Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-03-13
Church Affairs.

Church Affairs.
Rev. G. G.. Baker, Presiding Elder
Of the Frederick District, III. +.
Church, reported at the Conference
that This district extends into four
States-Maryland, Virginia, West Vir-
ginia and Observation-Disclosures
counties, and includes forty-hve vii
lagos, towns and cities. 1t has 80
charges, 90 churches and 11s preach
ing appointments, and 1854 members.
In my work have preached 1888 times
and travelled 1850 miles. The year
has been one of marked prosperity
and there has been a great revival in
terest, resulting in 1854 conversions
At Berkeley Springs a new brick
church, costing $4,000, has replaced
the old dilapidated and condemned
structure which for twenty years has
disgraced our Methodism in that town.
The vote on the women question was
400 for and 647 against their admls-
sion to the conference"
Rev. George Cros6eld died in
Berkeley Springs last week, aged
about 20 years, of paralysis. For
many years he was active in the
Methodist ministry.
The Baltimore Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in ses-
sion in Washington, by vote Of JAG
to 40, voted in opposition to the ad-
mission OF women as delegates to the
General Conference.
The Episcopalians of Leesburg are
preparing to build a new edifice. 1t
will be onestory structure, 90 by
104 feet, and in Romanesque style. A
belfry is one of the prominent fea-
lures, and a Sunday-School annex
will adjoin it.
Seven persons were immersed at
Dust's Crossing Sunday Il week ago.
They were converts Of the Baptist
revival at Unionville.
Revs. J. r. Van Horne and A. A. p.
Neel left here on Tuesday for Roam
oke to attend the annual conference
Of the Southern Methodist Church.
Rev Julian Broaddus, pastor of the
Baptist congregation Of Berryville,
has received call from the Baptist
congregation at the Glades, in Wythe
county.
Rev. Mr.. Woodwork, from Union
Theological Seminary OF Hampden-
Sidney, Va, will preach at Elk Branch
Presbyterian Church on Sunday morn
ing, Marth 18th, and at Zion in the
afternoon OF the same day.
The following are the appointments
of the Baltimore Conference of the
NJ. f. Church, which closed its seq
sion in Washington on Tuesday, for
Frederick district G.. Ct. Baker, Pre-
siding Elder; Barton, w. T. l.. Weech;
Berkeley Springs Circuit, w. a. Car
roll; Bloomington Circuit, supplied
by w. Howard; Buckeystown Cir
cult, J. r. Schultz and r. S. Barnes;
Bunker Hill Circuit, S. s. Wilson and
G.. NJ. Yost; Cumberland-Centr
Street, Richard Norris; Kingsley, w.
E. Bird; Grace, q. w. Evans; Elk
Garden Circuit, F. w. Shriner; Fred
erick city, Andrew J. Gill; Frostburg,
w. w. Arsdale; Frostburg Circuit,
Price; Hagerstown, S. NJ. Hartsock,
J. II. Lansdale, j. r. Gladden., sup;
Hancock Circuit, II. j. Cross and r.
H. Belt; Harper's Ferry, William
Harris; Hyndman, Alexander Bielas-
XII; keyser, Chas A Jones; Lonacon-
ing, James p. Wilson; Martinsburg,
William Fl. Chapman; Mount Savage,
j. ID. Still; Old Town Circuit, +. G..
Gallaher; Paw-Paw Circuit, Reuben
Kolb; Piedmont, a. r. Kelley; Rawlings
Circuit, NJ +. Lowe; Romney Circuit,
Henry Mann; Shepherdstown and
Sharpsburg Circuit, p. G. Edwards
and A. f. Spielman; Union Grove
Circuit, t. s. Long; Williamsport, l..
NJ. Bennett; Winchester, Harry Boggs,
J. M. Pascoe.
There will be services in the IRE
formed Church Sunday at II a. III.
and Z p. III.
Circuit Court
Judge Duckwall refused the motion
for a new trial in the case OF the
State against Vernon Weller, and the
prisoner was sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary. Motion was en-
tered for stay OF sentence pending
preliminaries to carry the case to the
Court of Appeals.