Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-21

perance lessons the laws of G DDS love, scenes
from the life of Christ and His humble mira
cles.
THE QUESTION OF TWO BOOKS.
The Synod took up question of absorbing
interest at the afternoon session yesterday
the resolution concerning the publication OF
the revised service and old service in separate
editions Of the Book of Worship, unfinished
business of Tuesday. Rev. Freas, who had ms
remarks unceremoniously abbreviated by an
adjournment last Tuesday, reopened discussion
of the subject and advocated the publication
of both services in one book. He was
followed by DR.. Owens, who filed a protest
against the ten-minute rule.
DR.. Enders said: 1--WE don't want two books.
1t would cause split. am on both sides, and
were such split to come would be extln-
the table and expunge it from the record
Let us have the two services IN one
book without extra cost. Don't introduce nre-
brands among us and have him who uses the
old service called disloyal, and him who uses the
common service called High Church Luthe-
ran. move that it be laid on the table,"
DR.. Orth thought that very summary way
member said: Il understand the motion is to
lay the Subject on the table and bring 1t up
under til report of the Publishing Commit
tee."
CONFUSION ENGENDERED.
dreaL CONFUSION was pIeClplLdbco ny tho
above remark; excited clergymen called for a
division on the motion; motions of all sorts
were fired at the Chairman, .and liberal
amount of gratuitous advice was offered that
functionary. Favoritism towards speakers
was charged, and points OF order
were circulating in all directions. Dur
ing a momentary lull in the noise u. Con-
rad called out in a stentorian voice, Brother
Enders please withdraw your motion. All Is
confusion" Then DR.. Enders got the moor.
"You ask for information" he said, "and when
Explain! Explainl The intention is to table
this and take it up under the report OF the Pub
fishing Committee" The Chair said that the
report of the ALLEGATIONS Committee was IN N
order, and if Dr. Enders' motion was carried 1t
would come up.
DR.. Hufford made quite long speech. he
said: "Four-ffths of the members want sepa-
rate books as heretofore. There is great oppo-
sition to the common service. II it is intro
duced into the same book with the old service,
it will be forced upon the people and cause strife
in the church. Why, the common common. % service
think the Synod has lost sight OF the great
Lutheran principle of congregationalism: Let
us give the congregations what they want-the
old service. If you can get good out OF the
common service do SO, and let rs get what
good we can out of the old service. II the
common service had been presented to the
Synod at Harrisburg, 1t would have
VOTED DOWN so DEEP
that it would never have been heard Of again.
Go contrary to the spirit of Congregationalism
and you will split No one can deny that there
are faults in the new service. How do you like
the beginning of the evening service, %, LORD,
deliver usT Deliver US from what? After our
people have been attending church all day we
come in the evening and pray ", LORD, demVer
u.s. The people want the old service. Ihey
know what they want, and in thai they are
wiser than their preachers"
DR.. Wenner, Chairman OF the Comm1ttee on
Compiling the Common Service, made aspeech
in which he said: IF we have two books
it will result in inexplicable confusion,
and will eventually have different shades
have to print five books instead of two. Yon
will be the only general body in any country
which does not give its congregations one
authorized book. You will destroy all respect
for the General Synod. You will be throwing
our church into anarchy"
MORE CONFUSION FOLLOWS.
Drs. Breidenbaugh and Ehrenfeld made
heroic efforts to get the floor, but were
drowned out by the calls for the previous
question and general tumult. Finally order
was restored and Dr. Ehrenfeld said that if the
people were compelled to buy the common
Service nolens volens, the synod will hear
thunder. The congregations are the church,
not the ministers. ST would not like to say on
the floor of public meeting some of the things
L could tell you" Inc SynOu Decdiue uOloy OuCo
more. A member tried to speak and gave up,
shouting as he took his seat: You are all
wrongr' Another member shouted: "Mr.
President we do not want that sort OF Demo-
cratic gag-law here" A motion to close the
debate was finally made and carried
Rev. Mr.. Holgan then asked: "How Will this
action harmonic with the purpose for which
the common service was introduced, Wis., that
and the General Council) might have the same
book of serviceT' His question was not an
swered The motion before the house was the
resolution to adopt the following substitute for
the report of the Allegations Committee in re-
gard to the common service.
Resolved, That the Hymn Book Publishing
Committee is instructed to publish in all future
editions of the Book of Worship. and Of the Book
of Worship with Tunes the order OF service au-
thoriZed in 1869 (as subsequently amendedl as well
as the order of service authorized In lS-the COM
mon service.
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE MOTION.
When the motion was put a division vote
was called for. Several voices said: "pm all
in a muddle" Then for several minutes there
was considerable confusion and exclamatlons
of ~ don't understand the notion" DR.. Owens
asked: "Mr. President, has this thing de-
scended to mere puerilityr"
The Chairman-You ought to understand 1t.
Voices-Well. we don't.
Chairman-Well, 1 don't know low to get you
to understand it. It has been read to you sew
eral times.
Here DR.. Conrad arose and tried to speak.
His voice was drowned by calls for the ques-
tion and another member got him to sit down.
Then the motion was gotten before the Synod
and was passed by what is regarded as de-
cisive vote. When the report was an
nounced the Synod fell into confusion
again. By vigorous use OF his gayel the Chair
man restored order. The auditors OF the
Hymnbook Publishing Committees report
reported that they had found it correct. The
Chair then announced that the report of the
Sunday School Committee was in order, when
a perfect whirlwind of noise burst forth. One
minister asked for a sergeant-at-arms to main
tain order, and the President got up and
thumped with his gavel until partial quiet was
restored, when he said:
THROWING OIL ON THE WATERS.
s'Brethren, am sorry to have such trouble
to keep order in meeting of this kind. Our
honor is at stake. We are here in the business
of the Lord, and the Lord loves to have his
business done in peace and harmony. There
fore hope that the brethren will listen more
attentively to the calls for order" This had
the desired effect, and the Synod resumed its
wonted dignlted quietness. The report of the
Committee of Reference on the report Of the
Sunday School Committee was read by DIR.
Butler, and was adopted without discussion.
Dr. Luckenbaugh read the report of the
Committee on Ecclesiastical Correspondence.
Several letters were also read. One from the
Freedmen's Synod by DR.. ]. G. Norris, of Bal
timore, to suggest that several members exam
inc that Synod on the Augsburg confession,
and until that was done that the Synod be not
recognized. No action was taken. A resolu-
tion was adopted rejoicing in the interest taken
by the Southern Synod on the coIored people.
DR.. Severnhorn wanted all referred TO the
Emmanuel German Synod stricken out, but
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