The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-11-09
The Lutheran Synod.
TIE Seventy Fourth Annual Meeting
Held in Charleston.

TIE Seventy Fourth Annual Meeting
Held in Charleston.
News and Courier.
The seventy-fourth ANNUAL session
of the Evangelical Lutheran synod OF
South Carolina conveyed in St. An
drew's church on Wentworth street,
the Rev. J. A. B. Scherer, pastor.
This body is composed of all the
Lutherans in the State, with a small
exception, and the Lutheran churches
in Augusta, GA,
A full delegation was present, both
of clerical and lay members.
The opening exercises began at 10
a. N. The regular altar services Ct
the Lutheran church we're conducted
by the Rev. J. B Fox, Ph. D., of
Ne 1berry. The synodical sermon
was preached by the retiring Presi
dent, the Rev. M. M. Kinard, Ph. D.
He chose as his theme: The Mani
tested Christ, the Sinners Hope
The sermon was a strong one, and
was delivered in DR.. Kinard's charac.
teristic style. He spoke first OF the
fact of Christ's manifestation. The
sermon was followed by the Holy
Communion, with confession and alb
solution conducted by the Rev. T. S.
Hallman, D. D., of Prosperity.
Dr.. Kinard then formally opened
synod according to the liturgical
form in the common service. The
Presidents report showed many en-
couring: features. From it was CLEAN
ed the following:
Ministers dismissed from Synod
during the year; The Rev. J. c.
Trauger, to the Eastern Pennsylva-
MIA synod; the Rev. n. D. Bodie to
the Georgia synod; the Rev. j. H.
Wise, to the Southwestern Virginia
synod; the Rev. A. G. Voight, to the
the North Carolina synod; the Rev.
R. G. Holland, to the North Carolina
synod.
Calls accepted to charges within
the bounds Of the synod: The Rev.
J. A. B. Scherer, to the St. Matthew's
pastorate; the Rev. Y. V. A. Riser, to
the Sumter and Florence mission;
the Rev. H. J. Matthias, to the St.
Michel pastorate; the Rev. j. j.
Long, to Pomaria, and the Rev. ".
A. G.. Muller, on the death of his
venerable father, became pastor OF
st. Matthews church, Charleston.
The Rev. J. A. B. Scherer was in
stalled in the St. Matthews pastor
ate by the Rev. J. H. Wilson; the
Rev. X Boldt was installed into St.
Johannes by the Lutheran pastors in
Charleston; the Rev. H. A. McCul
Tough was Installed at Cameron by
the Rev. George S. Beardep; Mount
Hebron church, Delmar, S. O., ap-
plies for admission into synodical
connection.
Newberry college, the school OF
this Synod, opened October 3, with
possibly the best attendance in the
history of the institution. During
the year the college obtained. after
long fight, $4,000 for damages SIS
tanned during the war by the Fede,
eral troops.
The theological seminary has been
permanently located duriDg the year
at Mt. Pleasant, after an itinerant
existence of 6S years this month.
During the year death has taken
away three of the Synod's beloved
ministers, the Rev. A. Freyschmidt,
the Rev. J. Martz and the Rev. Louis
Muller, three young men. H. Long,
Y. Y. A. Riser, have made formal ap-
plication for final examination and
ordination at this meeting cf Synod.
These matters were brought out in
the Presidents able report.
An election for officers for the en-
suing year resulted in the choice OF
the following: The Rev. J. Fl. Will
SOD, Erhardt, S. c., President; the
Rev. w. A. G.. Muller, Charleston
S c., Vice President; the Rev. 5. &,
Ballentine, White Rock, Secretary.
The committees were appointed as
follows:
Presidents Report-The Rev. J. B
Fox, S. Thomas, the Rev. Jacob Aus
tin.
Minutes of Synod-The Rev. W