Evening star., 1907-10-16
SYNOD OF POTOMAC
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND AP-
PoINTMENT OF CoMMITTEES

Rev c. B. Heller presiding.
| Officers were elected. as follows: Vic'
president, Elder G.. w. Crum; correspond
ing secretary. Rev J. David Miller. ant
reading clerk. 1. N. PeightaI. The stand
Ing committees were appointed, as fol
lows: Committee on report of Ministerial
Relief Society, w. H. Carney; Bible ant
Tract Society, Reys. W. e. Krebs and L
D. A. s. Piector; state religion and sta
| tistics, Rev. c. w. Levan. chairman; min
listers and clergymen, Rev. ]. C. Leonard
chairman.
Reports were read and referred to the
| various committees.
| The session adjourned at noon fol
was hearing the reports of various com
| mittees. A session will be held at I:3t
O'Clock this evening
Opening Session.
At the opening session last night Rev
DR.. Calisa B. Heller of Salisbury. N. c..
was unanimously elected president of the
synod for the ensuing year. succeeding
Rev. Dr. Weber of Baltimore. The open
ing sermon was delivered by DR.. Weber,
the retiring pres dent
| The synod has never met here before,
because up to eight years ago the branch
or the church in Washington was only a
mission. But when President Roosevelt
! came he began to attend regularly the
services at Grace Reformed Church, and
| this, with the influential work of the
! church's pastor. Rev DR.. John NJ Schick
gave Grace Church an impetus which re-
suited IN rapidly growing congregation,
| thc erection of a fine new church and
greater congregations than even the
newer structure can accommodate
| fres dent Roosevelt is a member of that
| ich ana mas always manifested a deep
| interest in the work. Had he been in
| Washington during the present meeting
OF the synod he would have delivered the
ADDRESS of Welcoma last night to the de le-
gates. In his absence this address was
made by Rev. DIR. Schick
Inc synod compr ses vast stretch of
territory. II takes in Pennsylvania south
ana west of the Susquehanna river and
east of the Allegheny mountains, the en-
| tlf@ states of Maryland, Virginia North
carolina and the District of Columb a.
his ms jurisdiction is divided into Zion
! C.ass.s, Maryland Chassis Mercersbure
Chassis, Virginia Chassis, North Carolina
Classls. Gettysburg Chassis, Carlisle Clas-
IS and Juniata Chassis
Leading Ciergymen Present.
The delegates include leading clergymen,
| iaymen and presidents and directors OF
various church institutions. The list of
| delegates is headed by the following:
| Rev DR.. a. S. Bartholomew of Phila-
| delphia. secretary of the board of foreign
missions.
Rev DR.. A. r. Faust, returned MS
sionary from Sendai, Japan.
Rev. DIR. J. c. Bowman, president of
the theological seminary at Lancaster.
| Pennsylvania.
Rev, DR.. G. A. Snyder, president of
Catawba College. Newton. n. c.
Rev. Dr. Paul S. Leinbach Of Easton
fa-' president of the board of home mis-
sions.
Rev. Dr. R. w. Miller Of Pbiladelnbia.
secretary of Sunday school work.
Rev. DR.. j. d. Miller of Shepherdstown
". Va. president of the Society for the
Relief of Disabled Ministers.
On the Register.
The clergymen who registered are as
follows:
Zion Classis-Rev. Oliver p ScheIhamer.
York. Pa; Rev. Henry H. Applee. York,
Pa-; Rev Benjamin B. Roger, York. Pa
Rev E. Bruce Lyttle. York, Pa; Rev.
| Robert L. Bair, York, Pa; Rev. Charles
| E. Myers. York, Pa
Maryland Classis-Rev. Dr. J. Spangler
kieffer. Hagerstown, Md: Rev. Dr.. Con
rao Clever. Hagerstown. Md: Rev. Siias
| M Hench. Frederick, Md; Rev Calvin 8.
| Slagle. Westminster. Nd: Rev DR. Adam
8. Weber. Baltimore; Rev George W.
Snyder. Boonsboro Nd: Rev. Charles w.
