The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-17

Concluding Session Of the Luth.
eran Body Yesterday.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Was the Principal Feature Of the
Final Budget Of Business = Rev.
c. l., stroemer Of Greensbure, the
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Commit.
tees Appointed aud Appropriate
Resolutions Adopted.

The ffty-seventh annual meeting Of
the Pittsburgh synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran church. which has been in
session at the First English Lutheran
church, since Wednesday. adjourned
yesterday morning after eleeting Off
GERS. adopting appropriate resolutions.
and hlling in vacancies on the standing
committees and the boards.
The synod agreed to assume Rs,25s Of
the Gettysburg seminary debt. The
contract for publishing the minutes was
awarded to the Lutheran publication
society. The next place Of meeting was
left with the officers to decide. The Of
flcers elected were as follows;
Presldent-Rey. Charles L. streamer,
Of Greensburg, Pa.
secretary-Rev. William ]. Bucher.
OF Braddoek, Pa.
Missionary PresIdent-Rev. 2. B.
Burgess, Of conneiisvllle, Pa.
Statistical secretary-Rev. Ellis B.
King, of Allegheny. PA.
Treasurer-Wllllanl Pore, of Pitts
burgh.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
Resolved That we hereby express our
appreciation and hearty thanks 10 the
pastor and the congregation for the very
cheerful and generous hospitality extended
70 US as u synod, and that we VIII ever
hold In graceful remembrance the First
EnRiiHh LltnnfAn church uL wheeling. w
Va.
"Resolved, That we express our gratitude
TO the reporters Of The wheeling ReSister,
IntelllgenCer, Daily News and West Vlr-
ginia StuAts Zeitung for their most excel
lent and tull reports OF the meeting OF this
synod.
''Nesolved, That we. the Pittsburgh sy-
nod. recall with grateful appreciation the
fidelity and faithful services Of our sp!r-
? itual fathers, Brothers Wright and 9oett-
man, who for so many years nave labored
IN this part OF the church, and do hereby
express our sympathy Tor them IN their
present illness, hoping and praying that
they may be restored to health again, and
permitted 10 meet with US and aid US with
their wise counsel and rich experience IN
teh work Of our beloved church,
HResOlVcd That we hereby express our
appreciation for the very valuable service
rendered by Brother Ellis 4. Burgess In
securing for this synod full set Of psint-
ed minutes NJ great personnI sacrifice to
himself, and for the statement OF the an
nual conventions ui this body from the
organize ton to the present time, and for
the beautiful record OF tho minutes ln'the
protocol. which IS indeed a most worthy
model Tor all succeeding secretaries.
- T. TJiRKI.E.
~ w. POEFINBEEGER,
ALEX. MCLAUGHLIN,
"W. G. LANE"
The following standing committees
were appointed by President Weldley:
Eyvny1i1inrs committee:
(a)-On Natural and Revealed Theol-
ogy, Rev. ]. w. Schwartz, D. d.
Cb)-On Personal Piety and Motives
for Entering the Ministry, Rev. j. w.
Wonders.
(c)-on Greek and Hebrew Scripture,
Rev. ELI Miller.
dion Church History and Govern
ment, Rev. William ]. Butcher.
(el-On Pastoral Theology and HON.
oletics. Rev. Fl. n. Follmer
Advisory Board Of Home Missions
Rows. ]. Elmer Bittle, Samuel Nicho.
las, Alonzo j. Turkle, William Pore, G.
+. StIfel.
Advisory board OF foreign missions
ReYs Shile Miller. Alex. MacLaushlin.
Samuel Shaulis.
Educational commlttee-Revs, Fuller
Bergstresser, Ernest II. McCaulley, j..
b. Mnrkward.
Obituary commlttee-Revs. j. H,
Wright, j. NJ. Wonders. Charles L.
Streamer.
on Synodlcal PrOgramme-Revs. Ellis
B. Burgess Rev. William ]. Butcher.
Appeal OF Some Members of Leech-
burg Church-Revs. ]. w. Schwartz
y. D., John TomllnsOr, D. D.. Ell Miller,
William Pore and Charles F. Stifel.
Trustees of Tressler orphans home,
lay. William G. Lane, Turtle Creek,
Pa: alternate. D. j. Remaley, SRrdls,
Pa; clerical, Rev. William II. Nicholas,
Apollo. Pa: alternate. Rev. John w.
Tressler, Manorville, PA,
Vacancies on the board Of directors OF
theological seminary were filled as fol-
lows Clerical, Rev John w. POtflnber-
ger. VANDERBILT Pa: lay, Charles f.
Stifel. Allegheny. Pa.
Speakers for the next convention:
SynndiCal scrmon-Rev. John Weld
ley. Pittsburgh,
Ordination serm0n-Rev. John w.
POffinberger Vandegrift, Pa.
Preparatory sermUn--Rev. A. j, B..
Kast. ShIppensville. Pm.
Communion sermon-Rev. A. j. Bean,
of Pittsburgh
Homo mission sermon-Rev. Alonzo
Turkle. Allegheny,
Foreign mission sermon-Rev. d. r.
p. Bury. Of Pittsburgh.
Orphans home sermnn--Rev. S. j..
Mcdowell ShnrpsburE, Pa.
E!ducatlonH! sermou-IteV. W. A..
EIovtV1op NJ AyOuu1OFA Pm