Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-01
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An Angry German Professor In the Presbyte-
rian General Assembly.

An Angry German Professor In the Presbyte-
rian General Assembly.
A breeze was raised for few minutes in
the Presbyterian general assembly, Cincin-
natl, on Saturday, by the report of the com
mittee on "Narrative," read by Rev. Dr.
Walter ID. Nicholas, Of Albany prosbytery.
It opened with a paragraph on the general
prosperity OF the church, and then proceeded
to score the body for falling into un-Presby-
terian practices, among them allowing the
decadence of family religion, and permitting
evening services to be abandoned. The last
lapse from Presbyterian rectitude was char
| acterized as the 'ierman idea"
| The report had no sooner concluded than
| Rev. DIR. Seibert, professor of theology i'm the
! Dubuque, Ia, seminary, was upon his feet,
| fairly crimson with rage. When recognized
| he proceeded brokenly to arraign the COM
mittee for the use of that term "Gernlan
| idea" saying: "Mr. Moderator, there are
/ thousands of good Germans in the country,
| who do not break Gods holy day by any in
| diligence whatever, and before | will rest
l under this imputation ! will go back to the
| good old Reformed church 1 came from. !
demand that that unjust and improper term
| be stricken from the committees report
| The chairman of the committee explained
that there had been intended no otfense to-
wards any Of the faithful Christians, but only
hint which might serve to check an i'm
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| who live where the Sabbath Is loosely kept
| or openly violated. DIR. Seibert has his way,
| and the offending expression was expunged.
The committee on the board OF aid of col
| leges and academies" " reported the total re-
| ceipts of the year rs $4,000 and seven new
institutions which have expended $Hi,7oc
upon their own property, and to which
S16,014 has been given by the board.
IL A report on neurology was read, showing
that 102 ministers died during the year. One
of these was 100 years old, two were over "
and forty-iye over 40. Fifty-five were not
in active working, the ministry having beer
laid aside mostly through intirmity of age.
, The report of the trustees shows that Tho
) | total receipts for the year were SS7,3SS OK
| penditures sSi,s20 and that there are
! credited TO the stated clerk s3lS,52l.
The Lutheran Ministerium.
In the Lutheran Ministerium at Allentown
I | sections of the new constitution wer
4 | amended and adopted. They provide tina
J appeals from the disciplinary action of tn
| congregation as represented in the churcl
| council or congregational meetings shall b
= decided by the conference when rcgularl.
u | brought before them, and that the conference
) | may adopt for itself any rules and regulation
u not in conflict with the constitution and by
y laws, but tho proceedings of all the confer
u ences shall at all times bo subject to the rt
| vision of the synod.
authoritative presidential oversight, to he eA
| ercised during the intervals betwee
=. synods by tho chief executive officer
throughout the entire bounds of the ministe
m | ium the fact was presented and emphasize
v, that this would be not instituting no.
s thing, but simply re-establishing somethin
= which the Pennsylvania mnisterium had I
:, its very beginning, 13S years ago, DIR. Henr
~ Melchior Muhlenberg exercised the mo
u thorough and efficient oversight.
or The General synod.
O. In the general synod of the Luthera
r. church, at Harrisburg, the eighth biennl
ar report of the church extension society WI
" read. The total receipts for the two yea
=, amounted to S77,s06, a large increase ov'
~ ~ the amount reported at the last meetn
y, The amount paid by the district synods {
y, apportionment was s37,i72. Tho amour
na ia received in response TO "a special appeal &
~ ~ Grace church, Chicago, was Sl0,6l for Il
~ " chidrens memorial at Kansas City, s3,5l'
y for Christ church, New York, $3.50. III
,d Women's society contributed N,0l5 for u
~ ~ erection OF church at Freeport, Ill. III
's @ synod directed that no appeal could he ma,
~ except by permission of the board. III
- board asked for $4,000 for the next ty
~ years.
'iS Rev. DIR. Morris, from Baltimore, reveal'
@ @' TO the synod the fact that some genero
III ~ donor had given $4,000 into his hands wi
o' which To found a Iectureship