Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-14
some IMPORTANT BUSINESS
Transacted at the Meeting Of the
Pittsburg SynodYeSterday.

Pittsburg Synod Yesterday.
ACTION TAKEN IN THE MATTER
CONCERNING DIFFICULTIES AT
LEECHBURG, PA. = INTEREST
ING REPORTS RECEIVED FROM
COMMITTEES - MINISTER'S OF
THE SYNOD ASSIGNED TO VARI-
GUS LOCAL PULPITS-A SER
MON LAST EVENING.
Two more interesting business SEES
sions were held by the Pittsburg Luth-
eran Synod at the English Lutheran
Church yesterday. There were num-
Der of reports from the various COM
mittees and boards of the Synod, and
the proceedings were of a very profit
able nature.
The morning session opened with
prayer by the Rev. j. M. Worders, al
| ter which the minutes of the previous
session were read and approved. After
the roll call reports were received from
the different committees. The report
of the educational committee, when
was pending from the previous session,
was taken up, amended and adopted
The committee on appointments then
! submitted it's report, assigning minis
! tiers to the different local pulp1ts for to-
morrow: First English Lutheran
| Church, evening, Rev. j. w. Schwartz
D. d. For Sunday school, al p. m.
addresses will be deferred by Rev W.
A. Nichols, Rev. Eli Miller, Rev. Z. L.
Streamer and H. C. Michaes.
Vance Memorial Church, morning
Rev. H. NJ. Follmer; evening, Rev. r.
B. Burgess.
Second Presbyterian Church, morn
ing, Rev. Fuller Bergstresser; evening
Rev. ]. B. hardwood.
Fourth Street NJ E. Church, evening
Rev. A. J. Turkle.
Chapline Street M. E. Church, even
ing, Rev. S. j. Mcdowell.
Third Presbyterian Church, morning
Rev. J. w. Schartz; evening, Rev. w
| H. Nicholas.
North Street M. E. Church, morning,
Rev. ]. c. N Park; evening, Rev. j. c.
Nicholas.
Zane Street M. E. Church, morning
Rev. s. T. Nicholas; evening, Rev.
Shile Miller
First English Lutheran Church
Bridgeport, morning, Rev. Eli Miller;
evening, Rev. e. R. McClauley.
English Lutheran Mission, Thirty
sixth and Jacob streets, morning, Rev
J. Kemp; evening, Rev. w. A. Hart
man. Sunday school talks by Rev. e
B. Burgess, Rev. John Weidley, Rev. j.
M. Snyder.
Wesley NJ. E. Church, morning, Rev
F. j. Matter, of Kellersburg, Pa, and
evening, Rev. NJ. l.. Smucker, of Viii
! let, Pa.
A motion was carried ordering the
| deficit on the missionary salary 10 be
added to the apportionment.
The committee on presidents report
then handed in a report which was re-
ceived. The committee composed Of
Rev. John Tomlinson and Rev. J. NJ
Worders, recommended the following:
First, that the lebanon charge be
referred to the committee On business
of ongregations: second, that the Off
GERS of the Synod see to the renewal o.
the treasurers bond third, that as {
special committee has been appointed
no further notice be taken of the ap
peal of pastor of the Leechburg, Pa.
church; fourth, that both pastors ant
councils should be willing to be gov
erned by the gospel, the formula o
church government and the charters
OF their congregation, and that as t,
changing the order of church service
and methods of doing church work, pas
tors should consult their councils; fifth
that only communicates and contrib
uting members should be enrolled il
the churches as members; sixth, tina
the missionary president be authorized
to help the congregations that are IN
able to care for themselves; seventh
that the salary of the missionary presi
dent be paid quarterly
Rev. John Tomlinson reported pro
gress, stating that during the year
large amount of work had been accom-
plished; that sketches of thirty-fiv
congregations out of ninety-three hat
been secured, and that twenty-sevel
ministers out CT forty-seyen, havin:
charges, had been received
The charter committee reported tina
it was taking steps toward having tn
church incorporated.
Rev. M. l.. Schumacher and Rev. II. E
Zimmerman, composing the COMMITTEE
on protocol, reported that the had ex
amined the minutes of the fifty-sixtl
annual convention, finding them to b.
correct.a tsATH
After the committee on last year.
minutes, composed of Rev J. E. Men
olas and Rev. J. E. Lerch, had reporte,
recommending a few charges, the re
port OF Rev. j. Elmer Bittle, the sta
tistical. secretary, was received. 1
contained the following information:
There has been a net gain of 81 il
membership. The total accessions re
ported last year were 1,409. This yea
but 1901 were reported. The enroll
| ment of the churches has reached thu
century mark and there are IS pastor,
on the synodical roll The three con.
ferences composing the Synod accom-.
plished in the way Of benevoiences the
following:
Western Conference SynodicaI tres
ury apportioned, s295.S3; paid, s155. "a;
ministerial education, apportioned
| S241.05; paid, s1117S: missionary presi
dent, apportioned, s321.07; paid, S172.
A. Southern Conference Synodica
| treasury, apportioned, S40914; paid
| $40 90