Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-13

Theological Seminary. The interest was
also heightened by the publication this
morning that the radical element in the
synod had yesterday elected DR.. ]. G. But
Ter of this city president of the synod,
and had thus shown it was In control. and
would proceed to make many changes in
the existing condition of affairs In the
synod.
1t developed this morning, however, that
when DIR. Butler was elected yesterday
there was no organization among the con-
sentative element, and today careful in
quiry developed that a real test vote on
any vital question brought before the
synod would result in victory for the con-
servatives by a small majority.
1t was stated that the case of Rev. DR..
Baugher, president of the Gettysburg Theo-
logical Seminary, against whom charges,
the character of which has not been made
public, are pending, the disposition of which
was expected to cause a very animated
controversy in the synod, would not bring
out the real test of strength between the
two elements in the synod. but would serve
to indicate their relative powers in the
body.
At the last years meeting of the synod
special committee, consisting of Rev.
DR.. w. E. Parsons and Rev. DR.. s. Domer
of this city and Rev. o. c. Roth of Balti-
more, was appointed to investigate the
charges against DR.. Baugher. This COM
mittee is ready to report and will probably
90 so late THIS afternoon.
The meeting took recess at / o'clock,
and the delegates after luncheon went in
body to the White House and paid their
respects to President Mckinley.
Receipts and Expenditures.
The annual report of the treasurer show
ed receipts as follows: Synodical fund.-
$9O1.fS; beneficiary education, $2,O19.S2
beard of education, $1,13S.91; home mis-
sions, s4,6G6.1S; foreign missions, So, 723GO
trustees Orphans Home, 81, 5000; pastors
fund, s1,032.9S: dea coness fund.- s57O43
Home of Aged, s559.39; loan, 1856; re-
turned by former theological students
WA; church extension, $3.50 As. Total,
21,Ol547
The expenditures We're as follows: Ex-
penses Of synod. s523.44; general synod
500; beneficiary education. 81, 1902; con-
tingent fund Of Gettysburg Theological
Seminary, $3.50; board of education
s1.13s.91; home missions. $4,666.1S; church
extension. s3.2s5.43; foreign missions
s.. 60; trustees Orphans Home, 81, $40 90;
pastors fund, 81 ,032.9S; Deaconess Home
$50 3: Home for Aged, 5000; loan re-
turned. sos. Total, S21.O15.47.
In submitting his report, which was re-
ferred to the auditing committee, Treasurer
James stated that the receipts over last
year had increased by more than $500,
ard that a singular development during
the year was that while the contributions
from the big city churches had fallen off
stantially increased.
After the treasurer had concluded gen.
eral business was considered. The report
of the apportionment committee was post
poned for consideration. at the request OF
Chairman Miller. A long discussion was
INDUCED in over the Lutheran publication
house, but no definite action was taken.
High Tributes to DeacOnesses.
DR.. Dunbar, in reporting on the Deacon
ess Home, paid very high compliment to
the deaconesses. He favored the adop-
ton of a system by which a deaconess
could be secured by a parish for parish
work. the expense to be borne by churches
asking the service. Their pay should be at
the rate of $50 per annum, with transport
tation to and from their field of duty and
their living expenses while there. The
deaconesses were to do parish work, call
ing on the needy, visiting and caring for
the sick and doing general parish work.
DR.. Butler desired to know If the dea-
conesses could be utilized for trained
nurses by the congregations employing
them. DR.. Dunbar said it was not intended
to sublet the deaconesses in such a capac-
ity, but there would be objection to
accepting for the mother house any sums
of money that might be rendered to the
deacOneSSeS by grateful patients.
The suggestion led to q very interesting
interchange of views on the general SUBJ
ject of deaconeSseS.
valuable information showing how greatly
encouraged the church should be by the
splendid work being done by the deacon
esses, and paid high tribute to their char
acters and the excellent class of intelligent
young women who We're entering the
church's service deaconesses.
A general desire was expressed to further
the efforts in behalf Of the development of
the work of these women. An invitation
was extended to delegates to visit the Dea-
coness Home, at Winthrop Heights, by
Rev. DR.. W. E. Parsons. who also paid
high tribute to the Home for the Aged. and
the excellent work it was doing in caring
for the old and infirm members of the
Lutheran Church.
Meet Next Year at Taneyto,vn.
AT the conclusion of DR.. Parsons inter-
esting discourse, President Butler stated
that it was approaching recess time, where
upon Rev. D. F. Garland of Trinity Church,
Taneytown, Md, extended an invitation
to the synod to meet there next year. The
invitation was unanimously accepted, and
the third Thursday in October next was
a a n u A. a