Conference.
[Funkhouser 1921, p. 128, 301; Glovier 1965, p. 90]
CHENOWETH: Claire Chenoweth, a student at Shenandoah College, was appointed as a student pastor to
Otterbein Charge (whose church was Ottobine U.B. Church) in 1956. Not listed in the 1968, 1969, or 1985
UMC General Minutes.
CHILDRESS: Walter Lomax Childress, born in Roanoke Co., Va., on
Sep. 26, 1867, “was converted while studying law in the city of Roanoke. He
first joined the Methodist Protestant Church,” became an ordained Elder, “and
served three charges therein, besides being conference evangelist. In 1894 he
joined Va. Conf.,” coming from the Methodist Protestant Church. He served
charges in Va. Conf., as well as the Iowa and Louisiana Conferences, serving as
Superintendent of the Louisiana Conference for 12 years. In Va. Conf., he
served Dayton circuit, Lacey Spring, Berkeley Springs, and Rohrersville (1900-
02). He was appointed to Perry Circuit but resigned immediately after Conference. “In 1895
he was married to a daughter of William Burtner [Ada May; see below] and has several children.” He was
given a transfer in 1902 but it was returned to Va. Conf. “Mr. Childress had a poetic gift and is the author of
several volumes of verse.” [Funkhouser 1921, pp. 133, 160; see also pp. 128, 195-196, 201, 293, 296, 306,
309] Brother Childress was an eloquent preacher and a popular lecturer and writer. He was the author of
three books of poems and contributed many articles to the Religious Telescope and quite a number to other
religious magazines, as well as to scientific and social magazines. He was loved by all who knew him. It
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