Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-11

The delegates representing Pittsburg il
the council include one of the most distin
guished men in the denomination through
out the country-Rev. DR.. W. A. Passa
want, whose portrait is given above. He i:
beloved in this city as a philanthropist
and beside backing educational and relig-
ious enterprises, Passavants Hospital made
his name familiar to everybody. He is
taking deep interest in the present confer
ence.
A call of the roll in the afternoon showed
that seven synods were represented by dele.
gates as follows: Pennsylvania Synod, "a
delegates; New York Synod, 16 delegates
Pittsburg Synod, Is delegates; Distric;
Synod, of Ohio, 6 delegates; Augustana
SYNOD, of Minnesota, 19 delegates. will be
3S; Canada Synod, 1 delegate, and Indiana
Synod, delegates; total, 9S.
President j. A Seiss, DID,, LID, oil
Philadelphia, read his report. Among
other points were the following:
At the convention of this body in Chicago, in
1856, resolution was passed expressing our
sympathy with our suffering brethren OF the
faith resident in the Baltic Provinces and Other
portions of Russia unde.. the wrongs and op
preston inflicted upon them by the Russian
sII' Council them was that BY the good % providence
of God speedy deliverance might be vouch
safed them. But instead of relief, latest ac
counts are that they are being subjected to a
still heavier cross. According to the lates;
information the authorities of Russia have
entered upon a systematic effort to disa BILE and
gradually suppress all German churches and
schools in the realm, most of which are
Lutheran.
In the election of officers, three ballots
were taken for President before decision
was reached. On the third ballot, Rev.
G. F. Krotel was declared elected. The
other officers were elected on first ballot.
They are as follows:
Recording Secretaries-English, Rev. G. w.
Mechling, of Lancaster. O., German, Rev. j.
Nicum of Rochester. n. Y: Swede, Rev. O..
W. Holmgrain. Corresponding SECRETARIES
English, Rev. DR.. II. E. Jacobs, of PhiladeI-
pbia; German, Rev. P. Phatteicher, of Potts
vile; Swede. Rev. E Norelius, of Vase, MINI.
Treasurer, W. H. Stalker, Esq, of Philadel-
phia.
While the ballots were being counted, it
was decided that the sessions would be
held from 9 to IL A. NJ. and from 2 to 8 P.
M, and DR.. Belfour announced that the
young men of his church had arranged to
give the delegates steamboat ride on Sat-
urdaY afternoon. 1t was agreed to take up
the question of the proposed theological
seminary in Chicago at Monday mornings
session, on request of the Augustana
Synod.
The business for this morning will be the
consideration of the reports made by Revs.
II. E. Jacobs, D. D., of Philadelphia; R.
F. Weidner, d. D.. of Rock Island, ILL.,,
and E. Belfour, D. D., of the First Church,
on "How does the preaching in the pulpits
of other than Lutheran churches during
synodical conventions agree with the declar-
alton of the General Council made in
Pittsburg in 1852"
At the evening session Rev. W. Ashmead
Scheaffer, of Philadelphia, made an ad-
dress on Foreign Missions" Mr.. Scheaffer
is Secretary of the Foreign Mission Com
mittee. He gave an interesting account of
the progress of the Lutheran missions in
India. Two of the men employed there
have died during the past year, and the
force employed is not adequate to the work.
He spoke of the necessity of increasing the
interest of the congregations in missionary
work.
After the address Rev. Emanuel Edman,
of Princeton, ILL.,, was consecrated by the
laying on of hands to the work of mis-
sIonary. He will sail for India in a few
months.