Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-11-25
CHURCH ITEMS.
Thanksgiving services will be OBJ
served Thursday morning in the
Presbyterian church at II O'clock

THANKSGIVING services will be OBJ
served Thursday morning in the
| presbyterian church at IL O'Clock.
Services in Zion Episcopal Church
thursday at IL a. M, Thanksgiving
Lay. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Services in st. James Catholic
Church second Sunday, Mass 8:45 a.
m; Fourth Sunday 1890 a. m: even
ing services 7:30 o. m.
! DR.. G. G. Sydnor will conduct a
series of meetings at Beulah church,
beginning next Sunday night at Z 80
and continueing throughout the week.
Thanksgiving services will be held
in the Charles Town M. E. Church
South, Thanksgiving Day at 7:30 p.
m. An interesting program is being
arranged for the occasion.
Twelve persons were received into
the Charles Town M. E. Church
South last Sunday morning as a re-
suit of the revival services. There
are others who will be received later.
Rev. T. M. Swami of the Charles
Town M. E. Church South, has been
appointed representative of the NJ.
=. Church South to meeting of the
lnter-Church World Movement to be
held in Washington December / to 8.
The Womans Missionary Society
and the Girls Auxiliary of the Baptist
Church will hold their regular De-
cember meeting on Wednesday even
ing, November rs at 7.3O in the Sun
day School room on account of 'sVic-
tory Week" The congregation is
urged to be present.
Rented pews in Zion Episcopal
Church will be abolished January l.
Sentiment on the subject of abolishing
pew rent has been tested by vote
of the congregation. The result of the
voting showed about two-thirds of the
membership favored the change. Zion
is the last church in Charles Town to
adopt the free pew system, the Pres
byterlan church having abolished rent
ed pews about Is years ago.
Bishop w. L. Gravatt who conduct
ed services in the Episcopal Church at
White Sulphur Springs November 16
had the Prince of Wales among his
auditors. The Prince waited at the
church entrance when the congrega-
ton was dismissed in order to greet
the Bishop who told him they had met
before. Bishop Gravatt on a visit to
London had been presented to men,
bers of the royal family, the Prince
then seven years old, being among
them.
At the Wednesday evening services
in the Presbyterian Chapel, Dr. G.
G. Sydnor gave very interesting
account of the meeting of the Synod
of Virginia which convened the pre-
vious week at Charlottesville, Va.
He said there were $50 ministers and
delegates in attendance, and that
there were many fine lectures. DIR.
Sydnor was followed by Prof. Wright
Denny, who represented the church
session. Rev. ]. A. Mcclure, for
merly of Front Royal, now of Peters
burg, Va, was elected Moderator.
In the consideration of Foreign Mis-
sions the Synod had the pleasure of
hearing an excellent address from
Rev. Dr. P. Frank Price, one of the
missionaries, who is now moderator
of the General Assembly of the Chin
csc Presbyterian Church. Another
fine address was made by DR.. Almeda,
a native Brazilian, who is now stu
dent at the Union Seminary in Rich
mond. Several aggressive moves
were taken in behalf of Christian
Education. Rev. w. E. Hudson, of
Staunton was elected Synodical
Manager of the Stewardship Cam
paign. 1t was generally agreed that
this was one of the best meetings
the Synod ever had. The keynote
was progress. Rev. H. M. Frazer,
D. D.. of Staunton, preached the con-
clIdinp sermon