Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-12
LOCAL NEWS.

DiouiSS' OF W CLOCK Ut. MOTIFS tne freSa-
dent took the char, ana announced the open.
kng hymn, 40, pour Thy spirit from on high +"
&c, alter which he offered fervent prayer.
after the minutes of yesterday had been read
Rev. DIR. Butler presented the certificate
dlsmisslng Rev. br Benjamin Saddier from
the pennsylvania Synod, in order that he
mtgn. Unite win this synoo; s ana maze .
was adoped. .-....
The President welcomed DIR. Saddler to the
Synod, and the latter appropriately responded.
Rev. Mr.. Brandon presented his report as
treasurer; which was referred TO Kemp and
Weidland.
Parocb,aI reports being in order they were
handed in from the churches OF Rev Dr..
Drehi OF Cumberland; DIR. brandon and DR..
MeCron. OF Baltimore; Dr. Butler, of Wash.
ingtoni H. Bi,nop, trostbnrg; Storke, Ball-
Iane. Grantsyiils; J. 5. Heilg, M AT tin burg
II. @. Holloway, Westminster; s. d. Maier,
bslhnots Irving Mage, Baltimore; NJ. @.
HORNE, Smithburg;J j. II. A. KitZmIller, Wells.
burFi-Jo Johnston. Administering; Conrad
Cumbel land German Congregation; T. T.
Titus, HaRerstown; Ouller Gerharat Rade-
maker. Restortown; Heninghausen, Baltimore
The chair called attention to the tact that the
report showed that the larger charges had
contributed but small amounts to the synod.
cal fund, while many poor churches had con-
trIbuted literally.
Rev J. z. Fox, OF the North Presbyterian
Church, OF this city, was invited to sit as an
The subject Of the Home Missions was taken
mp, and the agent of the Home Missionary
Society, Rev. M. l.. Officer, address ed the Sy-
nod, stating that the home missionary work
was the principal work of the church, and it
was important, especially in connection with
the many nominal LutheIans who arrive here
Srnuaiiy. Heretofore the Society have direct.
ed their attention to small easy fields, but of
late years " had become apparent that large
and more difficult fields should be worked on
They had opened IN the large cities Id along
the travelled routes. For the last year they
had been laboring along the great Pacific road.
from 81. Louis TO Denver City, where numbers
Of Swedes are settling. This is 8 difficult field
and requires money; ard they labor without
the co-ope-at'on of a Church Extension Soci-
ETY. as other denominations. The Society have
Within six or seven months the society had
opened in Topeka, Kansas, where many
ScandlnaVia1s We're settled and there was a
society Cil6 in chargs of MIR. Hes in, who also
serves Lawrence, and this small society pay
$3.50 towards the support of the minister. at
Lawrence there was a society of 90 composed
nearly altogether Of Swedes who refused to
organize Swedish church. A great
work can be done among these people
and especially IN Topeka and Law
renee. They also had looked at
Atkinson, where there was small member
ship OF ten or twelve, some very earnest and
one would give just about all he makes to the
support OF Lutheran church. Around this
place there was large number of Nerwegi-
ans. the best citizens of Kansas. He had also
organized small society at Kansas City-an
Important point-who have bought a lot and
also small congregation at Upton. which is
united with the county seat Of Morgan as a
missionary charge. and there are some very
earnest men He noticed these facts that they
might see that something was done else where
than in ST Louis. There were IN st. Louis, with
population of 250,oe0 persons, 60. 200 natives
OF Germany. In the city are German Lu.
theran Churches. and but one English Lu.
therau Mission. Yearly the population are be.
coming Anslicized and come to the English
Church. This small congregation are doing
what they to uo hoI
found in the city a fine place for the establish.
ment OF mission near q large German
ChuTch. the minister OF which was very kind
10 him, as also the council OF the church, and
mad agreed to give the use to an English Luz
theran congregation, he proposed that this
Synod take charge of the st. Louis Mission,
and sustain the effort being made for the es.
