The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-21

The LUTHERAN srNoD.-The Lutheran
synod reassembled at the Lutheran church
yesterday morning, and was opened WIN
prayer BY Rev. P. sahm. Dr. scnWa
from the committee on the Memo as
Church, made q report when was -, a Nv sor'
mnie of church discipline and church gov.
crnment was resumed, and the report
sann,eJ. A communication from the dele
s,ate az the General Assembly Of tho Presby-
terian church Of the United States (of !
schooD was received and appropriately O.
ferred. The report Of the committee TO TX
anime revision OF hymn book was preseh ted
nv Rev. DR.. stork and adopted. A reso,u-
tion was adopted instructlng the htoTfeal
coinmittce 70 revise the liturgy and repost at
the next meeting Of the Synod Wv. Dr.
Baum, from the committee on thsoegical
semini,ry, presented a report NTh,eh was
adepteo. Rev. DR.. Lay, from the ,,ommittcc
on iltera ~ and theological institut. Gas, pre-
sented report which was adopted" A re-
mort was also received land adopte,D from
Inc socret.ry Of the foreign mission nry So
cIctv with amendments referring to the
transfer OF the Rajamundry and Samulcoata
,nIssions 10 the board Of foreign missions,
Win mower to act, and allowing an outfit oil
Si,o 70 returning missionaries. Resolutions
were adop,el osnforming TO the practice Of
other boards In regard to tho supper, and
education Of orpssns OF deceased missiona,
ries, giving disc retionary power to the board
Of missions in re, 'Nsrenee to the return Of mis-
sionaries, referring the appointment Of Rev,
Morris Oficer IA ge,. 'eral agent to the board
Of missions. The pres tdent appointed Rev
q. A. Uay. Rev. <, w, Lilly, and Mr.. E.
Bender, a committee to no. Tuinate q board oil
foreign missions. The order OF business 1or
the afternoon was arranged nps reeet'
taken till O'Clock p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
Upon re-assembling, amer prayer BY kc''
NJ. W. Empre, the committee to nomln s.e
board Of missions made report, which WIN
adopted.
The report Of III" 'mmittce on ecclesias-
tical correspondence was adopted.
DR.. Hutter offered resolution iustructing
the board Of church extension TO be gov
erncd by the laws now laid down In the con-
: stitution Of General Synod as far as practical
BILE, which was rejected.
DR.. Conrad substituted q report relating TO
] the catechism to be introduced In the church
5 book, which was referred to special com
: mittee Of Ave.
8 Rev. DR.. McCron offered the following,
s which was adopted
+ whereas the Southern Synods OF our ehurel
are not now, as formerly, In connection VIII
the General Synod, and
Whereas II 10 desirable that such oonnec
!, ton should be contaminated, and
|
n generally sympathiIe with The doctrinal basi
In Of the General Synodj therefore,
Resolved, That a special committee be AZ
u synods, on the propriety OF returning to thei
X connection with this body.
a. Rev. DR.. Butler offered the following resC
ie luton; which was adopted:
.e Resoiped, That we propose = correspondent
H. with the united Presbyterian Church, 40
he that We appoint delegate TO the general
IN | seubly Of that Church.
o. The following delegates were appointed
VI q convention 10 be held In New York TO tai
into consideration the encroachments OF Il
" Romish Church on the Lutheran Church
-, Rev. DS. Pohlman, Schmucker, Reggie
Ss Wedeklnd and Butler.
Al Rev. Mr.. Trimper offered the following
ct, which was adopted;
I. RsIoIped, That we recommend to the favor
IN. BILE regard OF our worthy superintendent
on the Board OF Home Missions Rev. Z: And'
M ~ son as q suitable person to visit the dlnere
M | Scandinavian settlements, and perform su
l. missionary labor among them as the sopsfi
he tendent may prescribe.
IN Rev. Mr.. steil,ag, from the Committee I
Ter the Good OF the Church., submitted repol
showing the growing prosperity OF the di
trict synods and the Increase Of church mel
Ice bers throughout the jurisdsnon Of the &c
OIL eral Synod.
Rev. Mr.. Dox offered resolutions In fav
he Of temperance and other moral Teform
and pedging the assistance Of the synod
is suppressing intemperance.
s. resolution was adopted providing
the appointment Of committee 10 cor
a spond with the churches South not In nj
lis mo ~ with the General Synod relative
unity.
Tor A resolution Of thanks was tendereL
ey, congregation Of St. Paups Evangeh,
ew church, OF this city, for the kindness exh
It'll tied by them to the members Of the syn
and the courteous treatment OF the me-
nal bers OH their visit to Mount Vernon.
ran Resolutions Of coincidence to the famil
IN. | oil deceased members oil the synod since
on last annual meeting were adopted.
The usual standing committees on Pull
cation, Hymn-book, &C., were elected; al
nc at 5;l5 p. M, the synod adjourned to m
the In Dayton, Ohio, on the Hrst Thursday af
ace Trinity Sunday, 1871.