Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-07
REFORMED CHASSIS.
List OF Delegates In atteurnrur-,n. open
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list OF Delegate. In attsnrnrUc-,ne open
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The Chassis Of Lancaster met in thirty
second annual sossious In tho Reformed
church at Hummelstown Dauphn county,
Pa on Thursday evening, June o at7t
o'clock.
The opening service was conducted by
the stated clerk, Row. ID. W. 0crba,d, of
New holland Tho retiring president,
toy. J. A, Peters, pastor of the FIRST
Reformed church of this CITY, preached
the opening sermon fr M Deut 80 81,
The eternal God IL thy refuge, aud uu.
doTneath are tho ovCIlnSting arms Thus
spake Moses in his last beuodiction on
Israel. lie gathered the people for his
iiual blossing, aud looking over them
gives it as his judgment, The eternal
God in thy refuge" This II true not only
of bygone days, but no less to day. The
conditions Of life arc ia some sense
changed from what they were in the days
of Moses, but tho leading conditions of
human life DO not change. Our happiness
depends on the laws now "a then. No
| advancement of science or civilization
affairs these leading conditions. They are
constant. So constant also are the laws of
God, aud mans dependence on God All
men IN experience como to tho conclusion
of Hamlet, IN go pray" then comes
the answer, "rho eternal God Is thy
refuge"
Two thoughts arc suggested here lst,
| That of protection. We need protso otiou.
| lst, from tho numboTless physical lila to
| which man Ia subject. Il there be no pro
lection from these evils. life il not worth
living. 2ud. We need protection against
man himself God made the living soul
man made the ruined man. " Mans IN.
humanity to man makes countless millions
mourn" Ord, We need protection against
ourselves, against the sclhshness of the
human heart, We nood another con
seriousness than that Of sclG--a God con
sciousnoss, q Blessed are tho poor IN
spirit" itb, We need protection against
tho supcrsousible, against tho over
mastering evil powers above aud back of
human life. Not only social aud political
forces assail man, but also suporseusuOus
and superhuman powers that are hostile
aud antagOnistIG Against these wo mood
that help which comes from God, Sly
grace is sufficient for thee"
, a second thought is Gods Cndcaring
Welcome Underneath are the everlasting
, arms. There is another life than that which
, springs from the earth, "A lite that comes
from heaven and lifts US up To heaven.
This is the life that huljs the sinful appe-
tites in check, that brings joy in believing
, in giving, in doing. 1t speaks IN Christ
Of unselfsh love, unlaltuTiug faith, un-
D failing lOve-calliug to peace and Joy in
Him. The true end OF all culture is,
"Bo 20 perfect IS your Father which is in
, heaven is perfect The one great end of
the christian III nistTy is righteousness and
the peace of God among men. This trust
of souls is committed to the munster.
. Organization OF Uiassls.
, After this able sermon, the Chassis was
led in prayer by tho president and then
4. proceeded TO organization, the following
: delegates were found present Revs. j.
. q. Fritchey, J. A. Peters and Elder Philip
n Bausman Of tho First church, Rows. J. Is.
/ Shumakcr, ID. d., Of st. Paul's, aud w.
+. Lichliter, Of St Luko's, Lancaster, Pa,
Rev. W. ii. IL. Snyder of Salem church,
Rev. Geo. w. Snyder aud Elder W. ii.
Scibert of the Second church, Harrisburg,
=, Rov. J. l.. Stein and Elder Christian Eris-
man of Milersville, Rev. ID. W. Gerhard
!, and Elder Cyrus MoQuade, Of New Hol
- land, Rev. j. VI. SOudcr and Elder Dan'l
Helm OF New Providence, Rev. 5.
!. Schweitzer and Elder Jacob GOrgas Of
>, of Lincoln, Rev. ID. G Tobias Of Lititz,
Rev. 4. 5. Staulier Of llummulstown, Rev.
- J. II. Paunebecker and Elder George De
a. Hun of Columbia aud Rev. ID. Is.
|, Schueder aud Elder i. ). Dolliuger OF
- Marietta.
Elder |. NJ. Wiestliu,, esq of Salem
church, Harrisburg, Pa Elder J. n.
Pearsol, of ST.. Paul's church, Lancaster,
aud Elder Abram Nader, Union Deposit,
Pa.
Rov. VIM. +. LichIttor of St. Luke's
= mission, Lancaster, was elected president,
y and Rev. s. Schweitzer, OF LinsOln, cor
;. responding secretary.
y Tue session hours were fixed AZ follows ::
, Meet at o. m. aud , p. IN, aud close at
. / a. M. and 5 p, NJ.
Chassis then adjourned for the evening.
4 Committees AppOiHted.
L At the meeting yesterday committees
y were appointed as follows
a On Minutes of .Cassis--ltevs ID w.
. Gerhard, L. Stein and Elder Christian
Eisman.
|. On Examination and Licensure--Revs.
:. J. B. Shumaker, w. II. ii, Snyder and
/. Elder w. II. Seibert.
A On Mssions-RCvs. Geo. W. Snyder,
q J. A. Peters and Elder Jacob Gorgas
r On the State of Religion-Itevs. J. A.
q Peters, d. b. Schaeder and Elder l.. S.
: Dellinger.
a On Minutes OF Synod -Revs. J. H. Pan.
n nebecker, S. Schwetzoc and Elder Geo.
Q DeHuf.
v On Overtures-Revs. J. NJ. Souder, s.
. Schweitzer and Elder Cyrus McQlaido,
Y On Fiuance-Revs. w. II. ii. Snyner,
n d. @. Tobias and Elder Philip Bausman.
.s On Divine Servioes-ltavs A. 5. Stauf-
J, fer, j. G. Frtchey and Elder Abram
i Nader
Mr.. Theo. q. Do Lyro, student for the
/. ministry, was properly referred for exam
n ination and licensure.
"a The pastors read interesting parochial
@ reports, which showed the churches gen.
!. orally TO bo in a good condition.
q In the afternoon session request Of st.
{. Luke's mission, for aid in the purchase Of
M ground and the building Of an addition to
it's chapel was referred to tho committee
on missions.
Ia considering the report Of the commit
tee on overtures the directory of wor-
o. ship" sent down from the synol was
u referred to committee, Rcv. Il. V.
)f Gerhart, ID, J. A. Peters and w. ii.
n II. Snyder and elders w. ii. Seibert AID
10 jacob Gorgas (; tho report Of the commit
y tee to be the ordor of tho day, Monday 10
- u. IN.
n "UHILDRES's DAY"
| nall N.