The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-08
A Valuable Picture.


ing, copied from The Lutheran, is a
faithful description:
Here are nineteen capital likenesscs
of the General Council Of the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church in America,
grouped around larger central figure,
Martin Luther. The outer circle con-
tains fourteen and the inner five pic
lures, The four at the top are the
Presidents, past and present, of the
General Council. The first is cor
rect likeness of our lamented brother
Bassler, first President OF the body,
The second represents the present
President Of the New York Ministerium
whom the printed list and number on
the cards calls the second President.
Now as | happened to he present when
that brother was elected, although |
did not vote for him, [ ain perfectly
sure he was not the second but the
third President. Rev. DR.. G. W.
Schaeffer was the immediate successor
of Bro. Bassler, at the PIT sburgh con-
vention, and the brother who is called
second was really third, and was called
to the chair in Chicago. l think his
friends will pronounce it a good like
ness. DR.. G. W.. Scbaeffer looks Gas
natural as life," and DR.. Krauth, as ii
in the act Of observing some brother
trying to state point of order, or to
point out a nice theological distinction
DIR. Greenwald comes next, inEthe outer
circle, and looks like himself. He is
the first, in the circle, that appears in
gown and bands. The well-known, in
tellectual, amiable aud soulful counten-
auce of Prof, A. Spaeth, formerly Ger
man Secretary of the l.. G comes next,
and under it you fud an excellent pic
ture of that earnest worker; Pastor
Kingman, President of the Michigan
Synod. Bro Wenzel, first German Cor
respondent Secretary, comes next, and
this too will give you an excellent idea
of brother who is so we'll known on
both sides of the mountains. Bro
Mechling stands next, at the bottom of
the sheet, and makes fine picture.
He looks as if he was determined to
fight it through on that line, il it takes
all the rest of the days of his minis
try. President r. Jaeggli, Of the
Texas Synod, stands by his side, and
most Of the brethren now first make his
acquaintance. He looks like an ear
nest worker, and his head seems 10
have an ample endowment of brain.
The next, on the left side of the circle,
is President j. Fl. Hunton, Of the In
diana Synod, who also presents himself
in gown and bands. Above him stands
President l. Swenson, of the Augustana
Synod, with the clerical bands. Then
we rise to Bro. Fishburn, President of
Canada Synod, who makes very good
picture, and then to Bro. Roth, Presi-
dent OF the Pittsburg Synod, the life
of whose eyes is not brought out In
this picture; and so we have completed
the outer circle. We turn to
the inner circle, or rather part
of circle, consisting of FIVE, who have
the privilege of standing or hanging
around Luther.
Let us begin on the right, which how
ever is to the left Of Luther, and look
at Bro. Laird, the efficient English
Recording Secretary of this s. Z. The
likeness is very satisfactory. Below
him we have DIR. B. NJ. Schmucker,
English Corresponding Secretary, who
looks as we have seen him, hundreds OF
times, when standing in Synod, with
imperturbable composure and watchlul-
ness, pausirg for reply, or waiting,
until the gentleman on the other side is
through, to overwhelm IN the most
polite, complete and parliamentary way.
We next come to Gross Fry, the
Treasurer of the S. g. He is the only
layman in the party, but seems perfectly
at home. The easy and pleasant ex-
preston on his countenance speaks en-
couragingly OF the financial condition of
the body whose treasury he manages so
we'll. Rising, to the left, we have Bro.
E. Carlson, Swedish Corresponding Sec
retary who also wears the bands. We
have often seen more cheerful express
sion on his face, but must say that the
picture looks like him The next is
very good picture Of The Rev. G. W.
Drees, the presen: German Recording
Secretary, whose expression is some.
what sterner than usual
DIR. Martin Luther, in the cen tire, has
an open book in his left hand. while
his right rests upon his bosom. His
eyes look calmly and trustingly to
heaven, and he seems to say. "Here |
stand; l cannot do otherwise, God help
me.
Now you know all about it, aud il
you want the picture, and to help a
weak Lutheran congregation, send On
the stamps to Bro. Brenneman, and he
will send you the 10 Lutherans, with
the old original Lutheran thrown into
the bargain. A few dollars NOR e, and
you can put them all in good frame of
wood, and you are prepared to treat
them according to their deserts; by
hanging them, in some good place in
YOUR house.