Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-01-04
Church Items.

) tiful Christmas tree on Christmas eve.
Rev. DR.. t. A Tidbell, of Philadel
phia, preached in Zion Episcopal churcl
Sunday morning.
The oyster supper given for the benef
of the Riverside Sunday School was
great success, over S31 being realized.
On Tuesday night the Episcopal Sun
day School was given sociable ant
graphophone entertainment in the ParIsl
Building.
The sechrist Sunday School (NIr. F. N
Moler superintendent andChas. E. Sechis
assistant was given holiday entertain
ment on the evening of December Fl.
The Fourth Quarterly Meeting for JEFF
ferson Circuit, NJ. E. Church South, viii
be held at Summit Point, Feb. SO
Charles Town, Feb. 27-2s; Shepherds
town, March SO.
Rev. Mr.. Schoo1feld will not be able tc
get here to open his meeting in the NJ. E
Church South January 7, as was expect.
ed, and same will be deferred to later
date, to be hereafter announced.
The members of Zion Episcopa1sunday
School had their usual attractiue Christ.
mas Offering services on Sunday after
noon of holiday week Superintendent
DavidHowellpresided, Mr. Harry Thomas,
from the Theological Seminary, delivered
an address, pretty carols were sung, and
otherinteresting exercises participated in.
Rev Dr. "A. C. Hopkins was given a
handsome pounding" by the Presby-
terrain congregation on Thursday evening
preceding Christmas The good pastor
was called upon and entertained in the
manse by Ruling Elder Cleon Moore
whilst the congregation assembled in the
chapel, and was then taken thither, and,
completely to his surprise, presented with
a goodly store of flour, poultry, groceries,
etc.
Rev. L. R. Milbourn, newpastor of the
Baptist Church here, was installed Thurs
day night. Rev. Julian Broaddus, of
Berryville, Va, presided, and Rev. R.
E. L. Aylor, of Front Royal, Va,
preached the sermon of the evening"
Rev. c. P. Stealey, of Martinsburg, de-
livered the charge to Mr., Milbourn The
charge to the congregation was given by
Rev. E. B. Jackson, of Winchester
The pulpit and chancel were decorated
with flowers and plants.
The holiday entertainment of the Pres
byterian Sunday School was held on
Monday evening of last week. The
church was prettily decorated with a
handsome evergreen on either side of the
pulpit and potted flowers on the altar.
with tiers of candy boxes and oranges in
the centre. The church choir, the Sun
day School choir, and the children, rem
dered good music; remarks were made by
Superintendent Wright Denny, Rev. DR..
Hopkins and Cleon Moore, Esq; and
gifts and awards of merit distributed.
The Methodist Sunday School enter
tainment, Tuesday night, was very at
tractive. Double ladders, trimmed with
evergreen and bearing oranges and
beautiful white dove, adorned the pulpit,
with candy boxes below and a handsome
triangular piece in front. Superinten-
dent Darlington had charge of the exer-
cises and Rev. DR.. Smithson delivered a
brief address. There were a number of
excellent recitations, most of them new
and unique, doing credit both to the
children and their instructors, who had
doubtless spent much time and labor in
their preparation. The singing was
good, the presents distributed gratefully
received, and the little ones sent home
with joyous hearts.
Week of Prayer Union Services were
begun in the Baptist church Sunday
night, with an able sermon by Rev. Dr.
Rumsey Smithson, of the NJ E. Church
South, followed by interesting remarks
by Rev. DR.. Broaddus, of Bristol, Va
Remaining services arranged as follows ::
Monday, 1880 p. NJ, Methodist church
Topic-Confession and Thanksgiving.
Tuesday, z3o p. M, Presbyterian
church. Topic-The Church Universal
Wednesday, 1890 p. M, Episcopal
church. Topic-Nations and Their
Rulers.
Thursday, 1880 p. m, Baptist church.
families and Schools.
Friday, 800 p. M, Methodist church.
Topic-Foreign Missions.
Saturday, 900 p. M, Presbyterian
church. Topic-Home Missions.
Sunday, 1880 p. m, Episcopal church.
Sermon by Rev. L. r. Milbourn