Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-03-20
Church Affairs.

Church Affairs.
Rev. George S. Divin, Of Brooklyn,
n. Y, has been elected pastor Of the
Lutheran charge comprising Burkitts-
vile, Petersville and Knoxville, in the
Middletown Valley, Frederick county
Md. 1t is thought he will accept the
call
Mr.. H. Lee Hout, of this place, has
been licensed to preach by the quar-
teIly conference OF the NJ. f. Church
South, and has been appointed 10
supply the charge at Edinburg, Va.
The Washington Conference of the
Colored NJ +. Church adjourned on
Wednesday. Rev. G.. ID. Nickens is
not returned to Shepherdstown, but
goes to Loyola, and Rev. John w.
Meredith comes here; Rev. w. Nj
Norman goes to Martinsburg; Rev.
A. w. Brown is returned to Rompey.
Rev. Dr. Joseph Atkinson died in
Raleigh, n. c., on the 9th OF March.
He was pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church %. S. at this place from 1S45
to 1S49
There will be services in the NJ. +.
Church South on Sunday at Union
vile at II a. Ill. and Bethesda at 2.3O
p. III.
There will be services in the Luth-
eran Church on Sunday at II a. III.
and 7 p. III. Services every night
next week and preparatory service on
Friday at $50 p. III.
The first Quarterly Conference OF
the NJ. f. Church will be held at Mt
Wesley on Saturday. On Sunday at
II u. III. services will be conducted by
the Presiding Elder in connection
with the reopening of the church at
that place Preaching in Shepherds
town at I p. IN.
There will be communion services
at the kearneysville Presbyterian
Church Sunday at II a. III. Prepare
tory services Friday at 40 p. III.
Services at Presbyterian Church
Shepherdstown at p. III. Sunday.
SOUTHERN METHODIST CONFERENCE.
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ.
f. Church South closed its session in
Roanoke on Tuesday, and after an
nouncing the appointments adjourned
to meet in Harrisonburg, Va, next
year.
The statistical reports showed the
present membership Of the conference
to be 40,06S. There has been 4,036 ad-
ditions by certificate and profession
of faith, and 3,11S removals by death,
certificate, expulsion, church confer
ence and withdrawal. The baptisms
have numbered 1868. The number of
church edifces is 44S, valued at
$685. no, and 121 parsonages, valued
at S207, 425. The value Of other church
property is $40 1877. The value of
church property by districts is as fol-
lows: Baltimore, S223, OBS; East Balti-
more, S155, OOO Washington, $170,S 42;
Winchester, S161, $780, Rockingham,
S11S,3S0; Roanoke, 1874, 545; Lewis
burg, SS0,375; Moorefield, 800, 6o5
Total value Of all church property,
81, 1913, 9S7
The Sunday-School table shows the
number of Sunday-Schools in the con
ference to be 537; officers and teach
ers, 5,S43; scholars, 5000; collections
in schools. S11, 1875; contributed for
missions, sS,SO3; Children's Day col
lection, S43l; conversions in schools,
1.106 The total amount of money re-
ceived in schools was S20,4 This is
an increase Of S2,S96 over last years
collections.
During the session OF the Confer
ence Rev. DR.. J. p. Hyde, of Win
chester, was presented with a hand
some gold watch by his ministerial
brethren for his services in arranging
for railroad transportation so success
fully.
There was "a lively debate in the
Conference over proposal to change
the time Of removal OF ministers and
the holding Of conference from March
to November. The matter was finally
decided by making the time the fourth
Wednesday in March instead OF the
second.
The following are the appointments
for Winchester District: r. Smith
son. Presiding Observation-Disclosures, J.
n. Mccormick; Frederick Circuit, f.
Furr, E. F. Heterick, sup; Stephens
City, F. A. Strother; Middletown, 0.
C. Beall; Strasburg, ]. S. Hopkins;
Woodstock, B. F. Ball; Edinburg, to
be supplied by Mr.. Hank; Front Roy
al and Riverton, G. NJ. Brown; War
rem, j. H. Woolf; Linden, w. II.
Marsh; Page. L. Fox; Cedarville, 5.
r. Snapp; Berryville, j. l.. Shipley,
J. ]. Engle, sup; Brucetown, l.. }.
Jones; Darkesville, to be Supplied;
Martinsburg, A. NJ. Cackley; Berke-
ley, ]. H. Waugh; Charlestown, ID.
P. Hamill; Jefferson, A. A. P. Neel;
Shepherdstown, J. r. Vanhorn and
J. Engle; j. P. Hyde, president Val
ley Female College; ]. A. Kern, pro-
lessor Randolph Macon College.