Methodist Minister Leaving Danville Congregation for Duke University, Oct. 19, 1925

Dr. Thomas A. Smoot to Leave Danville. . . Methodist Minister Seeks Transfer So as to Accept Charge at Duke University

Danville, Va., Oct. 17—the Virginia Methodist Conference in Richmond will hear, probably on Monday, a proposal that Rev. Thomas A. Smoot, D.D., pastor of Main Street Methodist Church of this city, be transferred to North Carolina conference in order that he may accept a charge at Duke University. The news came as a surprise to his congregation here, which had expected that Dr. Smooth would finish his four-year term in this city.

Dr. Smoot is considered one of the finest preachers of the Virginia conference. He was educated at Duke University and is well known in North Carolina.

From the front page of The Concord Times, Monday, Oct. 19, 1925

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