Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-07-03
NOTES OF THE CHURCHES.

attended by a very large congregation,
including many country folks from
miles around who had driven TO town
in automobiles and carriages. The
sermon was preached by Rev. Edmund
| j. Lee, for seventeen years a mission
airy of the Episcopal Church in China,
who has been visiting his relatives in
Shepherdstown, his former home.
Rev. Mr.. Lees address was intensely
interesting and was delivered with an
earnestness that held the closest at
tention of the people. He described
conditions in China and the work of
the missionaries there, and was strong
a tremendous force for good if the
Christian people of the world will give
that country fair deal and do what
they can and ought TO do TO make it
also a Christian nation. Mr.. Lees
address was appreciated and enjoyed
and made a strong impression upon
those who heard it. The service was
in charge of the several ministers of
the community, and excellent music
was rendered by large choir led by
Prof. ]. D. Muldoon. The service was
altogether enjoyable and impressive
indeed, it was ideal there in the open
air under the shade of the trees in the
| pleasant yard in the sweetness of a
| Sunday evening. The next meeting
will be held Sunday, July 9th, at 7
| o'clock.
Rev. S. M. Engle, of Ashland, Md,
who recently accepted a call from a
Presbyterian Church in Lake City,
| Florida, writes us a pleasant letter in
renewing his subscription, in which
he says: eve greatly enjoy the COM
| ing to our home of the Register, and
shall appreciate il more when removed
thousand miles further from our
friends and relatives. Our fifteen
years or more in the vicinity of Balti-
more have been in many ways helpful
to us, and now a milder climate for
winter will likely benefit us ALL" Miss
Margaret Engle, the oldest daughter Of
Rev. and Mrs. Engle, graduated June
oath from Johns Hopkins University |
with the degree of Master of Arts, bas.
ing her Masters degree on the study |
of Spanish, history and International
Law. She has been offered the lady |
principalship Of Lewisburg College,
and also the position of Spanish inter- |
prefer in the Pan-American Building, |
Washington, and is likely to accept the |
latter position. James w. Engle, |
their oldest son, after taking special
course in the Naval College at WASH
ington and afterward being regularly |
commissioned as Ensign in the Navy, |
has recently been appointed bacteriol-
ogiSt at Camp Meade. Miss Elizabeth |
Engle, now a clerk in the u. S. service |
in Washington, will accompany them |
to Florida and remain there indefinite
ly.
Bishop w. L. Gravatt has issued a
call for special meeting of the Coun-
Gil of the Episcopal Church of the
Diocese of West Virginia, to discuss
the question of a division of the
diocese or the election of bishop CO.
adjutor. The meeting will be held in
Parkersburg July 23d. This call for
special meeting is sent out in accord
dance with a resolution passed by the
} forty second council which was in SeSA
sion at Wheeling recently. 1t has been
generally recognized that the diocese
of West Virginia is too large to be adj
minstered by a single Bishop, as has
been the case since the death of Bishop |
Peterkin. 1t had been the intention 10 |
elect co-adjutor bishop at the Wheel
ing council, but the matter of divi-
sion of the diocese was brought up |
and it was decided to call a special |
meeting of the council to settle thd
matter. Questionnaires have been
sent to vestrymen asking for detailed |
statement regarding conditions likely |
to affect any final action taken.
Rev. DR.. James L. Gordon, pastor OF /
the First Congregational Church in |
Washington, who was to have preach
ed the ANNUAL sermon to the graduating
class Of Shepherd College in June
but didn't-announced last Sunday |
that he had accepted a call to become
pastor of the Congregational Church in
San Francisco. He will get a salary
of $1,000 year.
Communion services will be held |
in the Shepherdstown Presbyterian
Church, if Providence permits, Sunday |
at I a. m, with preparatory service
Saturday at | a. m. Rev. ]. &. Siler
will preach at the preparatory service.
terian Church Sunday at p. m.
Christ Reformed Church-At 9.45 a.
m. Sunday school; at II a. m, holy |
communion. Grace Church, Kear-
neysvile: AT 7 p. m. Sunday school; at
8 p. m, evening prayer, with IN
dependence Day sermon-lecture on
american Citizenship"
Do, d
Elk Branch Church Sunday at | | a. m.
There will be services in the Union |
Church at Middleway SUNDAY st 3 p.
m. and in the Presbyterian Church |
at Shenandoah Junction at s p. NJ.
During. July and August union SER
vices will be held each Sunday evening |
at o'clock in the Episcopal church. |
yard at Leetown. Rev. A. B. Mitchell |
will have charge of the service July |
9th
Rev. Edmund J. Lee, missionary to |
China, preached most interesting
sermon in Trinity Episcopal Church
last Sunday morning. A large congre-
cation was edited by his address.
Lutheran Church-Service in Shep-
neI0StoWn at II d. III. opeCldl pdtTl'
otto service in the Sunday school at
Gas a. m, TO which everybody is cor
daily invited.
The congregation of Christ Reform
ed Church, Martinsburg, has increased
the. salary of the pastor, Rev. A. NJ.
Cluck, from 200 year to $1,000.
M. E. Church-Service Sunday IN
ShPnhprdctnurn OF and -
Sharpsburg at p. m.
Shepherd College Teachers.