Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-08
evangelical lutheran Synod Of
North. Carolina.
FIFTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS
SEVENTY FIRST CONVERSIONS

terium, tie President IN ii.t, trho,,.
Prayer by the Rev. II II. brown
Minutes Of the previous moct;n.-
we're read, corrected and confirmed
lie Committee on Confere,;i;aI Pr,
eeeoiaSs, submitted their * port viii,
"&S on motion, taken up by tens
Inc 10 lowing resolution was refn~
re-; to this Synod by the Eastern Coz
ference
ites2Igea. That Synod be rlemoria,
izrd on the subject Of holding an IN
nusI Sunday School Convention viii,
II the bounds Of Synod.
The following was adopted in corn.
pliance with the above request:
ife@o* red, That a Committee of four
DE appointed for making preliminary
arrangements for the holding Of sail
Sunday School Convention and repnrt
1T this meeting of Synod.
lc PRESIDENT appointed Rev. Y
AidEtci, i'eF. 5. Scherer, Mr. i "
I'iier. and Col. p. \. Heiiig. as s,ii
Committee. ''''-'
The Conferential Committee stated
that ali appeal had been taken bv Rev
n. Aldrich from the action of tie Com
nntf'e OF the Western Conference, in
reta-%1ce TO st. Johns Church. Sails
bury. i resolution was adopted tIst
the appeal be considered when Il
Conferential report had been disposed
CT.
Ga motion Synod adjourned untii
) o'clock, 2. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Synod met 1T 3 o'clock accord
ing to adjournment.
The roll OF members was called
The report OF the Conferential Com
mittee was adopted after having been
taken up by items.
The Synod proceeded to consider
the subject of an appeal of Rev. \.
Aldrich from the decision of tie Com
nlittee Of the Western Conference aD-
pointed to investigate the difficulty ex
listing between himself and st. Johns
Church, Salisbury. After some dis
cussion on it the action Of the Commit
tee was sustained.
Rev. ". A. Julian offered the fol
lowing which was adopted:
Hes0tccd, That hereafter when
Pastor is called to vacant charge tiie
Church Council to be governed strict
~ by the Dicipline OF our Church.
Committee on the Presidents Re
port submitted their statement which
was received and disposed of by items.
The action of the Synod in the ar
rangeinent Of Pastors was concurred
III, and it was ordered that they bs,
continued until the next session OF the
| Synod.
4 Recommendation was made in the
! Presidents report requesting that
! Committee be appointed to revise the
! Constitution was adopted. The COM
/ nlttee viii be appointed this morning.
/ NJ his own request the name of Rev.
+ W. Artz WAS erased from the list Of
+ members.
I Rev. p. E. link was excuse ed for
non attendance at this session of the
Synod.
Rev S. Scherer, Mr.. J. Wagner
and Rev. IL. II. Brown were excused
from further attendance upon the
+ Synod
! On motian the Synod was adjourned
until 8 O'Clock this morning.
SMITH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Synod met according to adjourn
ment, and was opened with prayer by
Rev. =. Aldrich.
Roll Of members were called and
minutes of the previous meeting read
ard adopted.
The President appointed Rev. L. A.
Bike, Rev. j. G.. Neiffer and Rev. ".
klmball as a committee to revise the
constitution and report at the next
meeting of the Synod. The President
was, on motion. added to the above
committee.
The Finance Committee submitted
their report, which was received and
adopted
The following resolution was adopt
ell:
IicsoIrca, That in view of the fnan-
clal crisis which has recently swept
over our country the several congrega-
tons Of this Synod be excused from
bringing the full amount of their APP
portlonment OF synodical contributions
to the Treasurer Of the SYNOD. but
that the Synod earnestly request tl.e
several churches to raise next year the
full amount OF their apportionment as
published III this years minutes.
Committee ON Church Institutions
and Colleges, submitted their report,
which WAS received and on motion,
adopted by items.
HE Treasurer Of Synod was author
lied to loan the North Carolina Col
lege the sum Of $500 for one wear with
ont interest
The subject OF appointing an agent
Tor the purpose Of raising an Endow
meEt Fund of $4,000 for the North
Carolina College, was referred to the
Board of Trustees of said College.
The Committee appointed to report
on the subject of a Sunday School
Convention, was excused from report
ing at this meeting of Synod, but was
requested to make their report as early
as practicable through the Church
k0,nWol
The folio 'ing Delegates were elected.
Delegate tothe Pennsylvania Synod,
Rev. d. NJ. Henkel.
Delegate to the South Carolina
Synod, Rev. Prof. ". E. Hubert.
Delegate to the Tennessee SYNOD
Rev. ". Kimban.
The following Board of Trustees
were elected:
North Carolina ColIege-Rev. s.
Rev. W. A. Julian, Mr. d.
Barrier, Mr.. a. Foyle and Mr.. T.
Mt. Pleasant Female Seminary
Rev. W. 4. Julian, Rev. ". H Cone.
Maj. L. G. Heilig and Or. J. L. Her
1erson.
MIR. ". A. Lutz, was received as
of this Synod and the sum
Of $50 was loaned him for the purpose
If continuing his Studies for this year
The following resolutions OF thanks
Tere adopted in the order given here:
Re%oltcd, That the thanks Of the
synod are due a ID are hereby tender
Il to the Wilmington DAILY JorRSAL
or copies OF that paper presented 10
he synod free OF charge.
Resolred, That the thanks of the
synod are rendered to the members
nd friends of st. Paul's Church for
heir generous hospitality during orr
resent meeting.
ii@&otced, That the resolution be
cad by thepastor of St. Pauls Church
rom his pulpit next Sunday.
Resotrcd, That the thanks Of the
ynod are due the Wilmington Is Wei
on Railroad and the North Carolina
entral Railroad for haf-fare rates
yer their routes to the members OF
lis Synod.