The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-15
STATE OF MISSIONS
LUTHERAN SYNOD RECEIVES SOME
REPORTS AND DISCUSSES
THE WORK
N. Y. EMIGRANT MISSIONARY

Emigrant and Home BOards-0.
N. Nelson and Rev. DR.. Trahert
Chosen Advisory Members of the
synod-Condition of the Church,
Salary md Pension Funds.
o. N. Nelson, of Minneapolis. who has
written two volumes on the history of
the Scandinavians, and Rev. DR.. Trabert,
also of Minneapolis, were elected advisory
members of the synod at yesterday after
moons session. A resolution was passed to
instruct the emigrant mission board to
employ an emigrant missionary for the
port of New York.
The reports of foreign mission fields
We're read and approved. The reports
showed that $4,000 had been raised for
foreign missionary work during the past
year. making a total for home and for
eign missions of 100000.
Mr. c. G. Tulin, treasurer of the synod.
who has charge of the officers salaries
and the fund for the publication of the
minutes, presented his report He received
during the year S3,O15. After various dis
bursements 1859 remains.
The report of the church extension fund
was presented, but not completed. 1t will
be taken up again today.
The report of the pension fund also
came up for discussion, but the synod
adjourned before any action was taken.
A brief report was presented by the
committee appointed Friday to consider
the presidents message. Acting on the
complaint of former President Sward
against the Indifference of the members
of the church to communion services, the
committee suggested that the synod
should make special appeal to its mem
bers to attend these rites more frequently
in the future. The recommendation was
adopted.
With regard to the question of baptism
of children whose parents were not Luz
therans, action was taken at the
suggestion of the committee. 1t has been
customary for the clergyman to baptise
those children who were brought to them
and this precedent will prevail.
The immigration mission at New York
received considerable attention 1t appears
that the active worker for the institution,
one Carl Shuch, had brought the finances
into a very muddled condition. He had
been a splendid worker, but was no
fnancier at all, and III order to straighten
matters out, a committee consisting of
the Rev. Messrs L. G. Abrahamson S.
M. Hill and S. E. Franzen were directed
to audit his accounts right, and such mat
ters as needed it. This mission will remain
in control of the synod itself instead of
being transferred to the direction of the
New York conference as was proposed
yesterday.
The synod elected the following mem
home PQu
Messrs. c. A. Hemberg, Moline ILL.,; L. G.
Abrahamson Chicago; J. G. Dahlberg,
Altoona, ILL.,, and Conrad Emil, Lindberg
Rock Island; Prof. w. c. Foss Rock ISL
and; j. G. Spencer, Rock Island; Victor
Hedman, Geneseo ILL.,, and A. P. Sober
quist Burlington.
The following We're elected members of
the immigrant mission board: Rev
Messrs. M. Stolpe, New York; S. G. OH
man, New Britain, Conn, and Mr. D.
Bloomquist, Brooklyn.
Secretary G. A. Anderson, of the synod
fcal council, read a number of mission
reports. The foreign mission board. it
was found has received s., 6S3. 80 during
the past year, most Of which had been
disbursed to cover the demands on the
board. The foreign mission society," an
Independent organization, had received
$4,S64.23, among which were two bequests
one of which amounted to 81, 1000. 1t cost
nearly $500 to collect this legacy and the
sum seemed excessive and explanations
We're in order. 1t was finally elected that
the will had been contested and the at
torneys had been obliged to travel and
to attend court in order to get anything
The criticisms against the attorneys were
thereupon withdrawn.
A suggestion was made at the morning
session that an invitation be extended to
Gov. Lind to attend the celebration of
the semi-centinnial of the Swedish Luz
theran church in America, to be held to-
morrow evening. President Norelius
doubted the advisability of the action, as
the governor, 1t was said, was a member
of that church, so the subject was laid
on the table
In the evening services were held for
the young people, conducted by Rev. c..
A. Evald.