Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-24
MORAVIAN SYNOD.
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Church uovsrr,ooot--rhe Nneiu'ss
N.ap.a,tIop IN irIalI

transactions IN n%'ah.
F,j5rg iGtrHO0H. Tho devotional IN
rrctses wore followed by partial reports
Crrm the committee on church govern
meut, publications, homo misstuus, cduu'
ton Resolutions by Rcy. !. BliCkcns
drrlcr and Mr. =. Moore, nf Lancaster
were thuu rcfcrIrd to their appropriate
committees. Rov. Prof L q kIosc thon
communicated paTtial report ot the
committee On tinauce.
First partial report Of tho committee nn
church government was then tascn up,
and with amendments adopted IA follows {;
/. That tho congregations should on
visited, as frequently IA practicable, by a
member ot tho provincial oluors' cuuicr'
cnce.
:. That the next provincial synod shall
bc convened IN the year lSSS.
3. That tho torlu Of office ~ the next
provincial elders conference shall extend
to the CuuyCuiug OF tho next provincial
synod.
l. That the provincial elders conference
be directed to Tx tho day aud place Vt the
next meeting Of synod.
). That tho election OF the provincial
elders conference be the first business in
order on Tuesday morning, May a. III
accordance with tho usual rules.
The first partial report of the cOmmIttoo y
on publiCatiOns having then been referred
to the committee on ritual, tho second
partial report of the committee on church
government was taken up with the adop-
tiOn Of tho following That the L. l..
&. is directed 10 send out printed blank
certificates of election Of delegates 70 the
synod TO 10 filled out by the proper
officers"
The recommendation that tho pyescut
publication Of the new tune book he ~
fsrrcd to the committee on huauco wa
adopted.
Tho recommendations at the liuancc
committee involved number Of genera
principles, the discussion OF which wa'
laid over until next morning.
In the evening there was temperate,
meeting hold III the MuraYiau chapel. Al
which Miss Narrlssa WhitC delivered ~
address. The missionary service aud love
feast, which was To have been held thu
evening, Was postponed until Saturday
evening, on account OF the temperauC,
meeting.
Saturday MrHiEg. After the devotion
al exercises, conducted by Rev. W. /. NIu
Wick, the minutes uf tho previous session
was read Tho report OF the Fourth
NhtiNAi, Nskn Nu'l klOs'hNA
Tho committee on Ttual and Worship en-
dOTsed the recommendation Of the com
mitteo on publications that new an,
| improved edition of tho German hymn
book be prepared The second parta
| report Of the committee on home mission
recommended that another years trial b,
given the church at OsboTuc, Kansas
and that a two years trial bO extended /,
fourth church. nnIlaiplphia Pa Raw 4
l.. i"iuke presented the first partial re
port of the committee ON the state of 10
lISiou, aud Rev. II. A. Gcrdscn tho tirs
partial report Ot the committee on tn
minutes of previous synod. Tho thiT,
| partial report Of the committee on Churcl
government recommended changes IN tn,
| division into districts, aud the holding u
| district conferences.
Tho discussion Of tho Urst partial fepOr
Ot tho committee ON church govoTumeu
| was then resumed. Resolutions pTOvidiuI
for the raising of revenue for church gov
| ernmcut were then carried.