The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-10-01
THE REFORMED CHURCH.
Special Meeting of the Maryland classis-Re-
arrangement of Charges in Carroll-other
Business.

A special meeting of the Maryland Chassis
of the Reformed Church, was held at Benja-
minis (Krider's) Reformed Church, of the
Westminster Charge, September 23d, 1892.
The following ministers and elders were
present: President of Chassis, Rev. l.. +.
Zinkhan; stated clerk, Rev. +. K. Deatrick;
isevs. j. w. Santes, d. D., j. T. Rossiter, d.
D., J. G. Moss, C. Clever, d. D., Ii. Ditz-
Ter, u. Fl. Heilman, c. S. Slagle, A. s. Weber,
n. j. Miller, J. X. Lewis, A. T. G. Apple.
c. W. Levan; Elders Cyrus Feeser, VIM. Fl.
Geiman, Plus Little and W. +. Fisher.
After service Of prayer and praise, con
Quoted by the President of the Chassis, the
items of business for which the meeting was
called we're taken up.
Rev. W. |. Stewart was received from Car
isle Chassis. Synod of the Potomac, a call to
him from Christ Mission, in Baltimore, was
confirmed and committee was appointed to
install him as pastor.
The next items of business were the recon
struction of the Westminster, Silver Run and
Manchester charges. and the formation OF a
new charge. An overture from st. PanFs
Reformed Church, Westminster, unanimously
adopted September 4th, 1892, was presented
to the Chassis, requesting action upon the
above items. After careful consideration
of the objections raised and of the difficulties
in the way of the proposed action, and thor
ough discussion of the interests OF the church
in Carroll county, the Chassis decided to grant
the request.
Beniamin's (Krider's) Church was sepa-
rated from the Westminster charge, ST. Mat
thew's Church, Pleasant Valley, was sepa-
rated from the Silver Run charge, and Jeru-
salem Church, Bachmans Valley, from the
Manchester charge. The three churches
were then formed into a new charge, which
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Chassis to take effect November LIST, 1882.
This is an important step for the Reformed
Church in Carroll county, and it will assist
greatly in the development of the churches
affected by the reconstruction. The action
of the Chassis does not bring everything that
is desirable in the relation whichthe Reformed
churches in this county sustain to each other,
but it is certainly long step in the right
direction and will be conclusive to the best
interests of the church. By this action, st.
Paul's Reformed Church, Westminster, will
be given regular services every Lord day,
and the undivided ministrations of its pastor.
St. Mary's congregation, at Silver kun, which
is now completing one of the largest and finest
churches in the county, will be placed in the
same advantageous position. The Manches-
ter charge, which was entirely too large Tor
efficient work, being composed of four church
es. will be relieved of one of its number, and
Beniamins (Krider's) congregation, one OF
the oldest Reformed congregations in Mary.
land. having passed its 10th birthday, will
also be enabled to have services every Lord 5
day. This will not only be an advantage to
this church, but is necessity resulting from
its separation from the Lutheran Church,
with which it had been worshipping for over
one hundred years, and its possession OF a
church of its own.
The third item Of business was the dissoln-
ton of the pastoral relation between Rev. T..
H. Heilman and the Church of the lnearna,
ton, at Emmitsburg, Md. A committee OF
supply, consisting Of Revs. }. n. Santee, ID.
D., James r. Lewis and Ii. J. Macalister,
was appointed for the Church of the lncarna-
ton, at diminishing, and one composed OF
Reys Calvin S. Slagle, John q. Moss and
Newton j. Miller, for the Carroll charge.