Levan' Baltimore: Rev. AtviI Conner,
Adamstown. Md. Rev. Lloyd E. Coblentz'
Baltimore; Rev Simon s. Miller, Fred.
erick, Nd: Rev. John w. Pontius. Mid
dletown, Md: Rev. Elmer L. Coblentz.
Ridgeiy. Md: Rev. J. Stewart Hartman,
silver Run. Md; Rev. James B. Stone
Potter Baltimore; Rev. ]. Philip Harner,
Cavetown, Md: Rev. Clayton II. Ranck'
Baltimore: Rev. David N D.ttmar, Jeffer-
son. Md.
Banner. Waynesboro. Pa: Rev. Isaac N.
Petghtel. Greencastle, Pa; Rev Edward
y Keen. Waynesboro, Pa. Rev. Henri l.,
G. Kieffer. Mercersburg. Pa.
virginia Classis-Rev. DR.. J. A Hofr-
Skyles. Woodstock. Va; Rev. M. A.
kieffer. Timberville, Va; Rev. r K
Gromer. Winchester. Va; Rev. J. r.
| Lewis. Lovettsville. Va; Rev. j. David
Miller. Shepherdstown. w Va.
North Carolina Classis-Rev. Jacob G.
Leonard. Lexington. N. c.: Rev. Walter
! W. Rowe. Rockwell. N. c.; Rev. Calvin
b Heller, Maiden. N. c.: Rev. William
q Gausey' Lexington. N. c.; Rev. Charles
| T. Wehler, Newton, n. c.; Rev DR. q
Albert Snyder, Newton, N. C.
gettysburg Classis-Rev John Fl.
Hartman. Hanover, Pa: Rev DR.. Walter
f. krebs. Littlestown. Pa: Rev. Francis
5, s. LiLdaman. Littlestown. Pa: Rev.
Theodore c. Hesson, ArendtsyilIe. Pa.
| Rev. Silas Mauger, New Oxford pa !.
Rev. E. William Stonebraker, Fairfield.
| Pa
Carlisle Classis-Rev Frank L. Kerr.
Newport Pa; Rev. Harry w. WissIer'
Carlisle. Pa; Rev. Roy E. Leinbach.
| Carlisle, Pa
Juniata Classis-Rev. John 8. Heffner.
Roaring Spring. Pa: Rev Howard
Obold, Alexandria. Pa; Rev. Walter E.
| Jarrett McConnellstown, Pa; Rev.
| christian Gumbert, LOysburg. Pa: Rev
| Charles f. Althouse. Saxton, Pa.
Lay Delegates.
| The lay delegates here are:
| Maryland Classis-J. H. Aibaueb H.
s. Bomberger, G.. w. Crum, J. Freyer.
A H. Geiman. w. T. Main, D. H. Phetty-
place. Il. c. Remsberg. C. M. Thomas.
Gettysburg Classis-J. Broadbed J..
F1tz. j. W. Gelbach. William Hohe. ]. M
| Thoman.
Juniata Classis-J. P. Cuppett. D. @.
Decker. w. C. Gerst, Levi Rondahusb
]. H. Stephen
| Virginia Classis-T H Davis. r. r.
Gray. E. E. King. A. Kogelshatz.
| Zion Classis-Alvin De Hoff. JJe,rv
Inners, Noel LAUGHS, E. B. Leiby. r p
Shrum. c. A. Stillinger. r. L. Motter.
! Mercersburg Classis-Edward Fooer-
singer. M. Nj. Gilland. c. A. Wood. John
| larger.
North Carolina Classis-A. P. Long T
| F. Moose. p. A. Peeler.
Carlisle Classis-J. L. Metzgar. J. w.
Wagner. ]. L. Ritter.
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