Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-26
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1881 Annual Meeting Of the Ainisterium of
Pennsylvania.

1884 Annual Meeting OF the Ministeriu,n
Pennsylvania.
Tuesday afternoons the minister
session held after the regular morning a
Journment, Rev. 5. Laird, of Philad,
phia, late of the Pittsburgh synod, W
received into the ministerium. Re
r. Z. Lampe, of WilliamspOrt, and Re
Strobel, of Harrisburg, applied for a
mission, but vote on reception was d
ferred until the next private session of IL
mlnlsterium. Adjourned with prayer
DR. Seiss.
The synod was opened for afternoo
session with singing, and prayer by Fatht
&. F. Welden.
The following ministers were declare
elected directors of the theological sem
nary : Revs. J. A. Selss. ID. d., Il X
M rlltt; A; +; Geissenhainer, J. F. Wahpol
The following laymen were elected d
rectors: II. Lehman, l.. l.. Houpt, F. r
Schmidt, G. Netf and C. F. Sandt.
The constitution as discussed on Mon
DAY afternoon was taken up as the regula
order for afternoons.
In Art. 4, Sec. 1Oj, Dr. Schaeffer amend
ed the latter clause, reading. '.but no min
lister shall be installed until he has boer
regularly received into the membership o.
the ministerium,' to read in addition
and all departure from this principle
shall be at the discretion of the officers OF
the ministerium.' Adopted.
The 9Th Art. of Sec 1O5 was amended
so as to read "shall - instead of "may Law
the corner stone of church, etc.
Dr. Schumacher announced that he would
present an amendment in writing, to he
voted on next year, giving synod the power
to approve or reverse the action of confer.
ences. lie thought it could be appended
best to Sec. 121
Rev. DIR. Krauth presented a report of
the committee on the presidents report,
which was received.
Iourned to hold ministerial session. at
which DR.. Seiss's report as chairman of
the examining committee was the subject
of debate.
1uestlay Ecening-Last evening, accord
to announcement. the synod celebrated in
Trinity church the seventh semi-centennial
anniversary Of the delivery of the Augsburg
Confession and the third centenary of the
Book of Concord. The church was crowd
ell with members of the congregation and
visitors anxious to Hear the addresses pre-
pared for the occasion.
Rev. f. +. Sibole, of Philadelphia led
in the service of opening, announcing
Psalm. XVII, and the hymn "GlOrious
things of thee are spokcn,' as the lessons
and praise in honor of the event.
Dr. \. Spaeth, of the theological semi
nary. being introduced, addressed the
meeting in German. He thought it emil
nently appropriate for the synod to cele-
brate the anniversaries of the 25th of
June, 1870, and the 25th of June, 1880,
when the Augsburg confession and the
Concordia were given to the church.
These have together constituted, fixed
and established our faith. The Augsburg
confession is the centre of Lutheranism. 1t
is the confession of the Bible We now
celebrate the seventh Jubilee of the unity
of the faith, in our Formula of Concord. |
The concorlia is not the presentation of a |
concord where there is hone but it is |
a unity of those who hold the truth in
sincerity, and in the harmony of one faith. |
We do not want uniOnism but concord |
always that is pleasing to God
Dr. ID. +. Jacobs, of Pennsylvania co.'s
legr, Gettysburg. followed in a English |
address. lie said the Book of Concord is n |
of epochs in the history of the |
church. The jubilee tonight is not a
mere celebration, but defense We here
renew our weapons, strengthen our walls
against dangers present and futures.
There may he minor points technically in
correct in our confession, yet the truth
within our church is living. no dead Nine
reeds are found to the Book of Concord.
| he Apostle S Greed is an expansion of
he baptiS,nal formula. Tne rule of faith
vas ia sell beyond this formull into
he Nicene Greed of A. ID. 325,
nd the Athanasian Creed, the
sStk of the Western church between the
ixth and ninth centuries, A. ID. The
lugsburg confession rose out of the sec
nd period in the sixteenth century. The I
istory of the giving of the confession was
raced, the protest against Rome, and the ,
llse religion and fanaticism that abound
at the time. The confession owes its
rigin and life to the spirit and power of t
luther and the cOnlessors. Melanchthon is /
ne author of the Confessional A apology, in i
hich was fully discussed the doctrine of !,
lstification by faith. This is a precious u
gacy to the pastor of to-day ; book of
tactical religion. Enemies could not un b
erstand Melanchthon he and Rome h
we'd in different worlds. The Smalcald =
rtices are the only formal attack on the
lpacy. AS long as the life of the confess
ons is in the church the church will
ow, doctrinally and definitely. The ex- .,
rlence of the past must be brought into VI
G present. Let us thank God for the in u
rest now of new witnesses in Christian Sc
erary institutions. Let us appropriate n,
ID spread the truth, and uphold the =,
nds of all who teach it i'm its purity.
Rev. w. 5. Emery conducted the closing "
yetlonal exercises of the evening. a!
Wedncsday Worning.-MOst of the men, bt
RS of the synod were on hand this morn III
at the hour appointed to have the pic r.
re taken to which they had been invited ~
MIR. Il. Frank SaylOr. the Lancaster
otographer. The ministers were grouped
ont the front Of Trinity chapel, ali Of
I'm standing, except the officers of the Sc
lod who occupied chairs in the gateway nj
the chapel yard. +.
vt o clock the regular morning session ~
synod was opened with devotional ser WI
es led by Rev. F. Berkemeyer m;
The minutes of the previous session were us
d aud adopted. Gu
Dr.. Mann, president of the synod, asked an
excuse for synod on tomorrow, Thurs +h
morning, to attend a funeral and on y.
tlon it was granted. Ao
he report of DR.. Sadtler, president of
Muhlenberg college, having been made
first morning order, was now taken up
thoroughly diccussed by prominent
mbers of the minister ium. me
tronS pleas were made by DR.. Sadtler, wb
Seiss, Rev. Schantz, DIR. Spaeth, Rev. ":
rd, Dr. .krauth, Dr:Schmucker, DR.. Pas 'o'