Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-25
THE CHURCHES,
THE sYNODS IN SESSION.
Reformed Synod at DanvilIe, Pa.

Friday evening, who listened to addresses
in the interest of Sunday schools by Revs.
Mile, Hoover, Sechler. Derr, Zinkhan,
Dietrich and Nissley.
Saturday Norn,ng, Oct. 22.-Synod was
called to order by the president at nine
o'clock and was opened with prayer by
Rev. L. J. Mayer. The report Of the COM
mittee on publications was again taken up.
The debate ON it was of very interesting
character and took wide range, embrac-
ing the whole workings of the publication
interest.
The following delegates appeared and
took their seats Revs. H. Mosser, of Leb-
anon classis Sydney S. Kohler. of West
Susquehanna classis F.; z. A. Yearick, Of
East Susquehanna, and Elder r. Kreider,
of Lehigh classis.
Pending the consideration of the report
o! tho committee on publication the hour
Of adjournment arrived and synod ad-
jouTned with prayer by DR.. Klopp:
Saturday Afternoon with sing
ing and prayer by Rev. Millet.
The report of the committee on publ.
cation was laid on the table in order to
take up the report Of the committee on
nominations, which was read and adopted
and the election of members of the various
boards was made the order of the day for
Monday at 10 o'clock a. m. The final re
port of the committee on religious SER
vices was adopted, after which the main
| question was again taken up.
The presence of Rev. NJ. S. Shindle,
Of the Lutheran church, was announced,
and welcomed to a seat by the president.
The final action of the report of the COM
mittee on publication was as follows:
1. That they approve of the appoint
ment Of Rev. Chas. G. Fisher as treas
urer and superintendent
2. That synod has heard with pleasure
| from the board of the provision made in
DIR. Fishers will, whereby if desired they
have the use of s15, 900 subject to certain
| conditions.
). That i'll addition to the amount al
ready provided for in the sinking fund,
the sum of 81, 800, this synod's portion of
&c. 900 duo the estate Of n. Fisher, de-
| ceased, be included in the fund, and the
| committee on finance be instructed to ap-
| portion the sum at the present session.
4. The board was authorized to select Il
| suitable person to prepare Sunday school
| lesson papers.
5. That synod accepts with thankfulness
the stereotyped plates willed it by the late
DR.. Fisher.
q. Recommends it's publications to the
support of the church, and tile co.opera-
tiOn of its ministers with II. K. Binkley,
the general agent of the board, in his efforts
secure subscriptions to the MESSENGER and
other publications.
The report of the committee on missions
was read, considered item by item and
| adopted.
The hour Of adjournment having arrived,
synod adjourned to meet on Monday morn
ing at Q O'Clock, with prayer by Rev.
Sorber.
The Sunday Services.
Preparatory services were held on Sat-
| ur'iay evening; the sermon was preached
| by Rev. J. o. johnson, Habakkuk ill.,,
and Isaiah XIV, 1C..
The other services we're conducted by
Revs S. B. Shaeffer, and n Z. Snyder.
| The communion services on Sunday,
morning, wero Of very interesting
character, being fully attended by
synod and the congregation. The SER
mon, very able one, was delivered by
| Rev. J. A. Peters, of Lancaster, from
Romans, VII, %: "The wages of sin is
death, but the gift Of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord" The
other services were conducted by Rev. ].
w. Steinmetz and John H. Sechler.
| Monday Worning-Synod met at 0 clock
and opened with prayer by Rev. s. II.
Strasburger.
The presence OF Rev. Theo. Appel, d.
D., superintendent of missions, was an
nounced. Revs. D. o. Shoemaker, E. j.
Hacker Of East Susquehanna classis.
| DR.. Porter, from the committee to draft
a minute OH the death of the late DR..
Fisher, reported the following, which was
adopted by q rising vote:
" "Resoloed, That We hereby express our
profound regret fOr the loss of our vener-
able brother, Samuel r. Fisher, d. D.,
who for the period Of more than forty
years discharged, with eminent ability and
fidelity, the difficult duties of the office of
stated clerk of this, the mother synod OF
the Reformed church in tho United
States.
"Resolced, That We hereby bear testi-
mony to his high Christian character, his
sterling moral integrity in his bushes rela-
tions and his devoted zeal to to the best
interests of the church of his fathers'' -
Rev. Hornberger, OF the Evangel lical
church, was welcomed to 4 seat by the
! president.
The report of the committee on minutes
of classis was taken up. Pending its con
sideration, the order of the day, for the
election of members of the different boards,
having arrived, it was laid on the
table and the election was proceeded with,
which resulted as follows
Trustees of Synod-J F. Orth.
Board of Visitors of Theological Semi
nary-From synod of United States, Rev.
D. NJ. Wolff from synod of Pittsburgh,
Rev. J. II. Appel, d. D., Rev. A. f.
Truxal
Board of Trustees of +. & NJ. College
John Heilman, Hon. J. 3. Livingston,
Geo. w: Hensel.
Board Of Publication-James Il. Reber.
Board Of Home Missions-Rev. Samuel
G. Wagner, d. d., Rev. w. H. II. Sny-
der, Rev. John O. johnson, Rev. ]. X.
Loos, Rev. Thomas J. Barkley, Elder
George w. Hensel Elder William II.
Seibert.
Sunday School Board-Rev. A. c. Whit
mer.
Superintendent of Missions Henry
MOsser.
Synodical Editor of 1Nessenger-Rev.
John H. Sechler.
The presence of Mr.. ToIreDcc, secretary
of the Pennsylvania Bible society, was an
nounced, who addressed the synod. He
stated that the society had taken no action
in regard to the new edition of the Bible,
they having no present authority to do so,
He spoke Of the destitution of tho Bible
in many portions of our own state, and
urged the importance Of proper effort to
supply the want. In speaking Oft work
Of the society he stated that tho society