Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
German Lutherns So Instructed by
Resolution of Synod.
CREATES MUCH DISCUSSION
Memorial Services to Be Held on
ST uI9-
Decoration Day.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Special DIspat cl. To- The Evening Star.

YORK, Pa, Nay 2I.--This mornings ses-
sion of the general synod of the Lutheran
Church began with resolution by Mr.. A.
d. Albert of Washington, D. c., requesting
that the synod adjourn on Monday evening
to meet again Wednesday morning so as to
permit those who. desired to do so to par
ticipate in Decoration- day services at Get
tysburg and Other places.
1t appears that &ex- President of Synod
Rev. NJ. W. HANNA of Washington is to
deliver the Grafton. at the Soldiers Home
of that city and others are to speak at
other places and some wanted to visit the
battlefield at Gettysburg to attend the serv-
ices there
Some discussion followed the presentation
of the resolution many urging that an ad-
journment would proIong the sessions of
the synod beyond Friday. and as many of
the western men wanted to reach their
homes before the following Sunday. 1t was
finally decided to hold sessions on Tuesday
and to have a memorial service in connec-
ton with the meeting of the synod to con-
sist of two suitable addresses by speakers
yet to be selected.
Report of Hymn Book Committee.
The order for the session was the report
of the hymn book committee. which was
presented by William ]. Miller of Philadel-
phta. DIR. J. ]. Young of New York pre-
scented the report of the German hymn
book committed
resolution was offered by DR.. Remen-
snyder of New York permitting the Ger
mans to use only the common service in
their book. and to omit the Washington
service adopted at Washington in 1869.
There was some discussion involving the
much mooted question of service that has
agitated the synod for some time The
resolution was adoDfed
The report of the pastors fund was then
presented by the treasurer, Rev. l. l.. AL
bert, D. D., of Philadelphia. Pa. 1t showed
receipts amounting to s26,9S7. IS. Of which
S2,I2S.S5 was a balance Of the last bien-
MUM, the net gain being $4a7. Al. Sixty
eight persons were receiving aid from the
fund. of which. thrty-two were widows. II.
support of the report Mr.. |. Walter Hay Ct
PittSburg spokesof the duty of the laymen
to care for the temporal needs of the clergy
in their old age and an incentive to
others. and Bl memory of former pastor
he gave $500 TO the fund.
Report Of Board of Home Missions.
The report, of the board of home missions
showed that, on May the number of mis-
sions that the board was supporting was
l47, and that the amount paid for salaries
of the misstena ries of these mission CON
gregati tons had baen S74 30 IS during the
biennium. LIB
OF the missions now enrolled a larger
proportion are In the great cities than at
any time heretofore Five of the new mis-
sions are in Greater New York and Jersey
City, two in Philadelphia one in Chicago,
one in Troy, one in Trenton and others in
cities of proniffle nee, but of less size. In
the fifteen years af the history of the board
they have extended a helping hand to 400
churches from one ocean to the other and
under its fostering care about 200 of them
have reached seif-su pport. Nearly 1880
souls were gathered into these mission
churches while aided by the board during
this time and they contributed S13O 900 to
benevOlence, while the church at large gave
$4,000 to carry forward this splendid en-
terprise d.. ....
On the adoption of the report and it's
several recommendations a number of the
commentator of the work of the board
Rev. Chas. S. Albert, DID. of Philadel
pl:ia- the president called attention to the
fact that 500 new members had been
during he past two years through the
efforts of the boards missionaries. He
spoke of some large donations that We're
expected. also of some legacies that had
been promised. and said that the indebted
ness of the board, although all bills and
missionaries were paid, had been reduced
to $1,000
DR.. L. E. Albert of Germantown took oc-
casfon to speak for a greater encourage
ment for the work of the board. They
had a great many difficulties to contend
with, and deserved praise rather than con-
domination.
DR.. Hamma's Plea.
DR. NJ w. HANNA of Washington, D. c.,
In supporting the resolutions, said that state
ments had appeared and harsh criticisms
printed in some of the church papers
regarding this board, and the board of for
eign missions that should be resented.
He deplored and denounced such state
picions among the members of the church
that were entirely unwarranted. and, there
fore pleaded for the support of the church
papers rather than their criticisms. He
said the members of the boards had been
naligned and their hearts were deeply
wounded
These remarks were heartily approved by
the convention. as were also those of Dr.
CIutz of Atchfson, Kan, and George b.
Remensnyder, esq, of Sunbury, Pa, FOL
lowing the same line as DR.. HANNA. The
report pleaded with recommendations, was
unari mously adopted.
At the afternoon session yesterday, be-
sides continuing the discussion on home
missions. Mrs. Alice G. Bond of SaIina,
KAN the president of the Women's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society of the gen
eraI synod was presented and extended
the greetings of that society to the conven-
ton
The anniversary service of the board of
home missions was held in Christ Lutheran
Church.. Kew. george w. FINDERS, H. L.,
pastor The president of the board. Rev.
Charles g.. Albert, d. D., of Philadelphia,
presided The opening devotional services
were conducted by Revs John F. Seibert
of Sedalia Mo-, Paul B. Ho4tgreve of Bur
lington, Iowa, and T. Is. Domb, asser, ID,
of Dixon. H. 10
Need ofnthe, american Church.
The first speaker was the Rev. Frederick
H. Knubel of New York city. whose topic
was THE American Churchs Need: Luther
an Knowledge of Christian Power"
Referring ID thet present as the time of
testing fort thelc American church, the
speaker shoMed the influences which are
being revealed - in the denominations,
and quoted despaaFing utterances of men
within them. The source of all difficulty
was stated as failure to know them as
Lutherans do. These are: First, the work
of the Holy Spirit always. but alone
through the Word and sacraments; second,
the religious education of the young. 1t
was urged that pspochiaI schools, in addi-
ton to the public schools. be established
and the hope expressed that the day would
come when public schools would close one
more day in the week and the children
gathered in thorough congregational