Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-31
PLEA FOR COLLEGES
Lutheran synsa Discusses the Sub
ject Of Rdestion Today.
OFFER FROM CARTHAGE, MISSOURI
FratefnaI Greetings From the Luth-
Grams Of the South.
YESTERDAYS AFTERM ATH

logical Seminary at AtChiSon, Kan, Car
| thage College at Carthage, ILL.,, and Hard
wick Seminary at Hartwick.
President Ruthrauff of Carthage College
| made an earnest plea for the cause of edu-
| cation and his institution. The city of
Carthage, in which he said there had not
| been saloon for twenty years, offered
| $40 600 to the college, and a member of the
| church had offered SO 600 more, the amount
to be paid provided the church wollld raise
an additional $50 900 His remarks were
heartily Endorsed by the synod which voted
unanimously to increase the apportionment
for the cause of education from 10 to ID
cents per member.
Prof Luther A. Fox, D. D., of Salem. Va.
was introduced to the synod this morning
as the representative of the United States
| synod of the Lutheran Church in the south
| He presented the fraternaI greetings of that
| body, and said that although the civil war
| had caused the disruption of the synod
there was no longer north or a south but
| all We're united and he hoped that soon all
Lutherans of this land would be united as
well In a general Lutheran synod of Amer
| lea.
Memorial Service Yesterday.
The services incidental to Memorial day
! at the meeting of the general synod yes
| terday afternoon were very impressive
President Breckenridge presided Anthems
| We're sung by St. Pau1's choir; a prayer
| was offered by Rev. Ed. Wolf, DID, a
| Union soldier, and then followed addresses
| by Rev. r. W. Hufford, ID, of Reading
| Pa, and Rev. Henry A Haithcox, Z. D..
| o. Abilene Kan. The former had worn the
| blue and the latter the gray. DR.. Hath
| cox at the close of his address very appro-
| priately took the hand of DR.. Hufford and
| then entwined a wreath of garlands about
| their hands, and so the north and south
| veterans of the Union and confederate
armies stood united upon the platform.
Amendments were made TO the consti-
providing that the board of directors
| twenty in number, shall hereafter be elect
| ed at the meeting of the general synod
| instead of one-half the number and the
| other half at the meeting in Philadelphia
1t was further provided that the Deacon
! ess board and the pastors fund shall here
! after be beneticiaries Iof any funds the so
| ciety may distributed putting them with
the other boards Of the church in sharing
| the profits of the. publication business.
The following airecto Of the Lutheran
Publication Society, known as the publica-
! ton board, We're then elected to serve for
| two years: Reu.3L. &. Albert, ID; Rev.
W. NJ. Baum, d Rev. s. A. Holman.
ID; Rev. J. c. Koller, ID; Rev. J. j.
Young, ID; Mr. VIM. J. Miller. Mr., TheoP
Downing and Mr.. Frank Pierson.
To serve for one year: Rev. T. c. Bill
heimer ID; Rev. w. H. Dunbar, ID;
Manhart, Rev. NJ. H. Valentine, Rev. f. F.
! Ebert, Rev. T. b. Patton, 7. B. Stork, esq;
Mr.. Arthur King Mr.. James Fellows.
| The committees on fraternal cooperation
| with other Lutheran bodies then presented
| it's report through DIR. S. w. owen of Ha-
gerstown Nd saying that a conference
| composed of members of the general synod
general council and united synod of the
| south had been held in Philadelphia on
December 81 to 81 in St. Matthews Iu-
| theran Church, of which Rev. w. NJ. Baum,
d. D, is the pastor, which had been a very
profitable and edifying meeting, permit
ting in unofficial COMPARISON
| of views of the members Of these general
| bodies of the Lutheran Church on the va
| riou5 dOctrinal, liturgical, educational and
| missionary interests, in which all are alike
| engaged.
| The report was approved, and upon mo-
| ton of Rev. j. B. Remensnyder. d. d, of
| New York city the conference was APPROX
! ed others urged and the members requested
| to participate.
| The same committee was continued to
| arrange other conferences and consists Of
| ton, D. c., Rev. W. NJ. Baum. d D., of
| Philadelphia Rev F. p. Hennighausen of
| Baltimore and Rev. s. w. Owen of Hagers-
| town, Md.
| Greeting to DR.. Seiss.
| The feature of the days proceedings was
the presentation of the fraternal greetings
| Of the general council of the Lutheran
| Church of America, through its delegate,
| Rev. Joseph A. Seiss, D. D., Ii. D, of
| Philadelphia Ten o'clock was the hour set
| to hear the visiting delegate. and by direc-
| ton Of the president Rev. ]. c. Roller, DID.
of Hanover, Pa, escorted Dr. SeiSS to the
platform.
He was received with great courtesy, the
| entire convention rising to its feet as a
| mark of respect.
| DR. Sess spoke of his coming from the
| midst of the meeting of the ministerium of
| Pennsylvania, now in session at Reading,
| Pa. the mother synod-the grandmother OF
| SOme-a mother that had a great deal to
| do with the organization of this general
| synod originally, and, he hoped, body
| that would perhaps, possibly in the dis
| lance, have much in common with the gem
| erai synod again. AS the chairman of a
| delegation of that body he had walked out
| of the general synod thirty-three years ago
| and had never walked into 1t until now;
| was not sure that absolution would be
| granted for that act. He spoke of the
| storm that had existed between the two
bodies for SO many years. but trusted that
| by this time it had pretty well blown over
| The story was related of Henry Ward
! Beecher. who had dog which he took
| with him to his place of resort each sum-
| mer. and while there the dog got on the
| trail of a ground squirrel and made for
| him. The squirrel ran into a hole. and the
| dog stood and barked most furiously at that
| hole; and the next summer, when they
| came to that place the dog ran and again
| barked at that hole. Now, said the speaker,
J 1t seems to me we have been barking long
! enough at that hole. The trail has become
I
| there Is Disposition to stop it UP alto
| gether. and we should be glad to learn that
a similar dispositions prevails on your side
of the house. On ri
! The doctor continued, saying ne hoped the
! official Joint committees of the two bodies
would be combintd,. looking to a uniformity.
| If not organically stifl in the general spirit
| and usages in the churches, He said in
| concluding that he believed that in view of
| the position. theeIogically and liturgically,
| which Luheranshho in this country, it
| is going to be inf course of time the very
! ecclesiastical backbone of the United States
of America. D2Es z
President breckenridge, in responding,
| said, although DIR. Seiss had left the gen.
eral synod a third OF d century ago, he was
not stranger for his writings and books
| We're we'll known. and it was a particular
pleasure In receiving these greetings TO
have them conveyed by one who was in a
special degree persona grata.
DIR. Jeffers' Address.
very happy and appropriate address