The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-17
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lb cSnFINN DSCS Icr tuS pa-I week con-
clnded the business bef0rc S: yesterday
and adjourned and ali the members left
Tor their homes.
Those who have been in attendance
commend the spirit which has shown
itself in most OF the discussions.
We bayc given full reports Of The
session believing H. would be Of interest
10 a great majority OF our readers. For
most Of the report published today we
are indebted 10 Rev. Rob'. J.. Ia tergon
OF Union Bridge, Md, who was IN At
tendance AZ Il visitor. ~ is well done
and We. thank Mr. Patterson for his
Kindness.
The third day OF United Synod. one
of the most important OF the session.
i@i0g the occasiOn Ot the confederation
Of two Oi the most wcjgbty problems be-
tGT= the Noutbern Lutheran Church.
T'!e fret event ri the day was the re-
ccPtjDn ot De iraternal delegate Of the
General SYNOD North. Rer. T.. J.. Keller
q Akron. OHIO. The address Of Rev.
Keller wae d gem Of It's kind. TIE
speaker dwell upon lhe cloee relation
that had always existed hetwenr the
LutherGus Of t'e General SYNOD uud
SAID: 'lhe mOLbur sends greeting 10
the Child auo fruternal conrrt vlutiou
u the Cuitud SYNOD upon the zeui OF
her people II The work ut the Christ ian
Church. The CUmmun ductrinnl pusi-
uun Oi tho two bodies wus emphasized
uud tbV hope eXprcssud Jhut the Church
ui the Augsburg Confession miwht bp
rruuited through the efforts of She
Cnjt"u Synod for Il common book Of
worship und SERVICE.
FreEidHut CTreiuur responded IL Ii
very huppy muunnr, accepting thr
greetings Of Iur General SYNOD und cy-
pr@hfln| the hope thui thn I,ru,...urv of
Prot. II. j.. 1unJhs in 81. ! Ohm church.
Chu'tCEluu, ulipht eupu trc fulfilled. viz:
tuu; lhe ru~lieh epeak ny lIutberuuy
oi Au@"ica would Uuv day be united
apc tnu! hpp Upon Ne dur,riDal Fla.j. d
tie United Syro3 Of NE South.
In': report 81 he committee on put,-.
litaljOD i! The BOOK 81 Worship vas
ncHt AcarG. The consideration Of the
report called forth much discussion
On: item Of the report instructed the
tO'hWOn service Committee to continue
the publication Of the present book uu-
Ill th" next meeting Of United SYNOD,
At which time IL was asked to have
something definite touching the COM
mon book Of service, ministerial acts
ANA hymns proposed some years ago to
the two general bodies North.
4 substitute for the item was pro-
posed inslrucJinI the committee to Sc
| cure the publication OF the hymns of
either the General Council or the Cen
cral synod in thc new Book of W0r-
ship. After vigorous discussion, the
resolution was lost and the committee
| instructed 10 continue the publication
Of the present book and until next
meeting OF United Synod vigorously
press the matter Of Il common book for
| the three bodies now using the Common
Service.
In the afternoon the important sub
Jcct OF the Theological Seminary en-.
gagged the attention Of the Synod. The
report Of committee on ThcOlogical
Seminary was read. ii contained the
recommendations that the Theological
Seminary Of the United Synod ought to
be continued, that the Board OF Trus
tees be Instructed TO secure two pro.
fcatt:h ana formally open the Seminary
October Ist, 1898. that in view OF the
generous OTTER Of the South Carolina
Synod 70 cOntribut. six hundred dollars
per ycar 70 the Eaiaiy OF one professor
wherever the Seminary may be located
u" synod nnrn".!Uii tho remaining
eighteen hundred dollars for proicsaors'
salaries among the district synOds. The
report commented the offer OF 'tic
Luth"rnnB Of Charlotte to give a ten
! acre rite for Tic Seminary and furnish
Tor Que year The necessary building.
The Hret question TO be decided was
~ 10 the continuation of thc Thc0lOgi-
cal Seminary. This called ;Jrth IL num-
bcr OF abb" addresses defending the
rl%ht Oi the Seminary TO exist, and con-
vihccd everyone that the United 5 nod
Is composed OF IL number Of able pulpit
orators. STIRRING speachcs were made
| by ltcvs. w. &. Schneircr, NJ. M.
Kinnrd. ph. y, w. A. Lutz, w. T..
Scahrook, Prof. &. j.. II. Fisher, X. G..
Holland, -. d.. and Mr.. j. d. Cappel-
'nnn. Az o'clock Synod adjourned.
The subject engaging tho attention
Of Synod In tho evening was that Of
foreign missions. and two very interest
Ing and practical addresses we're do
livcrcd. Tho first speaker WAS Rev.
l.. l.. Smith, OF tho Virginia Synod.
| Tee speaker began by saying that he
would not just say that ono who did not
believe in foreign missions was an in
iidcl, but hu could say that we must
strike from tho Holy Scriptures tho
last command Of our Lord Jesus Christ
If We will not do foreign mission work.
| He said there IL everything to on.
courage us In our work. Tho success