Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-23
IN PULPIT AND PEW.
The News of the Various Churches at Home
and Abroad.

The meeting at Vanclevesville con
Quoted by Rev. F. a. Strother con-
tinues with undated interest. Up to
the present thirty-four persons have
professed faith in Christ, majority
| of whom are heads of families. The
interest shown in the community is
phenomenal. Within one-half mile
! Of this place there is another meeting
in progress, conducted by Rev. Mr..
Busey, Of the L. b. Church, in which
twenty persons have professed relig-
ion. Both churches are filled to over
! flowing nightly and the meetings are
! held in n most charitable and coop
erative way, so as to accommodate
all the people.
In anticipation of the revival SER
vices to be held in the Southern
Methodist Church in ShepherdStown
/ beginning January eth, u meeting
will be held in that church on sun
| day. November Goth, at 6 p. m, to
which the public is cordially invited,
especially Christian workers, for the
purpose Of organizinga cooperative
Christian band, the object of which
shall be mutual helpfulness and CO.
operation in revival work. There
after meetings will be he'd in the
church every Sunday and Wednes-
day evening at $50 o'clock. until the
revival services begin.
Regular services will be held in the
Lutheran Church of Shepherdstown
next Sabbath morning at II o'clock.
Subject, The Reformation. Rev.
Hockey will endeavor to trace the in
nucnces at work resulting in the de
cline of the church and the principles
upon which the Reformation was So
cured, which gave TO the world civil,
political and intellectual as we'll as
religious freedom. The Lutheran
Church is preparing for a special Sc
ries Of meetings in connection with
the week OF prayer services.
The third quarterly conference for
Shepherdstown circuit, II. L. Church
South, will be held at Bethesda Mon
day Of next week at II o'clock. The
Presiding Elder will be present and
viii preach both on Sunday and
Monday at II aud o'clock. The
meeting will be protracted for some
weeks under the management of the
pastor. AllChristians convenient are
heartily invited to be present and co
operate in this meeting.
Last weeks REGISTER stated that
there was an indebtedness of 81, 300
yet upon the Reformed Church at
Keedysyil!e. We are informed that
this is u mistake There was that
much debt prior to the day Of dedi-
cation, when the very liberal amount
of -, 200 was raised during the one
day and the remaining 500 provided
for.
At the request of the Church Ten
perance Society" of the Episcopal
Church the rector of Trinity Church
will preach next Sunday morning on
The Duty Of Christian People with
Reference to the Vice Of Intemper-
ance.'
The christmas tree" OF the Sunday
school of Trinity Episcopal Church
will be held on the Saturday before
Christmas, December 23d, the hour
being 30 p. H., unless otherwise ad-
vertised.
Rev. w. l.. Gravatt, ofNorfolk, Va,
has accepted call to the rectorship
of Zion Episcopal Church, 1t Charles
town, and will enter upon his duties
December 18th.
There Will be services in the Presby-
terrain Church Sunday, if Providence
permits. at kearncysyilie at II n. III.
and at Shepherdstown at 6 30 p. IN.
Services Sunday in the L. Church
III MI. Wesley III ~ 81 a. IA. uh'' ~
Shepherdstown at : p. III. Preaching
and communion at both places.
There will be service in the Re
formed Church on Sunday in Shep
herdstown at II II. II. and at Kear-
neysyiIle at p. III.
The Christian Endcayor Society will
hold a Thanksgiving meeting at the
Lutheran Church on Sunday evening
at o'clock.
There will be service and a sermon
in Trinity Episcopal Church on
Thanksgiving day, November 3Oth, at
10 a. III.
There will be service in the Episco- |
pal Chapel at Dullields on Sunday
next at p. Ill.