Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10
MARYLAND SYNOD.
Report of the Educational Committee
the Chief Tonic.


the Chief Topic.
Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star
CUMBERLAND. MD. October 10. 1896
At the close of the second session or the
Maryland synod of the Lutheran Church
yesterday afternoon the new president
Rev. c. s. Trump announced the commit
tees for the year. These committees are
those annually appointed by the incoming
president. and consider the following: Re
firing presidents report for the past year.
minutes OF last synod, eastern, middle and
western conferences; Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society; auditing treas
urer accounts: devotional excuses for alb
sentees: leaves Of absence; catalogue of
pennsylvania. Maryland and Kee Mar col
leses auditing educat ional committees
report and others of minor importance
connected with local affairs.
From the presidents report is to be found
that the parochial reports of 1S!eI-lSN; re-
veal not only fidelity on the part of many
pastors. but also of devotion and self sacri-
nee in a large part Of the church member
ship. The accessions have been MANY
Changes during the year were unusually
numerous a number resigning and going to
other synodS, and a number received from
other synods, so that as far as the men,
bership OF the Maryland synod is concerned
the number of clerical members remains
about the same. The congregations are of
course. not affected by these changes
During the year number Of installations
took place and the ministers appointed to
conduct same were a rule the choice of
the presiding officer. as provided by the
constitution. A number of churches were
built and dedicated, improy ements made
and the funds subscribed for the purposes
were largely collected at the dedicatory
services. Among the recommendations made
by the president were the following: The
treasurer of the synod be authorized to
borrow as much money may be neces-
sary to pay the full amount for the first
tarr 20 = txl IT.
after the opening of the terms at college
and seminary.
Another was the appointment of
speakers, and he suggested that one who
is member of the board preside on the
evening set apart say. for home missions,
with two others. each being allowed TWEEN
ty minutes. The report was referred to a
committee and will come up later for &C
tiCn.
The special order for the afternoon was
the report of the educational committee
the discussion of which was not concluded
until a few moments before the hour of
adjournment.
During the year past fifteen students re-
ceived aid from the committee at an out
lay CT $2.267. Among this number was Mr.
Chauncey r. Botsford, a Washington boy
and formerly a member Of ST. Pauls
Church, but now of St. Marks. whose pull
pit he supplied in a very acceptable manner
during the past summer. His name was
ordered continued on the funds for another
y
at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove,
| Pa.
| He is a man Of most excellent character
and has proved himself entirely worthy of
| the confidence reposed in him by the COM
| mittee.
| on a recommendation from the COM
mittee that from this time one-half of
| the appropriation to the students be upon
| the present basis and the other half as
| loan without interest, payable pro rata an
] nualy, after the student has entered upon
| ministerial work. After a long and thor
| cuShly interesting debate on this the rec
| ommendation was not adopted it was
| deemed inadvisable to thus put anything in
| the way of young men desiring to enter the
ministry The chairman OF TINS committee
| is Dr. j. G. Butler, pastor of the Luther
| Place Memorial Church, and the secretary
| Rev. A. Homrighaus Of Zions, who made
! the report for the committee.
| In the evening the addresses We're on
beneficiary education and church extension,
| delivered respectively by Revs. George S.
Bowers of Hagerstown. Md. and H. H.
| Weber, general secretary Of the church ex-
| tension board. The large church was filled
| to the doors and many turned away.
! Voting for Delegates.
| Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
| CUMBERLAND. Md, October 10.-At
this mornings session of the Maryland
synod the treasurers report was read The
! synod heard reports from DR.. Parson on
| the home for the aged, located at Wash
| ington, and from NJ. Valentine, D. D., for
| the board of visitors. to that institution.
| Other committees were heard, after which
| the synod went into an election for dele
gates to general synod, which meets next
| year at Mansfield. Ohio
| Two ballots were taken for clerical and
| lay delegates. and four out Of the eight
| needed were elected. A. +. Fox Of Wash
ington receiving the highest number of
| votes, and was elected on the first ballot.
On the first ballot for clericals Rev. M.
| L. Beard was the only minister elected
On the second ballot Rev. ]. G. Butler
| was elected. The synod then took a recess,
| For a Mechanics Lien.
| Frank O. Barr today through Attorney