The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-19
Susquehanna synod.

Thursday mornings session was begun
with usual devotional exercises. Roll was
then called and delegates received as men,
bers of the Synod. There were present 3S
ministers and 81 delegates and 81 advisory
members. President L. ii. Leisenring, OF
Lewisburg, gave his report, which was
adopted. Tellers were appointed and the
following officers elected: Rev. f. II. Leis-
enring, president; Rev, T.. j. Frederick,
secretary; j. &. Hall, treasurer. Addresses
were made in the interest of home and for
eign mission by Rev. I. p. Barnitz, West
ern Secretary of Home Missions and Prof
j. Richard, Secretary of Church Extension.
The first part of the afternoon session
was devoted to the hearing of parochial
reports The committee in charge of Sun
day schools reported having held a
convention at Selnsgrove on Sep.
tember 80, 1884, with good re-
suits, and recommends that another com.
mittee be appointed and another Synodical
Sunday school convention be held the lat
| ter part Of September or the beginning OF
October Revs. S. p Hughes, of William
sport, j. A. Writ, of Hughesvile and f.
p. Manhart, of Bloomsburg, were appoint
| ed a committee and Williamsport selected
as the place for holding the convention.
Reports Of various committees were
made and the session adjourned.
The evening session was occupied by an
address on the subject of Missions" and
was conducted by Rey. ]. N. Linker, OF
Nebraska. Rev. S. b. Barnitz, Western
secretary, and Rev Prof. Richard, secre.
tary of the board of extension.
Friday morning session was begun with
devotional exercises, after which was a res
olution in reference to the i'll health of Rev.
Eicholtz. The apportionment committee
was instructed to apportion $500 for Or.
phans' Home, for the ensuing year, among
the various congregations of the Synod
The balance of the morning was given to
hearing reports.
A private session, with closed doors, was
held in the afternoon.
The evening services consisted mainly Of
an address on the subject of Education,
by j. A. Writ, of Hughesville.
Saturday morning session was opened a.
usual, after which a resolution was adopted
that henceforth candidates for ordination
be examined publicly one hour of each day
during the sessions of the Synod from 0 ia
10 a. m. Rev. j. w. Hutchinson a liccn
tiate of the Central Synod, was recon
mended for ordination. The followin,
standing committees were appointed; Ex
amining committee, Revs. Il. p. Manhart
s. p. Hughes, p. Born, d. d., s. j. Har
man and j. NJ. Steck; educational commit
tee, Revs. NJ. l.. Shindel, j. Yutzy, U
Myers, j. A. Roser; missionary committee
Reys. e. N. Leisenring, 7. j. Frederick, j
c. Hill, Esq.i school committee, Revs. S
p. Hughes, +. P. Manhart, ]. A. Moist
Hughesville was selected as the place TO
holding the Synod of 1886, and the secon,
wednesday of June made the first day O
the session. Speakers were selected as fol
lows: On Missions, Rev. j. b. Focht, alter
nate, Rev. +. p. Manhart; on Benevolence
Rev. j. 9. Shindel, alternate, U. Myers o
Education, Rev. f. w. Staley, alternate
Rev. Z. A. Sharretts; on ordination, Re,
S. +. Hughes, alternate, Rev. o. G. Shar
nom Preparatory address, Rev. ]. A. KC
ser, alternate, Rev. ]. A. Adams; CommuI
lon sermon, Rev. NJ. o. Gresham, alternat,
Rev. NJ. L. Shindel.
, Rev. NJ. l.. Shindel, j. c. Hill and b.
Zarr, Esqs,, were elected directors of Til
illogical Seminary at Gettysburg.
Rev. j. A. Adams and Rev. L. A. Sha
etts were elected directors of Missional
Institute at Selinsgrove.
During the afternoon session the folio,
ing statistics of the Synod were give
Number of ministers, 80; churches, 0
members, 1885, baptisms during the yea
Ali Sunday schools, 62; teachers, s4
scholars, S,7l9i contribution Of Sund,
schools, S3,S4S,29i church apportionme
/ raised s3,732.S3i for home mission
n sl,OOI75i foreign missions, 1910. I
church extension, S776,57i beneficiary c
g ucation, $034.1s; Womans' Missionary
cieiyi s950,4Oi synodical treasury, $780,