Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-05-06
Notes of the Churches.

Notes of the Churches.
The Sunday School Convention of the
Baltimore Conference of the NJ. E. Church
South will be held in Shepherdstown, be-
ginning Tuesday evening, June 18th, and
continuing three days. This is very
important church gathering, and il is ex-
pected that there will be from two 10 three
hundred ministers and lay delegates in
attendance. The ministers will be en-
tertained free, but all others will pay their
own expenses. The boarding houses OF
the town will make rate of dollar
day for the visitors, and the Rumsey
Hotel may also make special rate. Hon.
w. w. MILAN, of Washington. is presi-
dent OF the convention, and w. L. Bran
non, of Fredericksburg, Va, is secretary.
The last time this convention was held in
Shepherdstown was in lSS3-thirty-two
years ago-when Rev. w. q. EggleSton
was pastor OF this charge.
Rev. c. A. Engle, pastor OF the Pres
byterian Church OF Sweetwater, Texas,
and former resident Of the vicinity OF
Bakerton, this county, was recently elect
ed by the Fort Worth PresbYtery as one
of the four commissioners from Texas to
the General Assembly ofthe Presbyterian
Church, which meets on May 10th at
Newport News, Va. The Sweetwater
papers speak very highly OF the work OF
Rev. Mr.. Engle, and say that his church
is becoming one of the most important
in Texas.
Mothers day will be observed at the
NJ. E. Church South Sunday morning at
1890 O'Clock. The pastor, Rev. Aosalom
Knox, announces that the morning ser
vices throughout the summer will begin
at 1920, instead of II o'clock. Sunday
school at 2 D. m, Epworth League at
$50 D. M, and evening preaching at 7.3O.
Subject OF evening sermon, Cup On The
Foam" the second in series on the prod
igal son.
Att 3OSunday evening special "moth-
ers' day" service will be held in the M.
E. Church, TO which everybody is invited.
An address will be delivered by Allen
Darby, OF Martinsburg, and avery attrac-
tive programme Of music and Rotations
will be rendered, including vocal and IN
strumental solos. The orchestra will as
sist with the music.
Robert J. Walker, Esq, OF MI. Jackson,
Va, was in Shepherdstown last Sunday
and presented 10 the Lutheran congrega-
ton a strong appeal for contributions TO
fund OF $4,000 which the laymen OF the
Virginia Synod are trying to raise for the
support OF aged ministers and their FAM
lies. He also visited the Uvilla Church
in the afternoon.
The Chassis OF Virginia OF the Reformed
Church is in session this week at Middle
brook, Va. Rev. Guy p. Bready and Ell
der Henry c. Reynolds are there as repre-
sentatives of the Shepherdstown Church.
Reformed Church-Sunday school IN
Shepherdstown at Gas a. m. and at Keaf-
neysville at 230 p. m. No preaching on
Sunday because Of absence OF pastor.
BishopW. L. Gravatt, Of Charles Town,
preached an able sermon in Trinity EpiS-
copal Church last Sunday evening and
confirmed four new members.
There will be services in the PresbY-
terrain Church Sunday, if Providence per-
mts, in Shepherdstown at ll.OO a. M,
and Kearneysville at 300p. m.
There will be preaching in Zion Pres
byteria Church Sunday at a. m. and in
Elk Branch Presbyterian Church at a. m.
Episcopal Church-Services next Sum-
day at II a. m. in Trinity Church and at
p. m. in the chapel at Duffields.
M. E. Church-Sunday school 9.45 a.
m. Epworth League $50 p. m. moth
ers' day service 730 p. m.
Lutheran-Service Sunday at Uvilla at
II a. m. and in Shepherdstown att 80 pm.
Services in the Catholic Church next
Sunday at 4 a. m.