The daily critic., 1890-10-10
.LUTHER'S FOLLOWERS.
The MARYLAND SYNOD TRANSACTS
ITS BUSINESS AND ADJ0URNS.
vhrious Reports Adopted Churches
Admitted and Dropped Delegates
Elected and Interesting
Closing Exercises
Last Night.

The afternoon session Of the Lutheran
Synod was opened yesterday with
prayer by Rev. Or. DiehI President
Studebaker announced the appointment
of Rev Dr. Morris as historian and
biographer of the Synod
The motion 10 adopt and print In the
minutes Of the Synod the report Of the
commit &c on provisional calcchism"
was carried by a small majority.
7 lie Rev. DIR. Parker, chairman of the
committee on the presidents annual re-
IOtt reported several resolutions pro.
vIdiug for the publication of q sketch of
TIE late Rev. DR. Dosh, TO be prenared
by one Of the members of the synod
and forwarded 20 the Southern Histori
cal Society at Gettysburg. The report
also recommended that. on account of
the delay IN the legal ratification of the
new name OF the congregation served by
DR. Diehl In Frederick. Md, the con.
greCation present itself with a corporate
title different from that borne by the
congregation In that place now con.
ncCtCd with the Synod. and also that IL
change It's constitution and require its
pastor 10 be member Of the Maryland
Synod.
In regard 10 the detection of ST.
Peters Church, Baltimore. the report
recommended that the Board of Home
Missions take legal steps to recover
moneys loaned TO that church. The re.
port also recommended that the name of
II. W. Jordv be stricken from the roll
Of the Synod and the further disposition
Of The case referred to the ministerlum.
Salem Church Of Catonsville. Md.
was admitted and resolutions adopted TO
the memory Of Rev Or. Dosh, after
which the report Of the Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society was
adopted. The Committee on the Home
for the Aged reported that Mrs Sarah
Uiermehle bad donated a tract of land
near this city for the purpose Of a home.
The donation was accepted, with a vote
OF thanks from the Synod.
The Synod then determined 10 hold
their next convention at Harerstown,
Md, October G, 1891, at Trinity
Church.
The committee on the catalogue of
Pcnnsylvania College, Gettysburg.
made a report Of the excellent condi.
tion Of that Institution.
AT the evening session the Rev. J. G..
Moriis Of Baltimore preached the ordi.
nation sermon to five new clereymen.
The election Of clerical delegates 10 the
general Synod at Lebanon resulted as
fellows.
Rev. Dr. W. Valentine OF Baltimore: Rev.
d. ). Dumcr, Washington; Rev. DR.. J. T.
Morris, Baltimore; Rev DR.. &. S Albert.
NgsliugiOt; Rev. Dr. A. N. Studebaker,
lpluuOre. Rev DR. T. Burgstresser MID
glCiUWu Nd, and Rev. $. w. owens,
lIagCsiuvn. The alteruates selected were
Rows. j II. Rarh, j. e.. Butler. + 2. Hen
tnElausCn, Victor Miller, T.. kuhlmau, II. |
:. Cook utd s. A, Hedges. The following |
werc elected lay delegates W. Rice. +. |
W. Kemp, I L. Bicklc, George Homrig- |
hous, George Fox, George kyucal and y. |
NJ VI Her; altcWatcs, j. g. Parker, Wash |
ingion; II, NJ. Cowles, Baltimore; Daniel |
Hoover Nayueshoro'; VI. L. Byers,
llagerstown; II. NJ. peatrick, Martins
burg; d. kaiuey, Washington, aud |
Nachtel, Myersyile.
President Studebaker announced the
appointment Of the following ministers
as an advisory board On home missions:
:. Rcv. pr 2iehl, Rev T. II. Miller, Rev.
Alr. pumCr Rev. Mr. Hedges aud Rev Mr.. |
Beard. lie also announced the following |
appointments Speakers for lsJl-Ou edu- |
cation, W. T., Parsons, D. h.. aud o. q. |
Roth foreign missions, 5. Domer, ID. D..
and ley. w Kelly; home missions, j. stahl |
and {. ). Trump; ordination, Rev. z. n. |
Miller and ECy. Dr. Valentine; church cx-
tension, Rev. /. kuhlmah and Rev. W.
GOttwold.
The Synod then closed ils labors by |
adjoufning until next year, To-day the |
Numbers Of the conference will make a |
trip 10 Mount Vernon as the guests of |
MessTs, George Ryneal and A, +. Fox. |