Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-20
THE LUTHERAN SYNOD.
An Outline of the WORK to be Done.

THE LUTHERAN SYNOD.
An Outline Of the Work to bo Done.
The Lutheran synod, or, more properly,
as chartered in the beginning, the Seer
man Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium Of
Pennsylvania and Adjacent States" will
convene for its 133d annual session on
Trinity Sunday morning, the 2Sd, in the
Church of the Holy Trinity, this city, and
will continue it's session until Thursday or
Friday following.
Saturday morning the examining COM
mittee appointed by the last synod will
meet in Trinity chapel to examine the
applicants for ordination. These, as far as
known, are Messrs. H. G. B. Artman,
E. r. Cassidy, Z. X. Drumheller, G. F.
C. Fluck. G. G. II. Haskarl W. II.
Geiger, l. Gauker, E. II. Gerhart. G. c.
F. Haas, J. S. Koiner, W. G. Miller, J.
Sander; c. F. Tieman and NJ. L. Zweizig.
Mr.. H. G. b. Artman, the first named, is
to be sent after ordination as a missionary
to Rajahmundry, India. The examining
committee consists of Revs. J. A. Seiss,
d. d., chairman f. Greenwald, D. D.,
E. A. Bauer, c. F. Welden, G. A. Hinter-
leitner, J. Kohler, II. Eggers, W. S.
| Emery, II. E. Jacobs, D. d., and Prof A.
Martin.
Saturday evening services preparatory
ON which occasion Rev. F. W. Weiskotten
of Salem church, Bethlehem. Pa, will
| preach the sermon.
Sunday morning, at the regular hour for
church service, the session of the synod
will be regularly instituted by the admin
istration of the synodical communion, and
on this occasion Rev, DR.. G.. w. Schaetfer,
president Of tho synod, will preach the
synodical sermon. at the service on Sun
day evening Rev. ]. B. Rath, of Grace
church, Bethlehem, will preach.
Monday evening, 24th, the president
will open the regular business meetings of
the synod, according to the order pre-
scribed in the liturgy. The roll of minis
ters will be called, and the lay delegates
from pastoral charges will present theil
certificates and be received as members OF
the synod. Monday evening missionary
and educational services will be held in
Zion's German Lutheran church, Rev. F.
p. Mayser, pastor. Rev. W. Ashmeat
Schaeffcr, of Germantown, will deliver al
address in English, and Rev. F. Wischan
of St. Paul's, Philadelphia, one in Ger
man.
One Of the most interesting and import
ant of the synOdical services will be helC
in Trinity church on Tuesday evening, il
accordance with report to be presented
by committee of five ministers appointed
at the last meeting of the synod, in Leba
non, Pa, to mature place for a suitable
commemoration of the seventh seni-cen
tennial anniversary of the delivery of tht
Augsburg Confession, and the third cell
tenary of the publication of the Book o
Concord, June 25th, 1880. Rev. Prof. II
E. Jacobs, d. d., of Gettysburg, will adj
dress the meeting in English, and Rev. A
Spaeth, of st. Johannes church, Philadel
phia, in German. The committee on TIN
anniversaries named, consists of Rev. Drs
C. p. Krauth, A. Spaeth. E. Greenwald
H. E. Jacobs and Rev. B. W. Schmauk.
On Wednesday evening the ordination
of candidates for the ministry will be oh
served. Rev. J. Fry, d. d., of Trinit
church, Reading, will preach the ordination
sermon.
Thursday evening an informal reception
or conrersazione, will be accorded TIN
ministerial visitors, in Trinity chapel, b,
the Junior missionary society of Trinit.
church. The exercises will be intersperse'
) with music, vocal and instrumental, by tn
choir and others, and addresses by minis
ters and delegates.