Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-05-19
Notes of the Churches.

Rev. John w. Link preached an able
sermon in the Lutheran Church in Shep-
herdstown last Sunday evening to a large
congregation. He also preached at Twill
la Sunday morning. Rev. Mr.. Link is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Link, OF
DuffieldS, this county, and gives promise
OF very successful ministry. He is a
member of the senior class of Mt. Airy
Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, and
will finish his course there in June. He
has received and accepted call from the
Lutheran Church of the Redeemerat Bris-
tol, Va, and will take charge OF the work
in the early summer.
Rev. DR.. H. c. Haithcox is at New
Market, Va, this week, attending the ses-
sions of the Lutheran Conference, which
met there on Tuesday. Last Sunday DR..
Haithcox preached TO the Lutheran con-
gregation at Woodstock, Va, which is
now without a pastor, and will en- next
Sunday preach for another Lutheran con-
gregation in Virginia. His appointment
in Shepherdstown Sunday morning at
1890 O'Clock will be filled by one OF the
visiting ministers of the Reformed Chassis.
The Southern Methodist General Con-
ference, in session at ASheville, N. C., on
Monday elected three new bishops-Rev.
DR.. Collins Denny, of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity /; Rev. DR.. John c. Kilgo, president
of Trinity College. and Rev. DIR. w. B.
Murrah, president of Millsaps College,
Mississippi. DR.. Denny, anative OF Win
chester, Va, was given 229 votes out OF
total of 303-a vote unprecedented in
the history of the church.
Services in the Reformed Church on
Sunday will be as follows: Sunday school
at 9 AS a. m, at which time several ad-
dresses will be made by members OF
Chassis. The Holy Communion will be
administered at 1920, with preparatory
service Saturday at 3p. m. A welcome
is extended TO all.
M. E. Church South-Preaching at
Bethesda at 9 a. m and at UVilla at II a.
M. by Rev. J. E. Triplett. Preaching at
Shepherdstown at 100 p. NJ. by minis
ter of the Reformed Church, to be as
signed later in the week by the commit
fee of public worship OF the Chassis OF
Virginia.
A Sunday school was organized last
Sunday at the School-house on the Shep-
herd pike, north of town, with a very
promising attendance OF children and
grown folks. M. r. Louthan was elected
superintendent. The Sunday school will
meet regularly every Sunday afternoon.
There will be services at Zion PreSby-
terian Church Sunday, May 22d, at 8 p.
m, and each evening during the week
following, with exception of Saturday, at
the same hour. Rev. John Link, OF the
Lutheran Church, will preach in the Elk
Branch Presbyterian Church Sunday at | |
a. m.
Rev. DR.. D. Upton Blair, OF Homestead,
Pa, has accepted call to the pastorate
of the Lutheran Church at WilliamSport,
Md, made vacant by the resignation OF
Rev. M. D. Gaver. The congregation
will increase the salary from $500 to $500.
The Winchester district conference OF
the M. E. Church South will be held at
Shenandoah Junction, beginning July 10Th.
The opening sermon will be preached by
Rev. c. S. Stanton, of Shepherdstown.
Rev. DR.. S. V. Leech will preach in the
M. E. Church in ShepherdStown Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock. Rev. DR.. q.
c. Bacon, district superintendent, will
preach at night at 100 o'clock.
There will be services in the Shep-
herdstown Presbyterian Church Sunday,
if Providence permits, at 1870 a. m. and
at Kearneysville at 3p. m.
Lutheran-Service in ShepherdStown
at 1920 a. m.