Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-22
In Puiph and Pew.

The Sunday school convention vi
the M. E. Church South, in session at
Martinsburg last week, elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows: Pres
ident, Hon. NJ. S. Walton, Woodstock,
Va; Observation-Disclosures dis
trict, T. G. Stockdale; East Baltimore
district, F. g. Maxwell; Washington
district, A. L. Johnson; Winchester
district, Rev. J. p. Hyde; Rocking
ham district, Ed. S. Conrad; Roanoke
district, r. J. Anderson; Lewisburg,
Rev, w. G.. Anderson; Moorefield dis
trict, ]. H. hardwood; secretary, Rev.
J. p. Stump; assistant secretary, Rev.
s. o. Harris. Manassas was selected
as the next place OF meeting.
The Rev. DR.. Jacob Fry, for the
past twenty-seven years rector OF old
Trinity Lutheran Church at Reading,
and q member OF the faculty OF the
Lutheran Seminary at Mount Airy, Is
a noted figure in the old school Luth-
eran pulpit as well as remarkable
preacher. His church has passed the
century mark as building, and his
congregations are generally the larg-
est in Reading, there being over !, 400
communicate Philadetp hta
Times DR.. Fry is a brother-inlaw OF
Mrs. D. NJ. Moser, OF Shepherdsto wn.
Rev. John o. Knott, OF keyser, this
State, preached an excellent sermon
in the Southern Methodist Church OF
this place last Sunday morning, and
in the evening Rev. II. Lee Hout, of
Page county, Va, filled the same pull
pit very acceptably. Both of these
young ministers are Shepherdstown
boys, and are doing we'll in their re-
spective fields OF laEor.
At u special session of the Mary
land Chassis of the Reformed Church,
held in Frederick city, the pastoral
relation between the Rev. Samuel l..
Whitmore and the Adamstown charge
was dissolved, and letters OF dismissal
to the Susquehanna Chassis were
granted. Mr.. Whitmore has accepted
call to Mifliinburg, Union county,
Pa.
The annual bush meeting OF the
United Brethren will be held in Mr..
John 0. Aglionby's camp grove at
Shenandoah Junction, Sunday, July
cath. Services at 1890 IL. m, 8 p. NJ.
and 7.80 p. III. Rev. j. Il. Ridenour,
presiding elder, and other ministers
are expected.
The Presbyterian congregation at
Charlestown has decided to build u
new chapel to connect with the
church, to be used for Sunday school
and other purposes. 1t is to cost
about $4,000.
There will be preparatory service in
the Lutheran Church in Shepherds
town Saturday afternoon at o'clock,
followed by the Holy Communion
Sunday morning at 1870 o'clock.
The United Brethren will hold u
camp meeting in Poffenberger's grove
near ST. James station, on the n. &
w. Railroad, Saturday, July 30, to
Sunday, August Z.
There will be service in the Re-
formed Church in Shepherdstown Oh
Sunday at 80 a. H., and at Kear
neysville in the evening lat o'clock.
There will be service in the Presby-
terrain Church Sunday, if Providence
permits, at Kearneysville at 1880 n.
IN. and at Shepherdstown at s p. III.
The Winchester District Confer
ence, NJ. f. Church South, will be
held at Middletown, Va, August 30th
to September LIST.
Services will be held in the NJ. f.
Church on Sunday in Shepherdstown
at 10. 80 a. IN, and at Mt. Wesley at 3
p. III.