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tend these philanthropic and truly charitable
efforts. ARGUS.
GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE SYNOD OF
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.
We give below condensed report of the
proceedings Of this body on Tuesday, from the
Philadelphia Ledger
After the opening services petitions and re-
ports were presented Among the petitions
was one from Plttsburg asking that the next
General Convention Of the Synod be held in
that city.
The report from the committee on the State
of the church, in relation to the Liturgy, IRE
terred TO Yesterday was read. The following
conclusions of the committee were adopted
That the Liturgy, is upon the whole, such a
work as the wants of the church demand, though
it needs a thorough revision by a single hand
in order to secure unity of style and the high.
est literary excellence
That no material changes can be made in il
without endangering its acceptability and use
fulness in the church, and exposing us to the
inconsistency of having two entirely different
liturgies, the one for our German and the 9TH
er for our English members. In order TO meet
these difficulties they propose
|. That the original forms of the New York
Liturgy, with such Improvements as are sug-
gesled by the translation, be substituted for the
latter, that the first forms Of the New York
confessions be inserted in place of the second,
and that other approved forms Of the n. York
Liturgy be inserted where thought desirable,
provided the size of the work be not too much
increased thereby, to which end only one form
shall be given for the less usual festival SER
vices.
Z. Fiat the Liturgy commteebe continued,
and that each member of it be allowed to re-
wise his work, after which the whole shall be
given into the hands Of Professor Fl. j. Smith,
OF Hartwick Seminary, for general reVisal, in
which he shall have reference to the changes
that have been, or that may be suggested by
Svnods or by individuals, but shall make no
important changes of forms or Of ideas that are
not unanimously approved by the committee.
8. That 500 copies Of the Liturgy, thus fl
nlshed, be printed in octave form, upon good
paper, and with clear and large sized type,
and then bound, in order to be sold at such
price as will defray the cosl Ct publication.
A. That the expense of postage thus incurred
by Prof Smith and the committee be paid by
the Treasurer of the General Synod.
The report from the Liturgcal committee
was adopted, with the exception of the recon-
mendaton at its close, which has been render
ed unnecessary, by the passage of the plan pro-
posed by the committee on the state OF the
Church.
On motion of the Rev. Mr.. Aldricks,
Resolved, That as soon as the revised copies
Of the Liturgy can be finished, one copy be fur
nlshed to the Secretary of each of the several
District Svnods; and that the said Synods be
recommended to examine the same, and to in
struct their delegates TO this body as to the
course they are to pursue.
committee to revise the Hymn Book Of
,.n,e General Synod was appointed, to report to
the next Synod
The Rev. MIR. Eastman, by permission, made
an interesting statement Ill relation to the pro-
ceediags of the American Tract Society during
the past year. After he had concluded, a reso-
luton was presented by DR.. Morris, approving
of the publications and the system of lporter-
age established by the Tract Society, which
was adopted after some remarks from the Rev.
Mr., Eastman, and the Rev, Mr.. Wyncken, OF
Baltimore.
During the day an Address was deliver d b,
the Rev. Thos. H. Stockton, in relatio n to hi
nlan of Christian Union, The Rev, geutlc
man then gave general accour... of his p,an
Embraced in it, the establishment of an sssoci
alton is proposed, to be called the Christian So
cietv of Brotherly Love, the object Of whic
istc supply all the needs of the peopio.
Some other business, of no general interes
was transacted, when the convention adjourn
ed.
MORE EMIeRANrs. The New York pape
Of Monday announce the arrival of four We