Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-05-19
CHURCH NOTES.
Religious Notes and News Concerning Various
Denominations.

Denominations.
The Presbytery OF Winchester met
in the Round Hill Church last week.
Rev. r. w. Carter was installed as
pastor of the church. The presby.
terry then adjourned to Loudon Street
Presbyterian Church in Winchester,
and licensed Mr.. w. McC. White to
preach. a call from the Chestnut
Hill Church, in Richmond, was placed
in Mr.. Whites hands and permission
given him to accept it. Rev. r. a,
White was given permission to &C
cept call from the churches at Pc
cahontas and Browns Mill, in South
western Virginia. \ call from the
church at Smithiield, w. Va, was
placed in the hands of Rev. G. r.
Stribling and he was permitted 10
annex that church to the one he now
serves in Berryville. The Presbytery
commissioned Rev. O. Il. Hentherlite
as foreign missionary. He expects
to 20 to Brazil in July.
The Right Rev. H. X. q. Won
Scheele, the Lutheran Bishop Of Wis
by, Sweden, arrived in New York
last week. On Monday night a din
ner was given in his honor by the
Martin Luther Society of New York.
The Bishop was asked if he would es-
tablish a line of Lutheran prelates i'll
the United States. He answered that
he was prepared to do so if the Amer
lean Lutherans desired this. The
question of having Lutheran Bishops
in this country has been talked about
lately, and it is said that rs soon a
the Swedish and German Lutherans
unite bishops will be appointed.
Thursday, July 18th, the Reformed
reunion of the congregations of the
valley, from Winchester, Va, to Har-
risburg, Pa, will take place. As the
Western Maryland Railroad declines
to make arrangements for the annual
reunion at Pen Mar, arrangements
have been made with the Cumber-
land Valley Railroad. Whilst this
will bring together not nearly so
large a number of Reformed people,
it will be no less pleasant and en-
joyable affair.
Bishop Peterkin, of the Episcopal
Church, visited this parish last Sun
day. He confirmed niue persons in
Trinity Church on Sunday morning
and in the afternoon confirmed two
persons in the Chapel Of the Good
Shepherd, at Dufiields. The Bishop
preached at both services and also in
Trinity Church again at night.
There will be service in the Re
formed Church on Sunday at 1870 II.
III. and at p. III. The Communion
of the Lords Supper will be celebra-
ted at the morning service. There
will be preparatory service on Satur-
day at D. Ill.
Preaching and Sacrament of the
Lords Supper in the NJ. E. Church
South at Shepherdstown on Sunday
at 1890 Il. M, and at Marvin Chapel
at 3 p. III. Preaching at Nanclevesville
at Up. III.
There will be services III the Pres
byterian Church Sunday, if Proyi-
dence permits, in Shepherdstown at
10 30 q. III. and at Kearneysyille at 3
p. III.
At recent church conference of
the NJ. f. Church South in this place,
steps were taken looking toward de
cided improvements on their church
building.
Rev. Wright &. Campbell, of Me
chanicsburg, Pa, conducted services
in the Lutheran Church in this place
and at Uvilla last Sunday.
Children's Day services will be
held in the NJ +. Church South at
Uvila on Sunday, May eth, at II a.
m, and , 30 p. III.
The General Synod Of the Reformed
Church will convene next Wednes-
day, May 2jth, OF Reading, Pa.
Rev. DR.. Eschbach has been elected
president of the directors of the Fred
ericll City Female Seminary.