The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-17

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cietics. Sunday schools an6 indiridoaI
members should take special work 10
our Mission. Congregations could take
the support of q missionary. Snnda =
| schools and Luther Leagues could take
the support Of native helpers and the
| rc',nng of places Of worship. Whas .ze
need j. that our people and pastors khsi'
become thoroughly 3 aronssd 10 the need c
0f our work ahd mOrk earhes,iy Tor
the raisiD9 Of every dollar OF :be means
| ucrnssAry TO cagry 1t OH.
| Tbe next speaker was Rev. W. l..
ScabrOok. OF The Virginia SYno6 He
haid: y hat is needed now by us Is a
basis OF eODsecra,ioD. This Is 10 i.e
found iD the realization OF the faci saass
every man brought iniO she Kingdom oi
GOd il q new gilt ~ ,he world. ZACH
one should. like Goj's gitt of Bfs tson.
| be one dedicated 10 the fts5e1ntD son and
| happine&s Of humanity Aod this IL
| ;he Sayi0ur's statement Of Ibe basis gf
/ ''DDeecfaiiOn - a. the Father hal.h se1ii
| me. even 80 seDd YOU How did 1he
! Father send Cbrisi: he t,eu1 aim in
| humility 10 give himself 30 The uplift-
| ing OF iuankjpd. He went Ahuui doing
| good BE hure The diBcourngemeut.
| ihe opposition, the persecution, 1he
| c"ue] bvou"ging. and deuLh its1lf Tor the
| REDEEM ptlOu OF mankind. AS tie fut,h-
~ sent me even 50 send yuu' He did
| bDud the Church IorLb US He WAS sent
And You know how they went. In the
| midst OF persecution, p,,ivutiun und
! sacrlhce Ut life they prea3hed Christ
unu INN Gruoltied. You know the story
| Of how Saul Ui Tur6us wen; forth. mot
counting his life Gcur', If he uuu[ fui-
fill the call Of Sod 'Even so hath h..
| sent us And if there il uuT lunti thu;
should go il il our own wuli-tnvured
country. We who huvc Drniileu so
| much III civil und religious lihurny from
| ihe glorious gospel Of Christ. The
hpeuErr appealed L. pusturs und people
10 iuiE urun every dollar ni the uruDl'-
| Liou unnt 1t HuUred und make every
effort IN their power 10 ruise it.
The FIRST rIutter before the SYNOD
Saturday morning WAS the report trf
cQfuUllliGe on Papers aud Petitions.
lhc report expressed sympathy with all
Of the liquor tr'' tYic, while il was no,
able TO cooperate with the auti-galoon
league, recommending instead the use
OF the means taught us by the Saviour
from all sin. IT. recommended the sig
! nature of the President of tho United
Synod to the petition Of the Christian
people Of SOutl, Carolina to the United
States Government TO cease the trans
| mission OF the mails on Sunday. The
report brought before tho Synod Il Pc
tition Of The Minis,erium Of mississippi
| asking for the appointment of and par
tial support of a missionary to labor
among the weak aud scattered Luth-
Grams of that State. a resolution was
passed favorably commencing the peti-
tion o! these brethren to the con-
| sidcraLion Of the Mission Board and cx-
| pressing sympathy with the struggling
| Luthcrans OF Mississippi.
| Following this came continuation
OF the report Of the committee on Thco-
| logical Seminary. 1t was decided to
| continue the Theological Seminary,
after hearing Il number OF able speeches
among them one by invitation from
| Rev. Prof. II. +. Wcidncr, OF Chicago
II was next decided to authorize the
the Board OF Directors to call two
Professors OF Theology Ind formally
open the Seminary on October Sd, 1898
u was then decided to apportion among
the dlstric. synOds the sum Of eighteen
hundred dollars in addition to the
amouEt pledged by the South Carolina
Synod--and to ask tho Trcasurcrs OF
District Synods to SO collect the
amounts that the Treasurer OF the Sem.
lnary may issue quarterly calls in ad-
vance for the professors salaries.
AT this point further consideration
was suspended and the fralcrnul dele
gate OF the General Council was re-
ccivcd and heard. Rev. S. Laird, OF
Philadelphia, was the representative
OF that body, and he made happy
speech bringing the greetings of the
General Council, and encouraging the
United Synod by telling it. that they
labor under the same difficulties and
must overcome the same obstacles. Ho
| happily referred to the Councils action
on the United Synod's proposition for
II Common Book Of Worship. He said
the Council stands ready TO welcome
such unifying bond between the three
different bodies and would welcome the
time when young Lutheran going into
II strange land or Il new city would feel
at home In any Lutheran church be-
cause he found tho same service, minis
torial acts and hymns in use as he
knew them ut home.
| President Grcincr responded in his
usual able and happy manner wclcom.
Ing tho delegate Of the General Council
aud his encouraging address.
The first matter taken up at tho after
| noon session wnS q resolution cndOrs-