Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-12
HARD TIMES CUT down THE PROFITS
Publication suciety Makes Its Report to the
Lutheran synod.


HAGERSToWN, Md, June 1.-THE
Lutheran Publication society occupied the
time Of the delegates to the general Lutheran
synod this morning, President Baugher OF
the synod turning over the gavel to Presi-
dent Charles s. Albert Of the society. The
recommendation to donate $500 to the His
torical society and 81 900 to the pastors
fund was approved; the recommendation that
the publication society have It's own print
ing plant was referred back to the board
with favorable recommendation for action.
The society elected Rev. H. L. Baugher,
d. D., president Rev. w. s. Freas, d. D.,
secretary; and reelected the retiring half OF
the board of publication, Revs. l.. l.. Albert,
| d. D., w. NJ. Baum, ID. D., S. A. Holman,
d. D., Eli Huber, D. D.. ]. J. Young, ID. D.,
Joseph Stub, T. II. Smith, l.: o. Foose, j.
| B. Downing and b. S. Kimball.
| The report of the Board of Publication
| society was as follows:
| while the sales for the year just closed
have not yielded as large a result as those
| Of the several years previous, the church
and the board nevertheless have cause for
| congratulaton for what under providence we
| have been able to accomplish. Congrega-
| tons and Sunday schools in common with
the individuals composing them, have eX-
perienced during the year closed the effect
of the general depression, and in consequence
have put off purchasing books or periodicals,
| except such as were strictly necessary.
"Since the last biennial report we have
earned for and credited the general synod
for royalties on books of worship, common
service catechisms, liturgies, and Augsburg
songs, $2073; donated as per resolution OF
the board as extra discount on periodicals
published by us to Sunday schools under
the care of the Board of Home Missions
81, $685. deducted and charged off from the
face value of stereotype plates under the
10 per cent rule adopted by the board in
1878 $1520; charged off for wear and tear
| of hoard fixtures S143
charged off to profit and loss account fol
doubtful accounts, $443 making a total o
$6,545. While our net profits are reduced
by the above amount, 1t should be source
of qualification to the church that $2O73 o.
the above, for royalties, has been saved tC
the treasury Of the general synod and 1885,
to the Sunday schools under the care of thu
Board Of Home Missions-a total of $4,43O
which, with the SO 900 passed into the treas
I ury of the society, aggregates saving o
| S13 439 to the church because she has he
own publication house.
"The auditing committee reported that the.
r have examined the books and securities o
1 the treasurer, Joseph Stub. The amour
{ held by him as treasurer Is $4O,35 TIL
e net assets of the house are $67 1872. Thi
$ amount added to the 1853 in the hand
= of the treasurer, gives $l0S,342 as the tota
net assets of the society.
1.-THE board has decided that the Sunda
= School Herald cannot support itself as
: weekly, and accordingly will make no chang
| in the issue.
: The synod then resumed business an
f heard the report of the committee to noml
: nate the Board of Foreign Missions, com
d posed as follows: l.. Kuehlman, S. NJ Gil
n bert, d. D., +. p. Henninghauser, d. ID
:. | oliver c. Roth, c. r. Trowbridge, Rev. W
S w. Hufford, d. D., Oliver Lantz, Samut
d. Schmucker, II. C. Hines. Three ne1
names are proposed: Revs. Roth, Trow
bridge and Hufford. President j. G. Bat
ter's name was omitted and he and Secre
G tary George Scholl made statements to tn
synod in relation to the differences in tn
= board in relation to the managements
y missions in India The matter was deferre
q until this afternoon.
It Today the Board Of Church Extension ol
/ ganzed by electing Rev. William S. Frea
y d. D., York. Pa, president; Jere Carl Yorl
III treasurer; II. II. Weber, York, general Sc.
ID retary; II. L. Yager, Atchison Kan, fie
At secretary. Appropriations were made
churches at st. Louis, Mo-, Herkimer, N.
s. st. Joseph, Wis, Omaha, Neb