Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-04
CHURCH ITEMS.

One member was received into the M
E. Church South here Sunday morning.
The Annual Council for the Diocese OF
West Virginia, p E. Church, will NEE
at Point Pleasant, June 2.
Evening services in the Episcopal
C hurch hereafter at 7, and in the M. E.
Church South at o'clock
Bishop Peterkin preached in Zion Epis-
copal Church Sunday morning, and con-
frmed a class of nine persons.
The General Assembly of the Presby.
terrain Church in the United States will
convene at Charlotte. N. c., May 20.
There was preaching in thePresbyterian
church Sunday morning by Rev. ].
Harry Moore, and in the evening by Rev.
Ash White.
Quarterly Meeting for Jefferson Cir
cult, NJ. E. Church South, will be held
at Beulah, May Is and 10; Charles Town
May 10 and II.
Five candidates for admission into the
Free Baptist Church (Colore0 were bap-
TIED by Rev. c. c. Wainwright, in Evitt's
run. Sunday afternoon
Rev. Mr.. Montcure, of Leetown,
preached in the Baptist church here Sun
day morning, and baptized candidate
for admission into his church.
The Bishops appointments for Nelson
Parish arc as follows: Summit Point, May
9th, 1890 a. m. Middleway, May 9th, $3.50
p. m. Leetown, May 9th, 7:9o p. m. Offer
ings for religious and theological education.
The last night service in the meeting con
Quoted by Rev. S. w. Cole at Riverside was
the most interesting of all, in which twelve
made profession of religion, most of them
young men. The total number of profess
sions during the meeting was thirty-seyen
In closing the meeting Rev. Mr.. Cole advis-
ed the converts to unite as soon as possible
with the church of their individual choice.
The Winchester Presbytery, in session
at Front Royal, adjourned Friday night,
after being in session since Tuesday.
Rev E. R. Leyburn, of Hedgesville, w.
Va, was moderator of the body
On Thursday the two hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the
Westminster standard of doctrines was
celebrated. The speakers were: Rev.
F. NJ. Woods, of Martinsburg, w. Va;
H. NJ. White, of Winchester, Va, and
and Rev DR.. A. c. Hopkins, of this place.
MISSION SERVICES.
Rev. Father Payne, recently appoint
ed the Missionary Priest of this diocese,
will give Mission to Catholics and non
Catholics in st. James Church here, be
ginning on Sunday, May 23rd. A series
of lectures on subjects of living interest
to all Christians will be delivered every
evening during the Mission. AQuestion
Box, to meet the inquiries of all sincere
seekers after truth, will be placed con-
veniently near the door of the church,
Questions concerning the Bible, the
Catholic Church, her teachings and prac-
tees, or any moral or religious subject,
written on slip of paper and dropped in
the Question Box will be answered the fol-
lowing evening after the lecture In adj
dition to this Catholic literature, books
of instruction, tracts, ETC., will be gratui-
tously distributed at the door of the
church. Our n-Catholic friends are
cordially invited to attend the Mission
and avail themselves of this opportunity
to hear the truth from reliable and ar-
lucrative source. The hours of the Mis-
sion services will be as follows: On
Sunday, May 23rd, at 1880 a. m; the
Holy Mass and an instruction on The
Mission, its purpose. Sunday night, at
p m, the Mission opens with a dis
course on The Mission of Baptism for
Salvation, " from the sacred text, I'm
less a man be born again of water and
the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter the
Kingdom of Cod st. John, III, 5.