The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-09
TIE VIRGINIA CHASSIS.
Report of Committee ON Religious ssr-
observation-disclosures for Sunday.

Report of Committee ON Religious Gar
observation-disclosures for Sunday.
Al the service of the Virgins Chassis
OF the Reformed Church yesterday
morning religious services were con-
Quoted by Rev. G. g. Everhart.
The reading Of parochial reports WAS
continued by Rev. j. 8. Garrison, of
Harrisonburg; Rev. A. D. Wolfinger, of
Mt. Crawford; Rev. Lewis BETTER, of
Roanoke. Reports OF absent members
were read by the stated clerk.
Elders Schmid and Cushwa were ex-
cused after the days session.
The reading of constitutional cues
lions to the elders, who made verbal re-
ports, was the next business, after
which the committee on religious ser
vices reported the following programme:
Friday night-Address. "Some of the
characteristics Of Reformed Church"
opened by Rev. J. 8. Garrison.
Saturday afternoon, 3 p. m.-Prepara.
tory service. Altar service by Revs. A.
B. Bauman and j. T. Ballet. Sermon
by Rev. ]. P. Hsrner.
Saturday night-Addresse on Sun
day-school topics; frat, "Relation of
Sundsy-school instruction to Confirms
tiop," opened by Rev. 81. Ditzler; sec
ond. "TeachiDg and Training In the
Snnday-school," opened by Rev. A. D.
Wolfinger.
Sunday, II a.m.-Communion service.
Alssr service by Revs. N. II. Skyles and
j. s. Garrison; sermon by Rev. ]. 81.
Hoffheins, d. D.
Sunday, p. m.-Sunday-school sd
dresses by Revs. J. G.. Goerhart, J, P,
Stonesifer, A, D. Wolfinger.
Sunday. s p. Missionary service,
Rev. j. G. Goerhart presiding. "Home
Missions" address by Rev. j. II. Hoff-
helms. d. d. Foreign Missions" ed-
dress by Rev. q. Di,zler.
Some of the appointments made for
members of the classis for Sunday at
other churches are as follows:
First Presbyterian Church. II a. M.
Rev. G. B. Heller, of MI. Crawford.
Second Presby terian, IL q. m, Rey.A.
ID. Wolfnger, of Mt. Crawford; 8. o.
NJ, Rsv. j. S. Garrison, of Harrison
burg. s.
Greene-Memorial NJ. e. Church,
South, p. M, Rev. j. T. Ballet, of
Middlebrook.
Trinity M. E. Church. South, II q. m,
Rev. A. B. Bsuman, OF Toms Brook.
The afternoon was devoted to the re-
ports Of the different standing commit
tees, among which were the reports on
orphan homes, two Of which are for the
orphans Of Virginia Chassis, one at
Womelsdorf and the other at Butler,
Pa, three children OF this Chassis being
In the former and three in the latter.
The committee on Sunday.schools re-.
ported nine conventions held in the
bounds Of the Chassis during the year.
Rev. G. G. Everhart was 10 ade q life
member of the Ministerial Relief
Society. The classis then entered into
the election Of delegates to the Synod
OF Potomac, which meets In Altoona,
Pa, October 10 OF this year.
The following delegates were elected:
Rev. Lewis Reiter, @. B. Heller. ]. P.
Horner, A. d. Wolfnger. j. T. Ballet,
j. s. Garrison; slternates, Rev. DR.. j.
A. Hoffheim, Revs. II. Ditzler; G.. G.
Everhart, A. B. Bauman. N. Ii. Skyles
and j. B. Stonesifer.
The following are the lay delegates:
Elders Cushwa, Bosserman, Greenwood,
Rentch, Borden, Gray; alternates: Arey,
Pence, Roller, Rhodes, Schmi,t and
Kaufman.
The evening service WAS opened by
Rev G. Everhnrs. Rev. ]. 8, Garrison
addressed the Chassis on 1.-THE Charsc-
teristics Of the Reformed Church" He
touched upon the foundations of the Re-
formed Church In Switzerland by Uric
Zwingly, who first announced his pro-
testant principles In 1916
The Heidelberg catechism of the Re-
formed Church, he said. was framed in
Heidelberg, Switzerland, in 1869, and