Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-27
THE MORAVIAN SYNOD.
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VIg8ry Afternoon The report on homo
! missions was presented, also that oi tho
committee on minutes OF pr cVious syhnus'
also thnt of tue Joint committee on redlS
| strictiug, aud Of the committee ON chuiVu
| government. Tho special order OF the day
| was tho report of the committee on
! finance. Tho publication of the new tuhH
! book was ordered. After u full report oI
! the publication concern had been commu
| nicatcd IL waa decided that 1t bo continued
! provided i. does not become constant
! drain upon tho church.
N3nddy EpeHWg. cxerciSes
led by Rev. W. NoRlor, OF Staten island,
opened tho session. A partial report ol
! tho committoco on ritual recommended
certain changes In tho liturgy
The discussion OF the question OF the
education OF ministers children WAS 10
sumed, tho substitute offered by kcy. H.
T. Bachmau being before tho synod. Tho
subject was discussed by Rev. Mossts.
Eugene Lcibert, j. Max Hark, Il. A.
Ocrtcr, William Noglcr II. 7. Bachman,
&. Lauius, }. Blickeusdcricr. and hna'iy
on motion Of Rev. c. l.. Rcinkc, OF LeDa-
non, tho whole subject WAS laid on the
table.
Concerning the resolution authorizing
tho provincial elders conference to loan
| money to churches TO buy land, tho com
mitteo reported that they did not deem 1t
expedicut that sugh loans be mado AT
present.
Rev. G. S,rohmcior Of Canaan, Dakota,
described the financial condition OF the
congregation at Dakota, who by buying
| land and Cultiyatlug It think they can
obtain money enough 70 build chuTcA
and parsonage. They did buy one hun
drcd and sixty acres Of land for which
| they paid az, 800. For 1900 of this they
pay eight per cent. interest and for sluVO
| they pay ten per cent. They cannot pay
such q high rate OF interest Tor any long
time and they thought that tho money
might DO borrowed rom tho church eX
tension fund.
After some further discussion Of the
question, Rev. Mr.. StruhmcieT moved 10
refer the matter back - the committee
To this both Rows l.. e.. klOSo aud
Eugene Lgibert objected As they felt safe In
saying for the COMMITTEES that they would
have 10 mako tho same report again, the
latter giving as his reason that loans 60
churches are not safe Investments for
tTUs. funds such rs the pOtmaOout cNtcu-
sion fund. Tho motion t. rcc)mmlt the
paragraph to the comm ttee On finance was
lost.
Tho mex. rcsolutiou-that ia future no
boarding school be expected O. contribute
to the susteutltiOu fund unit. its debt Is
ext.ngu shed-gls takCn up aud adopted.
The next resolution adopted was that the
advisory board Of finance use all proper
means to increase the sustenta;iOn fund.
The resolution that the suggestion OF
the treasurer in regard TO the closing OF
tho books of the sustentation fund WAS
approved IS adopted. The resolution that
the financial yelg OF the schools close at
the sanl time a5 tho school year was also
adopted. The resolution that {. \. L)o-
btscb, \. Schropp and Samuel J, krausG
be reelected ths advisory board - finance
was unanimously adopted.
The last resolution Of the report, that
tw,uty per cent. Of the surplus OF the sus
| tcncltiol fund bo sot aside annually ns a
reserve fund, WAS alsD adopted, and the
| synod adjourned.