Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-05-24
IN PULPIT AND PEW.
The News of the Various Churches at Home
and Abroad.

dI OudIleslOWn was QeulcdIeu ldsI DULL
day with impressive ceremonies. The
dedicatory sermon was preached by
Rev. VIM. J. Young, D. D., pastor of
Park Place Methodist Church, Rich
mond, Va. He spoke for an hour to
an immense audience, many of whom
were members of other churches
After the sermon Rev. Mr.. Hamill,
pastor of the church, gave an account
Of the building of the church, which
cost $500. He said there was still
a debt of $3,400 on the building and
asked liberal contribution to pay the
debt. A collection was taken and
over 5000 raised. The formal dedi-
catory service was then read by Rev.
Mr.. Young, after which Rev. W. S.
Cole, of the Baptist Church, pro-
nounced the benediction. The edifce
is of modern style of architecture, built
Of brick, with the wing one story high,
with pointed roof and square cupola,
built from the ground in the angle of
the wing. The interior consists Of
gospel service room, connected by
folding doors with lecture and Sunday
school rooms, the woodwork grained
as black oak, with hard oil finish.
Services in the Southern Methodist
Churches next Sunday as follows
Preaching at Bethesda at 9 a. m.
Uvilla, II a. IN. Edgewood School
house at 3p. IN. Children's Day exer-
cises in the church at Shepherdstown
at 6 p. NJ, and an address by the pas
tor at 8 p. m. C. c. Band meeting
"a conservation service-at J p. N.
All persons cordially invited. Chill
dren's Day services will be held at
Marvin Chapel, June 3rd, 2 P. m.
Bethesda, June 10th, l0a. m. Uvilla,
June 10th, $50 p. IN. Interesting
programmes have been arranged by the
Sunday schools and pastor for these
services. The public is most cordially
invited to attend these exercises
The Potomac Conference of the Vir-
ginia Lutheran Synod held It's spring
session at GravelSprings, FIVE miles east
of Winchester, Va, May 18th to 18th.
The sermons of conference were de-
livered by President Bushong and Sec
rotary Folk and Revs. Snyder and
Hockey. The two conference address
es were delivered by Reys. hockey
and Snyder. All members of confer
ence were present, with one exception
The attendance of the people Of the
church and vicinity was large, and all
the sessions were interesting and
profitable. The next regular meeting
of conference will be held in the Uvilla
Lutheran Church in October next.
Rev. G. G. Everhart and Mr.. T. H.
Davis left yesterday to attend the
annual meeting Of the Virginia Chassis
of the Reformed Church, which con-
venes in st. Pauls Church, Rocking
ham county. Mr. Everhart is presi-
dent of the Chassis. There will be no
service in the Reformed Church at
Shepherdstown or Kearneysville on
Sunday
The seventeenth annual council OF
the Episcopal diocese Of West Virginia
will meet in st. Matthew's Church,
Wheeling, June 9th. The delegates
from Trinity Church are the rector,
Rev. DR.. Nelson, and Messrs. H. W.
Potts, E. J. Lee and John Aglionby.
Bishop Peterkin visited several of
the Episcopal Churches in this county
last Sunday. He visited Shepherds
town in the evening, when he con-
frmed a class of eighteen persons. He
also confirmed class Of eleven at
Dufields and seven at Charlestown.
Children's Day will be observed in
the Presbyterian Church at Kearneys-
vile Sunday at 1870 a. m, if Provi-
dence permits, with a special foreign
missionary service and an address by
the pastor. Service at Shepherdstown
at s P. IN.
Regular divine services will be held
in the Lutheran Church of Shepherds
town on Sabbath morning at 1890
o'clock. Christian Endeavor at Z P.
m. next Sunday and hereafter instead
of $50. Christian Endeavor at Uvilla
at 3 p. IN.
Rev. w. l.. Gravatt, rector Of Zion
Church, Charlestown, is expected to
preach in Trinity Episcopal Church
next Sunday morning at 1870 a. m.
and in the Episcopal Chapel at Duff
fields at 8 P. m.
The Lutheran Sunday school raised
$7O.77 for missions the past month.
The infant class won the banner again.