Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-11
n. PULPIT AND PEW.
The News Of the Various Churches at Home
and Abroad.

A Southern Methodist Church is to
be built at Bakerton, this county, to
cost from $500 to $1,000. John ].
Flanagan is chairman of the building
committee, Jesse Engle secretary and
Daniel Baker treasurer. The church
will be built by contract, and Rev. F.
A. Strother, the pastor, who has the
plans and specifications, is ready to re-
ceive bids.
At Shepherdstown next Sabbath
morning communion services will be
held at the Lutheran Church at II
o'clock. Service preparatory to COM
munion Saturday afternoon previous
at go o'clock, followed by meeting
of the church council. Infant baptism
on Saturday afternoon, and reception
Of members Sunday morning.
Preaching in the Southern Method
list Church at Uvilla Sunday at 1870
a. M, and the doors of the church
opened for new members; at Bethesda
$50 p. m, and church conference
Immediately after preaching; at Shep-
herdstown at 7 p. m. There will be
services at Uvilla and Shepherd Grade
school-house at 7 p. IN.
Rev. A. F. Laird was installed pas
tor of the Front Royal Presbyterian
Church by a committee of Winchester
Presbytery, consisting of Revs. R. W.
Carter and Charles Ghiselin, last Sun
day, in the presence Of large congre-
CATION that filled the church to over
flowing
The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be celebrated in the Presbyterian
Church at Duffields next Sabbath at II
o'clock a. m. and at Zion Church at 3
o'clock p. IN. A cordial invitation is
extended to all Christians to partici-
pate in the said ordinance.
A most interesting revival is in
progress in the Southern Methodist
Church. Up to the present seven per-
sons have professed religion and others
are forward for prayers. The meet
ing will be continued each evening
this week.
Services in the Catholic Church next
Sunday as follows Mass in the morn
ing at II o'clock, benediction at 4
o'clock and mass the following morn
ing at s o'clock.
The Potomac Conference Of the
Lutheran Church met at Uvilla Tues
day night and will adjourn Friday.
Most of the ministers of the conference
were present.
Services will be held in the Presby-
terrain Church Sunday, if Providence
permits, at Kearneysville at II a. IN
and in Shepherdstown at $50 p. NJ.
The members of the Southern Meth
odist Church in the Bakerton neigh
borhood are making efforts to build a
church at that place.
There will be service in the NJ. f.
Church Sunday at Mt. Wesley at 1870
a. m. and Shepherdstown at 7.30p. m
The Free VIII Baptists (colored,
had grand rally here last Sunday
under the auspices of Rev. Benjamin
johnson. Contrary to expectation
however, the pubic OaptlZlh8 ulu ho'
take place. A considerable crowd wa
at the river, but as no converts report
ed, and no volunteer appeared willing
to test the water, this part of the pro-
gramme was declared off. The church
here is owned by northern society Of
the Free Will Baptists AID is controll
ed by Rev. n. C. Bracket, of Harper
Ferry, we understand. The Mission
airy Baptists, or New School, have {
considerable following here but arr
shut out of the church building. Rev
NJ. C. Moore, of the latter branch, i
trying to raise funds to build new
church for their use.