Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-27

thanks of the body and was replied to on
the part of the congregation by Rev. Dr..
Greenawald.
Hymn 2S9.
DoxOlogy.
Benedction by Rev. DIR. Fry.
An Important Church Nov ement
An important movement was started at
a meeting of the Alumni association of the
Lutheran seminary of Philadelphia last
week. 1t was the appointment Of a COM
mittec authorized to undertake the estab-
Iishment Of a quarterly church review in
the interests of the General Council Luther
ans. This committee has been active dur
ing the meeting Of synod. They have
everywhere met with cordial approval and
encouragement for the proposed enterprise.
Thus far they have agreed to make
the review a periodical about the
form and size of the Princeton ReoieW. DIR.
&. i. Krauth has been elected editor
in chief and has signiied his willingness to
accept the responsible position. The re-
naming members of the theological faculty
of the Philadelphia seminary were chosen
as associate editors. They are DIR. G. w.
Scl,acffer, Dr. Spaetl and DIR. Mann. The
Lutheran church is rich i'm men of distin-
guished scholarship and theological ability.
This review promises to be Il success. 1t
will be of great educational value to the
ministry of the church and great enlight-
ener of those who stand outside Of the
Lutheran church. with reference to her
distinctive doctrines and teaching Oh the
great theological questions of the day.
7hursday Worning-The session of synod
was called to order at 9 o'clock 10y Rev. }.
kohler, president pro. ten. a hymn was
sung and prayer offered by Rev. DIR. Muh-
lenbrrg, of Philadelphia.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read by the German secretary, and
alter correction approved.
The report of the delegates to the last
general coucil presented their report
through DIR. Schumacher, and it's items
were taken up one by one and discussed by
the synod.
The election of fourteen clerical and fif-
teen lay dclegathcs to the next general
council was ordered, and the committee of
telIers proceeded to collect the ballots.
Tellers to conduct the election were Rev.
b. c. snyder. chairman; Revs. b. $.
SmolI. q. u. Mueller, G. ID. FOust. and
Messrs. F. X Berndt and J. A. Wieder-
Sheim.
The committee on foreign missions re-
ported: The .Mssions BOte and Foreign
.Missi0narY were recommended to the sup
port of congregations, in order that full in
formation on the subject may be distrib-
uted
The home missions committee reported
the successful establishment during the
year of mission churches at Columbus and
Chicago.
On motion it was resolved that the vice
presidents of the general council be COM
mittee to revise a better method of con-
r>f ny,I
that the executive committee of synod
present to said committee of the council a
plan for better efficiency in the work.
Rev. DR.. j. Il. Shumaker, of this city,
delegate from the synod of the Reformed
church in the United States, was intro
.uced and presented the fraternal greet
iugs of his church to the synod now i'll ses-
sion.
The president of the synod responded i'm
appropriate terms on behalf OF the minis
terium.
The committee appointed TO mature 4
plan for suitably commemOrating the sew
enth semi centennial anniversary of the
delivery of the Augsburg confession, and
the third centenary of the publication of
the Book of Concord June 25th. 1880. pre-
seted the following report. which will be
of interest to church people. and especial
ly to LutheranS everywhere:
l. That we would recommend that our
clergy and other competent persons, i'll
all fitting ways, should direct general
attention to the great facts and principles
connected with the appearance, aims,
character and value of our confess
sions; that this year should be made one
of special. earnest study of them, and to
this end hearty encouragement should be
ayfnnloI fn tho xC,ifinr of editorials
essays, or Of articles. the preparation of
books, the editing or translating of the
Book of Concord, and to all other agencies
for enlightening the public mind through
the press.
,. That all our clergy be requested to
preach sermons appropriate to the COM
memoration, on June 18th. or the nearest
Sunday thereafter on which service may be
held in their churches.
;. That it is desirable that series of SER
mons. or lectures. should be delivered for
the same end.
1. That Mr.. John r. Baker. of the
church of the Holy Communion. Philadel- |
phia. he requested to devise and have ex-
ecutcd 4 medal commemorative of the
confession. provided the expenses Of the
same can he met by private subscription
and the sale of the medal.
lllaC TIE cOInIllttec Dc dutlltIlLcu
to prepare and publish in due time in the
church papers suggestions in regard to
proper lessons and collects for the festival. |
6. 1t is recommended that special col
lections be made for a ter-centenary fund
to reach at least $25. 900. to lie devoted to
the endowment of the German professor
ship in Muhlenberg college, not only as a
token Of the confidence of this minister
ium in the college and of its sense of the |
value and imperative necessity of it, but |
also as an expression of gratitude to God |
for the great work whose results are treas
ured in our confessions. in the preparation
and maintenance of which We and all Chris
tendon owe SO much to the Germanic na-
tionalities and the German tongue.
DR.. Jacobs, who is engaged in translat-
ing the Book of Concord from the original
German, asked permission to use DIR. c. F.
Schaeffer's translation of Luther's smaller
catechism. held in copyright by the
synod. The request was granted by vote
of synod.
DR.. Fry, treasurer, announced the re-
lease of the synod from all obligations in
the matter of the synod's professOrships in
Pennsylvania college, transference OF the