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Volume 7 History of Virginia Conferences of United Brethren December 26, 2024
27. March 1902 Reports (Annual Conference at Lacey Springs)
Service. Table 24 identifies the pastors serving at the end of the previous conference year.
Table 24. Pastors Serving at the End of Conference Year 1901-02
Charge Pastor Mbrs Charge Pastor Mbrs
Albemarle Circuit W. D. Good 194 Lost River Circuit J. B. Ferguson 538
Augusta Circuit C. H. Crowell 424 Martinsburg Station W. F. Gruver 381
Bayard Circuit L. A. Racey 209 Midland Circuit None Assigned
Berkeley Springs Circuit P. J. Lawrence 233 New Creek Circuit A. J. Secrist 36
Berkeley Springs Station N. F. A. Cupp 277 Pendleton Circuit J. W. Brill 574
Blue Ridge Circuit None Assigned 159 Pleasant Valley Circuit J. W. Maiden 261
Broadway Circuit T. C. Harper 365 Prince William Mission E. A. Stanton 270
Cacapon Circuit H. C. Carpenter 195 Roanoke First Church W. A. Black 114
Churchville Circuit G. B. Fadeley 368 Roanoke Second Church Msn S. E. Boyd 135
Dayton Circuit William R. Berry 506 Rockbridge Circuit W. S. Rau
Edinburg Circuit T. T. Tabb 325 Shenandoah City Mission J. William Stearn 42
Elkton Circuit J. H. Brunk 439 Singers Glen Circuit C. P. Dyche 202
Franklin Circuit Ida M. Judy 429 South Branch Circuit George Burgess 213
Frederick Circuit S. K. Wine 426 Staunton [FM] Circuit T. K. Clifford 324
Harrisonburg Station A. S. Hammack 254 Staunton Station L. O. Bricker 455
Inwood Circuit S. A. Crabill 250 Toms Brook Circuit W. H. Sampsell 301
Jones Spring Circuit George W. Stover 404 West Frederick Circuit T. J. Feaster 457
Lacey Springs Circuit W. B. Keeley 321 Westernport Circuit Charles N. D. Bennett 303
Linville [FM] Circuit B. N. Stevens 155 Winchester Circuit S. D. Skelton 339
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Winchester District. Dear brethren: Winchester District at present is composed of 19 charges,
15 of which were regularly supplied with pastors by our last Annual Conference. Capon circuit was
supplied by Rev. H. C. Carpenter, who was regularly appointed January 4, 1902. Keyser mission, for
which $200 was appropriated at our last Conference, has not been operated because of unfavorable
conditions, and the money has been left in the treasury. In April, Rev. L. Walter Lutz resigned Edinburg
circuit to which Rev. T. T. Tabb was appointed. September 1st, the authorities [hand-written minutes] of
Pennsylvania had been given to the Virginia Conference by order of the General Conference. Two
missions were received by this change of boundary, neither of which were supplied by pastors.
November 17th, Rev. C. D. Bennett was appointed pastor of Westernport station. Midland, the other
mission, has been without a pastor to the end of the year.
The quarterly conference and sacramental services have been held regularly on all of these
charges, and statistical reports prepared for the Conference. Sabbath schools, young people’s societies,
literature, and finances are in good condition in the district. The summer Bible Conference ordered to
be called to meet at Harrisonburg or Inwood Park, July 16th, to study revival methods and church work,
met at Inwood Park, which was well attended and of unusual interest and profit. One camp meeting was
held at Inwood Park, beginning July 19th, at which Rev. Sam P. Jones did the preaching, and where over
$300 was secured to pay the balance of debt on parsonage at Inwood.
Also the parsonage and ground on west Fredrick circuit have been greatly improved by Bro. T. J.
Feaster. The annual convention of the Y.P.C.U. of the Virginia Conference met in Berkeley Springs,
July 23rd. The convention was largely attended, and the addresses were excellent. Two new church
houses, free of debt, have been dedicated on Lost River circuit. Rev. J. B. Fergerson, pastor, and three
others are in course of erection on the district. Extensive improvements are being made to the Church in
Martinsburg. The churches and parsonages are in good repair and practically out of debt. The district is
in good condition, the ministers have worked faithfully and have succeeded well as their reports will
show. With gratitude to God for his blessings, and with best wishes for the brethren, I am your servant
1902 Reports 107
27. March 1902 Reports (Annual Conference at Lacey Springs)
Service. Table 24 identifies the pastors serving at the end of the previous conference year.
