The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-05-25
THE REFORMED CHURCH.
Daily Proceedings Of the Maryland Chassis.

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Daily Proceedings of the Maryland Chassis.
On the 18th instant the Chassis met at Middle
town. Frederick county. 1t has within its bounds
IS charges G5 congregations, AZ ministers aud 3
Iicentiates. The baptized membership is 1929,
4,0A of whom in Baltimore. The Sunday
schools number 50, with total membership OF
e052 The contributions last year reached SOC, S25
Saturday, after the sermon by the retiring pres
dent, Rev. George II. Snyder, of Hagerstown, was
unanimously elected president; Rev. 6. NJ. Roeder,
of Manchester, yice-president; Rev. s. F. Deatrick
of Woodbury., stated clerk, and Rev. E. L. Mclean
of Frederick. corresponding secretary.
The following committees were announced:
Minutes of Classis-Revs. E. r. Deatrick, B. D..
Woodberry; George W. Snidsr, Boonsboro. and At
viii Conner Adamstown Elders Jacob II. Cost, Ha
| gerstown and George w. Mowen, Baltimore.
Minutes of Potomac Synod-Revs. Conrad Clever,
D. D. Baltimore; T. F. Hofmeier, Mount Peasant.
| and II. s. Dietzel. Cavetown; Elders l. Reynolds
Hoffman and I. D. Hughes. both of Baltimore.
Religious Services-Revs. John W. Pontius, Mid
detown; III. F. Dittmar, Jefferson, and E.L.McLean,
| Frederick; Elders Eiw. d. Kefauyer Middletown,
and W. Scott Kefauver. Burkettsyille.
| Oyertures-Revs. A. s. Weber, Baltimore; Samuel
NJ. Roeder. Manchester, and C. s. Slagle. westmin-
ster; Elders William B. Thomas Westminster, and
L. R. Schnebley, Clearspring.
| Examination and LiceRsure-Reys. ]. Spangler
Kiefer D. d. Hagerstown; George A. Whitmore'
Thnrmont and S. NJ Hench, Frederick; Elders John
| Gassman, Hagerstown and J. Taylor Motter, Wash
| ington, D. C.
Missions-ReV. w. l. Stewart. b. D.. Baltimore;
E. R. Eschbach, D. D.. Frederick, and f. W. Bald.
| Clearspring Elders E. s. Eyerlnrt Woodberry, and
A. c. McCardell, Frederick.
Finance-Revs Hiram J. Macalister Union Bridge,
Alex. Bateman, Ph D., Taneytown, and David J.
Wolf Walkersvile; Elders Prof Henry Meier. fancy
town, and o. A. Haines, Silver Run.
Sunday -Schools-Reys. DIR. Joel T. Rossiter, Balti-
more; Lloyd E. Coblentz, Baltimore and B. r Car
nahan Keedysyille; Elders C. A. Goettling, Balti-
more and DIR. E. C. Kefauyer, Thurmont
State of Religion and Morals-Reys W. C. Sykes
Burkettsville; Dr.. J. W. Santee, Mercersburg, Pa,
and Charles W. Levan, Baltimore Elders Ii. A.
Buckley, Mount Pleasant and Atvil Conner, Boons-
| boro.
Prof. Joseph II. Apple, President of Woman's Col
lege Frederick spoke the needs of that institu-
ton. He said larger endowment and additional
equipment were imperatively necessary to meet the
demands caused by the rapid growth of the institu-
ton
Parochial reports were presented BY various pas
| tors.
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Rev. S. II. Dieize; the Middletown charge, which
has 523 communicate members, by Rev. John W.
Pontius; Grace Church, Frederick, 204 members, by
the pastor, Rev. E. l. Mclean; the Glade charge,
2S2 members, by the pastor Rev. D. j. Wolf st.
| Pauls charge Ridgely. 100 members by the pastor,
Rev. Elmer L. Coblentz Silver Run charge, 545
members, by the pastor, Rev. J. Stewart Hartman;
Grace Mission, Washington, D. c., ICY members, by
the pastor, Rev. DR. J. M. Schick St. Marks Mission,
Baltimore, IS members, by the pastor, Rev. James
Mullan; Carroll CHARGE Westminster. 264 members,
by the pastor, Rev. James B. Stonesifer; Sabillas-
Vile charge, 80 members, without pastor; Grace
Mission, Baltimore 147 members, is also without a
pastor; St. Stephens Mission, Baltimore, 101 men,
bers by the pastor Rev. Charles w. Levan
Rev. Christopher Moss and Rev. William Lampe,
missionaries in Japan, located at Sendai, reported
their work by letter through the stated CLERK
Rev. Mr.. Lampe referred TO work done in instructing
a class of Japanese policemen. AS u result of this
work seven of the class have been baptized.
