The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-11-27
~*~ WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 81, 1867.
The Lutheran Synod.

.:c~> Inc Lulneran SyuOQ. -.
This ecclesiastical body has. ad,
jjourned. We make the following
extracts form the last days pro-
ceedings: .,',,.. .<'
Rev Prof: Smeltzer, Chairman
Of the committee appointed at the
last session of the Synod to make
| proposals to the General Synod in
reference to the location of a
Theological Seminary, reported
that sin accordance with 'instrue-
tions, the following plan, had been
presented to the General Synod at
Staunton, Virginia" -. - @aG
Il. Each Synod shall be repre-
sented in a Board of, Directors:
n. g. The General Synod shall take
under it's supervision, as, it's. own
Theological Seminary, the Semina:
ry of the Synod ofSouth Carolina,
tkaowneformerly at the Lexington
Seminary, but more recently as
| the Theological Seminary ofNew:
/ berry South Carolina. =. 4. - ';'5 :
| 3. The Synod of South Carolina
shallrelease all claims to the afore-
said Seminary and bestow it. gra,
I tuitously on the General Synod
4. The General Synod shall have
| tpowerto ehange7the location %and
alter the name. provided the IN
| dividuality Of the Theological
Seminary of South Carolina be
1perpetuated, and the Alumni not
deprived of their Almd Mater. :
| 5. The Synod Of South Carolina
| will assure the General Synod that
lshe will support 4 Professor in the
instit ions ar support: him from 2
| her own funds. Z. 1..ss ,a.,.%', .,-.:...
=, This plan was presented to ting
General Synod. and accepted rby
that body. It now remains. Tor
| the Synod here to sanction the
action Of the committee. .,:,:,5I -ao
The following resolutions were
then adopted, I'd 3: ,.r-..y :,
| -Resolgeds, That the Synod OF
South Carolina sanctions and con-
firms the above mentioned plan
presented BY the Committee to
the General Synod, at its last
Convention, in Staunton, Virginia.
Reso1uea, That in view of ,loca-
ting the Theological Seminary
within the bounds Of the Synod,
and as s bid for the location of the
Seminary, the Synod of South
Caroline offers the North wing. Of
| Newberry College, built Expressly
/ for d hheelog gieal Seminar
An election formembers Of the
Board sof. Directors of ,Ncwberry
college 'wasethen held; with *the
followin gfesHits:7 ~ >E1: - '"r'sS
o& Clerical aMembers-Rev: Dr.:
Bachman,Y 2 Honorary President
Revs. E. .Caughnah, s. Bouknight i:
IT, S, Boinest, J..,Hawkins, w: S
Bowman and 4. r. Rude. a, ...,>.
Lay Members-Capt. IS. Hack.
.er, Captain J. H 'Steiameyer, j.:
Capt. w H.. Backman, Maj. 6
iLeapheart; J, n, Hoffman. Major
II. Summer, Col S. Fair, Capt. J
PAUL, Major p: g., Wise,s'W
|. .Langford, N. A Hunter and DR.
t.H: N. Folk. : -: -: .'.<'t s:.-
( The following. resolution. pro.
posed by Rev: T. S.: Boinest, was
adopted: = - -. .-,t ...,,. =" 80 ...:. ...
- Whereas, the Scholarship system
under which Newberry College
was inaugurated, and up to this
time has been carried on, has
proved a failure, and rendered il
| impossible for the Board to meet
the salaries. of the Professors
therefore, be it. ~. -. -. p. -" -,
- ResolUed, That tits the sense OF
| this Synod that the Board of Direc'
tors Of Ncwberry College should
make an appeal to the holders OIL
Scholarships, whether paid for in
full or in part, to. relinquish said
Scholarships voluntarily to the
| Board ... u. -ls
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