Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-29
THE GERMAN SYNOD
ATLANTIC DISTRICT CONFERENCE ro
MEET NST. JOHNS TO-DAY.
List Of tho Delegates, Territory En-
brnocd' Brief Sketch OF the Church,
Programme of Exereises, SC.

The Atlantic district OF the tiermor
Evangelical Synod Of North America will
meet in annual conference at st. Johns
German Evangelical Lutheran church
corner OF Eighth and Marshall strects
this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The church has been beautifully deco-
rated in honor Of the visiting clerevmen
and during the session of the conferences
tho ladies Of the congregation Will serve
dinners TO the delegates in the lecture.
room.
Tho Atlantic district embraces the ter
Yitorv living between the eas;ern alone 90
the Allegheny Mountains and the Atlantic
coast and between the Hudson river and
thc James. 1t IS one of the fifteen district
conferences OF the General Synod. This
conference Will be composed of twenfv-
SIX ministers and about tho same nnmber
Of lsy delegates.
THE DELEGATES.
The following Is the list of ministers vbo
will be present. most of whom are exneete
cd 90 arrive in the city this morning on the
lork-klyer train Rev. j. II. Zimmerman
a. -. Louis, president of the General
synod Rev. 4. Huber, OF Baltimore. presi.
don't of the District Conference: Rev. HI.
Roller, Albany, N. Y; Rev. +. Fischer
mann, Troy, n. y; Rev. Z. Ewald. Sand
lake, n. y; Roy. G. Fritsch. New York
s..v: Rev. f. Bernhard. BROOKLYN: Revs,
Il. HateTndahl and +. G.. Schmidt, Newark.
y j.. Revs. W. Boucher and II. LANG
scranton, Ia. Rev. William Schmidt
Muooka. Pa. Rev. Is. Scheliha, Williams.
lung Pa. Rev. ii. Weigh, Johnstown. Pa. /.
Rev. George Kern. Columbus. Pa, Rev. E.
Huber {. hlrschmann, w. ID. Kirschmann.
H. Dalhoh, Paul A. Mcneil. William Ratz,
7. Werner. Of Baltimore: Rev. Karl Buff
and Rev. Karl NottrOtt, Parkville, Md. ;
Eey. c. kirchling, of Annapolis. Md. Rev
Irust Drewltz. of Washington, ID. G.. and
Row Paul L. Mcneil, of Richmond.
Presidents Zimmerman and Huber Will
la the guests Of Rev. Paul l.. Mcneil No,
2 cast Marshall street. The other dele.
gates viii be quartered at the residences
rresauon.
HALF A CENTURY OLD.
Tho German Evangelical Church is now
over fifty years old. In October. 1870. six
PASTORS Of Lutheran churches met in
g. Louis mission and organized what il
now known rs the German Lutheran
Evangelical Church, and from that begin
icc It has continued 10 increase in
Strength until now Il numbers 500 conrre-
s.'IHu~, with 700 pastors, divided into
ftt,eu districts, which comprise the Gen
,-.l SYNOD. The district conferences
meet annually, while the General synod
meets every three years.
This Church is "a combination of the
lutheran and Reformed Churches, and is
,aes1mc as the Established Church of Prus-
SO. when in 1917 on the third Jubilee or
centennial Of the Reformation the union
l.,V,eu the Lutheran and Reformed
Churches was brought about by King
Frederick William III.
OPENING SERVICES,
This evening at half past o'clock the
opening sermon will be preached by one of
tie delegates, who will be selected by the
President to-day on his arrival.
sunday morning at IL o'clock Rev. J. II.
zimmerman will occupy the pulpit of St.
Johns After the sermon communion ser
wees will be held.
Sunday evening at 73O o'clock the an
rual mlssionfest missionary seryiccs)
wlll take place.
Monday night at tho close of the session
o reception and supper viii be rendered
tie delegates.