Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-09

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PRESIDENT sTUDEBAKER.
DR.. Butler offered resolution which he did
not desire considered at this convention. but
thought that it should be referred to a commit.
tee and considered next year. The resolution
provides for an apportionmont. the amount
left blank. among the churches. which sum
should be used in entertaining the synod at its
| annual convention. The resolution was SO re-
ferred.
THE cArECHIsM QUESTION.
DR.. Valentine presented the amended report
on the provisional catechism. The report was
yesterday referred back to the committee for
alteration, several members o5iecting to the
| sweeping general criticisms which it contained
The revised report was read and many OF the
general criticisms were found to have been
| stricken out.
The question of what was to he done with
! the report came up.
Mr.. Huffman moved that the report be r&
| ceIvod and spread on the minutes. and that the
general committee i'll charge of the cateChism
be asked to allow due weight to the criticism.
DIR. Owen moved to amend to provide
that the report be simply referred to the gen.
eral committee without being spread on the
| minutes.
DR. VALENTINE SURPRISED.
DIR. Valentine expressed his surprise at the
! objection to printing this report in the min
utes. No plausible reason for this objection
had been advanced, he said, and he did not
understand the matter. The general synod had
plainly asked the opinion of the
churches and synOds on this provis-
ioual catechism not for the use of the COM
mittee which had furnished its work
but for the benefit OF the general synod itself
These opinions were to aid the general synod in
forming its opinion of the new catechism
The general committee would have nothing
further TO do with the catechism unless the
general synod directed the committee to revise
the work.
DIR. OWNS REASONS.
DIR. Owen disclaimed any partisanship in this
matter. The question of referring this cate
chism to the several churches was brought I'D
at the general synod at the request of the COM
| mittee On the subject. The general synod had
| never asked this Information directly, but the
| committee had asked it. In regard to printing
| the report IN the minutes he thought
that in fairness to the book and in fairness to
the committee who had prepared it, one side
| of the question should not be printed III the
minutes without allowing any reply of any sort
| from the other side
The question was also discussed by DR..
| DIehi. lie thought the report was an able
| document as review or a criticism of the
! book, but he did not think the report should
! be spread on the minutes. 1t was a document
which he thought should go to the general
| committee and should also be put i'll the hands
| OF the Maryland delegates to the general synod.
| DR.. Butler said he could not understand why
anybody objected to printing the report 1t
| would be a rank and unheard-of dscourtesy to
the committee to refuse to print its report. He
| wanted a copy of that report and he supposed
| every delegate in the room wanted COPY 1t
was due 10 the committee. to DIR. Valentine. TO
the synod to the catechism and to the church
that this report be printed Oh the minutes.
DIR. ALBERT DEFENDS THE CATECHIsM
DIR. Albert, as a member of the general COM
mittee which had prepared the catcchism, de-
Tended that work The provisional catechism
had been sent out to receive the views of min
| listers, SO that the committee could present
to the general synod such amendments
| as would make the book acceptable
| to the synod. He did not think one side of this
question should be spread on the minutes of the
| Maryland synod. Tho criticism would be OF
the greatest benefit 10 the general committee
and to the Maryland delegates to the general
synod.
| DIR. DoMER IN FAVOR OF PRINTING.
DIR. Domer favored the report of the CON-
mittee and thought 1t should be printed. The
less the original Luther catechism was tam
pered with the better he would be pleased. He
| disclalmed for the committee any feeling of
| bitterness toward anybody.
The discussion was continued at some length.
| arguments being offered on both sides, Dr.
| owen and the opponents of printing holding
| that the criticisms on the Testament should not
| be given out to the laymen without anything
| from the other side. or even the book itself
| from which they could judge of the truth OF
| the criticism, while DR.. Valentine. DR.. Butler
| and others held that the report had been regu-
larly received and should be printed on the
minutes as part OF the proceedings
DIR. OWENS AMENDMENT LOST.
The vote was then taken on DR.. Owens
amendment providing that the report should
be sent to the general committee on the cate
chism, but not be printed as the minutes of the
synod. Tho amendment was lost-ayes "a,
noes 20.
| HOME MISSIONS.
Twelve o'clock having arrived and it having
been yesterday decided that at that time Rev.
DR.. Albert should be heard on homo missions,
the catechism question was laid aside for the
| time end DIR. Albert addressed the synod on
| the question of missions. DR.. Albert Is one of
| the easiest and most eloquent speakers in the
| synod. His address carefully prepared and
| delivered in most impressive manner.
| At 1890 the convention adjourned for lunch
prayer being offered by Rev. DIR. Detweiller.
AFTER THE RECESS.
After the recess tho Lutheran Maryland
| synod continued its session. Rev. H. II. We
Der proposed resolution stating that it
was the sense ct the synod
that NO official to take charge of mission work
be appointed at present. The resolution was
adopted.
HISTORIAN AND BIooRAPHER
President Studebaker announced the ap-
pointment Of Rev. DR.. Morris of Baiti-
more as historian and biographer for
the synod. He also announced the
| following committees: Entertainment-Drs,
Butler. Domer and Ii. NJ. Cowles. Applca-
ton OF Salem Church of Catonsville, Md.-Dr.
Albert, Rev. Weber and W. c. Rupp.
THE cATEcHIsM REPORT ADOPTED.
The vote was then taken ON DIR. Valentines
report on the provisional catechism and the
resolution providing for the adoption o,
the report and for the printing of the docu-
ment in the minutes was adopted.
THE PRESIDENTS RECOMMENDATION
DR.. Psrson reported from the COM
mittee on the presidents address The
report contained several recommendation
which were taken up in order. The first
provided for sketch Of Rev. Dr..
Dosh, deceased, to be drawn up and sen,