Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-08-26
Virginia Synod Of the Lutheran
Church.

The 9lst annual convention Of the
Virginia Synod OF the Lutheran Church
was he last week in Trinity Church
at y City, Va. Of which Rev.
K 20. I IS pastor. Thc first meet
- Monday night. when the
/ e SER was preached by Rev.
y Il president Of Synod,
- 10 Il communion was
heii I''s first session of Synod was
ne ~ morning, when routine
bus vas taken up snd reports
| The reports of President Huffard
and other officers showed that Synod's
affairs are In gooe order and the
work is being carried on as usual. The
election OF officers resulted in the
choice OF Rev. DR.. ]. !. Scherer. of
Richmond, for president, succeeding
DIR. Hufard, OF Luray. who had held
the Office for five years; Rev. |. ID.
Worman, OF Shepherdstown. vice-pres-
ident; Rev. c. w. Cassell, Of Mt. Sid
ney, was reelected secretary and Mr.
N. |. Kagey. Of Wcyer's Cave, treas
urer, There was much interest in the
election of delegates to the convention
of the United Lutheran Church in
America, which will be held in Wash
ington in October. The clerical dele
gates elected we're Rev. DR.. Scherer,
Rev Dr. Huffard and Rev. Mr.. Cassell.
the lay delegates were II. l.. Snyder,
Shephcrdstown; John A. Alexander,
Staunton; and w. T. StoufYer, New
port News. In addition TO the above,
delegates 10 the United Lutheran SYNOD
OF the South we're named, as follows:
Rev. John W. Shuey, Rev. T. O.
kcistcr, Rev. !. y. Worman and Rev.
John W. Link Mcssrs. N. |. KaRev. '.
l.. Fray, Z. L. Keyser and S. B. Milcy.
! Among the visitors who addressed
the Synod on various phases Of church
work were Rev. Dr. Charles L. Fry.
representing the Lutheran Brother
hood; Rev, Dr. A. ID. r. Hancher.
superintendent of the southern divi-
sion of the Home Mission Board: Rev.
DR.. f. r. Miller. of the Board Of Min
isterial Relief; Mr.. !. T. Crabtrce, of
the Orphans Home AZ Salem: Rev.
DR.. George Drach, Of the Foreign Mis-
sion Board; Rev. Paul Sieg, OF Eliza
beth College. Rev. DR.. M. G. c:
Scherer, secretary OF the United
Lutheran Church in America, was also
present, and spoke in the most in
teresting manner concerning the work
OF the church as carried on by Its high
est official body. Dr. Scherer is great
" beloved by the members OF the Vir-
ginia Synod, and he was warmly greet
ed by his friends. Rev. A. A. Kelly,
OF Winchester, had an address on
Christian Education and Rev. r. n.
Anderson, OF Strasburg, one on Home
Missions.
One Of the most interesting features
Of Synod was the presentation Of the
cause OF Roanoke College by Its new
president, Rev. DR.. Charles !. Smith.
DR.. Smith, who is an unusually gifted
and fluent speaker, put before the
Synod the pressing needs OF this fine
old school as an institution of the
church that calls for and now needs
the fullest support Of those who be-
lieye in Christian education. He de-
clared that he was willing to give him
self entirely to the building UP OF Roa-
noke College, but he called upon its
constituency to be willing also to make
such sacrifices as will put il upon the
sure road TO enlarged usefulness and
end, which DR.. Smith is working out,
will be put before the people in due
time.
The Synod finished its work Thurs
day evening and adjourned the same
night. II will meet next year in Rich
nond, in President ,Scherer's church,
on the second Tuesday in October.
] he time OF the meeting Of Synod was
changed from August to October, the
sessions having been held in August
for many years past.
Trinity Church, Stephens City, in
which Synod met, has a most honor
able history. The congregation was
organized, il Is said, in 1886. The
first church. log structure, was re-
placed by brick building in 1918. and
this was rebuilt in 1851 and remodeled
in 1884. In 1907 the present beautiful
and conveniently arranged church was
erected, ant before the meeting Of
Synod was tastefully redecorated and
put in most excellent order. The Vir-
ginia Synod has met six times in the
Stephens City Church-in 1912. i'm
1851, in 1875, in 1884, in 1907 and in
1920. At the session OF 1912 the noted
Rev: DR.. J. A. Siess, then a young
minister, was licensed to preach. II
is said that Peter Muhlenberg, the
famous preacher soldier of the Revolu-
tionary War, preached in this church
in his day.
The members of Synod and other
visitors and guests were most
graciously entertained by the people
of Stephens City, whose hearts and
homes were opened 20 their friends.
Not only the Lutheran families, but
those Of other denominations hos
pitably took care of the visitors and
made their stay most comfortable. The
writer was so fortunate as to be re-
ceived into the delightful home of his
friends DR.. and Mrs. P. B. Stickley,