The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09
DELEGATES TO TIRE SYNOD
Four Ministerial ard Four Law Per-
sons Chosen.
CLASSIS MILL ADJOURN TODAY
Resolution Deciding Against the Use OF
Waters Instead Of Bread In the Com.
muuion Service Was Not Adopted.
Chassis win he at Milton Next.

An important part of the session of
the Wyoming classis yesterday was the
election of ministerial and lay dele
gates to the one hundred and fiftieth
session of the Eastern synod of the Re
formed church of Pennsylvania at
Christ church, Bethlehem, on Oct. Z.
Four clergymen and four elders were
chosen as follows: Rev. ID. f. Schoed-
Ter. Turbotville; Rev. c. II. Brandt,
Scranton. and Rev. ID. w. Ebbhert,
Milton; alternates, Revs. X. NJ. Mason
heimer. Weatherly; Kershner, of
Conyngham; G. s. Sorber, Watsontown,
and +. II. Rulofr. of Dushore. The ell
ders chosen to attend the synod Were:
Fl. f.. Follmer. Wilkes-Barre; $. X.
McKeehan, Scranton; NJ. +. Koenig,
Hazleton. and a. Mouser. Milton: al
ternates. S. +. Wenner, Conyngham;
+. Romig, l. A. Eshback, Paradise, and
Henry Stuntz, Freeland.
The place for holding the next ses-
sion of the classis was unanimously
agreed upon as st. Johns church. Mil
ton. 1t was decided to send q donation
annually to the treasurer of the home
for superannuated ministers at Myers
town, and the claSSis also decided to
pay for life membership at the home
for Rev. A. HoutZ, who has been in the
service of the Master twenty seven
years as pastor of Orangeville church,
Columbia county.
The treasurer's report showed that
the disbursements for the year are as
follows: Foreign missions, $4G6.85:
Bethany Orphans home, $40; Building
fund of the seminary at Lancaster, Pa,
S20l; general Sunday school work. $26;
home missions, $500: beneficiary educa-
tion, $3.50; sustenation, $475; contingent,
$l4i: interest ON loan to the Scranton
charge, $3.50.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first business of classis in the af-
ternoon was the report of the standing
committee on overtures. This had ref
erence to the application of u number of
churches and other religious organiza-
tions for aid from the classis. The ap-
peals were read and referred to the
committees on missions.
Rev. j. w. Knoffenberger. president
of the Allentown college for women,
arrived in the afternoon and was given
a seat as an advisory member and was
given the privilege of addressing the
classis.
The committee consisting of Rev. w.
n. Stubblebine, Rev. +. II. Ruloff and
Rev. l. A. Eschback. to whom had been
referred the matter of giving a deliver
ance in regard to the use of the wafer
In the sacrament of the Lords supper.
submitted the following report:
Whereas, 1t has been the universal
custom and practice Of the Reformed
church to administer the sacrament OF
the Lords supper in accordance with
the method Of its institution by our
Lord Jesus Christ wherein He says in
Luke xxii:19, And He took bread and
brake 1t and gave 1t unto them, saying,
This is My body which is given for
you; this do In remembrance of Me-"
Whereas. a departure from this GUS
tom Is violation of the doctrine and
practice of the Reformed church,
Resolved, that all ministers within
the bounds of the Wyoming Chassis be
and are hereby instructed to abstain
from administering the sacrament in
any other way than the time honored
and blessed way of our Lord and prac-
ticed by the Reformed church,
CAUSED SOME DISCUSSION.
This report was brought out through
the issue raised with reference to the
substitution of waters for bread in the
communion service as a matter of en-
pediency at times. Some congregations
are anxious to have the wafer used in
stead of bread; this Is not true SO much
of certain congregations In the classis
as 1t is of certain parts of the congre-
cations. The report of the committee
was taken up and discussed, during
which 1t was generally agreed that to
adopt the resolution would be acting
counter to the desires Of some members
of the Reformed church, who prefer
waters to bread in the communion SER
vice.
Not to do anything which might tend
to be too strict altogether, the report
was voted down with the proviso that
the pastors discourage the use of waters
and make use of them only In cases of
absolute necessity, sick people for in
stance.
The request of st. Johns Reformed
church of Freeland for the loan of 81, 800
for the erection of a parsonage was al
lowed by the classis.
At the evening session Rev. j. b.
kershner and Rev. A. Houtz spoke in
behalf of foreign missions. The classis
will adjourn this morning.