Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-10-12
TIE LuTHEBANs In SESSION.

MARTINsBURG, w. Va, October 4.
: To-day, the third days session of
the Maryland Synod in this city, was
occupied chiefly with the proposition
to amend the bylaws, SO that those
who had been chosen as delegates to
the general synod at former NJ settings
were eligible at any time, the present
bylaws, section 10. forbidding the
reelection Of any delegate the second
time. After a protracted discussion,
the bylaw was so amended. Reports
of various committees were then
made, among them the Committee on
Freedmen and Middle Conference,
All were received and adopted.
A board of directors for the Theo-
logical Seminary at Gettysburg, com.
posed of two elergymen and one lay
man, was elected for the ensueing
year. A discussion followed as to
the general needs of the Lutheran
church throughout the jurisdiction Of
the synod.
Tonight Rev. /. G. Burke, of Bal.
timore, will preach a sermon upon
I" Missions" Rev. E. n. Delk's dis
course upon Education" last night,
was scholarly and exhaustive effort.
The speaker has strong voice, abun-
dance of language, and is thoroughly
conversant with the subject of advanc-
ed education. intellectually, he is
one of the brightest members of the
Maryland Synod.
MARTINsBURG, w. VA, October 5.
Rev. G. Lepley conducted the devo-
tional exercises opening the third
days proceedings of the Maryland
Lutheran Synod. The report of
Treasurer w. HI. James shows total
receipts fo- benevolent purposes, $751;
203.15; from Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Societies, $2,9l1.-
2S-total S16,203.43. The report of
the delegates to the General Synod
evoked discussion. The election of a
board, to consist of two clerical and
one lay member, resulted in the fol-
lowing choice: Clerical. DR.. ]. G.
Morris, DIR. F. P. Henighausen, and
lay, Mr.. Leisenrig. Chairman Miller,
of the Committee on Statistical APP
portionment, made areport, showing,
on the average, a fair increase over
that Of last year.
A vote of thanks was passed the
resident pastor, C. S. Trump, and to
the entire community for their sue
cessful endeavors to make the visitors
comfortable.
At the ministerium meeting the
following were admitted as licentia-
ties: w. d. Nicol and Messrs. Schmidt
and Fisher. Recommendations were
made for the ordination of Revs.
Luther DeYoe and w. J. d. Scherer
on Sabbath evening. Rev. Charles
Butler was also received, the ordina-
ton services to take place in the
church of his father, DR.. j. G. Butler,
in Washington.
Assistance was granted the charge
at Oakland, Md. Memorial resolu-
tions were passed to the memory OF
Revs. VIM. M. Heilig and X. j.
Richardson, who died during the past
year. The following speakers for 1890
were appointed Education" Rev.
H. S. Cook 4" Foreign Missions" w.
F. Evans; Home Missions" G. S.
Albert, D. D., and Ordination D.
SCHNEIDER. d. D.
This virtually closed very pleasant
session of the synod. The pext ses-
sion will be held in Washington. In the
evening Rev. G. 0. Roth preached on
home missions. Many of the minis
tiers returned home by the afternoon
trains to fill their regular appoint
ments but those who stayed over were
distributed to the various churches of
the city, as follows: Lutheran, p. H.
Miller and Luther Kuhlman Reform
ed, P. w. Bergstresses and j. III. Ber-
kelley; M. E. Chnrch, j. w. Robst
and r. w. Dunlap; Presbyterian, G.
+. Martz and l.. M. Zimmerman ;
Baptist, H. S. Cook and j. w. Asper;
United Brethren. w. L. Metzgar and
Jas. Zerger.