Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-09-01
The Virginia Synod.

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The Virginia Synod of the Lutheran
Church, in session in Shepherdstownla last
week, adjourned Friday night, after hav-
ing finished all the business brought be-
fore it. Among the items of business on
Thursday and Friday was the conSidera-
ton of the report of Rev. DR.. J. A. More
head, president OF Roanoke College, at
Salem, Va. DR.. Morehead reported the
school 10 be in a flouriShing condition in
every respect. Three new buildings have
just been completed at cost of SOC, 900.
exclusive of furnishings and equipment
dormitory, gymnasium and college COM
mons. The course OF the college has
been advanced to higher standard, put
ting it on the same basis as the best inSti-
tutions OF its grade in this country. The
question OF cooperating with the South
west Virginia Synod as to the manage
ment OF Marion College was discussed at
length. A committee TO confer with COM
mittees OF the Southwest Virginia Synod
and other bodies interested was appoint
ed, with the following members: Rev. DR..
H. c. Haithcox, Rev. J. A. Huffard, u.
NJ. Beltzhoover and S. T. Shank.
The subject OF uniting the Virginia Syn
Cd with the Southwest Virginia Synod
and Tennessee Synod was considered,
and Rev. c. w. Cassell, Rev. E. L. Folk
and J. J. Meyer were appointed COM
mittee on the proposed union.
The executive committee for the enSu-
ing year was appointed, as follows: Rev.
DR.. Geo. S. Bowers, Rev. DR.. II. c.
Haithcox, Rev. w. J. Smith, Rev. c. w.
Cassell, J. E. Cooper and Geo. NJ. Beltz-
hoover.
The following clerical and lay delegates
TO the meeting OF the United Synod, TO
be held in Richmond beginning Septem-
Der 9th, were elected:
Clerical DelegateS-Rev. Geo. S. Bow
erS, D. D., Rev. A. d. X. Hancher,
Rev. J. A. Morehead, D. D., Rev. He.
Haithcox, d. D., Rev. w. p. Huddle,
Rev. W. H. Riser, Rev w. J. Smith. AL
ternates, Rev. L. q. NJ. Miller, D. d.,
Rev. E. A. Repass, Ph. d., Rev. Peter
Miller, Rev. E. L. Folk. Rev. J. NJ
ShreckhiSe, Rev J. A. Huffard, Rev. c.
w. CasSell.
Lay Delegates-J. E. Cooper, M. Colt
man, S. T. Shank, J. Frank Glenn
mer, q. NJ. BeItzhooyer, Jacob Umlauf.
]. A. Alexander. AIternateS, II. NJ. Glenn
mer, Geo. H. Srarr, Daniel Welsh, John
J. Meyer, DR.. p. B. StiCkney, J. W.
Slower, A. II. Towberman.
Synod voted 10 meet next year at Salem
Church, in Augusta county, Va, near Mt.
Sidney, Rev. d. w. Files, pastor.
The absence of Rev. DR.. L. L. Smith,
OF Strasburg, Va, was much regretted by
Synod. DR.. Smith, who was for many
years the capable secretary of Synod and
later its efficient president for several
terms, is i'll at Clifton Springs, N. Y.
Synod offered special prayers for Or.
Smiths recovery, and the members re-
ferred TO him with the most affeCtionate
regard. The venerable Rev. DR.. J. A.
Snyder, of Woodstock, for many years a
valued member Of this Synod, was also
unable to be present because ofinfirmity.
The pulpits of several OF the local
churches were filled on Sunday by minis
tiers of the Synod. Rev. DR.. J. A. More
head, who holds such high place in the |
esteem OF the people of this community,
preached an earnest and impressive SER |
mon in the morning, and at night Rev. DR..
L. 6. NJ. Miller, of the Theological Semi |
nary at Charleston, S. c., delivered all |
able sermon. Rev. Geo. S. Bowers, d. |
D., OF Winchester, president OF Synod,
preached most acceptably in the PreSby-
terrain Church, as did Rev. D. A. r. Han
cher in the Southern Methodist, Rev. w.
H. Riser in the Reformed and Rev. E. L.
Folk in the Methodist Church.
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