Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-10-19
NEE MEET NEXT lT III HANOVER Il5jiViiiiRi
Potomac Synod Selects Place for
Annual Session Of 1908.
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Minor Officers Elected. Committees
Named and Reports az Various
Boards Heard.

Washington Oct. 1z-Tmportant
business was transacted by the Synod
of the Potomac OF the Reformed
Church of the United States at the
three sessions held at Grace Reform
ed church. corner OF Fifteenth and
0 streets, northwest, yesterday. The
morning session was devoted to the
appointment of committees and the
reading of papers relative to the re-
ports, and an addresses BY Dr. Swift.
Much interest was centered in the
election of minor officers, the result
being as follows.
Vice President Elder G. ". Cum.
Of Jefferson, Md
Corresponding secretary-Rev. ].
David Miller, of Shepherdstown, W.
va.
Reading Clerk Rev. |. n Peightel,
of Greencastle, Pa.
Stated Clerk-Rev. Lloyd r. Cob
lentz, of Baltimore
President Heller appointed tho
standing committees for the year
Five members, including a chairman.
were appointed on each standing COM
mittee
Chairmen of Committees.
rha paw ahairmon GRO.
Religious Services-Rev. DR.. ]. M.
Schick, Washington, d. c.
Minutes of Synod-Rev Lloyd e.
Cob'entz. Baltimore.
Overtures-Rey. Benjamin b. Roy
er. York. Pa.
Publication-Re Howard obo d.
Alexandria. Pa.
Minutes of Classes-Rev Jacob C.
Leonard, Lexington. n. c.
Examination. Ordination and Lii
censure-Rev DR.. Walter L. Krebs.
Litt'estown, Pa.
S ate of Religion and Statistics
Rev. Charles w. Levan, Baltimore.
Ministerial Neurology Isaac
~ Peightel. of Greencastle, Pa.
Educaton-Rev. Henry H. Apple.
York. Pa.
Orphans Homes-Rey. Harry w.
Wissler Carlisle, Pa.
Missions-Rev. DR.. j. spangler
Kieffer. Hagerstown, Md.
Sunday Schools-Rev. Water W.
Rowe, Rockwell, n. C.
Finance-Rev. f. William Stone
braker. of Fairfield, Pa.
m.nations-Rev. Calvin S. Slagle,
IVES minister, Md.
Minutes of Classes Received.
The synod then received minutes
from all eight of the classes and re-
ferred them to the committee on the
minutes of classes. rhe minutes of
the Chassis of Maryland, which met
at We minister last May, was sign
ed by its president, J. Stewart Hart
man, and its stated clerk, Rev. Lloyd
f. Coblentz.
On motion, President Heller APP
pointed the following press commit
tee Rev. J. David Miller, of Shep-
herdstown, w Va. (chairman); Rev.
Edward o. Keen, Of Waynesboro. Pa;
Rev. CLAYTON II. Ranch. of Baltimore;
Elder Peter S. Lesch, of Washington;
Elder A. r. Broddeck, of Hanover,
Pa.
The following reports OF boards
We're received and referred Sunday
Schools, Lancaster Theological Sem
mary, Woman's College at Frederick,
Home Missions, Bethany Orphans
Home. at Womelsdorf Pa
Home Missions Growing.
The report OF the Board of Home
Missions, submitted by its president,
Rev Edmund r. Eschbach, stated
that the office of general superinten-
dent, which became vacant by the un-
expected death of Rev. Thomas NJ
Yundt last April, remains vacant.
The can given by the board to Rev.
Lewis Robb, last July having been
declined The income of the board
for the year has been larger than
ever before The offerings last Eas-
ter were unusually lage. and, accord
ing'y, on July 10, 1907. not only was
the deb of the board paid, but $4,000
was on hand toward the $4,000 OF or
ders issued at that meeting. Toward
this new debt of $4,000, the treas
urer has received about $1,000, leav
ing deficit of $4,000, on which must
he added the orders due October /.
on which date the deb was about
$4,000.
The report states that the lack OF
men for the ministry Is keenly fel b.