The North Carolina Presbyterian . ty, ^i. C, andfrequently on the Sabbath heldpreaching services in the surround-ing neighborhood. He was licensed to preach the gos-pel by Mecklenburg Presbytery atMonroe , N. C, in April 1878, andfor three months during his secondseminary vacation he supplied Shar-on church in Mecklenburg county,N. C. In May, 1879, he married MissMary V. Pharr, eldest daughter ofRev. Walter W. Pharr, D. D., andthe first of June he repaired withhis bride to Giles county, Va., wherehe took charge of Walkers Creek,Pearisburg, and Hoges chapelchurches in Montgomery* Presbytery,He
The North Carolina Presbyterian . ty, ^i. C, andfrequently on the Sabbath heldpreaching services in the surround-ing neighborhood. He was licensed to preach the gos-pel by Mecklenburg Presbytery atMonroe , N. C, in April 1878, andfor three months during his secondseminary vacation he supplied Shar-on church in Mecklenburg county,N. C. In May, 1879, he married MissMary V. Pharr, eldest daughter ofRev. Walter W. Pharr, D. D., andthe first of June he repaired withhis bride to Giles county, Va., wherehe took charge of Walkers Creek,Pearisburg, and Hoges chapelchurches in Montgomery* Presbytery,He was ordained to the f nil work ofthe ministry in Lynchbirg, Va., byMontgomery Presbytery, Oct. 28th, Presbyterianchnrch in Stan-ly county, theNorwood churchwith only sixmembers. At theend of six years,he had organizedfour new church-es, Beulah, Leb-anon, Forest andMizpah and hadreceived one hun-dred and twenty-five into thechurch, one hun-dred and ten byprofession, andfifteen by this work hepreached everymonth regularly. BIV. W. B. ARROWOOD. Moderator of Synod of North Csrolina forty-six to themembership onprofession, andfourteen by let-ter. Also the or-ganization of anew church nam-ed Stevems withthe addition ofeight mem bers af-ter its organiza-tion, waf underhis ministrywhile at Mat-thews, j Bethlehemchurch too wasrevived from analmost dead stateand eight wereadded to hermembersliip. on the Sabbath at from eight to ten At this time he received and ac-points, located in four counties, and cepted a call to the pastorate ofin the bounds of three Presbyteries. Laurinburg church in FaijretevilleDuring the first year of the evan- Presbytery. He began hip workgelistio work he also supplied Zion in this, his present field ot labor,church in Cabarrus county, with Jan. 1st, 1892. Here, as elsewhere,preaching once a month. the Lord has smiled upon his labors He received a call from Matthews Fifty eight have been added to theand Philadelphia churches in Meek- communion of the
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