Table 24. Pastors Serving at the End of Conference Year 1901-02
Charge Pastor Mbrs Charge Pastor Mbrs
Albemarle Circuit W. D. Good 194 Lost River Circuit J. B. Ferguson 538
Augusta Circuit C. H. Crowell 424 Martinsburg Station W. F. Gruver 381
Bayard Circuit L. A. Racey 209 Midland Circuit None Assigned
Berkeley Springs Circuit P. J. Lawrence 233 New Creek Circuit A. J. Secrist 36
Berkeley Springs Station N. F. A. Cupp 277 Pendleton Circuit J. W. Brill 574
Blue Ridge Circuit None Assigned 159 Pleasant Valley Circuit J. W. Maiden 261
Broadway Circuit T. C. Harper 365 Prince William Mission E. A. Stanton 270
Cacapon Circuit H. C. Carpenter 195 Roanoke First Church W. A. Black 114
Churchville Circuit G. B. Fadeley 368 Roanoke Second Church Msn S. E. Boyd 135
Dayton Circuit William R. Berry 506 Rockbridge Circuit W. S. Rau
Edinburg Circuit T. T. Tabb 325 Shenandoah City Mission J. William Stearn 42
Elkton Circuit J. H. Brunk 439 Singers Glen Circuit C. P. Dyche 202
Franklin Circuit Ida M. Judy 429 South Branch Circuit George Burgess 213
Frederick Circuit S. K. Wine 426 Staunton [FM] Circuit T. K. Clifford 324
Harrisonburg Station A. S. Hammack 254 Staunton Station L. O. Bricker 455
Inwood Circuit S. A. Crabill 250 Toms Brook Circuit W. H. Sampsell 301
Jones Spring Circuit George W. Stover 404 West Frederick Circuit T. J. Feaster 457
Lacey Springs Circuit W. B. Keeley 321 Westernport Circuit Charles N. D. Bennett 303
Linville [FM] Circuit B. N. Stevens 155 Winchester Circuit S. D. Skelton 339
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Winchester District. Dear brethren: Winchester District at present is composed of 19 charges,
15 of which were regularly supplied with pastors by our last Annual Conference. Capon circuit was
supplied by Rev. H. C. Carpenter, who was regularly appointed January 4, 1902. Keyser mission, for
which $200 was appropriated at our last Conference, has not been operated because of unfavorable
conditions, and the money has been left in the treasury. In April, Rev. L. Walter Lutz resigned Edinburg
circuit to which Rev. T. T. Tabb was appointed. September 1st, the authorities [hand-written minutes] of
Pennsylvania had been given to the Virginia Conference by order of the General Conference. Two
missions were received by this change of boundary, neither of which were supplied by pastors.
November 17th, Rev. C. D. Bennett was appointed pastor of Westernport station. Midland, the other
mission, has been without a pastor to the end of the year.
The quarterly conference and sacramental services have been held regularly on all of these
charges, and statistical reports prepared for the Conference. Sabbath schools, young people’s societies,
literature, and finances are in good condition in the district. The summer Bible Conference ordered to
be called to meet at Harrisonburg or Inwood Park, July 16th, to study revival methods and church work,
met at Inwood Park, which was well attended and of unusual interest and profit. One camp meeting was
held at Inwood Park, beginning July 19th, at which Rev. Sam P. Jones did the preaching, and where over
$300 was secured to pay the balance of debt on parsonage at Inwood.
Also the parsonage and ground on west Fredrick circuit have been greatly improved by Bro. T. J.
Feaster. The annual convention of the Y.P.C.U. of the Virginia Conference met in Berkeley Springs,
July 23rd. The convention was largely attended, and the addresses were excellent. Two new church
houses, free of debt, have been dedicated on Lost River circuit. Rev. J. B. Fergerson, pastor, and three
others are in course of erection on the district. Extensive improvements are being made to the Church in
Martinsburg. The churches and parsonages are in good repair and practically out of debt. The district is
in good condition, the ministers have worked faithfully and have succeeded well as their reports will
show. With gratitude to God for his blessings, and with best wishes for the brethren, I am your servant
1902 Reports 107
