The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-12
LUTHERAN SYNOD

Attendance OF eleBlte8-tt elcotl.
cd by Rev. Dr. Austin Sermon BY
Rev. E.B. Burgess -Interesting Case
That Synod VIII Decide.
The hfty-seventh meeting OF the
Pittsburgh synod Of the Evangelical
Lutheran church opened last evening
at the First English Lutheran church,
on Sixteenth street, and will eontlnus
over next Sunday. The synod includes
es pastors and 100 churches, with to-
tai Of 1900 communicate. The min
isterial and lay delegates began arriv-
ing last night and more arc due this
morning.
The ladies' Of the church last even
ing entertained the delegates with
lunch on their arrival. It was served
in the basement. A committee on en-
tertainment provided the visitors with
ioding. which was provided in most
cases by the members Of Rev. Dr..
schwarms congregation. The synod
opened at 7:l5 p. m, and the prelim-
mary features included musical seiec-
tons by the choir.
Rev. c. B. Austin, d. D.. Of Vance
Memorial church, on behalf of the
wheeling ministerial Union, delivered
neat address Of welcome, which was
responded to by Mr.. ]. c. Lynch for
the church council and congregation,
and by Rev. c. L. streamer OF Green's
burg, Pa, for the synod. The opening
sermon was by Rev. q. B. Burgess, of
Connellsvllle, Pa. who spoke on the
Passing OF the Fathers" discourse
euloglzlng the work Of the fathers Of
the Lutheran church, work seen in
the present prosperous condition Of tho
denomination.
The synod win resume to-day at Q
a. M, and be preceded by a devotional
service at $3.50 q. m, DR.. schwarm, the
retiring president. will make his re-
port. and vacate the chair for the new
presiding officer. Rev. John Weldley. OF
Pittsburgh. Reports will be received
from Missions President c. B. King.
Of Allegheny; Treasurer william Pore,
of Pittsburgh. and Statistical secre-
tary Bittle. Of Trutle Creek Pa. This
evening an educational anniversary will
be conducted, with an address by Rev.
j. c. N. Park, OF Leechburg.
A point the synod will be called on to
decide is Conventional Leechburg. Pm,
Part Of the congregation insists on the
withdrawal of the present pastor. Rev.
Mr.. Park, while another faction ia
equally strong for his rententlon. The
synod will decide.
The synodIcal roll showed the follow
ing present or who will arrive to-day:
Mlnlsters-Revs. j. H. Wright
Greensburg, Pa; j. Smith Lawson,
Pittsburgh, Pa: John Tomilnson, Gil
pin, Pa; Charles L. Streamer, Green's
burg, Pa; ]. W. Schwartz, D. D..
Worthlngton, Pa: W. E, Crebs. Waller.
Pa; ]. G.. Goettman. d. D., -; Alex
ander Mclaughlin. Tarentum. Pa: ]. F.
DIetterich. Lamartine, Pa; A. w. Nc
Colloch, Homer City, Pa: ]. P. Neft.
Knoxdale. Pa; ]. W. Treasner. Manor
Vile, Pa: D. w. Leitrell. BroolSville.
Pa; A. ]. B. Kost, Shippenville. Pa;
]. N. Wonders, Fryburg, Pa; ]. w.
Poffenberger. Vandegrift, Pa; D. L. P.
Barry, Pittsburgh, Pa: Onas F. Harsh
man, Duquesne. Pa: Lewis Hay, Indi-
ana, Pa: J.E.Smith. Punxutawney, Pa. 3
J.. BlloI Snyder, Strongtowu. Pa; ]. r.
Leech. SaTdis. Pa: Samuel Schwar1n,
d. D., Wheeling; r. B. Starts, -;
Eli Muller, Butler. Pa: A. J.. Bean, -;
L. F. Dickey, New Kensington, Pa;
j. q. r. Hasslnger, -; j. r. Sam
pie, Punxutawney, Pa; j. B. King, AL
legheny. Pa; ]. K. Hilty, Venango. Pa;
NJ. L. Schumacher. Willet, Pa; P. Ew-
aid, Lyons, N. Y; Alonzo ]. Tlnkle, AL
legheny, Pa; H. w. FOllmer, -;
George L. Hamm. Phi. D., -; Shlle
Miller, North Hope, Pa; James c. N.
Park, Leechhurg, Pa; John Weidley,
Pittsburgh, Pa; Samuel ]. Mcdowell.
SharpsburE, Pa; W. g. StonaclIer, Fay,
Pa ], n. Hankey, --; Ellis d. Bur-
CESS, Connellsvllle, Pa: j. Elmer Bit
tie, Turtle Greek, Pa; William ].
Butcher, Braddock, Pa; Samuel T.
Nicholas, Allegheny, Pa; H. c. Keller,
Asplnwall, Pa; Samuel A. Shanles, New
Florence, Pa; Sllas A. Lambeck. Cal
lensburg, Pa; g. w. Styer, Brookville,
Pa; Fuller Bergstresser, Allegheny
Bradley Markward. --: G. F. Can
ders, BlaIrsville. Pa: William H. Mich
olas, Apollo. Pa; Ernest r. Roedel,
Pittsburgh, Pa: j. W. Romick, Chico
rn, Pa; F. ]. Matter, Leatherwood, Pa;
NJ. s. Kemp, Smlcksburg, Pa; j. c.
Nicholas, Chicora, Pa: w. A. Hartman,
Avonmore. Pa. Charles r. Streamer,
Greensburg; II. G. Michael, Allegheny;
George FrOstie, -: Horace thinner
man, Clarion, Pa; H. s. Gilbert, Allie
gheny, Pa.
. Nau NslNg
dIann. Pa: ]. H. Alexander. WORTH
Ington, Pa: F. w. Spahr, Tarentum,
Pa; S. P. Hines. Cool Spring, Pa: V.
Phlpps, Shippenville, Pa; George ShR-
ner, Vandegrift, Pa; Christian Keller,
Sun Gin, Pa; j. d. Remaley, Sardis,
Pa: ], c. Lynch, Wheeling; William
Sellgmnn, Butler, Pa; A. Brory. New
KenslngtOn, Pa; Frank Muckenhaupt,
Ven0ngO. Pa; Jacob Fry, Advance, Pa:
Charles F. Stlfel, Allegheny, Pa; d. NJ.
Atwell, Boyer, Pa: ]. A. Stevenson,
burgh. Pa; William Wickvecker,.
Sharpsburg, Pa; Harrison G. Black
burn, Conhellsvllle, Pa; William G.
Lane. Turtle Creek, Pair. F. Lisbon.
Braddock, Pal David Brown, Alleghe-
nv. pa; j. E. Lyle, Asplnwall, Pa;
Thomas s. Lynn. Clyde, Pa: L. L.
Jordon, Dutch Hill, Pa: William II.
Hoover, Brookville, Pa; N. s. Rankin,
Homer City, Pa: Il, a. Townsend,
Apollo. Pa. ]. Frank Arnold, Pitts
burEh. Pa; S. T, Mccullough. ChlcOra,
pa; Ii. a. Shindledecker Smicksburg,
pa; Thomas Kunkle, Nowrytown, Pa;
George Wendell, wilmerding, Pa; Geo.
stelnmark, Allegheny, Pa: II. Hellman,
Kittanning, PA.
CnIIrornln's Prosperity.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. l1.--Accori-