Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
LUTHERAN GENERAL SYNOD
Report on the National Home for the
Aged.
Rev. Stewart Hartman Reports the
Work of the Roard of Home
Missions!

Rev. W. E. Parsons, DID. of the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation. Washington,
u. e., and president of the board of trus-
tees of the National Lutheran Home for
the Aged, at Cincinnati avenue and 18th
street northeast, Washington, d. c., pre-
scented the report of the board, embracing
the history and growth of the institution
from its inception
Inc present site of the home consisting
OF t"ehty-seven acres of ground, was pre-
scented by the late Mrs Sarah Utermehle,
member of the Church of the Reforma
ton. and the first building erected in 1898,
and subsequently enlarged, making it now
a very comfortable house of thirty rooms,
costing, with furnishings. about $4,000. The
property as 1t now stands is valued at $780,
600.
and for their care and comfort the thanks
OF the church are due to the board of lady
managers, composed of the following
Washington ladies': President, Mrs. A. V.
HANNA; secretary, Mrs. j. A. Sutherland;
treasurer, Mrs. A. S. Johnson; Mrs s. Do
mer. first vice president Mrs. w. L. Par
sons, second vice president: Mrs. W. H. Cot
"aid. thlrd vice president; Mrs. j. G. But
le!, fourth vice president; Miss Bertha APP
pold, Mrs. w. II. Bayly Mrs. Robert Bow
dler Mrs. p. T. Dodge, Mrs. A. F. Fox.
Mrs. A. Homrighaus, Mrs. hoffman, Mrs
l.: NJ. kuhns Mrs. E. Leonhardt, Mrs
-'iH' saw httoInb, MIS- % - htNSudS,
Mrs. John G. Parker, Mrs NJ. NJ. Rouzer
Mrs. Schroeder, Mrs. Carrie Schneider Mrs.
|. c. Slater, Mrs. w. F. Slater, Mrs. George
II. Slaybaugh, Mrs. l.. NJ. Taylor, Mrs j.
II. Turner, Mrs G. Woodwork. The matron
of the home is Mrs. Mary c. Foster
Report of the Treasurer.
Treasurer Albert C. Fox presented his re-
pert showing total contributions from
synods and donations, ss,912.1S, and the
disbursements, $S,423.4S.
Resolutions We're adopted by the synod
apporionng 5 cents per capita on the mem
bership of the general synod for the sup
port of the home during the next two years.
Following this the general secretary of
the board of home missions, Rev A. Stew
art Hartman, ID, of Baltimore, present
ed the fifteenth biennial report of that
board over the platform and the speaker
beautiful silk American flag had been sus
pended and TO one side was a banner very
suitably inscribed, For the nation and
kingdom that will not serve Thee shall per-
ish; yea, those nations shall be utterly de
stroyed' The report a splendid one
and the delegates were so pleased with it
that at its conclusion they arose and sang
My Country, It's of Thee
General Order Adopted.
At the opening of the afternoon session
of the general synod yesterday quite a
spirited discussion was occasioned by the
report of the committee on contested seats,
who reported in favor of the seating of
Rev. S. w. Young as one of the delegates
of the Frankean synod of New York. The
report was amended, giving both Revs,
Young and Gringe voice in the conven-
ton with a half a vote each.
The general order of the synod was then
taken up, which was the consideration Of
foreign missions.
DR.. George scholI..sthe secretary of the
board of foreign missions, presented the
report of the board stating among other
| things that during the biennium seven new
missionaries had been sent to foreign
fields, making the number now at work in
India and Africa twenty-nine. In the
India mission there are 421 organized con-
gregatiens and 100 hpusesEfo for worship. The
work in Africa has not progressed very
rapidly in the last two years, owing to the
death of Rev. David A. Day, ID, the
efficient missionary at that place for TWEEN
ty-three and q half years
The board began the work of the bien-
MUM with an Indebtedness of over 1850.
II response to special call over $4,000
was raised up TO September of last year,
practically putting the board out of debt,
| but subsequent expenditures made neces-
sary to maintain the work in a vigorous
and normal condition find the treasury at
| the close of the b;ennium 5000 short.
Announcement of Committees.
Before adjourning the president an
nounced the following committees:
! Experimentation Dale, Belle
| fonte, Pa; Henry Denhart, Washing
ton, HIS, and Amos ". Ulrici, Cincinnati,
| Ohio.
Mileage-Arthur Kink. Middletown Pa:
Edward Nollratt, Bucyrus. Ohio, and Fred.
| II. Wefer New York city.
Business-Rev. John Brubaker, Schells-
| bury Pa; Rev. J. NJ. Guss, Duncannon,
Pa. Rev. j. L. Grouse, St. Thomas, Pa,
| Conference with other ecclesiastical
bodes-Rev. J. c. Roller, ID. Hanover,
Pa; Rev Eli Huber, DID, Gettysburg Pa:
Rev. NJ. G. Boyer. DID, West Sandlake,
n. Y; Rev John Wagner, DID, Hazeiton,
Pa; Rev. j. w. kapp, ID, Richmond,
| Ind. Rev. ]. ". Finkbiner, Colorado
Springs, COL and Rev. J. D. Severinghaus,
u. D., Chicago Ill.
Resoiutions-Rev. ]. NJ. RuthrauF, DID,
Carthage, ILL.,; Rev. j. S Simon, Cincinnati,
Ohio; Rev. p. Bergstresser. ID. Rock
wood, Pa; Rev. j. G. Traver, Hartwick
Seminary, N y; John H. BOWS, Hughes
and Charles Geesey, Altoona, Pa.
Minutes of last convention, Rev. S. E.
Greenawalt, F'indlay, Ohio; Rev. H. NJ.
Heiman, Altoona Pa; Rev. John Weldley,
Pittsburg, Pa; d. A Kuhn, Middleburg,
Pa; Fayette Cronkhite, Minden, N Y,
and Prof. ]. w Lansinger, Middlesville,
Pa; devotional exercises, Rev. c. E. Wal
ter, A G.. Fastwacht, ID; Albert Bell,
Jere Carl and VIM Martin, all of York;
district synod minutes, Rev. NJ. l.. Young,
Ph.D., Meyerdale, Pa; Rev. J. F. Seibert,
L A
leghany, Pa; Rev J. B. Wolf, Glen Rock,
Pa; Prof. George S. Murphy, W. H. Har-
ter and John Steffens.
The evening session was held in lions
Church, it being the anniversary services
of the board of foreign missions. Rev. d.
NJ Gilbert, ID, vice president of the
board, presided. Rev. j. A. Singmaster,
DID, of Allentown; ]. ". Kapp, DID. of
Richmond Ind, and J. H. Weaver of Cen
ter Brunswick, N. Y, conducted the de-
votional exercises.
The first speaker was Rev. W. H Blancke
of Davenport, Iowa, whose topic was:
christian Stewardship and Foreign Mis-
sionS.' tHf
Rev. Blnnclxe's Remarks.
Among other things he said:
when we consider what our ancestors
were only few centuries ago in German
forests worshiping Thor and Frida, or along
the cold strands of Scandinavia whence
the old vikings Sailed forth to spread
havoc with fire and sword along the coast
of Europe, and then look upon the fully
developed Christian civilization today of
which we are the beneficiaries, our hearts
ought to swell with gratitude and our lips
be instinct with praise to God for sending
us His servant with the blessed Gospel of