Enlistment Of church in that city. He re-
1erred to the fact that other demon nations
were building chapels and supporting minis
ters They only asked that the Eastern
Churches pay half the support Of a minister.
Dr. Deinl moved that the Synod pay half the
be done to aid DR.. HaTkey in building a chapel:
that If the chapel was not built the money ex-
pended for the support of the minister would
amount TO nothing after a few years.
DR.. Delhi amended khis motion, pledging
81 600 to aid In the erection OF a chapel.
DR.. Saddler suggested that Or. Harley be
invited TO come into the churche-, and that the
members OF the Synod give him every en-.
couragement. He asked for division Of the
question.
Rev. Dr. Delhi said that he was satisfied that
he could raise $50 in his congregation, cat
Frederick, MaryIand.)
The resolution YVES divided. and the ques.
ton OF pledging $50 uually for three years
to the missionary at ST. Louis was taken up.
Mr.. OfHcer suggested that the resolution be
amended so a. 10 apply only TO the present
year.
The resolution piedging $500 for the support
OF the mission during the present year was
Rev Mr.. Stsrke asked how it was proposed
TO redeem the pledge to raise S4 GOO to aid in the
erection OF a chapel.
DIR. Delhi said that his idea was that DIR.
Harley should come on here and visit the
churches.
Dr. Kemp questioned if Dr. Harley came on
here that bis mission would suffer, aud asked
If IL had come to this, that one man should
come all the way from ST. Louis to do the
work OF thirty men, each IN his own church.
DIR. Delhi said he had got the idea that Dr.
harKey intended 10 visit mis- old friends in this
part OF the country, when he could Law the
subject before the churches; but if others
thought IL would be we'll 70 take up sub
scription be was willing.
Rev. Mr. Magee sugRes ted an amendment
our churches
After some further discussion, the hour of
twelve having arrived, the subject went over.
Rev. j. G.. Butler announced the following
appointments for to- morrow:-St. Paul's Luz
Iheran Churchill O'Clock, Rev. Mr.. Stork, of
Baltimore; 3h p. m, (commun union, address by
Kew. MI. THUS, OF Hagerstown; ~ O'Clock.
6. ). concert.) address by Rev. Mr.. Maeee, of
Baltimore. and Rev Mr.. Holloway, of West.
minister. Fourth Presbyterian Church-3k d.
m, Rev. DIR. Saddler, OF Washington. Sixth
Pr s2yhrian-7k p. M, Rev. Mr. Johnston;
Nor Presbyterian-Rey. Mr.. Titus, of Ha.
ZerstoWn. Foundry, (RIethodist)-i1 q. NJ,
Kew Dr. Martin, Of Hagerstown. German
evangelical Church, (Dr Finckers)-II g. m
Rev. MIR. Conradi. German Evangelical 10Th
street(-Rev. p. p. Lane. First Baptist, Rev:
DR.. Gillette s)-7x p. m, DR.. DiehI, of Cum.
berland.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tn reassem bling at l2 80, the consideration of
the resolution of Dr. Diehl. pledgIng the raising
S4,OOO TO aid the st. Louis mission in purchas.
ing a lot and erecting chapel was res umed
and the amendment offered by Mr.. Magee in
reference to DIR. Harkey visiting churches in
the SYNOD was further amended by making it
optional
DIR. Butler urged the importance of the St
Louis mission being sustained. and said that
hIs congregation would do their duty, notwith-
standing, they now were engaged in the cree.
ton OF a building to cost Sill, 200, and had al
ready purchased the lot on which IL was being
built and they also intended TO erect the pro.
Jected Memorial Church. The syotem OF his
congregation was to continually give, and it
aad prospered by II. He was In favor OF every
. Minister OF the Synod assuming his proper
tion Of the amount.
The resolution was adopted. Mr.. Nages
moved that the Committee on Missions he
Snarged VITA carrying out the spirit and in
tent of the resolution. aze : 81
Rev. Mr.. Henninghausen, of the Committee
on the Minutes OF the last session. made rs.
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