Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-11-18
Notes If the Churches.

Notes If the Churches.
At the meeting of the Virginia Synod
of the Southern Presbyterian Church
held in Waynesboro last week, Rev. J..
A. Mcclure, ID. d., OF Petersburg. was
elected moderator, and Rev. Graham
Cilmer, Of Augusta county, and Rev.
Michaux Raine, Of Petersburg, clerks.
One OF the interesting incidents OF the
meeting was the resignation OF Rev.
DR.. James p. Smith, who has been
stated clerk OF the Synod for nifty
years, and who retires because Of his
advancing years. Rev. DR.. w. w.
Moore, president of Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond. made a brief ad-
dress, during which he presented DR..
probation from his friends in the
Synod DR.. Moore paid the retiring
stated clerk a handsome tribute
Among other things he said: "Dr.
Smith is the embodiment of all our
| ideals of what knighty Christian gen.
tleman should be. His life has been
so long so beautiful and 50 abundant
in good works that it cannot fail now"
| DR.. Smith accepted the purse with
much feeling, and then reviewed his
| fifty years membership in the Synod.
DR.. Smith is the last surviving men,
Der of the staff Of Thomas ]. "Stone-
wall' Jackson, the great Confederate
general. Petersburg, Va, was Sc
lected as the next place of meeting of
| Synod.
Interesting evangelistic services be-
| gan in the Presbyterian Church of
Charles Town last night and will be
continued for two weeks. Rev. DR..
Frank Hall Wright, formerly Of Day
ton but now OF ST. Louis, is the preach
er, and is an impressive and eloquent
speaker who preached powerful SER
mons. The singing is in charge of
Prof. Erie Stapleton, of New York,
who directs a choir Of some forty per-
sons. Afternoon service is held each
| day at $50 o'clock, and the night SER
vice begins at 7.3O. The people of the
county are cordially invited to attend
the edifying meetings. both afternoon
and night. Rev. G. @. Sydnor, pastor
of the church, is in charge of the ser
vices.
Rev. DR.. ]. A. McMurray, who has
| friends in ShepherdStown, has resign
ed as pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of Woodstock. Va, where he
has been located for the past ten years
| He will move to new field of labor ir
Mississippi There is much regret
that DR.. McMurray is leaving this sec.
ton, as he is one of the ablest preach.
ers in Winchester Presbytery.
Christ Reformed Church-At 10 a
M, Sunday school; at IL a. m, morn.
ing worship with sermon on Religion
and Democracy" At 6 D. m. the
young peoples society will render &
special Thanksgiving missionary ser.
vice, entitled, sour Faith anI Our
Flag"
On Sunday Archdeacon w. P. Chris
man will officate in Trinity Episcopal
Church, Shepherdstown. and Rev. Mr.
Ware will administer the Lords Sup.
per in St. Johns Church, Harpcr's
Ferry, at the morning ser\I.e
M. E. Church Sheherdstown, GAS
a. m, Sunday school; II a. m, preach.
ing service. Mt. Wesley, 100 p. m
Sunday school; 2.30 p. m, sermon BY
pastor. Sharpsburg, p. m, evan.
gelistic services.
Rev. ]. w. Ware is in Norfolk, Va.
this week attending the third meeting
OF the Synod of Washington, Protestant
Episcopal Church. He is one of the
delegates from the Diocese of West
Virginia
M. E. Church South-Preachinp a,
Bethesda at $50 a. m, Uvilla II a. m
and p. m. Shepherdstown, Sunday
school at GAS a. m, League service a,
6 p. m.
Lutheran-Service Sunday in Shep-
herdstown at II a. m. Sunday school
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