The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-12
GENERAL LUTHERAN SYNOD.
Action Report of the Publication
Socfety-FOreiEn Missions.

HAGE2STOWN, Nd. June 1.-THE Luz
theran publication Society occupied the
time of the delegates TO the General Luther
an Synod this morning. President Baugher,
of the synod, turning over the gavel to
President Charles s. Albert of the society.
The recommendation to devote 500 to the
Historical Society and $1,000 to pastors
fund was approved; the recommendation
that the Publication Society have it's own
printing plant was referred back TO the
board with favorable recommendation for
action. The society elected Rev. III. l..
Baugher, ID. d., president and Rev. W. S.
Freas, ID. d. secretary. and reelected the
retiring half of the Board of Publication
Revs. l.. +. Albert, ID. D., w. NJ Baum -.
D.. 5. A. Holman, ID. D.. Eli Huber. D. D..
j. j. Young, ID. D., Joseph Stult, L: r..
Smith, l.. o. Foose, j. b. Downing, p. ;.
The synod then resumed business and
nate the board of foreign missions. as fol-
lows: l.. Huffman. ID. Nj. Gilbert. ID u,
+. p. Henninghauser, ID. D., oliver Z. Rotn'
C. r. Trowbridge, Rev. X. W. Hufford, ID
d.. Oliver Lantz. Samuel ID. Schumacher. n.
c. Hines. Three new names are proposed
Revs. Roth. Trowbridge and Hufford. Pres
ident |. c.. Batter's name was omitted, and
he and Secretary George Scholl made state
ments TO the synod in relation to the diff
ferences in the board in regard 10 the man.
agement of missions in India
ganized by electing Rev. William >. freas
p D York Pa a. %ebef Gc ssre
etary: ii. L. wager. Atchison, Kan... field
secretary. Appropriations were 81 mad, made to
y; ST. Joseph, Wis: Omaha. Neb.
The report of Secretary H. C.. Haithcox
and of Treasurer L. c. kammerer, OF the
board of education. were read this after 81,
noon by Secretary Haithcox. of Polo, III.
Midland College. Atchison. Kan. shows net
assets ss1,441: thirteen professors ana .t e.
q y
six IN academic. Seventy EIGHT per cent. of
this number profess religion and IS per
Collese. Carthage. H., SHOWS net assets.
SB.59l; six professors, four tutors. forty
students in college fSriysis In academy
students preparing for the ministry.
The following recommendations were Of
her bc the IL or hn
the hiennium: tnat pastors be urged
TO secure offerings from Sunday schools
in September; that action. of the board of
education in temporarily locating work of
Western Theological Seminary at Midland
College be approved and they be author
,,SSe, board .e to beat locate Elsewhere:
q. professor OF systematic theology. and the
General Synod take steps for his sup
port; that the support Of the Western
The ological Seminary be commended.
Tine treasurers report showed receipts
for the biennium 15.2SS: disbursements. SIS
too; balance on hand. 1898 The reports
thereon were adopted and the recommended
lions on the first were approved with only
verbal changes. Pursuant to the recon-
mendation concerning the report of pro-
fessor Of systematic THEOLOGY. there were
subscriptions on the floor of the synod
sufficient to pay $1,000 annual salary two
years. The committee on paper from
Letting a beard CT education the synod
should regard trustees of institutions under
the boards ineligible. This was
adopted. Tonight the anniversary of the
publication society was held Dew D. H.
Bauslin, ID. D.. OF Canton. o., and Rev
3. W. Heafford, d. D., of Reading, Pa,
sppakinp