Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-10
SYNOD OF MARYLAND.


Eyehing-Today's Proceedings.
Special Dispatch to The Evening star
FROSTBURG, Md. October 1O.--The
synod Of Maryland, a district synod of the
general synod of the Lutheran Church,
met last evening in the English Lutheran
Church at this place. of which Rev. c. A.
Britt is the pastor. Promptly at 1:30 pm.
the president. Rev. Geo. W. Miller, d. D.,
called the convention to order
The synodical sermon was followed by
comml MON. This morning the following
officers were elected: President Rev. f. II.
Delk. Hagerstown. Nd; secretary, Rev.
Victor Miller of Leitersburg. Nd, and treas
urer. w. H. James of Baltimore. Various
committees were appointed by the presi-
dent, and the hours for the meetings were
fixed from to II and from to 3. 1t was
decided to hold the election for delegates to
the general synod tomorrow afternoon.
Rev. Eli Huber of Baltimore, a delegate
from the Evangelical Church of the eastern
district of the United States. presented the
fraternal greetings of that body. An APP
prOpriate response was made by the presi-
dent and by Rev. J. c. Norris.
This Is the seventy-fifth annual convention
of this synod. the first meeting having been
held at Winchester. Va, October IL, 1890.
AT that meeting eleven ministers and seven
laymen were in attendance, and perfected
its organization. As eight of the Lutheran
CONGREGATIONS OF the city or washington
belong to the Maryland synod, considerable
interest and Importance is attached to these
meetings by the members of these congrega-
tions.
The first president of the Maryland synod
was the Rev. Daniel Kurtz, d. D., of Balti-
more. whose name and great work for the
Lutheran Church in this country are revered
by every Lutheran throughout the land.
The first secretary was the Rev. David F.
Schaeffer, A. NJ, of Frederick, Md The
present president. whose term expires with
this session Of the synod. is the Rev. George
W. Miller, ID. d., also of Baltimore, Md.
SIhus the first and the seventy-fourth presi-
Gent of this great body came from Balti-
more. The present secretary Is the Rev.
victor Miller of Leitersburg, Md, wha has
Iilled THIS office for a number of years.
At the organization of this synod in $50
there were probably less than 5000 COM
n1unicant members connected with the diff
ferent congregations which effected tie or
ganizatton. At the last II citing he'd in ST.
Marx Church. Baltimore, according to the
reports taken from the minutes of the last
convention, there were enrolled nearly 20
USo communicates, with 81 pastorates ard
81 minister's
The estimated value of the church prop
erty of this synod Is S1,343 OF 90 the second
largest OF the general synod.
The Rev. j. G.. Morris. ID. D., LII. D., of
Baltimore. Md, is the Oldest living minister
OF the Maryland synod, being in the nine
lies ana having been corrected with the
SYNOD since the convention of 1897, held at
Frederick, Md, which year he entered the
ministry. 1t will be remembered by the
readers Of The Star that he was presen, nt
the seni-centenlal ar niversary of St
Paurs of Washington, Rev. s Domer, DID,,
pastor. held April Ii and IL of last year.
ana exhibited such strei 9Th and vigcr as
seldom witnessed in one at that age.