Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-01-16
Among the Churches.

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ormally installed as pastor of the Shep-
herdstown charge ofthe Reformed Church,
composed of the churches here and at
Kearneysville. In the afternoon ne had
been received by the Chassis of Virginia
from the Lehigh Chassis. At $50 in the
evening the impressive installation SER
vice was held in Christ Reformed Church
in the presence of large congregation.
The sermon was preached by Rev. M.
A. Whitener, of Lovettsville, president
of Chassis; the charge to the minister
was delivered by Rev. T. M. Cromer, OF
| Winchester. who also conducted the
liturgical service; and the charge to the
congregation was delivered by Rev. A.
M. Gluck, of Martinsburg. During the
service a solo was sung very effectively
by Miss Louise Welshans. After the
service the ladies OF the church gave
very enjoyable reception in the lecture
room OF the church, which was largely
attended by members OF the congregation
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and their friends.
The Southern Presbyterian Church has
started great campaign on evangelism
and stewardship throughout the whole
Assembly. The object is evident from
the name: first, to gather many into the
church, and second, to enlist all that are
now in the church to an adequate support
of the beneficent work OF the church. To
discuss and plan methods for attaining
these objects, presbyterial conferences
are being held all over the South from
Virginia 10 Texas, and Florida to Okla
homa. Sixty-three Of these will be held
in January and early February. For Win
chester Presbytery the conference is to
be held at Martinsburg, January 2lst and
22d. The leader of the conference is DR..
]. Lewis Howe, OF Lexington, Va. The
programme begins next Tuesday evening
att 80 o'clock. The sessions will be con-
tinued Wednesday at $50. a. m. and 2 80
p. M, concluding with the evening seS-
sion that begins at 100 o'clock. This
conference will be Of much interest and
helpfulness, and the people are invited
and urged to attend.
Communion services will be held in
the Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church
Sunday, if Providence permits, al II a.
M, with preparatory service Saturday at
II a. m. Service in the KearneySville
Presbyterian Church Sunday at 3 p. m.
The collection at Kearneysville will be
for Synod's Home Missions.
Christ Reformed Church 10 a. m,
Sunday school; / a. M, historical SER
vice, subject, The Heidelberg Cate
chsm; Its influence on World Wide
Civil Liberty and Church Union;" p.
m, historical service at KearneYsville.
Saturday at Up. M, catechelical class.
For several weeks Rev. w. A. Lynch,
pastor of the Methodist Church OF Shen-
andoah Junction and Bakerton, has been
unable to fill his appointments on &C
count of illness. Rev. c. Siler will
preach in the Methodist chur III at Baker
ton next Sunday at three O'Clock.
AT the morning service at st. Johns
Lutheran Church in Hagerstown last Sum
day 1t was announced that the salary OF
its venerated pastor, Rev. S. W. Owen,
has been raised from 81 500 TO 81 800
year.
Rev. c. Sydenstricker is conductingre-
vival services in the Southern Methodist
Church this week. A special service for
men will be held this Thursday night at I
O'Clock, to which all are cordially invited.
Lutheran-Uvilla at II a. m. and Shep-
herdstown at p. m. Subject, 1.-The race
Tor the CROWN"
M. E. Church neutrality-suspicious.
at II a. m. and 7 p. m. and Marvin at 3
pm.
M. E. Church-Mt. Wesley at Ii a. m.
and ShepherdStown Up. m.