Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-25
The Reformed Church.

TUESDAY EVENING, NAY Is, 1890.
The Reformed Church.
VILE.
Saturday Morning. -Classis was opened
with singing. Prayer by Rev. d. w. Ger
After calling the roll, Elders Amos Hol-
linger and 8. L. Dellinger appeared and
took their seats. All the elders who were
not present at the opening of classis gave
their excuses and were seyerally excused.
Owing to sickness in the charge of
Rev. G. s. Gerhard he was compelled to
return home this morning. He was there
fore excused, and Rev. G. w. Snyder was
substituted as chairman of the committee
On licensure and examination, and Rev.
VIM. H. H. Snyder to preach the sermon
on Sunday morning instead of Mr.. Ger
hard.
The report of the committee on over
lures was received, taken up item by item
and adopted.
The committee on minutes of classis
made their report, which was received and
taken up, and considered item by item.
Pending the consideration of this report
the hour Of adjournment having arrived,
it was extended to 11:30 in order to hear
the report of the treasurer of classis.
Prof. John 8. Stair, Rev. JOS. H:
Dubbs, D. D., and Elder Apple appeared
to take their seats.
Chassis adjourned with the doxology and
benediction by the president.
Saturday Afternoon.- opened
with singing and prayer by DR.. j. II.
Dubbs.
The committee on minutes of classis
continued its report.
The committee on examination and licen-
sure reported that the examination of o. II.
Strunck made a favorable report and rec
commended him for license. Mr.. Strunck
came forward and signed the constitu-
tiOnal formula, whereupon he was licensed
to preach the gospel.
ID. b. Snader, a beneficiary student, re-
ported, and aid was granted him for the
coming year.
Rev. James Crawford was received from
the West Susquehanna classis.
Authority was given Rev. d. B. Shuey
to organize Reformed congregation in the
borough of Strasburg.
Permission was given the congregations
at New Haven and Bainbridge to dissolve
if they think proper.
The committee on minutes of synod re-
for the cause of missions, which amount
will be raised by this classis and paid to
synod during the year.
1t was resolved to lift collection during
the year for foreign missions.
Chassis proceeded to the election of
treasurer, which resulted in the choice of
Rev. D. B. Shuey.
Millersville was selected as the place for
the next annual meeting of Chassis, on
Thursday evening, June 8, 1881, in the Re-
formed church.
Chassis adjourned by repeating the Lords
Prayer and the do1ology.
Saturday Ecening- Services preparatory
to the holy communion were held. Rev.
]. A. Peters preached the sermon on the
text I'd Peter Ill, 49,, "But grow in
grace and in the knowledge of our Lord
and Saviour, Jesus Christ" The religious
services were conducted by Rev. Samuel
Kuhn and DR.. E. V. Gerhart.
Sunday Morning.-The communion of
the Lords Supper was celebrated. The
sermon was preached by Rev: W: IL. II.
Snyder, of Harrisburg, on the text St.
John vi, 81, and St. John ", 40. The SER
vices were conducted by DIR. ]. B. Shu-
maker, Prof. J. S. Stahr and Rev. D. B.
Shuey, and the elements were distributed
by the different ministers in attendance at
classis. The church was filled to it's ut
most capacity, and at least one hundred
and thirty persons partOOk of the COM
munion. The services were all of a very
solemn and interesting character.
afternoon Sunday school assem-
bled in the church and the exercises were
opened with singing, and prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr.. Anderson of the up.
church.
Addresses were made by Rev. S. P.
Brown, of Marietta, Rev. J. P. Moore, of
Millersville, Licentate o. H. Strunck, of
Lancaster, and Rev. L. F. Zinkhan, of |
Mannheim. Geo. w. Hensel presided. Ex-
cellent music was given by the school.
Eoening "A missionary meeting was held.
The church was again crowded. DR..
delivered by Rev. D. w. Gerhard, DR.. J.
Shumaker, Rev. S. Sweitzer, DR.. j. II.
Dubbs and Elder VIM. H. Seibert, of Har-
risburg, the treasurer of the board of
home missions of the Synod of the United |
States. All the services were interesting |
and highly enjoyed by the large audiences.
Monday Morning.-Classis convened at |
o'clock. Opened with singing, and
prayer by the president.
Minutes read and approved.
The parochial report of Rev. F. A. Cast,
DID,, was read. Several papers read were
appropriately referred.
Chassis proceeded to the election of dele
gates to the general synod to be held in
Tifin, Ohio, next spring. The folio wing
were elected delegates !:
Primarii DR.. Theo G. Apple, DR.. J.
B. Shumaker, Rev. d. w. Gerhard
Elders w. H. Seibert, d. w. Gross and
Abraham Nader.
Secundi: Rev. L. F. Zinkhan, Rev. S.
Kuhn and Rev. s. Sweitzer.
Elders Geo. Mengle, E. ]. Zahm, Dan
iel Shaffner.
To the district synod to meet in Myers
town, Lebanon county, in October next
Delegates Primarii: Rev. w. H. H. Sny-
der, ]. P. Moore, S. Sweitzer, D. B. Shuey,
and ]. H. Pennypacker.
Elder E. J. Zahm, s. w. Hersh, Geo.
Mengle, Jacob Gorgas, and Henry Martin.
Delegates Secundi Rev.S. P. Brown,A.
r. Thompson, Geo. w. Snyder, ]. s. Stahr
and DR.. F. A. Cast.
Elders J. Rudolph Suter, A. G. Topple,
Jacob Hoffmier, P. E. Gruger and Mich
ael Horst.
A certificate Of dismissal Of Rev. w. T.
Lichliter from the Allegheny Chassis, Pitts
burgh synod. was presented, and Rev. |