Rev. George Merle De Fere Zacharas reported
that he had spent most of the year i'll Lancaster Pa
translating and transcrbing valuable ancient his
torical documents, thus making them readily aces
| sible to the theological students.
Joseph E. Guy. Baltimore, now senior student
in the theological seminary at Lancaster, Pa, re-
ported his work completed for the middle year. He
also reports that he will not need financial aid from
the Chassis for his senior year. StudentJ. Hamilton
Smith, woodberry, of the same seminary has passed
with good record into the senior class.
Students E. s. Lamar, Baltimore, and Edward A.
! G. Herman, Frederick both in Franklin and Mar
shall College Lancaster, Pa, reported their stand
ing and were referred to the board of education
| favorably for continued inanca support.
| TUESDAY.
Rev. Calvin S. Slagle submitted the treasurers
/ Tha hat
tributed for home missions was S}.02i; for foreign
missions 81 666; college and seminary, 1864; bene-
hcary education $780, contingent fund.- sos; church
extension, 81 76S and ministerial relief S222.76;
total receipts slO657; total expenditures, slo,177
! Rev A. s. Weber, Baltimore, chairman, submit
ted a report signed by only half of the committee
suggesting plan of division. and after discussion
the report was recommitted with instructions TO
report more definitely next year.
| Immediately upon this action half of the com
mittee resigned. Chassis then reconsidered its ac-
ton to recommit the subject set aside the report as
presented by the committee and took up the con-
sideration ofdivison whole on the 1oor of clas-
| sis at once.
| The discussion was continued during the evening
session.
When the vote was taken the question of di-
| vision, the result tie and consequently the
motion to divide was lost
Rev Dr. ]. Spangler Kieffer reported that Grad
yates C. A. Difenbach, Baltimore, and W. Stewart
| Cremer Philadelphia, of the Theological Seminary
| at Lancaster, Pa, were found we'll prepared for
licensure, they were licensed to preach.
Albert ]. Collision of Baltimore, applied for fnan-
cial aid In order to enable him to enter upon the
theological course
Rev. d. ]. Wolf Walkersville; Rev. j. Stewart
Hartman, Silver Run, and Rev. J. NJ Mullan, Bal
| timore were elected life members of the Minister
| al Relief Society.
The following ministers and elders were elected
delegates to the General Synod which will meet in
| Baltimore May Is, 1902 Primarii-Revs. Dr. J.
| Spangler Kieffer, Hagerstown; DR.. E r. Eschbach,
Frederick; DR.. J. NJ. Schick Washington, D. c..
| John w. Pontius, Niddletown; T. F. Hotfneier,
| Mount Pleasant. Secundi-Revs DR.. ]. W. Santee,
Mereersburg, Pa; DIR. Conrad Clever, Baltimore; AT
! will Conner Adamstown; G.. A. Snyder, Hagerstown,
| and Lloyd E. Coblentz, Baltimore. Elders-Prima-
rii-J. Taylor Motter, Washington. D. c.: Jacob H
Cost, Hagerstown; Adrian C. McCardell, Frederick
John Gassman, Hagerstown, and Prof. Henry Meier
! Taneytown. Secundi-L. R. Schnebley, Cearspring
G. s. Griffith, Baltimore; G. w Mowen. Baltimore
Atvill Conner, Sr., Funkstown, and W. Scott Kefau
| YER
Delegates were also elected 10 Potomac Synod,
which is to meet in Huntingdon. Pa, i'll October
1902
| WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
At the evening session it was decided as Chassis
to give S. 600 toward the erection of new church
for Grace Mission in Washington, d. c., provided
the seven other classes of Potomac Synod will also
give SIS 600 for the same purpose.
Rev. C. s. Sagle, Rev. 1. NJ. Motter and Rev. DR.
| E. R. Eschbach Elders A. c. McCardell and John
| Gassman appointed to cooperate with the mis-
sion Washington in plans relating to securing the
necessary church building.
At the request of the Board of Foreign Mission;
| the Chassis takes under its care Rev. William +
Lampe its foreign missionary in Japan, with the
understanding that his salary be paid out of pre-
sent contributions for foreign missions they are
| received annually
Llcentiate W. Stewart Cremer reported that he
has been called to become assistant pastor of the
First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Pa. and there
fore requests his dismissal to Lancaster Chassis
His request was granted.
Chassis appropriated $3.50 to help support pastor
for Sabillasville charge.
Rev. c. s. Sagle, Westminster, was reelected
treasurer of Chassis
The report showing the Sunday school work in
the Chassis gave the following summaries: Mum
| Der of officers and teachers, 253; scholars, S727
gain of l26 officers and teachers and 7S2 scholar!
over last year: SIS members of the school became
a. H.. -. \.