The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26
GERMAN nEFORMED CHURCH.
Session e ssS fRsss 1 f5 s Reformed


Church-ProceedinEs Of To-day
The session yesterday afternoon was occupied in
the election OF 0mcers The following gentlemen
were chosen President Rev. Dr. Gerhard; Vice
Presidents, Rev. DIR. Willard and Rev. j. H. Klein;
Corresponding Secretary, Rev. j. o. Miller; Trea-
committee was appointed, with power TO send
Tor persons and papers, relating TO the contested
seats Of the delegates from Iewa- The President
appointed Rev. Messrs Calender Lake. Artz, and
Elders Wiengard and Bauch on the committee.
,, rue suoIeCI OF tne election OF German Sated
clerk was discussed at great length and then laid
over for future action.
In the evening sermon was preached by Rev.
The exercises opened this morning at o'clock
with liturgical services.
The minutes Of yesterdays sessions were read by
the Stated Clerk and approved
The President announced that If there was no
tested Seats The committee now stands-Rev.
hesss. Calender, Mulllnger and MecKei and Elders
A resolution was offered and passed for the ap-
pointment OF permanent German Stated Clerk who
should take the minutes from day 10 DAY IN the GER
man language, but sign no documents ana draw no
salary.
Rev. Jacob Dahlman, Jr., was elected to the post.
A motion was passed limiting the bar OF the house
to the first eleven rows OF seats. Members sitting
outside OF these limits are not permitted to take
part in any discussion.
The President then read the names OF the gentle
men who had been appointed on the standing COM
mitteeF.
The standing committees were announced by the
President. The following are the appointments:-
on Minutes OF the Synods-Reys. q. w. Aughin-
baugh, N Gehr, George H. Johnston, and Elders A.
G. Hocket and Henry Drover.
On OvertuTes-Revs DIR. g. w Willard John G.
Wiehle, Peter Greding, and Elders John s. Stair
and George Ii. Nengel.
On correspondence with Sister Churches-Revs.
S. B. Letter. N II. Loose, and j. NJ. Titze and Elders
E. Swander and j. MotteT.
On Minutes OF Glasses or Ofcial Reports OF Classes
-Revs. Drs. j. ii. Good, G. w. Walker and A. Toen-
sneier, and Elders L. COrrell and A. Gehrs.
ON State OF the Church and Statistical Reports
man, Elders OF DORIS Church, and ID. s. DielTen-
bacher.
On Foreign and Domestic Missions-Rev Drs. M.
Stern, M g. Rutenick, John Beck, Hon. Joseph Lau-
bach, and Elder j. y. Kiefer.
On Finance-Revs W. X. Zeber, j. Kulling, and
ii. Willard, and Elders k. Gery and III. Writ
On NominatiOnS-Revs. S. N. Calender, j. G.
Bucher o. H. Lake; Elders ID. w. Gross and j. ROl-
denmayer
on Orphans Homes-Revs. DR.. T. C. Porter, p.
Votz, DR.. Boesard Elders w. Vert and j. Zellenger
On Religious Services-Reys A. Ii. Kremer j. ii.
Klein, DIR. Glossy, Jacob Dahlman, Jr; Elders
Thomas w. Chapman and j. Voigt.
On Minutes of General Synod-Revs. DR.. Willers
W. T. Krebes, L. Prackschatls; Elders j. Snapp and
A. h. Wenegerd
The official reports were handed in by the repre-
sentatives of the different Glasses.
The reports of the different delegations from Iowa
Chassis were received but not referred.
Various communications were received and re-
ferred to the appropriate committees.
The Synod then adjourned until the afternoon
session. to give time to the committees to transact
their business.