St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-19
The LUTHERAN COUNCIL.
an Important Resolution Adopted Re-
garding Krupp Seminary.
THE MICHIGAN WITHDRAWAL
En- Interesting Afternoon Session and
an Evening Banquet With
F0agts.

taken up by the Lutheran council
yesterday morning at Minneapolis.
Resolutions were passed to the effect
that no theological seminary in Germany
should furnish the entire education of
the Young men for the German mission
work in American, and that the labOrerS
in the German home mission should be,
as much as possible, young men from
the congregation in this country. The
committee OH German home missions
was empowered Oh account of the
scarcity of men to make arrangements
with some of the German schools to
give the young men preparatory
course, after which they may finish
their education in the seminarieS in this
country. This virtually sewers the con-
nection of the LutheranS in this conn
try with Krupp. The resolutions were
unanimously adopted and Wagner col
lege, of Rochester, n. Y, was recon-
mended as preparatory school for this
country. All arrangements with lnstl-
tutionS in Germany must be APP
proved by the trustees of the
council and must be strictly of a
preparatory nature. This action espe-
cialIy gratified eX-PreSident Spaeth,
who has advocated this plan all along,
and who has been severely criticised
for so doing. The Sunday school COM
mittee made a report, in which it out
lined a course of instruction for the use
of the Sunday schools. They were IN
structed to confer with the diff
ferent churches and secure their
cooperation in issuing a lesson leaf
that shall be uniform for all Lutheran
churches, and do what the international
lesson leaf does nOt-cOnform to the
Christian year. Rev. q. KOener was APP
pointed chairman of the committee on
statistics on Women'S work. a letter
from the Michigan synod announcing
its intention of Withdrawing from the
council, as the Minnesota and Wisconsin
German synOdS did several years ago,
brought on a lively discussion. The
ground of this action is the interpreta-
ton of what is known as the GaleSburg
rule, relating to the exchange of pull
pits. The council holds that, while the
GaleSburg rule does not permit foreign
ministers to preach in Lutheran
churches. it does not hinder Lutherans
from preaching in foreign puipits. The
council here adjourned.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev. Mr.. Wright, of the Norwegian
Augustand synod, expressed himself as
thankful for the good work that was
being done. He said there had been an
effort to unite the Norwegian synod
with the council. but that it could not
be done now, for they were having
all they could do at present
to unite themselves, and when this was
done they would all come into the cOun-
Gil together. They desire TO do their
work in English, and this will take time
and patience. He WAS glad to learn
that the council wanted to extend its
work into parts where the Norwegian
church is not yet found. The Nor
wegians would be glad to receive any
English communication which they
might desire to send. and
he would print them in his Norwegian
paper. A resolution was then presented
that the action of the Michigan synod
should De quietly passed over without
action. This brought out long dis
cussion, in which it was urged that they
should refute untrue charges which they
had made and expose untenable posi-
tions which they had taken. The reSO-
luton as first presented was finally
passed.
A resolution in regard to the Danish
synod, which has no official relation
with the council, stating that the Danes
were advancing toward a position
where thew would soon be able to join
the council, and expressing good will
toward them was referred back to the
committee. Next the committees on
missions were presented by the commit
tee on nominations and were accepted.
The English home mission committee is
as follows: RevS. j. A. Seiss, S. Laird,
ID. D., S. A. Repass, F. J. F. SchantZ,
II. r. Jacobs, d. D., Jacob Fry, d.
d. Hiram Peters; Messrs. S. P.
Sadtler,, H. Lehman, W. W, Kurtz,
Alfred Saeger, II. A. Beates,J. j. MOhr,
AVtDnon ToO1ao r Wnlfn
man home missions committee: Revs.
+. w. WeishOlten, E. F. MOldenke, Phi.
D.; A. Rickter, J. Nicum, F. Veit,
j. BreZing. W. Berkeimeier, j, Stein
hauser. MessrS. j. G. Wagner, n.
Dagenfelter, d. Bantlem, j. Christ, j.
Rothman, F. Schlyel, f. Fisher, F.
ScllOthmann, II. Deichler.
This mission is located at Rochester,
n. Y, and there are no Krupp men
in it.
Foreign mission committee: Drs. A.
Schaeffer, d. D., W. J. Mann, D. d.
Revs. H. Grain, J.P. Deck, f. Wischan,
w. A. Schaeffer, J. Z. Nidecken, p. j.
Cornell, Z. L. Sibole, F. 2. Bender, E.
II. Pohle, II. Y. Hilprecht, Phi. ID.
Messrs. Ii. Frank, F. Bauer, w. W.
Staahe.
The committee on emigrants at
Castle Garden next submitted their re-
port. This showed that over 1000
Germans had entered Castle Garden
this year. About 5000 were poor and
received assistance, and from 80 to 100
had received one meal daily. Not only
had this been done, but they had re-
ceived assistance in many other ways,
both bodily and spiritually.
The Swedish report showed that about
$4,000 SwedeS had come over, and StatiS-
tics were given showing to what states
they had gone. Minnesota received
about II, 600; Illinois, 5000; New York,
$500; Michigan, $500; Connecticut,
5000; and all the other states and terri
tories smaller numbers. Three thou
sand and forty-five had been cared for
in the hospital. The number of deaths,
births, etc, attended to were also given.
Good results had rewarded the efforts
of the committee, and those who had
received assistance had shown due ap-
probation.
The report of the committee on
Wards Island mission was submitted.
This mission is devoted to caring for
the sick, and the report showed good
results.
The committee for Castle Garden
work for next year is as follows: J. II.
Baden, w. Hauff, w. A. Schmittheimer,
G. E. Lindburg, ID. Haas. }. Z. j. Peter
son; missionaries, Rev. w. Berkemeir,
A. B. Lila.
The Augustana synod will send Rev. l..
G. AbrahamsOn, of Chicago. to ISwede n
to instruct the church there on the work
of the emigrant mission.
A communication from the House of
Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
church for unity of church work was
read. 1t was referred for reply during
the year to d. Seiss, Schmucker and
Spaeth.
A request was made by the California
church that the English home mission