New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-03
The 29th Annual Meeting Of the
German Lutheran Minnesota
Synod.


German Lutheran Minnesota
Synod.
The German Lutheran Minnesota
Synod, which held its 29th annual ses-
sion at this pla ce during the week. COM
prises chiefly as its territory the state OF
Minnesota and the two Dakotas. This
annual session was opened last Wednes-
day at 10 a. M, as noticed in last weeks
Review, with regular devotional exer.
cises. Rev. Prof. Hoyer preached the
opening sermon on Rom. 3: %, having
as his theme: The Relation of Faith to
justification.
At p. M. the first business session
was held. The list OF ministers was call.
ed; 49 Of the 52responded; rs pastorates
were represented by lay-delegates. The
presidents report contained number
of important items. Proper references
were made to the deaths Of Prof. Gerst-
enmaier, of DR.. Martin Luther College,
and F. Buck, member of the board "
students attended the institution during
the past year. The president referred
to the fact that it was highly necessary
to appoint three or four more mission
aries in various parts of the Synod.
The Synod has a hopeful mission among
the Bohemians in Minneapolis. The Sy-
modal Bote, the organ of the Synod has
1900 subscribers. Seven ministers and
two congregations were received into
membership with the synod. After the
president had appointed various COM
mittees, the first business session closed
with prayer.
THURSDAY.
The Synod had determined that all
the forenoons should be devoted to doc
trinal discussions and the afternoons to
the business work of the Synod After
devotional exercises Rev. K F. Schulze
who was appointed at last years meet.
ing as chief disputant, opened the doc.
trinal discussion. The portion of scrip
ture which formed the basis of discus
sion was Math. l8: 15-17, which treats
of Church Discipline. It was divided
into three parts, 1 When the offended
person alone seeks to win his brother;
p When he does it with one or two wit
nesses: 81 When the offense is told the
church. The first point was discussed
last year with Rev. Gausewitz of St.
Paul as chief disputant. The second
part occupied all the time the synod
had to devote to the subject this year
and the third part will be discussed at
next years meeting. It is impossible
here to give an outline OF the discussion;
it is sufficient to say that the work of
Pastor Schulze was very thorough and
covered the whole subject. His whole
work will be published in the minutes,
and those who arc interested in the
subject, can read German and have the
patience, can get the whole matter for
10 cents.
DR.. Martin Luther College received
the benefit of most of the afternoon.
Rev. G. Gausewitz, secretary, read the
report of the board of directors. There
were in all ~ students in attendance
during the last year. Prof. Sander, of
St. Peter. has been called as an addition
al member Of the faculty. The course
is to be changed in the future, giving
more attention to the English. With
the addition OF another teacher more at
tention can be given to subjects. which
had necessarily TO be neglected during
the past year. The following resolutions
were recommended and adopted: .
That the Board have the right to call
permanently.
Ihat Prof. Reichenbach be perma-
nently called.
That the board have the right to fix
the salaries of the professors and teach
ers.
| The College property is valued at
| 100000, on which there is debt of a..
bout Sc, 900.
FRIDAY.
The treasurer OF Synod read an ex-
tensive report The total income from
all sources, not including what congre-
cations raise for their own purposes,
amounted to ST., 2,405.03, of which
amount about s $4,000 were expended.
The financial agent of the College col
lected $500 during the last year for
the college debt.
Rev. x. Hauser OF Minneapolis is miss
ing among the Bohemians. His chief
work is on the so-called flats in Min
neapolis. He has not yet labored one
year in his new field, yet has organized
a congregation with about so members.
The congregation is about to purchase
a small chapel for place of worship.
Pastor Hauser has also labored at var
ious other places with apparent good
! success.
| Synod held no business session on Sat
urday afternoon.
1 SvnOdica1 Notes