St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-18
The LUTHERAN COUNCIL.
Home and Foreign Missions Dis
cussed in Minneapolis.
DIFFERENCE IN DOCTRINE
The School at Krupp Conference.-The
Lutherans in Utah and the r.
Eormens.

The Lutheran council resumed its
work yesterday morning at st. Johns
church. Prayer was offered by Rev. f.
A. Koehler. The first subject that came
before the council was that of English
home missions.
A motion to appoint an English mis-
sionary secretary developed prolonged
discussion. 1t was urged that the small
number of English missions would
scarcely warrant the appointment OF a
secretary. but finally more aggressive
plan of action was decided upon.
A nominating committee. consisting
of Revs. Schumacher, Passavant, Hunter
and Lindahl. and MeSsrs. B. Olsen, K.
A Barr ana l.. Il. LESS les was appointed
to nominate one or more English home
mission secretaries. one Of whom
is to devote his energies to the
work in the West; to secure
as soon as possible. sites for churches;
establish Sunday schools and raise funds
for the work as it progresses. Reys.
SchautZ, Fobs, KOerner, Swenson,
Koher. Swain, Mother and Wagner
were appointed committee on appoint
ments among the different home mis-
siOns. This ended the English home
mission work. and the council took up
the subject Of
GERMAN HOME MISSIONS.
Rev. (. Wischan. the chairman OF
the committee in charge of these mis-
sions, and Rev. f. w. Weiskalten, are
absent in Europe. and report signed
by three members OF the committee,
Rev. j. Nicum. the German secretary,
J. @. Wagner and l.. LangenStein, was
presented. This report dealt chiefly
with the difficulty that has
arisen between the German pro-
fesSOTs in this country and the school
at Krupp, in Northern Germany, which
was established and maintained for the
purpose of preparing missionaries Tor
work in America. The Cause of the
difficulty is a difference III doctrinal
points between the German and Amer
lean Or feSSOrs. and the young men who
have come over from Germany look
with contempt upon the schools in this
country. and. as some one said, want TO
run things. They have now formed
a faction in antagonism to the
American schools. and during the past
year have published paper called the
Sword and Trowel. for the purpose of
pTOpagating their views. As a result, a
strong sentiment has grown up against
the school in GERMANY. and in favor of
SeYeTing all connection with ii.
AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION
the committee offered resolution that
all official and organic relation with the
school at Krupp should be severed.
There was considerable discussion over
this, but it was finally adopted, and
then after some further discussion it
was referred TO a committee which is to
report this morning. The prevailing
feeling was against foreign educated
ministers of all natiOnalities, and the
plan favored, if it should be necessary
to get men from the old countries. was
to have them finish the last few years
OF their ministerial education in this
country.
The next committee to report was the
Swedish committee on home missions.
The report showed that good work had
been done, and it was adopted
without much discussion. This
ended the home missions work.
Only a partial report of the
subject of foreign missions was made.
This showed that very little had been
done in that branch, but much in pro-
portion to the means which they had
received.