The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-30
THE LUTHERASS


The Lutheran SyncdicaI conven
ton closed Sunday after a most in
terestlng and profitable session
Thursday Rev. r. ID. Altman, of h
C., Sas elected president aud Rev
II. l.. GaTgeT, Lawrence, secretary
Friday afternoon the memorial set
wees Of Rev. Geo. ID. Gotwa'd were
conducted by the ". II. a +. NJ. so
eiety. After prayer, sermon, adj
dresses and singing the following
resolutions Of respect were passed:
WHEREAS. God. in His irscruts-
BILE providence. whose way are In
the deep and are past finding cut, -
has called from our midst our below
Ell brother and cO-lahnTcr in the
ministry, Rev. Geo. -. JfOtwsld :
therefore
RcsOlrsd. That in the death Of
Rev. q. ID. GntWsli We have lusl y
consecrated brother, who was dear
20 all our hearts; a man ri Puresi
motives aud warmesi sympathIe- {.
whose heart beat in towing unison
with every other true heart aud for
every noble cause, in short one of
the manifest and KInGiie-t cl uen.
ResOir'd. That In his death We
have lost u model minister snd pas
tor: one whose "!if. with Christ in
God. whose lips were Touched with
the living lire" and whose heart
ever more "trayRiled our souls
RcsOir'd, That in hi- Gemis@ uur
church has lost = strong defender Of
Midland r"ileg", a siaTnch friend
aud her most literal henrlacInT.
The following are the resolutions
adopted 10y the synod relative to the
original package saloon. The i'm
pnrtancc "r eieciing officials vino are
pledged for prohibition il strongly
urged:
wHERFAs. BY the recent decision
Of the I niied states district court.
the original package saloons are
thrown open iu our state, and our
state laws sci aside in the interest uf
the holde-t and most interruptions
enemy OF the church, an enemy that
has no conscience, Gi-TegATdz all
laws, keeps NO Sabbath aud knows
no Jiud. and
WHEREAS: An aimU=t supcT-hu-
man effort j. now bciTU madr ~
elect state aud other officers IN the
interests 81 the rum tram" whi"h l.
the prolific souTC. Of most nt the
crimes committed Ia our land, aud
WHEREAS: It, evil results are
visibly marked In its very fO0t--tsps
filling our rrnitentiaTy with cTimi-
mails, our aims houses with paUT"r-.
our asylums with imbcciIes a"d i,!iu'=
and our land with poverty and ruin.
IL brutRliI-s man, dIsEnunrs G0t.
aud curses human society, aud
WHEREAS: The rum power dis
regards all constitutional provisions
and iaw-. enacted and adnUtsd for
its regulations or suppression IL
bids defiance To the moral sentiment
Of society, cOrrupt- our hallOt boxes
and public officials, and, whenever
possible, renders our elections a farce
and fraud, therefore
R.SO'rsd, BY the Evangelical
Synod Of Eansa-, in con-
assembled that We urge upon
but the absolute necessity. ~ united
effort in thUarting the ds-igu aGd
purpose IF thi- enemy of Christ and
His church, and the u-s 81 ell yu--i-
BILE and legitimate mcar- To- syrur"
the election az executive. iuGiriai
aud legislative officials pledged L.
maintain, strengthen aid enforce
the prohitiIcTy laws 81 the state.
The following delegates were elect
ed TO the general synod:
Clerical delegates-Rev. W. r.
Rentz, Rev. r. ID. Altman. W. II.
Wynn. ID. d., Rev. II. l.. Eargrr and
J. A. Lowe. Aliernates-A. Sc. Gal
ger, ID. d., q. A. Bowers, ID. d, J.
r. Maurer and e. r. Eyler.
Lay delegaies-H. l.. Lark, !. Il.
Ne Afee, J. NJ. SeaTIes, J. W. KRAFT.
II. Berlin. r. u.
storm, Geo. KesIer, T. f.. Dewey,
{. G. Sherwood.
We learn the following interest
ing facts relative 20 the Lutheran
church from Rev. J. y. Leuker.
n Denver, Col, who j. the western
secretary of the board 81 church Cx-
tension, and was In attendance.
They will he of interest not only Ia
the Germans and Scanhinayians.
who generally belong to this deuom-
iBstioD, hut also To the public At
large.
The Lutheran IL n church 81 many
languages. The latest statistics show
That OF her baptized membership
the world 81 Gp1 600 speak
5, 10000 Swedish. 2.5D. erO
2.Sc9. 90 Danish, 2.OIs.-
90 Finnish, 10, 90 English. LIS
10 Hungarian, B2l.Oc0 Liyonian,
-, ono CourIanish, 2I2.OoJ E-tuniau,
7O,pD French. 7O,OO0 IcslsBdic. IS
90 Bohemian, aud that in every
1ther civilized tongue she is well
numbering in the world
;, l0s educated ministers, p. sSi
edifiees and 5O.n5l M hap
lied members. This church, though
akiug Its origin In Germany, seems
n know no fAtherlaBd or mother
ongue. She Is ~ home svpTyxhere.
In the United States. though
Imong the last Ia come to general |
Iublie recognition, she L. doing
christian work in twelve different |
ard has i.ss2 ministers,
,als churches, I.lo0,0oO cOaimuni-
ant members, "a theological semi
aries, IS colleges, ~ semlnaries and
So orphan homes and /
'Ospltals. and 80 church papers.
q which 4s are English, 81 German.
9 Swedish. Is Norwegian, 4 Danish.
Finnish, 2 Ieelandle aud 9 French. |
ELEGANT ess-riru~ua nj nytr..-hr.,.