Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-08-22
IN PULPIT AND PEW.
Church News and Notes From Home and
Abroad.


The reunion and anniversary exer-
cises at the Southern Methodist Church
at Uvilla were very successful. The
attendance was large, perhaps a thOus-
and persons being present on Sunday.
On Saturday eloquent addresses were
delivered by Rev. Forest J. Pretty
man and Rev. J. R Van Horne, and
the choir and the Shepherdstown Band
rendered excellent music. On Sunday
eloquent sermons were delivered by
Rev. ]. R. Van Horne and Rev. James
H. Wolff. A collection amounting to
$3.50 was taken to pay for improve
ments on the church. The meeting is
being continued through the week,
three services day. On Sunday next
there will be three services; Rev. ]. ?.
Stump and Rev. ]. R. Van Horne are
expected to preach. Rev. David Kern,
of Alexandria, Va, and Rev. ]. R.
Van Horne are aiding the pastor, Rev.
T. A. Strother,. in the meeting. Rev.
Forest ]. Prettyman will preach on
Thursday and after the sermon the
sacrament of the Lords supper will be
administered.
The fourth annual session of the
Jefferson county Sunday school con-
vention at Summit Point last week
was a pleasant and profitable affair.
There was a large attendance and
great interest manifested in the Sun
day school work. The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year ::
President, Rev. A. A. P. Neel, of
Shepherdstown secretary, c. H. Ship
man, and treasurer, A. D. Barr, both
Of Charlestown.
Rev. C. H. Hockey, pastor, and Mr..
John H. Lemen, delegate, left on Tues
day to attend the annual session of
the Virginia Synod at Newmarket.
Rev. Mr.. Hockey will deliver the or
dination sermon, and has been ap-
pointed by the church at Newmarket
to deliver an address to the young
people Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Landon R. Mason, former rec
tor of Trinity Church, Shepherdstown,
will have charge of the services in that
church on Sunday next, August 25th.
He will also have charge of the service
in the Episcopal Chapel at Dufields
at $50 p. IN.
Rev. D. NJ. Moser preached an ex-
cellent sermon in the Lutheran Church
last Sundag~morning, to large con-
gregation of his former Pensioners.
Miss Amanda Titus, of Philadelphia,
played a beautiful voluntary on the
pipe organ.
The Winchester district conference
of the NJ. E. Church South will meet
III Charlestown on Tuesday next and
be in session three days. The body
will be composed Of probably fifty
members, ministerial and lay dele
gates.
Services in the gospel tent continued
each night at s o'clock and in the af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock. On Sunday early
service at o'clock, at $50 children's
meeting, and preaching at s o'clock.
The members of the Episcopal Church
ofHarper sFerry have sold their church
and will build chapel higher up on
Camp Hill. The Catholics Of Harper's
Ferry will also build a new church.
There will be services in the Pres
byterian Church Sunday, if Provi-
dence permits, in ShepherdstOwn at
1880 a. IN. and at Kearneysville at
s p, m.
Owing to the absence of the pastor
at Synod, there will be no service in
the Lutheran Church at Uvilla or
Shopherdstown on Sunday.
Rev. ]. R. Van Horne will preach
in the Southern Methodist Church in
Shepherdstown Sunday morning at
1890 o o'clock.
There will be service in the Re-
formed Church on Sunday in Shep-
herdstown at 10.30a. m. and at 8p. IN.
The United Synod of the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church in the South will
meet at Staunton, Va. September 18th.
The Shenandoah Baptist AssOcia-
ton convenes at Martinsburg next
Wednesday.