Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-01-09
IN PULPIT AND PEW.
what the Various Denominations Are Doing
Notices of Services.

4
The annual congregational meeting
of the Lutheran church was held last
Saturday afternoon in the audience
room of the church. Reports were
submitted by the pastor, church off,
GERS, and the secretaries of the various
societies. A good congregation was
present in spite of the cold weather.
The pastor and elders reported
church membership of AIS, an encour-
agingly large per cent of whom are IN
active participation with the work OF
the church. The services have been
held regularly every Sabbath during
the year without an omission, except
one, when pastor was absent at synod.
Prayer meetings interesting and proh-
table, communions very large. The
audiences have been larger this year
than preceding year-usually filling
the large audience room and frequent
ly demanding chairs. There is general
harmony of spirit and active co-opera-
ton in the various lines of work. The
treasurer of church and societies re-
ported the following amounts raised
during the year
Salary fund. ................. al, lto I'D
Collections. ................ 100 ~
| Benevolences. ............... 43O w
Women's Missionary Society. 30 w
Ladies Aid Society. ......... 10 10
SUNDAY School. 2l5 q
! Christian Endeavor 60 90
The total amount paid for all pur-
poses, including pipe organ not report
ed in above, is $3.50. The Society
of Christian Endeavor reported over
100 membership, attendance usually Of
100 at regular prayer meeting, mostly
young people, and meetings full of IN
terest and profit. Ladies Aid report
a membership Of about 90, and Wo-
mems Home and Foreign Missionary
Society of about o. each of which
hold regular meetings.
This annual meeting was highly en-
couraging, showing very prosperous
year, and full of promise for the fu-
ture. A history Of the church from
its organization has been ordered pub
llshed
The following officers of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Sunday school in Shep-
herdstown were elected last Sunday:
Superintendent, T. ]. Dale; assistant
superintendent, Harry H. Simpson
secretary, Benz. Hartzell, Jr.; assistant
secretary, Miss Clara B. Greenwood;
treasurer, Miss Sarah Shaner; libra
ran, Herbert Hartzell assistant Ii
brarian, Raymond Stotler.
Services in Southern Methodist
churches for next Sunday: Shepherds
town, preaching by the Presiding Ell
der, Rev. David Bush, at l a. m. and
7 p. m; love feast at $50 a. M Sun
day school and children's meeting at
$50 p. M; band meeting at 6p. m,
Marvin Chapel, preaching at 3 p. m.
Vauclevesville, preaching at 7 p. m.
The Christian Endeavor Society Of
the Lutheran church will hold It's reg
ular meeting at 6 o'clock next Sunday
night At o'clock the congregation
will join the other congregations in the
union service at the NJ. E. church
south. At 3 o'clock Bev. c. H. Hockey
will preach at Shenandoah Junction.
Mr.. G. NJ. Beethoven has been
elected superintendent of the Lutheran
Sunday school in this place. Mr.. j.
S. Fleming was elected assistant super
intendent but resigned, and Mr.. James
E. Baihhart elected in his place. Mr..
I B. S. Pendleton has charge of the in
FAINT department of the school
The order of services at the forty
hours devotion" in the Catholic
church at this place will be as follows I;
On Sunday, mass at II a. m. and SER
mon and benediction at p. M; on
Monday. mass at 9 "a m. and sermon
and benediction at 7 p. m; on Tues
day, mass at 9 a. m.
Services in the NJ. E. churches on
next Sunday as follows: Preaching
at Sharpsburg at 1870 a. m; Boons-
boro at $50 P. M; Epworth League
services at Shepherdstown at 6 p. m.
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Southern Methodist church will be
held in Shepherdstown next Saturday
at II o'clock. Rev. David Bush will
preside and preach at II o'clock.
Revival services in the Southern
Methodist church in Shepherdstown
throughout next week. Preaching each
night by Rev. j. P. Stump, of Charles
town.
Prof. a. c. Kimler has been elect