The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-06

| council. The conditions and prosl ects
of the Emons Orphan Home, at Middle
| town, Pa, were reported very bright.
| The report of the committee on the
| presidents report referred with gratiii-
cation to the fact that the service of
| Schaeffer had been borne on the roll of
the. Ministerium for full century, The
| Houpt appeal was read and Is to be
referred to committee, together with
the matter of the discrepancy In the
charter for congregations. A telegram
| from the General Synod at Harrisburg,
| stating that the common order of serv-
ices had been adopted was received
with much qualification.
The work of the. seminary was dis
cussed in the adoption of the report of
the Board of Directors of the Theologi-
cal Seminary at Philadelphia. Rev.
Hill the financial agent, made forcible
appeal In Its favor, after which he show
ed the plan of the building. At the
suggestion of the Rev. DIR. Fry that q
house father be appointed It was ordered
that the Board Of Directors have author
tty to enter In their report. At the
adjourned meeting of the Alumni Asso-
citation this afternoon series of con-
gratulatory resolutions on the fiftieth
| anniversary of Rev. Professor Schaeffer's 8
entrance into the holy ministry were
adopted. Brief addresses were made.
This evening anniversary services were
held.
June 2.--At to-day's session Of the
Lutheran Dlinlsterium the appeal of
Lewis L. Houpt, In reference to the
misunderstanding which resulted In his
constitutional suspension from member
ship in st. Mark S Church, Philadelphia,
was negatived.
Rev. c. H. Trabert, of Minneapolis,
presented a report on the mission field
In the Northwest. A year ago, he said,
there was one English mission in this
field, which comprises 25O,00O square
miles. Now there are three; one at
Minneapolis, another at St. Paul and
third ct Bismarck, He predicted that
this would at some future time be the
stronghold of the Lutheran Church In
America. The committee on the Muh-
lenberg memorial was reappointed and
DR.. Spaeth added to It. The recon-
mendation Of the president that tie
English and German church books be
more generally used was concurred in.
The presidents annual report was ADOPT
ed as whole.
This evening impressive services were
held In st. Johns Lutheran Church. A
class of twenty successful candidates for
the ministry were ordained by Rev. Dr..
Krotel, president of the Ministerium.
and Revs. Cooper and Moyser, secretar-
les. The ordination sermon was
preached by Rev. DIR. Schmucker, of
Pottstown.
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Lutheran Ministerium Rev. w. A.
Schaeffer and his delegate recorded their
names in opposition to the resolution
not sustaining the Houpt appeal. The
report of the delegates to the General
Council was read by the Rev. Mr.. Laird.
IL embodied the amount of expenses in
the foreign mission field, and prospects
OF home missions. DR.. Schmucker
stated that the expense for schools in
the foreign mission field was 81, 900 per
quarter, exclusive Of missionaries
salaries. The total extra expense this
year will be about SO, 500.
Rev. Mr.. Hill resigned as treasurer of
Muhlenberg College and Rev. G, j.
Cooper was elected treasurer pro TEN.
1t was recommended that no further
revision of the Mann-Krotel Catechism
be made until the General Council has
published its catechism.
The committee on systematic benevol-
ence reported that $1S, 724. .96 was receiv-
ed last year and 4S,S31.07 during 1888
and 500, 2S3.10 is needed for the current
year.
Delegates were elected from the Minis
terium to the General Council of the
Lutheran Church. The recommends
tion that the standard text of the Luth-
eran catechism be used in the revision
OF the catechism was adopted.
An evening session was held, at
which the report of the committee on
the proceedings of conference was
adopted. Rev. DR.. Sheath was appoint
ed as the delegate to the New York
Ministerium at Buffalo next week. The
report of the committee on deaconesses
showed that in January, 1884, seven,
arrived at the German Hospital in Phila-
delphia and assumed charge of one
division. Any unmarried woman, of
unblemished character, between sixteen
and forty years of age, may become a
deaconess and need not be bound by
oath. The report of the committee on
English missions in Philadelphia and
that of the committee on parochial
reports were adopted. Next years
meeting of the Ministerium will be held
in Christ Church, Easton.
Mahoninp Ttapog