Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-04

n EXT WEEK will witness at the Luth-
tISA eran Memorial Church, on 14th street
INV and Vermont avenue. one Of the largest
Ga end most important gatherings of
Hs5ministers that Washington has seen for
some time. Seyenty-one years seems a long
time. but next Tuesday there will assemble at
the church, presided over by the well-known
statue of Martin Luther, the seventy-frst an
nudl convention of the Lutheran synod of
Maryland. The synod embraces in its con-
stitUency more than one hundred churches,
chiefly in Mary Wand and in this city, with few
also in Virginia and West Virginia, and has a
communing membership of about 1900. In
this city ths Memorial Church, st. Paurs,
Church of the Reformation. on Capitol Hill;
Church OF the Father!and. 9th and p streets;
Church of Our Redeemer. on 8th street ex-
tended, and the church III Georgetown belong
TO the synod
Each Passionate is entitled to representation
by the minister and lay delegate chosen by
the congregation. who have equal voice and
vote IN all deliberations. AbouE 150 members,
clerical and lay, are expected to be present,
and provision Is being made for their hospit-
able entertainment; in the homes of the city.
The proceedings OF the synod this year will
commence at o'clock on Tuesday. The presi-
dent, Rev. DIR. Hennighausen OF Baltimore, but
ing and the session will last during the week
The Maryland synod has 10. met in this city
for Its annual session since 1881. at which time
it met III ST. PaUIs Lutheran Church.
The MARYLAND SYNOD.
The Maryland synod, both in size and energy,
is of the most important in the country
Ii is actively engaged IN educational, mission
and orphan work and in church erection, Not
only Is the synod strong as a whole but indi-
NIiuati- Z O. mn in
the history of the Lutheran church. Rev. DIR.
John G.. Morris of Baltimore is the Nestor Of
the synod He has been IN attendance at more
meetings, has presided oftener as the chief
officer. and has done more probably by voice
and pen TO make his church well known than
any other member of the synod. He is eighty
five Years old. and still preaching with yigor.
The Rev. DIR. Milton Valentine, president of the
veteran. The roll of members contains the
names of at least a half dozen clergymen who
have been preaching more than fifty years.
wAsH1SGroN's EXPERIMENTATION.
Washington has every reason to feel proud OF
her representatives in the Lutheran synod, and
in this regard it must be said that while the
perseverance of the saints is not one of the dis
tinctively Lutheran doctrines, vet their preach
ers seem to have that grace in a large measure.
a. can be seen by the long service of the local
ministers. Rev. DIR. Butler has been in this
anywhere else. Or. Domer has been fifteen
years in his present work. and DIR. Person never
had any other church than the one he organ
lied and now serves on Capitol Hill
The Maryland synod has always been noted
for the generous liberaIity and aid which it e1-
tends TO young men in search of education.
There are at present under the of the
synod twenty young men preparing for the
ministry, several Of whom viii be ordained
during the convention. the Rev. j. G.. Nor
rls, d., LID, preaching the sermon OF or
dInation. Several also will receive licensure to
preach, which is granted to those who have
completed two years OF theological study and
upon examination by a committee o. the synod
The work Of the con -eEtiOn Will be ncanifolt!
e-d far reaching in its character. The secre-
tGr;eS Of the several church bo4rds-Geo.
schOA. ID. D., Of foreign missions; Rev. A.
Stewart Hartman. hons missions. and Rev. H.
H. Weber. church eXtensiCn-wIli probably
represent their different departments of work
by report and otherwise.
PROGRAM OF THE MEErISa
AT 2 O'Clock Iuesda. the president the Rev.
+. +. l. Hennighausen, ID, OF Baltimore
will call the synod to order. The Rev Victor
Miller of Leitersburg. Nd, is secretar, end
v. II. james. ESQ.,. OF Baltimore is treasurer
At I:30 O'Clock Tuesday the synodical com
uuniOn will be administered the Rev. NJ VAL
eHtiae: DID. LID, making the address. The
business sessions during the day are open to
the public and at night addresses will be de-
hyered upon home and foreign missions and
education.
THE LITURGIcAL QUESTION.
One Of the questions now agitating Lutheran
circles will also be touched on by the conyen-
ton This is the question OF church services
commonly known as the liturgical question.
The general synod Of the church, which will
pass on this question, will meet IN Lebanon
Pa, next June The delegates from the Mary
land synod 10 that general body will be chosen
ne1: week. That will be one OF the important
l.e ms OF business. There will also be discus
siOus OF matters connected with missions, edu-
cation AID other general church work.
IHe evening sessions will be Of most general
interest. the day sessions being set apart more
especially for reports and routine business.
The addresses on home missions will be
delivered by Rev. DIR. Albert Of Baltimore anC
Rev. NJ J. McLInn- Tho addresses on foreign
missions are TO be by Rev. ". =. Evans Of
Baltimore. Rev L II. Delk OF Hagerstown and
lev DIR. scRou Rev. II. ). Cook of Waynes
boro speaks on education.
THE ROLL or The SYNOD.
The roll OF the synod embraces names Of
ministers and congregations in the following
places: Baltimore, Revs. J. G. Morris, d D.
Ii. D.S F. Pm. Hennighausen. DID,; l. c.
Burke, G. ). Albert, DID; Il. Ii. brandon j.
4. Conradl, {. +. A kaessman, DE-: W. p
Evans A H. stuieoaker, Sylyanus Stall. VIM
Kelly, E FELTON,, l.. VI. ZImmerm an o. Roth
Z. I. Mcdaniel. +. A. Conradi; Washington
Revs. J. q. Butler. DID,; s. Doner. DID, w
4. Parson. ID ID. Geo. Nixdorf, A. Homrichaus
u. h. WIseman, &. II. Butler. W. II. GotwaId
Hagerstown, Eevs. S.W.Owen, {. l.. Keedy NJ
D.; Z. II. Delk, 5. T.. Bateman RicharC
schmidt; Gettysburg. Pa. Keys- NJ Valentine
DID, LII. D.; Prof. r. NJ. BikIe. PHI
Westminster, Md. Revs. Z. II. Miller j. VI. Asper
Nartinsburg, W. Va, Rev. C. = Trump
Niddletown, Va. G. Lepley; Frederick. Md, q
DiehL ID. D.; Luther Kuhlman; Cumberland
}. W. FinkbiDer; Piedmont, WA. q. J. Martz
Grafton, w. Va. NJ. q. q. Scherer; Letters
burg. nd. V. Miller; Smithsburg, Md, L. j
Bell; Middietown, p. Bergsrresser. DID; Refs
tsrsiown- g. H. Beckiey; sharpsburg, Z. II
Jones; Smithsburg, J b. Keller: Jefferson, s
A. Hedges; Fulton, z. Ide; Mechanicstown, ]
Ii. Barb; woodsboro. s. A. Diehl; Enerton. A
H. Smith; Luthersville, Prof j. II. Turner
Funkstown. W. S. 7. Metzger; Accident, W. N