The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-14
Reports Of Officers and Elections Occur
In the Morning.
PREPARING FOR THE JUBILEE
Afternoon Sessions Principal Fea.
ture Was the Discussion of the
SeQui. Centenni al to BE Commem.
grated in lS9s..Interesting His.
torical Paper by Rev. Mr.. Zizlcman.
Services Held in Three Churches
in the Evening.

Lutheran MiniSterlum opened IN tne
Zion Lutheran church, Miffln avenue,
at 9 o'clock yesterday morning.
After devotional exercises had been
conducted by President Lindenstruth.
the routine business of the conference
was taken up. First was heard the re-
ports of officers. President Linden
struth in his review of the year report
ed very encouraging progress due to the
activity of the workers in this district.
He gave some wise counsel and offered
many valuable suggestions. The re-
port was referred to a committee with
instructions to pass upon its sugges-
tions and bring them up before the
conference later in the session. Rev.
j. o. Schlenker, English secretary and
treasurer, reported among other things
that there was $216 in hand for the
maintainance Of the North Scranton
mission which is being supported by
voluntary contributions from the men,
bers Of the conference. Revs DIR. Tab
ert, Ritter, Kuder, Longaere and Hen
saith, and Messrs. Swartz and Eberle,
We're appointed a special committee to
look after the mission.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows: President. Rev. L. Linden
struth, of Mauch Chunk; English sec
retary and treasurer. Rev. j. o. Schlen-
ker. of Hazleton: German secretary.
Rev. j. w. Randolph. of Petersburg.
The committee appointed to consider
the matter of organizing u home and
foreign missionary society, reported
that such a society had been formed
since the last conference. Under the
head Of Sunday School Literature"
there was an interesting discussion on
the Sunday school lessons and lesson
helps and as result the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That this Wilkes-Barre con-
ference enters its solemn protest against
the individualsm shown In the publication
of the Sunday School Lessons and Lesson
Helps. in direct opposition to the action
Of the General Council, and the work
of its committee in supplying the church
with proper Sunday literature, and fur
thermore. that we caution all the sunday
Schools of the conference against using
the Lesson Helps unauthorized by ;he
General Council.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to carry out the resolution:
Rev. G. Fl. Frabert, ID. D., of Wilkes
Barre, and Rev. II. L. D. Senaker, Of
Wilkes Barre.
A press committee was appointed.
consisting of Rev. G.. NJ. Scheidy and
Rev. A. l.. Ramer, both of this city, af-
ter which adjournment was had for
dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened with
devotional exercises conducted by the
Rev. A. NJ. Strauss. of Lehighton. The
sesqui-centennial of the Ministerium
of Pennsylvania, the largest district
synod of the general council, received
considerable attention. The Pennsyl-
vania ministerum consists Of ten dis
trict conferences and has a commune
Of
ganized in 174S and the jubilee of the
one hundred and fiftieth anniversary
will be celebrated in 1898. The ques-
ton of raising $150,00G by that time
evoked an interesting and spirited dis
cussion.
Rev. j. H. Kuder read a paper in
which he presented the following
points to be gained by the celebration
of the anniversary: First, the publica-
tion of the history of each congrega-
tion within the bounds of the confer
ence; second. the publication Of a his
torical volume for the conference and
ultimately a synodical one to be known
as the memorial volume. The benefits
derived from such publications would
be a valuable volume for historical ref
erence; a means Of instructing both
pastor and parishioners in the history
of their church; inspiration for histori-
cal research: source of revenue Tor
the church's very important and vari-
Gus interests.
During the discussion Rev. p. T.
Zizelman. of Zion's church. related the
earlier history of Lutheranism in
Northeastern Pennsylvania. In the
forties a Lutheran pastor held SER
vices in a Providence school house.
which building is yet in good state
Of preservation. In 1S59-60 Rev. Ma
than Yeager, of the Ministerium Of
Pennsylvania, held services in Scran-
ton, Hyde Park, Providence. Archibald,
Ransom and Carbondale. In 1860 Rev.
Mr.. Zizelman came all the way from
San Antonio. Tex. the war having
made it uncongenial for him to remain
there any longer He. with many 9TH
ers, was in great danger of being
lynched. Zion's congregation on Mif-
fin avenue was organized in 1860
Three German and three English con-
gregations, If not more, have already
grown out of this organization.
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
President Lindenstruths report was
next taken up and adopted item by
item.
Resolutions on the death of the Rev.
G. A. Struntz, wellknown throughout
the whole synod, and a most jealous
rising vote.
The Slavonian congregation of Peck
vile, the Polish, of Providence, the
German, of CarbOndale, and the Eng
lish st. PauIs. of North Scranton re-
ceived due attention, and two special
committees were appointed to look af-
ter them.
Decided opposition to the present in
cumbent of the office of missionary
crtv nriy mfr nrto nj hn
manifested. 1t was alleged that owing
to his lack of active interest in North
Scranton that that mission Is on the
point of abandonment.
Revs. Kawalla and Tavel. both men,
bers of the Pittsburg synod. are in at
tendance, the former is about to take
charge of the Slavonians and the latter
of the Poles. Rev. M. Elsinger will
probably be stationed permanently at
Carbondale. Several pastors expressed
themselves very strongly against the
practice of calling men to mission fields
and then support them upon mere star
vation salaries.
The synod was asked to define the
relation of the synOd'S missionary
superintendent to the conference presi-
dents. question ignored at the last
synodical convention held at Allentown,
but which point shall be definitely set
tied at the next convention.
Revs. Ritter. Kuder and Kuntz were
named as n committee on Jubilee fund.
Three evening services were held i'm
as many different churches.
At Zion church Rev. c. ]. Cooper
spoke on education Rev. w. II. Strauss
on home missions. and Rev. T.. A.
Eberts on foreign missions. At Trim
ity church Rev. ]. f. Whitteker, of
Easton: Rev, Ashmead Shafer, Phila-
slelphia. and Rev. Il. Il. Ritter of Hazle-
ton, delivered addresses at the Luther
an church, Petersburg. Rev. G. II. Ire
bert, of Wilkes-Barre, and others
spoke.
The conference will, 1t is expected.
close tonight.
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