Rev. James Christopher Garlick

THE subject of this sketch began the work of the ministry forty-odd years ago. His labor has not been without the divine blessing, having passed through gracious revivals in most of the fields assigned him. He has been a supernumerary for some years. By a defective vision he is prevented from doing active service, cherishing still an earnest desire to be useful as long as life lasts.

He was converted at a camp-meeting in the county of Caroline, Virginia, when but a boy, but, being from home, at school he did not connect himself with the church in several years. When a revival occurred at Powell's Chapel, he was renewed in faith by the Holy Ghost, and received into the church by Rev. S. T. Moorman.

In the Fall of 1837, at a quarterly meeting on King and Queen Circuit, he was licensed to preach, Rev. Henry B. Cowles, presiding. The year after he travelled Campbell Circuit. with Rev. Humphrey Billups. and joined the Virginia Conference at Edenton, N.C., in 1839, and was appointed to Albemarle Circuit. In 1840 he travelled Columbia Circuit; in 1841 Amherst. and returned in 1842, but by request of Rev. H. B. Cowles. was sent to Greensville Circuit, which needed the services of another preacher. This was a large field of labor extending from Gholsonsville, Brunswick, Virginia, to New Hope, Northampton, N. C. Rev. .Joshua Leigh was the preacher in charge. The circuit was visited that year with a glorious revival, and many accessions to the church. The work at Rehoboth was especially of great power. In 1843 he travelled Mecklenburg. 1844 Scottsville. He was stationed in Williamsburg in 1845: in 1816 he served Matthews Circuit; in 1847 Randolph Macon; in 1848 was stationed Farmville: 1849 in Suffolk : in 1850 he was assigned to Westmoreland; in 1851 Hanover, and in 1852 to Greensville. At the ensuing Conference being unable to travel, he was given a supernumerary relation, which he sustained to the Conference for several years, when he was placed on the superannuated list. which relation he now holds, preaching as his health will enable him to do.

He is a son of Camm and Mary Garlick, and was born in King William county, Virginia, December 12th, 1813. On his father's side he is of English descent, on his mother's of Italian.

Source: Sketches of the Virginia Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South. by Rev. John J. Lafferty Richmond, Va., Christian Advocate Office 1880.

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