The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-17
LUTHERAN CONVENTION
Delegates From New Jersey,
New York and New Eng
land Meet In Hoboken.
DEACONESSES DISCUSSED.
North Hudson Women En;ertain
the Clergymen-romorrow's
Programme.

The annual meeting of the New York
and New England Conference Of the
German Evangelical Church opened this
morning in the st. Johns German
Evangelical Church. Third and Bloom
field streets. Hoboken. The districts
consist of New YORK. New Jersey, Con-
necticut, Rhode Island and Mas.achu-
sets. Only pastors are eligible as dele.
gates. and when the conference was
called to order over fifty churches from
the above States were represented. Only
matters OF direct interest to the pastors
are open to discussion, and papers on
various topics of church work will be
read by every delegate.
The conference was opeped with prayer
by Rev. Heck Of st. Johns Church. Rev.
Biewend of Boston, Mass. was elected
permanent Chairman and Rev. T. Gross
OF New Briton. Conn.,, Secretary.
DEACONESSES DISCUSSED.
The first subject discussed was
"Deaconesses in the Church." The Rev.
Steup of St. John's Church Of Harlem
read long essay on their origin, history
and the Scriptural basis for their insti.
ton. He said that deaconesses had O
nndeniable right in the church and
quoted passages of Scripture to bear out
this statement. The Rsv. Mr.. Heck fol-
lowed aud declared that he was a
warm friend of the deaooness plan.
At twelve o'clock the delegates adjourn
ed to the supper room of the church.
where an excellent dinner was served bY
the ladies of the Hoboken and West 40
boken Lutheran churches. At one
O'Clock the convention was again called
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deaconess subject was continued.
Tomorrow morning the subject for dis
cussfon will be, "Has the Holy Spirit
proceeded from the Son as from The
Father?"
In the afternoon practical questions of
church work will be talked about. A
nalf past ssven o'clock in the evening at
praise service TO which all are invited
will be held.
On Thursday morning the topic for
discussion will ne an interesting one.
The pastors will endeavor to make a
standing rule concerning lite iasur snce.
They will decide whether or not Chris-
tian can conscientiously insure his life.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon a place for holding the
next conference will be selected and the
topics for discussion at this conference
will also be arranged.
During their stay in Hoboken the dale
gates will be entertained by the Hoboken
and West Hoboken churches Following
are the delegates present: The Rev.
Messrs. Boyer of Brooklyn, Bertran of
Lyndhurst, Berge ,se of Plymouth, Mass. +:
Biemend OF Boston. E. Bohm of New
York City, G. Bohm of Plymouth,
Mass; Birkner of Boston, George Henry
OF Albany; Brunn. of Holyoke, Mass.
Heck, of Hoboken: Busss, OF New York
City; EbenGick, Sr.. of College Point,
l.. l.; Ebendick. Jr.. OF Ridgefield.s IN. J
HeintZe, of West Hoboken: Henkel. OF
Roudout N. Y; w. Hollis. of Bayonne;
Evelssn, of Brooklyn; Horst. of Glaston.
bury. Mass; Kanold, of West Roxbury
Mass: Feth, of New YORK CITY:
keyls of New York City. W. A. Fischer
of Danbury. Coun.; Konig Of Brooklyn:
E. Fischer, New Haven: Kopshen. Meri-
den. Conn; A. E. Frey, Brooklyn
klrner. Brooklyn; W. A. Frev
Albany; Kre,zmann. Hudson, N. Y.
Germann, Utica. N, Y; Luhr. Brooklyt;
GraesseD, New York City; Moenkenmol-
Ter, Springfield, Mass; Gross. New Briton,
Conn; Halfmann, New YORK City;
Oklinger, Providence. r. l.; Renz. New
York City; Schonfeld, Long Island
City; Schroeder, PORT Richmond;
Mass; eiecker. New York City; skor,
Perth Amboy; Spllmaan, haverstraw,
N Y; Steckholz, Paterson; Schild, Clos
ter; Stein. New York City; Stenp. New
York City; Stutz. Albany, N. Y; Tilly.
Winfield, L. l.; Tilly, Jr.. Bridgeport,
Conn, and Wuri OF boston.