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

fixed upon as the time for the body to
meet there. 1t was also decided to close
the fiscal year Of the synod on the
Tuesday after the first Sunday in October.
AT o'clock recess was taken and lunch
con served in the Sunday school room by
the ladies Of the church. The delegates, in
a body, then went to the White House,
where President Mckinley received them.
The case of DR.. Baugher, it is expected,
will be discussed and final action taken
tonight.
During the meeting today the application
for ordination as a minister by Max Her
ing, a licentiatc, recently dismissed from
the synod of Waterbury, ILL.,, was received
Rev. Drs. S. Domer and G. H. Beckley and
Rev. /. c. Burke.
Aid to Students.
When the synod was called to order by
President Butler the discussion, which was
commenced yesterday, on the proposition
submitted to amend the report Of the COM
mittee education, providing that the
free students in the Gettysburg Theological
Seminary should be obligated to repay one
third of the money expended on their ed'i-
cation by making the time five years in-
stead of "a reasonable time" after their
graduation and the commencement of their
ministerial duties. was continued. An
amendment to the amendment was offered
extending the time for such repayment to
ten years.
The question led to a general discussion
of the entire subject of beneficiary educa-
ten. Mr.. Baird, who favored the ten-year
proposition, made an eloquent plea for
more generous treatment of theological
students. There was formerly demand
for young men to go out among the people
and preach the Gospel. There are still
waste places to be reclaimed, he said, but
the cry for ministers to reclaim them does
not go up any more Where ministers were
opposed to beneficiary education their con-
gregations followed them, but where min
listers were eager in favor of 1t, the people
in their charge were ready and generous to
answer requests for assistance in its behalf
DIR. Valentines Views.
Rev. DR.. NJ Valentine of Gettysburg OPP
posed propositions of all sorts looking to
the return of money by students after they
were graduated and were preaching the
gospel. The obligation whether extending
over five or ten years acted as a repression
on the energies of the young ministers.
Few ministers in the church received sal
aries sufficient now to meet the necessi-
ties of economic living, and no obliga ton
should be added to the already burden
some character Of their responsibilities.
The whole thing would result, he de-
clared. in embarrassing ministers and
would minimize their power for good work
by keeping them under the burden of al
ways looking out to see how they could
meet the obligation resting upon them III
concluding his impressive argument. which
was closely listened to, DR.. Valentine said:
The education of ministers should be paid
for. and the losses. if any, borne by the
church. The balance sheet when struck
would show profits in favor of Gods work,
no matter what the material loss might be.
Personal Experience.
Rev. Mr.. Breswanger of Baltimore,
young minister who had passed through
the seminary. gave a description of his own
experience, and declared that the first
thing necessary to do regarding beneficiary
education was to ascertain the really
worthy young men who were receiving it
and confine the expenditure to them. 1t
was easy to separate the real from the
false, and this, he thought, should be done.
The discussion was continued at great
length, and many other emphatic opin-
ions on beneficiary education We're ex-
pressed the trend of which was that more
rigid care should be taken by the synod
in the future in considering and meeting
the requirements of the subject. A very
valuable contribution to this interchange OF
views was given by Rev. l.. kaufman of
Frederick, who contrasted the system of
bel eficiary education followed by the
Lutheran Church with that pursued by the
obligating students to return third OF
the money expended on fitting them for
the ministry within specified time.
The Amendments Defeated.
A vote was taken on the amendment ex-
tending the time of payment to ten years,
and it was defeated by a rising vote.
The amendment to make the time five
years was also lost.
The original report of the committee,
providing that students should make re-
payment within a reasonable time, was
also overwhelmingly defeated by vote of
Is yeas TO 80 nays. The report of the COM
mittee on education was then adopted
The annual report Of the treasurer, Mr..
VIII James of Baltimore, was presented.
DIR. butler Chosen President.
After the close of the report Of yester-
days proceedings of the synod as printed
in The Star of last evening. Rev. DR.. j. G.
Butler, pastor OF Luther Memorial Church
in this city. was elected president for the
ensuing year. Rev. Victor Miller of Lett
ersburg. Md. and Mr.. w. H. James of Bal
timore were reelected secretary and treas
urer, respectively.
The roll of lay delegates as prepared by
the secretary-the names Of the ministerial
delegates having been already printed in
The Starts as follows:
Arora, william Will; Baltimore, First
Church, Henry NJ. Coerles; Second Church.
E. F. Stockert: Third Church, John Gilroy;
| st. Stephens. William Gricht st. Marks.
F. w. "A. Kemp; St Paurs. George Ireian;
Grace, j. G. Hertel: Christ's, John p. Vogt:
ST. Luke's, Tilden r. Hare: Messiah. John
Klein; Church Of the Reformation, Philip
Pitt; Trinity, Louis Philer; Church Of
Peace. George Eisenberger; Calvary, w.
Scott Leister: BoCnsboro. H. Clay Roher:
Burkettsville, John A. HORNE: Brunswick.
! c. 3. Frye; Clear Spring, Jacob Trum-