The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-21
6Ist Annual Meetlnu Of Tie Chassis Of zIOn.


The Chassis Of Zion of tbs Reformed
Church Ia the United States, Potomac Sy.
nod, embraces within it's territnry the couD-
ties of York, Adams, Cumberland aud
Perry. IL is delegated body 10 which
every pastoral charge Il represented by a
ministerial aud lav delegate. There are
withirf its bounds 29 pastoral charges, EN-
braciDg a membership of over 10 900 COM
municants
This classis convened in Annual Sessions
in Trinity Reformed Church, at this place,
on last Thursday evening, June the 9th,
and was opened by sermon from the re-
firing President. Rev. A. Spangler of York,
Pa. At the conclusion OF the sermon the
Chassis was organized by electing the Rev.
Henry Hilbisb, of Hanover, Pa Presidents
Elder Charles A. Shultz of York, Pa,
Treasurer Rev. Prof Walter f. Kerbs of
Littlestown, Pa, Cor. Ssc'y. The Rev.
w. r. II. Destrich, of Mechancsburg, Is
the Stated CLERK. Twenty eight ministers
and twenty six elders responded to their
names at roll call.
On Friday morning the President an
nounced the usual standing committees as
follows:
Ga Minutes ofSynod Revs. ID. N. Dit
mar, ID. U. Wolff and Elder s. p. Young.
Deatrich, +. s. Lindaman and Elder Solo,
mon Swartz
On OVertures and Correspondence. e.-Rsvs
A. III. Kremer, d. D., George + Addams,
A. J. Heller aud Elder Dr.. j Deisinger
aud S. r. Weaver.
On Examination and Licensnte.-Re
N. . Kiefer, d. d w. F. Oolli1ower, i. s.
Weis, d. d and Elders s. Wolf and Crist.
Ga State of Religion and Statistics
Revs. A. Wanner, u. d A. Spapgler, Is.
F. Lsury aud e ders J. Garrett and G..
Brodbeck.
On Finance. J. o Miller, ID. D.,
Carver Williams and Elder Tho's p. Hack.
EFT and John Hager.
On Religious Services -Revs. j. Kretz.
ing, II. T. Spangler, Reuben Rahsuser and
Elders George w. Meek and VIM. julius.
The reading of the Parochial and Stats.
tical reports consumed the sessions on Fri
day. Each pastor reads a report on the
state of religion and morals within the
bounds of his pastoral charge, when the ell.
der of the charge is called on to give an
swer to certain questions propounded to
him by the President of the Classis.
The order of business on Saturday morn.
ing session was the consideration of the re-
port on the minutes of Chassis, which was
taken up item by item for adoption. Among
the many items considered was one on Sum
day school work. The Classis is divided
into three Sunday school convention dis
tricts known as York, Adams and Cumber-
land and Perry. These convent ms have
separate superintendents, who call the meet
ings and preside over them. The superiD
tendents are appointed annually, those of
last year being the Revs Aaron SpsDgler,
| John Kretziug and John Ault
The committee on religious services sub
mitted the following report, which was re-
ceved and adopted:
Trinity Reformed Church, BIoomfed-Friday
evening: Sermon by Rev. W. d. Lefever. Satur-
| day afternoon Sermon by Rev. s. M. Mickley.-
Saturday evening-Sunday School addresses by
Revs. Prof. Krebs, Driesbach and Heilman. Sun
| day morning: Sermon by Rev. Dr. Kremer. Sun
day afternoon Chdren's meeting Addresses by
Revs. DIR. Keiffer, Adams and Lindaman Sunday
evening-Missionary meeting: Addresses by Revs
| DR.. Wanner, DR.. Zieber and Hilbsh.
| Presbyterian Church-Sunday morning: Ser
mon by Rev. DR.. M. Keiffer
NJ. Il. Church-Sunday morning Sermon by
Rev. A. F. Driesbach,
Landisburg Charge-St. Peters charch, Sunday,
Rev. Hilbish in Eliottsburg, Rev. Wolf
Duncannon Charge-Dellvills- Rev.
| Dttmar.
Newport-Sunday evening Rev. Lefever.
Two papers we're adopted, during the ses-
sion on Monday morning, petitioning the
Potomac Synod to constitute three Chassis
out Of the present Chassis, to be known as
the Zion. Carlisle, and Gettysburg.
the Committee on Minutes submitted
their report, which was ordered TO be taken
up item by item, for adoption One of these
items led to the adoption of a resolution
commencing the Mission at Washington, ID.
O.. to the sympathy of the pastoral charges
of this Chassis
Pending the adoption of the report OF the
Committee ON Division of certain pastoral
charges in York county and the formation
of New ones, the Classis adjourned to con.
vene in the afternoon at ] J o'clock.
The report under discussion at the close OF
this mornings session was adopted as
whole, but not without some earnest and ell
oquent discussion. Rev. DR.. Wanner gave
notice to the Chassis OF a Complaint before the
Synod. The Chassis appointed the Rev DR..
William K Zeber AMI William f. Coli.
flower TO defend its action before that body.
The Committee on Finance reported the
| financial condition of the Clsssis TO be good
Chassis expended for local objects, during
the year, $780, ,539 and for general benevo-
leuce SO, ,450. A minute was adopted by a
rising vote with respect to the lamented
death of the Rev. John Ault.
| The epastors are requested to preach during
the year on the evils of intemperaDce. The
report on the state of religion aud morals
was read, and shows an encouraging aspect
of things.
The usual resolution of thanks was unsu.
imously rendered to the Pastor loci, the
members of the church, and the many good
friends who so kindly and hospitsbly enter
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