Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-05-30
Brief Report of the Meeting Of Mary.
land Chassis ut Westminster.

1Stery ana laymen OF the NeIorineu ChuTCi
of Maryland and the District of Colum-
bia met in its eighty-eighth annual ses-
sion in St. Paul's Reformed church West
minister, Wednesday evening, May 9th.
After the opening sermon by the retiring
president, Rev. F. w. Bald, the roll was
called and a quorum found to be in at
tendance. Rev. J. Stuart Hartman of
the Silver Run charge was then elected
president for the year of l907-08. TWAS
decided to hold morning and afternoon
business sessions and also evening ses-
sions at whice general church work was
to be discussed.
At the morning session on Thursday
the organization was completed with the
election of the following officers: Vice
President, J. Harvey Bomberger, Boons-
boro; Reading Clerk, Rev. M. W.
Schwcitzer, Union Bridge; Corresponding
Secretary, Rev. Guy P. Bready, Thur
mont. The President of Chassis announc-
ed the standing committees for the year,
after which the rest of the day was given
to the reading of the various parachial
reports. These showed that the church
is in f1ourishing condition, financially
and spiritually. All but twelve of the
pastors reported apportionate for bene-
fetal purposes, paid in full. There has
been a steady growth in membership,
with two exceptions, every charge has
paid in full its current expenses for the
year just ended.
The Thursday evening service was CIV
en- to the discussion of Foreign Missions.
Rev. VIM. e. Lampe, missionary to ia
pan, spoke of the work in Sendai and
outlined the needs Of the mission for the
better accomplishments of the work their.
Rev. David N. Dittmar, late Home Mis-
sion Superintendent, also spoke in behalf
of the Home Mission interests of the
church.
On Friday morning the business ses-
sion was resumed. The reports of the
various committees were heard and a
dopted as also their respective resolutions
outlining the work for the next year.
1t was found that all special commit
tees had performed their work faithfully
and in general, all requests made by
Chassis of the respective charges especi-
ally as regards special services and Of
ferings had been needed During the day
the regular business of Chassis was sus-
pended for the purpose of hearing rep
resentatives Of the special departments
of church work. The following spoke:
Rev. DR.. J. c. Bowman for the Theolog-
ical Seminary at Lancaster, Pa, Rev.
Rufus w. Miller for the Sunday School
Board, Rev. DR.. J. c. Musser for the
Reformed Church Messenger and Mr.
Anderson, State superintendent of the
.Anti-Saloon League, who gave some in
teresting information in regards to the
work of that organization in the state of
Maryland.
On Friday evening services preparatory
to the Holy Communion were held with
sermon by Rev. B. R. Carnahan.
The Saturday morning session was oc-
cupied with the election of delegates to
the Synod of the Potomac which meets
in October in Grace Reformed church,
Washington D. C. and the General Synod
of the Reformed church which meets at
Akron, Ohio, next May. Ten ministerial
and ten lay delegates were elected to
Potomac Synod and five ministerial and
the same number of lay delegates to the
General Synod.
The Holy Communion in charge Of the
officers of Chassis, was celebrated on Sun
day morning, and was attended by the
members of Chassis. During the day the
pulpits of all the churches in Westmin-
ster and most of the Reformed churches
in Baltimore were filled by the visiting
ministers. In the afternoon grand
Sunday School rally was held in St. Paul's
church.
Mondays sessions were occupied most
ly with discussion of report of the COM
mittee on Missions and the work of the
Board of Ministerial Relief. A call to
DR.. Land sfrom the Manchester charge
was confirmed. The report of the COM
mittee appointed by Chassis to organize a
at Brunswick, was adopted.
Rev. l.. C. Sumner, of Washington, d.
c., was received from Miami Chassis,
Ohio Synod, and enrolled as member of
Chassis
The request of thirtynine persons from
southwest Baltimore to organize new
in that locality was grant
ed and special committee appointed for
the purpose.
The work of the body being completed,
after adopting resolutions of thanks to
St. Pauls congregation, Chassis finally
adjourned at 5:15 o'clock Monday after
noon, without designating the time and
place for holding the next annual meet
ing. The statistical summary is as fol-
lows:
COMMUNICATE members, 11,425; COM
muned, 8,721; unconfrmed, 5,544; addi-
lions by infant baptism, 538; adult bap-
tism, 46; confirmed, 1856; certificate of re-
newal, 242. Losses-Dismissed, ISL; era :
sure of names, r.; deaths of communi-
,ants, 167; deaths of unconfirmed men,
oers, 70. Sunday Schools, 60; officers
and teachers, ], LAT; scholars, $3.50. Stu
tents for ministry, 4. Contributions
For benevolent purposes, $1s, 1886. SO; for
purposes, $78, 699. 25; total
;97, 035.84.