Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-10-18
CONVENTION OF
POTOMAC SYNOD
Reformed Church Session to Begin
At Frederick, oct. 1000 Dele.
gates to Attend.


Potomac synod OF the Reformed I
church Of the United States will con
vene October &c in the Evangelical
Reformed church, Rev. Henri l. G.
Kieirer. pastor, and remain IN scs.
sion one week. Al The same time the
three hundred and hftieth anniver
sary OF the publication OF the fIeidel.
burg Cateehism and the seventy fifth
anniversary Of the founding Of the
Board OF Foreign Missions win be
celebrated.
The synod is made up Of eight
classes and embraces all the Reform
ed congregations in, Maryland, vir
ginia. West Virginia, North Carolina.
District OF Columbia and the South
ern section OF Pennsylvania REV
Eugene l.. Mclean. pastor OF Grace
Reformed church, this city, is presi.
dent; Geo McCorkle, Of North Caro-
lima, Is vice president: Rev. Lloyd
Coblentz. BALTIMORE, Is stated clerk.
Charles M. Wolf, Hanover, Pa, treas
urer; Rev Ernest r. Weaver, Boons
boro. secretary; Rev. j A. EYER
bedford, Pa, reading clerk. and Rev.
Andrew h. Smith, York. Pa, enroll
ment clerk. More than 200 ministers
and lay delegates are expected and
viii be entertained by members OF
the church and their friends.
The synod has membership OF
i7,157. with 1S6 ministers aud 3gS
congregations It has So4 Sunday
schools with membership Of nearly
$4,000. Last year more than 1000
persons were received into the
churches Of the synod and about $780,
600 was for benevolent purposes, In
Guiding foreign missions.
Hood College Under synod
Hood College, this city. of which
DR.. Joseph II. Apple is president and
other large educational Institutions
are under the direct supervision OF
ground for a new 100000 college on
site near the city limits would be
broken during the week, but this will
not be delayed until until later About
$4,000 OF the 100000 has been pied
ged for this work.
Since the last meeting of the synod
important questions have arisen.
which will be settled at the coming
convention. President Mclean, in his
annual address. will make number
of recommendation affecting the var
/ ious classes. A 1855
/ One OF the most important ques
tons to be decided is a contemplated
! division of the North Carolina clas-
SIS
The weeks PROGRAM will be contem-
plated in few days 1t has been de.
cded 20 designate Wednesday Hood
College Day. when addresses will be
delivered by President Apple and Dr.
C. Il. Wehire. dean of the school In
the afternoon the Blue and Gray
hockey teams composed OF young
ladies will entertain the delegates at
a championship game on the athletic
field. Both teams are practiclng daily
for the event. At night reception
will be held at the college.
Denomination $50 Years Old.
AT the celebration of the 35Oth
anniversary OF the publication OF
Hedelburg Catechism addresses win
be delivered by Rev J. ~ Gluck,
Martinsburg. Rev. William G.
Schaeffer. Lancaster, Pa, viii preside
and a religious service will be con.
Quoted by Rev s. G. Slage, OF West
minister
At hope mission evening ad
dresses will be delivered by Rev.
Charles e. schaeffer, secretary of the
Home Mission Board Philadelphia.
Rev DR.. J. c. Leonard, Lexington,
North Carolina. will preside and Rev.
1T. j. Hacker, Roanoke, will con.
duct the service. A reception to the
delegates and members Of the church
will be held at night.
At the seyenty-fifth anniversary OF
the Foreign Mission Board addresses
viii be delivered by Rev. A. r. Barth-
olome. Philadelphia. secretary of the
Foreign Mission Board, and Rev. j.
spangler Kieffer. Hagerstown, Rev. ].
w Hendrix, Of chambersburg, Pa
will preside and Rev. Leyan, Aiexan'
dria, Pa, will conduct the service.