Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-03-14
IN PULPIT AND PEW.
The News of the Various Churches at Home
and Abroad.

The News of the Various Churches at Home
and Abroad.
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ.
E. Church closed its session of one
week in Baltimore Tuesday evening.
The relation of Rev. j. R. Schultz,
who has been stationed at Shepherds
town, was changed from effective to
supernumerary, and Rev. Il. c. Nc
Daniel, also of this place, from super
numerary to superannuated. Rev.
w. Mex. Hammack is sent to Shep-
herdstown and Sharpsburg circuit.
Rev. ]. R. Wheeler is continued as
presiding elder of this district. Among
the other appointments We note the
following; Winchester, Jas. P. VIII
son; Martinsburg, D. H. Shields;
Hedgesville. c. NJ. Yost; Harpers
Ferry, supply, Louis Henck Fletcher
Chapel, Washington, c. 0. Cook; An
acostia, James McLaren Calvert, Bal
timore, P. G. Edwards.
A very large audience gathered in
the Southern Methodist Church last
Thursday evening, in response to the
announcement that Miss Laura Stri-
der, who has been FIVE years in Japan,
was to deliver an address. Miss Stri-
der, who formerly lived in Shepherds
town, has many friends here who were
anxious to see her, and they were
glad to hear her interesting talk on
mission work in the land of the Mika-
do. After the meeting was over many
persons remained to meet Miss Strider
and talk with her personally.
The Washington Conference of the
M. f. Church (colored) closed Its ses-
sion at Richmond on Monday. 1t will
meet next year in Charleston, this State.
| Rev. E. Hammond is sent from Shep-
herdstown to Pittsburg, and his place
here will be filled by Rev. Daniel
Wheeler; Rev. P. G. Walker goes to
Charlestown Rev. T. H. Dansbury to
Martinsburg and Hedgesville. Rev
]. A. Holmes is presiding elder fol
this district.
Rev. c. H. Hockey, in his address
to crowded house last Sunday night
at the Lutheran Church, showed from
history and statistics that the age in
which we live is the best all around
of any age in the worlds history
Many interesting and encouraging
facts were given in support of his po'
sition, and the address was full Of prof
liable information.
Divine services in the Lutheran
Church of Shepherdstown at l. o'clock
next Sabbath morning. The address
will be delivered by Rev. c. E. Nc.
Cane. Christian Endeavor Society
at 6 p, m.
The standing committee of the Epis
copal Church for the diocese Of Yves
Virginia met at Martinsburg last Sat
urday and unanimously agreed to thu
conservation of Rev. John H. White
bishop-elect of Indiana.
Service in the Southern Methods
Church Sunday at Uvilla at II a. IN.
Bethesda go p. m, and Shepherds
town at 7.30 p. m. Band meeting a
$50.
There will be services in the Pres
byterian Church Sunday, if Providenc
permits, at Kearneysville at II a. m
and in Shepherdstown at 7.30 P. m.
The Baltimore Conference, M. I
Church South, will meet on Wednes
day, March 81, in Mt. Vernon Plac
Church, Washington.
There will be service in the Re
formed Church on Sunday in Sher
herdstown at II a. N. and at Keal
neysville at p. m.
The conference of the United Brett
rem Church for this district will b
held in Martinsburg March Goth.