Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-04-02
Church Notes.


ericksburg, Va, Tuesday night, the
last business being the assignment Of
the ministers to the various appoint
ments.
The following are the presiding el-
ders of the several districts:
Winchester-Rev. P. H. Hamill.
Baltimore-Rev. W. H. D. Harper.
East Baltimore-Rev. B. W. Bond.
Washington-Rev. J. w. Duffey.
Rockingham-Rev David Bush.
Roanoke-Rev James E. Armstrong.
Lewisburg-Rev. G. T. Tyler.
Moorefeld-Rev. J. 7. Williams.
The following are the appointments
for Winchester district.
Winchester-Charles D. Bulla.
Frederick-N. n. Hall.
Stephens City-H. A. Brown.
Middletown-W. S. Hammond.
Strasburg-R. NJ. Wheeler.
Woodstock. H. Wells.
Woodstock Mission-To be supplied.
Edinburg-J. L. Henderson.
Warren-L. Fox.
Linden-L. Butt.
Page-IT. A. Wilson.
White PUst-D l.. Reid, 7. G. Jones.
Berryville-J. NJ. Greene.
Brucetown-D. E. Eutsler, one to be
supplied.
Martnsburg-C. D. Harris.
Berkeley-T. J. Miller.
Charles Town-B. f. Ball.
Jefferson &C. Sydenstricker.
Shepherdstown-J.C c. Thrasher.
Bakerton and Halltown-G. X. Hey
drick.
We note the following additional
appointments Of local interest:
Rev. J. ,. Knott, Salem, Va.
Rev. 5. X Cox, ElktOn, Va.
Rev. W II. II. Joyce, Luray.
Rev H. L. Hout, St. James Church,
Roanoke.
Rev. ]. R. Van Horne, Coyington.
Rev. a. A. p. Neel, Gainsboro.
Rev. George Hasel, Brunswick, Md.
Rev. ). G.. Ferguson, Leesburg, Va.
Rev. J L. Kibler, Loudoun.
Rev. Frank A. Strother, Hamilton.
Rev. w. G. Hammond, Centeryille.
Among those on the superannuated
list are Revs. W. G. Eggleston, ]. H.
Wolff, J. ]. Engle, William Hedges,
]. P. Hyde, J. L. Shipley.
Among the statistics presented to
the Conference were the following;
Total number Of church members in
the conference, 53, $50.
Sunday-school scholars, Hip.
Contributions to Foreign Missions,
SlO,9Sl
Contributions to Home Missions,
81, 13l
Contributions to Bible Cause, 5000.
The conference decided to meet next
year in Alexandria, that place and
Harrisonburg being placed in nomi-
nation.
DR.. S. x. Cox was chosen editor Of
the Baltimore Christian Advocate.
The twenty-frst session of the West
Virginia Sunday School Convention
will be held in Parkersburg, April o.
90, in the beautiful new Methodist
Episcopal Church South in that city.
The music will be especially attractive,
the services Of the famous convention
leader, Prof. Z. o. Excel, Of Chicago,
having been engaged. Jefferson coun-
ty is entitled to twenty delegates, and
card orders for special rates and other
information may be obtained Of Mr..
G. II. Shipman, county secretary,
Charles Town.
Az important step was taken at a
meeting at York, Pa. last week by
representatives of all the boards and
benevolent agencies OF the General
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in the United States. 1t was
decided to establish twentieth centu-
ry benevolence fund for all objects Of
the church. Every Lutheran is to be
dsheu " give Oue CSuI uoy 4Ol
period Of one year. From the $50, 600
Lutherans in the synod it is expected
to raise 100000.
There will be no service Sunday in
the Lutheran church in Shepherds
town. Service will be held, however,
on Easter Sunday in Shepherdstown
and at Uvilla.
Rev. C. S. NJ. See, one of the oldest
Presbyterian ministers in the State
died last Saturday in Philippi, aged
rs years.
Rev. S. NJ. Engle, of Parsons, this
State, preached an excellent sermon in
the Presbyterian church in Shepherds.
town last Sunday.
Winchester Presbytery will convene
in Berryvills next Tuesday.
Six men were burned to death and
"A others badly injured by an acct.
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