Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-16
MAN
HEADS CLASSIS
Reformed Body in 9th Annual
Session; Name Com
mittees

With an address of welcome by DR.,
H. c. Myers the sixty-fourth annual
meeting of the Lancaster Chassis of
the Reformed Church opened a four
day session in the First Reformed
Church, Steelton, yesterday afternoon
The Rev. Homer Skyles May, pastor
of the Fourth Reformed Church, Har-
risburg, president of the classis, re-
sponded. Altar services were in charge
of the Rev. Harry n. Bassler and the
Rev. Hiram j. HilleGas. Forty eight
ministers and thirty-fouT elders repre-
senting all the Reformed Churches in
Lancaster and Dauphin counties, are
in attendance.
Officers Chosen
me most important action taken by
the Chassis to-day was the election OF
officers, as follows: The Rev. Robert
l.. Baer, Trinity-St. Peters Church.
Lancaster president; the Rev. Walter
Il. krebs, retired minister, Lancaster,
vice-president; the Rev. j. r. Rother-
mel, East Petersburg, Lancaster
county, assistant clerk; the Rev. d. G..
Glass, Lancaster, was reelected stated
clerk
At yesterday afternoons session the
retiring president. the Rev. H0mer S.
May delivered a sermon on THE Mis-
sion of the Church" Preparatory
services were in charge of the Rev.
ii. j. Hillegas, of Leacock, Pa.
Sessions were resumed this morning
at O'Clock with holy communion
| The remainder of the time until the
noon adjournment was taken up with
the reading and discussion of the var
lous reports. Eighteen pastors read
their parochial reports covering all the
activities of the church in their re-
spective districts.
Chassis granted permission to the
Rev. Daniel II. Leader, Camp Hill, to
engage in secular work.
Committees Named
The list OF committees to serve dur
ing the coming year was announced
this morning as follows:
Committees
Religious services-The Revs. C. A
Huyette and G. B. Raezer and Elder
E. H. Mengle.
Minutes of Eastern Synod - The
Revs. Harry n. Bassler and Lewis
Reiter and Elder Abram Shelby, Jr.
Minutes of Classis-The Revs. d. G.
Glass, j. r, Rothermel and e. NJ
Wagner.
Overtures-The Revs. Allen S. Meek
and w. J. Lowe and Elder William n
Rupp.
Examination and licensure - The
Revs. w. F. Lichliter, w. E. Krebs and
j. w. Meminger and Elders ]. Albert
Zicher and c. Nevin Heller.
Missions-The Revs. ]. Hunter Watts
and NJ. w. Schweitzer and Elder +. j
! Schaffner.
! Benevolent institutions-The Revs
| r. A. Bausch and T.. II. Zechman and
| Elder Samuel S. Hess.
Nominations-The Revs. II. ]. Hille-
gas and John G.. Moss and Elder G.. w
! Hartman.
State of the church.-The Revs. H
s May and W. r. Hartzell and Elder
Oliver II. Sensenig.
Finance-The Revs. H. S. Shelly
G. w. Hartman and w. D. Marburger
and Elders Edwin c. Thompson and
j. b. Esheman.
Press-The Revs. D. G. Glass, ]. H
Watts and H. S. May.
Leave of absence-The Revs. w. r
Hartzell and w. w. Meyer and Elder
Nelson.
Obituary-The Revs. w. E. Krebs
and Lewis Reiter and Elder John
Hertzler.
Sustentation-The Revs. George A.
Whitmore and Fl. H. Apple and Elder
G. j. P. Raub.
| Beneficiary aid-The Revs. B. NJ
Meyer and G. S. Butz and Elder George
Plantholt.
Educational institutions-The Revs
w. Stuart Cramer and f. n. Kremel
and Elder David H. Lands.