Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-07-25
VERY NOTABLE SUCCESS
Was the Reformed Reunion at
Pen-Mar Thursday.
SIX THOUSAND WERE PRESENT
And the Program Of Exercises Was One
Of the Best Of Recent Years
Those Who Took Part.

Those Who Took Part.
The fourteenth annual reunion of the
Reformed churches of MARYLAND,
Virginia. West Virginia aud Penn
:sviyania was held at Pen-Mar Park
Thursday. 1t is estimated that there
were 6, 600 participants. Special trains
went from Baltimore, Haaerstown,
York. Hanover, Shippensburg.
Way nesboro. Frederick, Winchester
Va: Martinbsurg, W. Va. and Har-
risburg. Pa. About 500 came from Bal
timore on special and the regular
Pen Mar Express. Hagerstown sent
SEQ.
q Rev Dr. j. A. Ho.fheins, of Mar
tinsburg, was in charge of the ex-
ercises at the Auditorium They
commenced with short religious SER
vice consisting of the Invocation and
Aposto.es' Greed and Psalm reading
and prayer by the Rev. Frank W.
Kerr, of Newport, Pa. The speakers
were Rev. Ellis s. Hav, of Roanoke.
Va, and Rev. J. W. Memminger. d.
d., of Lancaster. Pa.
The addresses were listened to with
much interest and received with much
favor. The address of Rev. Mr.. Hay
was especially fine, the concensus of
opinion regarding it as one of the best
ever delivered at Per-. Mar Reunion.
At the close of the address DR.. Hoff-
helms made short speech of congrat
ulation and announced that the re-
union of the Reformed Church would
be held at Pen-Mar next year, on
July 81, and invited all present 10 at
tend that reunion.
The service closed with PRAYER and
benediction by Rev. j. B Schontz,
of Chambersburg. Pa. Rev. Robert
j. Pilgram, of Baltimore acted as
Precentor, Miss Powell, of Frederick
presiding at the piano, and assisted
by the PEN Mar orchestra. the singing
of the great audience was inspiring.
Immediately following the exercises
a meeting of the board of directors
was held. Rev. DIR. Hoffheins was
unanimously reelected president. Rev.
J. B. Schontz of Chambersburg. Pa.
secretary, and Mr.. S. S. Bren-
ner, of Mechanicsburg, Pa, treas
urer. The latter will succeed Mr.. Ed
gar H. Shaffer. of Baltimore. who,
because of i'll health, was unable to
accept reelection. A rising vote of
thanks was rendered to Mr.. Shaffer
for his past services, and regret was
expressed that he was unable to again
fill the position.
The president appointed the follow
ing board to serve during the coming
year: William G. Birelv, Frederick,
Md. George A. Hollinger. Harris
burg. Pa. Niles M. Fissel, Carlisle.
Pa. Rev. #. @. Yost, York, Pa.
David M. Hurley, Hagorstown. Md.
E. Cornman, Washington, d. c.; H.
G. Viewer. Gettysburg, Pa. Rev. j.
B. Stonesifer, Westminster, Md. Ed
gar H. Shaffer and Robret J. Pilgram
Baltimore, Md. 1t was decided that
the annual meeting of the board of
directors will take place in Baltimore
the third Thursday IN February.
During the afternoon many of the
visitors drove over the mountain,
visiting High Rock, Ragged Edge and
the other beautiful spots adjacent to
Pen Mar
Among those present were Rev. &.
w. Enders, of York, Pa. chairman of
the Lutheran reunion committee, and
Rev. w. A. McCarrell, of Shippens-
burg, chairman of the Presbyterian
reunion committee.
Among the visitors present, were
Rev. Dr. Stair, President of f.. &
M. College, Rev. DIR. Irvine, MERGERS
burg College, Prof j. H. ApDle.
Woman's College. Frederick, Md, and
Rev. DIR. Sechler. Ursinus Theological
Department, Philadelphia.
The attendance from Martinsburg
WAS above the average of the number
annually going to the Reformed Re-
union.