Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-19
Among the Churches.


Rev. DR.. William II. Nelson, who
has been rector of Trinity Episcopal
church in Shepherdstown for about a
dozen years, has resigned his charge.
The announcement was made last
Sunday by Bishop Gravatt, and for
NAL action will probably be taken by
the vestry Of the church on Saturday.
1t is said that DR.. Nelson desires the
resignation to take effect at once. DR..
Nelson left here a month or two ago
for Plainfeld, N. j., with his family,
hoping that his health would be bene-
flied. He has not been well for
long time, and finding no improve
ment in his physical condition he con-
cluded to discontinue active work for
a time. DR.. Nelson's resignation
will be regretted by many persons
who admired and respected him. He
was cultured Christian gentleman, of
the broadest charity, highly educated,
refined and dignifed, and indefstiga-
BILE in his pastoral labors. He has been
prominent in the work of the diocese
of West Virginia, and was one of the
most influential clergymen in the State.
The Lutheran pastor will meet his
class at Uvilla Saturday afternoon at
go, and after that there will be a
practice of church music, when the
members of the congregation as well
as the choir are asked to be present.
Christmas services will be held on
Sunday at Uvilla at II o'clock and in
town at 7. Next week services will
be held Wednesday morning at 7
o'clock in town and the Sunday schools
will have special services at Uvilla
Tuesday evening at o'clock and in
town Wednesday evening at 6.
Christmas exercises of Shepherds
town charge, NJ. E. Church South
Shepherdstown, song and prayer SER
vice 6 a. m. Christmas morning; Sun
day school exercises 6 p m. Bethes-
da, Tuesday, Dec. Oath, $50 P. m,
Sunday school exercises. Uvilla, We'd
nesday, Dec. 25th, 8 p, m, Sunday
school exercises. Each of the schools
have prepared an interesting program.
All invited.
Rev. w. H. Riser has resigned as
pastor of the Shenandoah charge, near
Woodstock, Va, to accept call from
the Lutheran church at Norfolk. The
Mt. Jackson charge has requested Rev.
Z. L. Folk, who left there last year to
90 to Winston-Salem, N. c., to re-
turn to his former work.
There will be services on next Sab
bath in the Presbyterian church at
Duffields at Il a. ~ and at Zion at 3
p. m. There will be services in the
Presbyterian church at Harper's Fer
ry on the 5th Sabbath of December,
at II a. m. and at Dufields at 3 P. N.
The pastors of the Shepherdstown
churches are invited to meet at the
Presbyterian manse Friday at 2
o'clock to arrange for union services
during the week Of prayer in January.
There will be services in the Pres
byterian church Sunday, if Providence
permits, in Shepherdstown at l | a. m.
and at Kearneysvills at 3 p. m.
Preaching Sunday in the NJ. E.
church in Sharpsburg at II a. m,
Shepherdstown 7 p. m. Epworth
League 6p. m.
Bishop Gravatt conducted service
in the Episcopal church last Sunday
morning and preached an able sermon.
Preaching Sunday in the NJ. E.
Church South in Shepherdstown at II
Marvin 3 p. m. League 6 P. m.
There will be morning service in
the Episcopal church Christmas day
at II o'clock.