Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-12-01
Reformed Church in the U. S
Plans to Celebrate Four
nundredth Anniversary,

Reformed Church in the Uniled
States. The celebration project
ed by the General Synod at
Lancaster, Pa, i'll 1914, has
been given definite scope aud
character in the acts of the dis
trict synods of the church whose
S .ssions have just been closed.
Special Commemoration ser
vices will be held during the
var 1917 by all synods and
c asses at their annual meetings,
exercises marking the event will
| b held in all Of the educa tional
institutions of the church, and
each local congregation is called
upon to hold special anniversary
services.
lie celebration is designed
with reference to the future quite
a, much as to the paSt-the aim
beng TO stir up the Christian
Consciousness Of the entire church
with reference to its denOmina-
tipnal responsibility at home and
abroad. In view of the growing
sentiment i'll favor Of tie prac-
t cal expression Of lie Christian
lie III national affairs, the cele-
b alton will have patriotic as
we'll as religious significance.
l. tn Reformed Church these
detectives viii be crystalliZed III
united effort to strengthen all
of the educational institutions OF
the church both by creating for
them a larger place in the hearts
OF the people and by greatly III
creA sing their equipment and
endowmant. The practical plan
adopted for securing these ends
is to take a complete enrolment
OF the denomination i'll connec-
ton with the anniversary cele-
brations in the churches. In
this enrolment every member of
the church will be given oppor-
tunity to pledge anew his de-
vot1on to his mother church and
to seal it with a gift t. the tour
Hundredth Anniversary Fund
for the advancement of Christian
Education. 1t is expected that
the latter will call forth many
large donations for the establish
ment of permanent memorials IN
h form OF sch olarslip, build
ings and endowments at various
seats of learning within the
church, and that the Fund, as
whole, will reach at least One
Million Dollars.
The Association OF Schools,
Colleges and Seninaries OF the
Reformed Church will lend it's
services i'll the campaign. This
organization includes all of the
educational intitutions connected
with the Reformed Church of
which there are twelve, as fol-
tu>: The 'fh. illogical Semi
nary, Lancaster. Pa, Central
Theological Seminary, Dayton,
Ohio, franklin and Marshall
College, Lancaster, Pa, Ursinus
College, Collegeville, Pa, Heidel-
berg University, Tiffin, Ohio,
Hood College, Frederick, Nd,
Allentown College Tor Women,
Allentown, Pa, Mission House
College and Seminary, Plymouth,
Wis, Catawba College, Newton,
IN. c., Mercersburg Academy,
Mercersburg, Pa, Franklin and
Marshall Academy, Lancaster,
Pa, and Massanutten Academy,
Woodstock, Va.
The Association has opened
| offices in the Reformed Church
Building, Fifteenth and Race
Streets, Philadelphia. The Rev.
IClayton H. Ranck, formerly
pastor of the Third Reformed
Church, Baltimore, Nd, is Cen
eral Secretary. The officers of
the Association are: President
Henry Ii. Apple Of Franklin and
MARSHALL College, president !;
president Geo. Leslie Oinwake
lof Ursinus College, secretary
president Joseph Fl. Apple Of
fHeod College, treasurer. These
officers with Professor Vim. c..
lSclaffer of the The TheoIog-
Iical Seminary at Lancaster, Pa,
land Head Master VIM. Mann
Irvine of the Mercersburg Acad-
iemy constitute the Executive
COMMITTEE.