The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-06-02
MARYLAND CHASSIS.
This Week Devoted TO Hearing And
Discussing Reports.


u Discussing Reports.
Maryland Chassis, Reformed Church
held its ninety-second annual session
in St. Mary's Reformed Church, Silver
Run, from Friday, May &c, until We'd
nesday, May 81.
Among the items which provoked
much discussion during the meeting
was that of paying the apportionment
1t was finally laid on the table tenn
porarily to permit Rev. Stewart Hart
man To present the claims OF the Hoff-
man Orphanage, which he did with
great earnestness, making a strong
plea for the destitute children of the
church. Rev. 8. g. Miller explained
the purpose or the ministerial relief
fund
On Wednesday the Chassis continued
the consideration of the report of the
committee on missions, which was
adopted, and the report on the bene-
violent institutions OF the church was
taken UP.
The committee on Sunday-schools
reported the number of scholars ON
their rolls at S,340.
| Rev. S. Clark Hoover, formerly of
Baltimore, IS pastor OF st. Mary's
Church, i'm which the sessions were
held.
Saturday, May 27.-Morning session
Reading OF Parochial reports and
appointment Of standing committees.
2-3O p. m.-Service preparatory to
the classical communion; sermon BY
Rev. Wayne II. Bowers, of Jefferson,
Md; Altar service by Revs. ]. ID
Thomas, y. d., and NJ. u. Firor.
$50 p. Injecting in behalf Of the
Laymens missionary movement, Prof.
Joseph II. Apple, of Frederick, Md,
presiding. Addresses by Revs. Geo.
a. Snider, a. NJ. Gluck and Wayne II.
Bowers, Elder Motter, OF Washington,
ID. c., and others.
7.30 p. m.-Address by Rev. J. Frank
Butcher, returned missionary from
China, on Foreign Missions, and by
Rev. a G. Whitney, On Home Mis-
sions; altar service by Revs. Guy p.
Bready and G. M Smith.
Sunday, May 2Sth, 900 a. m.-Sun-
day school services; addresses by
Revs. w. s. Hartzell, z. T. Hoffmeier
and Fl. r.. G. Keiffer.
1000 a. m.-Classical Communion.
Sermon by Rev. J. M. MulIon, presi-
dent of Chassis; altar service by Revs.
Wayne II. Bowers and L. e. Coblentz
7.30 p. m.-Address, Our Daugh-
ters," by Prof Joseph Fl. Apple, OF
Frederick, Md; address, THE Theo-
logical Seminary in Relation to the
Pastoral Charge" by Rev. DR.. John
G. Bowman, Of Lancaster; altar SER
vice by Revs. J. r.. Barnhart and g.
S. Slagle, d. d.
Rev. DIR. j. M. Schick, of Washing
ton, ID. Chilled the pulpit of St. Mary's
Lutheran Church, at 2.30 p. m.
Monday, May 29th.-Morning ses-
sion-Reading Of report Of the treas
urer of Chassis, Rev. G. S. Slagle, d.
ID. The report, which was reported
to the finance committee for audit
ing, showed the total receipts during
the year for benevolence, to be $13,-
605.14, from church membership OF
something over 10000.
Reading Of paroch1al reports con-
cluded wv.
Afternoon session-The synod OF the
Potomac at its last annual meeting
decided that it's meeting this year,
which takes place at Hickory, n. G.,
in October, 1911, should be in general
convention-that IS, that all the min
listers Of the synod and one elder
from each charge should pc IN
attendance. The question as to
whether the travelling expenses of the
ministers and elders to and from
synod should be borne BY the CLASH
cal treasury, or be paid by each
charge for it's own representative, was
brought up and ELECTED considerable
discussion on the floor of Chassis On
the final vote, the decision was that
each charge should bear the expen-
SEES of it's own minister and elder.
7.30 p. m.-Address, The Sunday
school, the Conservatory of the
Church." Rev. y. IL. Mclean, Freder-
lex, Nd. Address, THE Sunday
School Teachers Opportunity" Rev.
George A. Snider, Middletown, Md;
altar service, Rev. Martin Schweitzer,
Union Bridge, Md; presiding, Rev. At
viii Connor, Baltimore, Md.
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