Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-04-15
Notes of the Churches.

At the Annual Conference OF the ME-.
Church in Baltimore the appointments
for the ensuing year were read Tuesday
night. Rev. William Rogers, who has
been the faithful pastor of the Shepherds
-Sharpsburg charge the past year,
has been returned to his place. Rev.
George c. Bacon is continued as district
Superintendent of this TIE Frederick dis
trict. Rev. B. w. Meeks is returned TO
Martinsburg, and we note other appoint
ments in this district as follows: Berke-
ley Springs, ]. |. Winger; Brunswick,
]. T. Hart; Bunker Hill, J. w. Fleming ;
Harper's Ferry, w. c. Brian, sup. He'd
gesville, c. c. Archer; Winchester, H.
6. Spencer. Rev. w. A. Lyle, formerly
of Shepherdstown, is returned to Urbana,
and Rev. c. F. Bonn goes back TO Smith
vile, Md.
Rev. DR.. Biederwolf's evangelistlc ser
vices in Hagerstown continue TO attract
very large congregations. and the attend
ance at the tabernacle is from three TO five
thousand each night. Last Saturday night
there was religious parade participated
in by about 1000 persons, ending with an
open-air meeting in the public square.
There have been number of trail-hitters.
The West Virginia State Sunday School
Convention will be held at Charleston
May IL, Is and IA. It's expected that l.
600 delegates will be present, and they
will be entertained on the Harvard plan
lodging and breakfast free. Sunday
school workers OF national prominence
will be present and fine programme is
being prepared.
The stated spring meeting OF Winches-
ter Presbytery began in Beryville Tues
day night, and Rev. DR.: Charles Ghiselin,
OF Shepherdstown, is in attendance. DR..
Ghiseln will conduct public meeting in
the interest OF foreign missions this Thurs
day night.
In the list OF appointments made by the
Maryland Annual Conference OF the
Methodist Protestant Church we notice
that Rev. George J. Hill, formerly OF this
place, is assigned TO Centreville, Md.
Reformed Church - ShepherdStown,
services at II a. m. and Up. m; Sunday
school at 9.45 ; prayer service Wednes-
day 7.3O. KearneysviIle, service at 9
a. m, Sunday school at 10.
Rev. A. Knox, the new pastor OF the
Southern Methodist Church in this place,
preached his first sermon here last Sum-
day morning to large and attentive con-
gregation.
M. E. Church-Preaching Sunday in
Sharpsburg at 1890 a. m. and in ohep-
herdStown at 100 p m. when the pastor
will report the work OF the annual con-
ference.
M. E. Church South-Preaching by the
pastor, Rev. Absalom Knox, on Sunday
dl DelHeSud dHu ONlid at tiS iSSH'e''
morning hours and at Shepherdstown at
Up. m.
There will be services in the Presby-
terrain Church Sunday, if Providence per-
mits, in Shepherdstown at ll.OO a. m.'
and Kearneysvile at COP. m.
The Eastern Convocation of the Epis-
copal Diocese OF West Virginia will be
held in Mt. Zion Church, HedgeSville,
May Is to 70.
There will be service Sunday in the
Lutheran Church in Shepherdstown at /
a. IN. and I p. m. and Sunday school at
45 a. m.
Services next Sunday in Trinity Church
at II a. m. and 100 p. m, the time for
the evening service being changed from
7 to 100.
Rt. Rev. w. L. Gravatt, d. d., has
made an appointment 10 visit Trinity
Church, Shepherdstown, May I'd, 1902. m.
The Washington Annual Conference OF
the M. E. Church (colored) began its
sessions in Baltimore yesterday.