Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-13

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mon the different delegates were assigned to
the care of the committees to be procured
quarters during the session of the Synod
Some Prominent Delegates.
Among the most prominent present are DR..
]. q. Morris, pastor of the Lutherville (Md.)
Church. Mr.. Morris is the oldest member Of
the Synod, being 81 years of age. For go years
he has been a pastor in the Lutheran Church
of that place
Rev. ]. G. Goettm4n, D. D., pastor of the
church in which the services are being held, is
one of The busiest as well as one of the braini.
est men in the Synod. Upon him devolves most
of the care of visiting delegates.
Rev. ]. A. Clutz, ID. D., whose portrait is also
given above. has just recently been elected
President OF the Midland College in Atchlnson,
Kan. He Is one of the profoundest members
Of the Lutheran clergy, and all .Synods honor
him as visitor.
Rev S. A. Ort D. D., is President of the
Springfield College in Ohio. He is about AZ
years of age and is fine looking gentleman.
Mr.. Ort was preacher in a church in Louis
vile, KY, for eight years.
DR.. H. w. Mcknight D. D., is now and has
been President of the Gettysburg College for
the past five years. He is about 81 years of age
and was formerly of Easton, Pa.
Rev. j. d. Butler is pastor of the Memorial
Church, of Washington, d. c., and Chaplain
of the United States Senate.
Rev. II. L. Baugher, D. D., Professor of
of the Augsburg series of Sunday School
Help, is distinguished looking man of about
4years Of age.
Lost His Home and Church.
R. A. Fink, ID. D., is expected to be present
to-day Mr.. Fink has suffered the loss of his
church, home, and, in fact, all of his personal
possessions by the Johnstown food, but will
nevertheless attend the Synod.
Among the prominent laymen present may
be mentioned l. A. Gwald, D. D., of York, Pa.
He is president of college at Springfield, Pa;
W. NJ Baum, D. D., President of Board of
Publication. Neither of the above gentlemen
are delegates.
S. E. Schmuker, Esq, of Baltimore, No,
was also in attendance. He is an attorney Of
well-known reputation in that city, and is a
member of the Foreign Missionary Society.
jeremiah Carl is banker Of York, Pa, and
the President of the board OF a seminary in
that town.
w. G. Miller is a merchant of Philadelphia
and Chairman OF the Hymn Book Publication
Company.
Prohibition Comes Up Early.
The question of prohibition will be taken up
the first thing this morning. Mr.. H. s. Bones.
Superintendent of the House of Publication.
said all the delegates would be for prohibition,
In his opinion there would be no opposition to
the question at all.
The General Synod meets every two years at
the places decided upon. This is the first time
it has ever met in this city. Separate Synods
meet every year in their own district. The
Lutheran Synod of the entire United States is
made up of ], 200 ministers and about 500 OOU
members of its churches.
The following is the order of business as il
will be held in the eight days of its session:
This morning at O'clock they will meet for or.
rov,fo Ion of rrr-ls oh ~
ception of the credentials of delegates and the
election of officers. The foreign mission work
will then be taken up. In the evening the An.
niversary Board of Foreign Missions will meet.
Tomorrow will be devoted to Home Miss.
ions the Women's Home and Foreign Mission
Society and the Orphans Home. In the even.
ing the Anniversary Board Of Home Missions
will meet.
Saturday morning will be given to the HYMN
Book Publishing Committee and the Pastors
Fund. In the afternoon and evening no meet.
ings will be held.
On Sunday services including the Lords
Supper will be held, to be arranged for by the
Devo tional Committee.
Monday, Church Extension and the Traas-
urer's report will be taken up. In the evening
the Anniversary Board of Church Extension
Will meet.
The publication business. reports of de1era+es
to corresponding bodies and reception of dele.
gates from other bodies will take I'D Tuesday.
The Anniversary Publishing Society will meet
in the evening.
Devoted TO Educational Matter.
Wednesday, all day, will be devoted to edu-
cational matters and the literary and theo.
logical institutions.
Thursday, June 20, will be taken up BY the
Historical Society. Sunday schools election of
delegates to corresponding bodies, appointment
of standing committees, selection of the nert
place of meeting, and the meeting of the Ami.
TersaTy Historical Society.
In case the business of the Synod REQUIRES it
the sessions will be continued after this. The
report on the state of the church will be pre-
sented at the last session, and will be followed
by fraternal conference of the state Of raIi.
gion in the churches the discussion of oues.
tions of interest not included in the regular
order and a session of prayer The Hoiy Com.
munion will probably be celebrated on SUNDAY
evening, June l6.
The local committee have arranged for |
boat excursion tomorrow afternoon. Thev
have secured one of the largest and finest
steamers on the river. The boat will Iaava
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