The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-14
THE LUTHERAN SYNOD.
Report Ofthc President mud Trcnsur
PrcAcntul-Kcv. LRrMitE.

~PiT7sDunGl, October l3.7The third sts
sion q the,for,leth convention Of tho Pitts
burslL Evangelical II.utheran5 Synod as
sembled at half.past ninc o'clock today
in Trinity Lutheran church, Allegheny,
After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Wright, the roll
was called and the minutes OF the last
meeting read and approved. The Prcsi'
dent announced tho appointment Of
persons to illlyacances on standing COIN.
mitteesi alsosthe committees ia full, a0n
motion, tho usual workiof the Committee
onSvacanclcs was given into theahahds Of
tho Committee on Congregations. a Com.
n,ittee on Correspondence was also up.
pointed by the President. Rev. Belfour,
pastor ithcFirst English Iutllcran church,
Pittsburgh, on motion, was admitted as; n
visiting member. yTho President read his
report, a which,, with some items
committees! was Iadopted!j OnR motion
q ,committee WAS appointed 10 index the
Constitution ind rules, said committed to
report ut the next meeting Of the cOnven.
tion. The Treasnrer's report was then read
by Mr.. +. W. Keller and showed the fol-
lowing balances: Home Missions, $iD;
Foreign Missions, S27.o5; Widows and
Pastors Fund, $50; Church Extension &C.
count, $40; General Synod account, Si5.3I.
Total, sl7S.02, from which was to be de-
Quoted S2l.9G overdrawn in Synodical.aG aG.
count, leaving balance in Treasurers hands
OF Sl57.3G. The committee appointed to
inquire into the whereabouts OF Rev. T.
Atkinson reported that earnest efforts had
been made 10 ascertain where he is, but he
could not be found, and the committee re-
commended that his name be dropped
from the roll, not tliut there was any Charge
against him, but simply because lie could
not be found. The motion to drop the
gentleman's name from tho roll was carried
unanimously. Rcv. Atkinson was agent Of
the Soldiers Orphans Home at Gettysburg,
butS disappeared two years since, and his
present. whereabouts are Sunipown! A
number otspelsons we're granted; leave of
absence, and the Synod adjourned With
prayerby Rev. G. 7. Stcck.
The AFTERNOON. session was tuken up by
an a address On sHome Missions"by Rev. i.
Gottwalt 2! D. sTs I'm SElS
On slnaayafternoon ats two O'clock q
special service for the Sunday school.
:. Rev. l. 4. Gotwalt, D. D., who nude the
clear and fotcible address OH Home Mis-
sionst this afternoon, is>t President OF the
Board Of Home Missions OF the General Syn
od,and' one OF the eminent !divines' of:the
denomination. He has bright face, and
evidently is we'll posted on what he at
'teinpts to speak Of &'G'2hj Sf'i't "a /
erRev4 r.. Wrangt, DaD.,9 lis the Gveteran
foreign: missionary Of the Genaral Synod,
and, has Just returned after % years work
in the, Palnano district Of India He has
evidently been more or less affected by the
climate and habits Of that far.or land.
Great respect is paid him:by NIL the breth:
rem Of the Synod, because; Of his; noble SER
vice. ( ~ "a t$$ ri
/. Rev. F.1W. Conrad, ID. b., editor ofstbe
Lutheran |. e.Ot@rrtr. OF PHILADELPHIA, the
oldest and best OF English Lutheran church
papers. is one OF the most eloquent preach
ers and writers OF the denomination. lie is
the guest OF G. Yeaecr, ESQ.
Rev. S. i. Barni,z, OF DtsAloines, Iowa,
is Western Home Missionary Secretary OF
the general Synod, and also a prominent
Sunday School worker. He has for several
Seasons been one Of the lecturers at Chau-
taqua, and is n member Of the Iuteruation-
a Sunday School Executive Committee.
His work AS city missionary at Wheeling,
W. Va, has been commended everywhere.
lie asks for men and money for new
church day through the year.