Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-21
Lutheran Synod.
sxvxyTH AND LAST DAY.

sHvBNTH AND LAST DAY.
Upon reassembling yesterday after recess.
the report Of the Committee on Ecclesiastical
Correspondence was adopted. A resolution
offered by DR.. Hutter. instructing the Board of
Church Extension TO be governed by the con.
sutuuon OF the General Synod, was rejected
ea,scpism I Was oy Dr Conrad, relating to the
Rev. Dr. McCron offered q resolution, which
was adopted, appointing special committee
70 correspond with the officers Of the Southern
Synods with view CT returning to their con.
ncciion with tins body. A resolution offered
by Rev. DR.. Butler was adopted, proposing a
correspondence with the United Presby serian
Church, and.appointing delegate to the Gen
eral Assembly OF that Oh arch. A resolution
offered by Rev. Mr.. Trimper was adopted
recommending Rev. O. Anderson as q
Wan settlements for missionary purpoa- =
The follow 'ng delegates were appointed to a
convention to be held ia New York to take mo
consideration the en- croachments OF the Romis1
Church on the Lutheran Church Rev Drs
Pohlman. Schumacher, Reigle-, Wedekiud aud
Butler Rev. Mr.. Sizzling, from the Com nil.
zee on me Good OF the Church, submitted a re-
port, showing the growing Prosperity OF the
dlsr-ct 81 nod, and The increase of church
members throughout the jurisdic Ioa o. toe
Genera Synod. Rev. NJ. box offered resolu-
reforms and pied ng the ass ista ice of the
Synod in suppressiDg intemperance: adopted.
A resolution was adopted providing for the
appointment of a committee to correspond
with the churches South not in harmony with
the GeneI nj ~ nod relative to unity. A resp
lut,on o. tnanss was teudered the congregation
OF - PauIs Evan geiic Il church of thus c'ty,
for the kn fuess eIhib ted by them to the mem
bers OF the Synod and the courteoIs treatment
OF TIE members on their visit to Mount Var-
non. resolutions o: coadolence to tie families
OF deco 1sed members of the Syand since it, last
annual me- sting were adopted. The usual stand
Ing c"mmitfees on Public anon, Hymn book,
&c, were Iced and a: SIS p m the Synod
adjourned 10 meet in Day on. OHIO on tae first
Thursday aiter Trinity Sunday, 10 4.
FIFTH WAED REPUBLICAN CLUB-A rpgn-
lar meeting of the FiftI Ward Republic IN
Club was held last night a. 1rroIl Hail, (Capi-
tol Hili,l g. II. Holden in the ohsir and j. w
Mcknight Secretary.
The resolution introduced at rrevious
m citing by MIR. William H. Browa, from ths
Executive Committee, which sets forth that, as
the coiored Republicans the city consti ute a
large proportion OF the party, and they have
shown themselves fslly qual, led to All posi-.
tlons of public trust with ere lit aud nouor 10
themselves, therefore the Fifth Ward Republi-
can Club demand that a colorei man shall be
placed upon the general ticket a the election in
June next was taken up.
William Brown advocated the passage OF the
committee report, a. nothing more than fair to
the coiored men Of the city. II was q well.
kno Tn fact. he said, that the colorcd men con-
sItuie majority Of the Republican party, and
they should therefore see to 1t that their inter
ests are properly recognized.
The char, because of certain remarks made
explained tbat as the word swhite" had been
stricken ont of the charter Of the city by Con-
gress, the Executive Committee had thought
proper not to mention the name of coiored or
white in any Of their reports or recommended
tons.
David Parker argued against the adoption
o' the report, as he thought mention OF the
word "color" in any report or resolutions
hereafter eminently inappropriate. Whenever
ne heard white man use such discriminating
language, ne set IT down that that man ,horght
the negro inferior to him, and he also enter
iHi1ed the same opinion Of any colored man
who persisted in separating the words white
and colored In conclusion, he moved that the
resolutions be laid on the table and the commit.
tee discharged from the consideration of the
subject; carried.
tee, recommending mass meetings OF the clubs
throughout the city on the night OF the 18th
instant, for the purpose OF electing delegates to
the nominating convention the day following,
were called up and adopted.
Mr.. Jos. Selden offered a resolution, which
was adopted, recommending Mr.. William L.
Childs, a member Of the club. for the position
OF master joiner in the Washington Navy Yard,
knowing BIN to be a staunch Republican
The meeting then adopted the resolution
which was passed by the First Ward Repub-
lican Club ON w dnesday night, regarding as
the enemy of the colored race every man and
every combination of men that shall in any
manner whatever endeavor to trample down
their rlgnt TO labor by excluding from the diff.
ferent branches of trades, arts &C. a large
portion OF honett mech llcs, artists and la.
borers because OF their co'or
u.
ton rejecting upon the Executive Committee
and lnquiriDg by what authority that COM
mittee appointed nine OF their number on the
list Of Il, the GanyassiLg COMMITTEES Of fiftc N 70
the Fifth Ward In advoc .ting the passage of
MS res olution, he said that the course of rhe
Executive COMMITTEES had been - keep down
the plebians, no were the "bone and sinew''
Of The Republican party They set themseIyes
up as the aris.Ocracy.
Mr.. Brown also submitted a preamble and
resolution condemning the action of tho=e
WI n hp toI
increasing their pay fro n S2JJ 20 $500, while
poor m IN were actually uherlpg for the necs-.
sar;es OF me, and expressing respec. for those
voting in opposition TO it.
MIR. }. l. Arrlson defended the action Of the
Councils in This matter, and said that althor N
the bill for increa-e of pay emanated from a
Democratic member, yet, had il come from
Republican source, there could have been no
blame attached The various duties outside of
the Councils which the members OF the 10 irds
were called upon to perform were explained.
IN consideration OF which he claimed that the
paw wss not too mu,h.
MIR. David X. Parker inquired Of Mr.. Arr.
son wboft YVES that made the propo sItion that
fifty per cent. be taken from the laboriug mans
payl II il was Mr.. Fowler, he wished to know
il he was Republican,.
MIR. ArrIson replied that MI. Fowler VISA
Republican, though he was Only one ma ar ID
was by no means the Republ' can party. CIr
Fowler, he said, WIS the only Republic who
voted in favor Of reducing the pay of the
wcrkingmen. The resolution wa, subsequent
ly Withdrawn.
Addresses were then made by General G.. w.
Pierce, Of California, and Messrs. Scott,
Hughes, and Arrison; after which the meeting
adjourned.
ROBBED IN HACK.-Yesterday afternoon,
about half past three o'clock, a stranger IN the
city was robbed Of a watch and chain by two
men, as he alleges. named joseph Light and
Ihomes Curran. The victim was very much
intoxlc lted at the time, and was placed in a
public hack at the corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Fourteenth street by the accused
parties, who represented that he was their
friend, and that they warted to be driven out to
the Park. Not suspecting the truth of their
statement. the hackman drove off with his
paasc"gers; but when he reached the corner Of
-Four tenth and streets, he discovered the
two men '.going through the stranger, and
Immediately turned his horses TO drive to
the station hou.e, whereupon the fellows
spIang from the carriage with the
watch and chain, and tor the time being
made their escape. Sub 7equeatly, however, a
warrant was obtained for their arrest, aud en-
trust'd TO Sergeant Vernon and officer Boyle,
who about six O'Clock, discovered the men
and after a sharp chase overnauled them
in lum6er yard on the canal, between 18th
and 18th streets. The watch was recov cred a
few pac~s of, where they had thrown it be.