Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-06-01
of the Reformed CIGSsIs.


Wednesday evening, May 2Sd, inter
fered considerably with the attend
ance at some of the meetings. The
association of campmeetings and 9th
or religious assemblies with rain led
many to say, jocularly, that the
preachers should have come sooner,
for the copious showers were welcome
indeed. On Thursday additional del
egates were enrolled and the follow
ing were found present: Revs st. John
Rinker, S. n. Calender, ID. d., Henry
Tallhelm, J. A. Hofheins, Geo. a
| Whitmore. B. F. Bausmann, y. h.
Kline. j. w. Rauch and Albert K.
Thompson. Elders: \. j. Souders, ID.
w. Roller, J. II. Bauserman, L. H..
Davis, ID. o. Bowman, Jas. ii. Myers
and T. n. Sellers, NJ. ID. Four minis
tiers and five elders were absent, who,
for various reasons, could not attend.
There were also present Rev. j. ).
Kieffer, D. D., and B. r. Carnahan, OF
the MARYLAND Chassis, and Mr.. j. l..
Ballist. of the Reformed Theological
Seminary at Lancaster, Pa.
Rev. Dr. Calender had been elected
President on Wednesday evening, and
Chassis was fully organized later IN
the election of Rev. }. w. Rauch as
President; Elder }. II. Bauser-
man, Corresponding Secretary; Rev.
Geo. A. Whitmore, Stated Clerk, who
afterward resigned and was succeed
ed bv Rev. A. X. Kline. On Thurs
day morning the President appointed
the usual standing committees on the
various items of business TO be trans
acted.
The parochial reports OF the pastors
showed considerable advance III mem-
bership and benevolence and general
. church work. and they bore testlIno-
nv 10 arduous labors which had been
checkered with cloud and sunshine.
Four charges We're reported vacant.
Religious services were held every
evening. Friday evening was devoted
! to the consideration of Sunday School
work. and Saturday evening to the
! Missions. when addresses were deliver
ed by members of Chassis Rev. Dr.
Calender preached the sermon at the
! Communion Service in the Reformed
Church on Sunday morning and Rev.
J. A. Hofheins preached at the night
service. large Sunday School mass
meeting was held in the Reformed
Church Sunday afternoon, where ad-
dresses were delivered by a number of
the minister's Several other churches
were also supplied with service by
members of Chassis, Rev. \. X. Kline
preaching in the Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, Rev. \. Il. Thompson at
the Children's Day Service, and Rev.
! III. St. John Rinker at the night ser
vice of the SOuthernMethodiSt Church,
Rev. \. r. Thompson at the Lutheran
| Church at night, Rev. Geo. y. Whit
more at Grace Church, kearneysville,
and Rev. Henry Tallhelm at Bethesda.
Three beneficiary students are I'M
der the care of Chassis, viz: Messrs. q
$. Gill, of Woodstock, Va, j. p. Harm
er, of McGayesville, Va, and }. CARR
son, Jr., of MiddlebrOok, Va. Mr.
John II. Ballist, student at the The
illogical Seminary at Lancaster, Pa,
not beneficiary, was also received
under its care.
The second Sunday in June and the
second Sunday in September were APP
! pointed Children Days. and the pas
tors requested to observe one or the
other of these days according to their
preference, the offerings of Children ;
Day TO be devoted to Beneficiary Ed
ucation. In regard TO the great evil
of intemperance the following action
was unanimously adopted, reiterat-
ing the action of General Synod and
the Synod of the Potomac:
! greet and sorrow the great evil of intemper-
ance, and especially It's sad and deadly fruits
of crime, poverty, and temporal and eternal
death, and that we here and now before God
and the nation, record our protest against it,
and earnestly call upon our classes and
churches to unite with us in Jealous and per-
sistent Christian efforts, looking towards it's
| speedy determination.
Rev. f. Welty, NJ d., of Baltimore,
! presented call to the Timberville,
Va, charge, which call was confirmed
and committee of three was appoint
ed to install him. Revs b. F. Baus
mann, II. St John Rinker and j. w.
Rauch were appointed a committee to
supply the Smithfield congregation
| for the year and to look after the
church'S interests in the vicinity Of
Ripon.
The report of the committee onmis-
sions called attention to the fact that
Women's and Girls Missionary Socie-
ties were organized within the bounds
of Chassis during the year, and action
was taken calling for increased giving
from all societies and churches. 1t
was also resolved to hold Church
Work and Missionary Conventions
during the coming year. y number
of the missions suffered loss because
of being vacant, but three of them eX-
pect pastors in the near future. The
| report of the Committee on Religion
showed that there has been evident
progress during the year and that
there was much TO cali forth gratitude
and Thanksgiving. One of the minis
tiers, Rev. DR.. Geo. H. Martin, died
during the year, and number of Ed
ers have also been called from their
labors. There are at present - min
listers and 80 congregations. As the