Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-05-15
Among the Churches.

The 9th session of the Virginia
Chassis of the Reformed church was
held at Roanoke, Va, last week and
adjourned to meet at Timberville, Va,
next May. The Chassis perfected its
organization as follows: the Rev. ]. S.
Garrison, president; Elder II. ]. ST.
bert, vice-president: DR.. j. A. Hof-
helms, stated clerk, and the Rev. NJ.
A. Keiffer, secretary. The following
delegates were elected to the General
Synod, which will meet at Baltimore
May 90: Primaries, the Revs. E. S.
Hay and L. T. Lampe; secundus, tn
Revs. Hoffheins and Garrison. Elders
primaries, T. N. Sellers and ]. II.
Bauserman; secundus, II. ]. Sibert
and G. H. Trabel. Delegates were
also elected to the Potomac synod.
The parochial reports showed most
encouraging state Of the church as did
also the treasurer report.
The Potomac Conference of the
Lutheran Synod of Virginia will meet
in the Uvilla church next Tuesday
evening, May Goth, at 7.30 o'clock,
when the opening sermon will be
preached by Rev. Peter Miller, presi-
dent of conference. Wednesday at
II a. m, there will be sermon by
Rev. DR.. J. A. Snyder, followed by
the conference communion; discus
sion of appointed topics in the after
noon, and sermon at night by Rev. ].
W. Stricken. Thursday morning at
II o'clock, sermon by Rev. W. J.
Smith discussion and general bust
ness during the day sermon at night
by Rev. J. E. Shenk. The public
are invited to attend these services.
There will be no service in the
Presbyterian church at Dufields next
Sunday, as the pastor will preach in
Martinsburg for DR.. Woods. There
will be services in the Presbyterian
church at Shenandoah Junction next
Sunday at 745 p. m. After the SER
mon the Sacrament of the Lord Sup
per will be celebrated, and most
cordial invitation is extended to all
Christians to participate in the same.
Rev. DR.. Z. X. Bell, of Baltimore,
one of the most distinguished Luth-
Grams of the United States, will prob
ably be selected president of the
Wittenberg College, at Springfield,
Ohio, at the meeting of the directors
of the institute the first week in June.
Children's day will be observed in
the Kearneysville Presbyterian church
Sunday, if Providence permits, at 1870
a. m, with foreign missionary SER
vice and a sermon to the young people.
Services in the Shepherdstown Presby-
terrain church Sunday at 7.30 P. m.
Rev. S. NJ. Engle was installed
Sunday as pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Parsons, W. Va. Rev. DR..
Charles Ghiselin, OF Shepherd stown
and Rev. DR.. E. D. Washbun, of,
Romney, W. Va, conducted the cere-
mony.
Rev. J. H. Miller, of Lincoln, Neb.,
has accepted the rectorship of st.
Johns E Episcopal Church, Harper's
Ferry. Keedysville, Md, isjoined to
the charge in the place OF Hedgesville,
which will support minister Of its
own.
Presiding Elder H. P. Hamill, of
the NJ. E. Church South, has an
nounced Quarterly Meetings to be
held at Summit Point May 81 and
June l, Charles Town June l and 2,
and Uvilla June IA and Is.
Communion in the M. E. Church at
Mt. Wesley Sunday at 1890 a. m;
preaching at Shephersdtown at 3p. m,
and in Y. NJ. G. A. hall at Kearneys-
vile at s p. m. Epworth League
$50 p. m.
Preaching in the NJ. E. Church
South on Sunday Bethesda 8 a. m,
Uvilla II a. m, Shepherdstovn 73O
p. IN. League $50 P. m, Junior
League $50 P. m.
There will be Sunday School in st.
James church at Uvilla, Sunday, May
IS, at 80 p. m, and preaching at 3
p. m. by the pastor, Rev. H. Max,
Lentz.
There will be service Sunday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock in the Lutheran
church in Shepherdstown. Council
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