Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-12
SHAKING UP KRUPP.
The Lutheran Conference Dead Set
Against the German School.
VIOLATING THE CONTRACT LAW.
A Lively Discussion Followed on the
Missionary Subject
VARIOUS COMMITTEES APPOINTED

The Lutheran General Council continued
/ its session yesterday. A report was pre-
sented by DR.. Jacobs on Preaching in
Other Than Lutheran Churches" which
elected warm discussion. The following
committees were then announced:
On presidents report-Reys. "; 9. Laird. D.
]. F. Fahs. 8. P. A. Lindahl and Messrs. G. II.
Mollers, F. Krache and 8. s. Blyholder.
On minutes Of last council-Revs. 8. 8. A.
Repass, d. D., II. w. Roth. d. D., @. z. C.
Haas G. E. Lndbourg and Messrs. A. L
Ridenour and w. Campani.
On minutes of district Synods-Revs. F. ]. F.
siabsrs a. f. Trsbert F. vet H TstSri e. KoSlei Oh e.
and Messrs. W. Hauff, w. g. Armor and ]. 8.
Motter, Esq.
On treasurer's report-Messrs. ]. 8. Motter,
G. r. Lautz and J. Il. Kearchen.
In the report of the Committee on German
stated that Texas still persists in refusing
Northern aid. An effort will be made to
unite the people with the Lutheran Council.
st. Martins Church, of Austin, had asked
for help, but it was refused because the
Texas Synod was opposed to it.
LEFT ALONE TO HUSTLE.
The committee severed connection with
the missions in the northwestern part of
were
], 800 miles distant. Since then those mis-
sions have had no synodical connection.
The committee advised them to unite with
the Iowa Synod. The committee has con-
tributed $500 annually to the support of
mission in Manitoba which has been estab-
hshed by the Canada Synod.
That part of the report which referred to
the dropping of the missions in Dakota and
Nebraska brought forth q great deal of
censure. DIR. Seiss said that if the $40, 900
which had been sunk in the Krupp Theo-
logical Seminary had been spent in home
missions the report would have been much
better one.
The next point in the report was that the
New York ministerium had requested the
committee to bring up for reconsideration
the question of the Krupp Theological
Seminary. This was the signal for warm
debate. The seminary at Krupp, Germany,
has been a bone of contention for several
years. At the meeting of the General Coun-
ell in 1887 the matter reached climax,
and committee was appointed to make
thorough investigation into it, and
report to the next General Council.
This committee, of which Rev. j. A.
Seiss, d. D., was Chairman, was composed
of some of the most able men in the General
Council. Rev. j. Paulson, leader of the
Theological Seminary at Krupp, was pres
ent at the first meeting of the committee,
which was held in Philadelphia October IA,
1887, and the matter was thoroughly eluci-
dated on both sides. The committee did
not take any definite action, but referred
the matter to subcommittee.
PAULsoN's FIERCE ATTACK.
DR.. Paulson attacked the committee in
his newspaper, and then they resolved that
it was impolitic and useless to continue
official connection with the school. At the
General Council in 1888 in Minneapolis the
resolution was indorsed, and few others to
the same effect added.
Yesterday, after lengthy and warm dis
cussion, the Conference declined to change
its action. It was urged against the semin-
ary that their graduates are not posted
on American life and therefore un-
fitted to preach here; that the
school is conducted by teachers who are not
responsible to the General Council, and that
DR.. Paulson had also cut loose, and refused
to retract in public what he said about the
Philadelphia Seminary, though he ad-
mitted in private that he had been misin- |
formed. 1. was also urged to be violation
of the contract law to bring preachers from
Germany. For the $40, 900 spent on Krupp,
30 ministers had been educated.
In the evening Rev. j. T. Fahs, of
Akron, preached about the Pharisee and
Publican.