Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-30
Committee on Ministerial Acts to
Report on Wednesday.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

| Holtgreve, Rev. E. Orlepp, DR.. w. F. A.
Kemp of Baltimore. Larkin Smith and John
c. Parker of Washington, D. c.
| Before taking up the regular order for the
| day 1t was decided to make the considera-
| ton of the report Of the committee on min
| isterial acts a special order for Wednesday
morning. This will probably involve con-
| siderable discussion.
| In the regular order the report of the
board of church extension was then heard
1t was presented by the general secretary
| of the board Rev. H. H. Weber, of this
| city.
| Rev. w. 8. Freas, d. D., formerly OF
| York. but now of Baltimore, is the presi-
| dent of the board.
| The report showed that loans, donations
| and special appropriations had been made
| to lib different points during the past two
| years. Twenty-seven more church hes were
| aided in these two years than in the pre-
| vious two.
During the biennium the board has loaned
| $36 s53.5S to churches loans, and has do
ma ted toward the expense of erecting new
| churches the sum of SAL ,25O.41.
Board of Church Extension.
The committee appointed to nominate a
| board of church extension reported, renomi-
| mating the old board-Rev. W. S. Freas, ID.
D., Rev. 3. F. Alleman, ID. D., Rev. Henry
B. Vile, d. D., Clinton f. Walter and
| Messrs NJ. B. Spahr. Jere Carl, Arthur
King, ]. A. Dempwolf and George Z.
Smyser.
The treasurer of the general synod, Mr..
Louis Mauss of Cincinnati, Ohio, hereupon
presented his report as follows: Balance
last report s2,s13.47; receipts. $500. ~:
total, s9,S05.S7: disbursements, S5,495.6S:
| balance, s4,31O.19. The report was referred
to auditing committee, consisting of G.
G. Burnett of San Francisco. Cal. Fred
II. Wefer of New York and S. S. Shaffer of
Lima. Ohio.
The statistical secretary, Rev. w. $. Hin
man of Chicago, presented the following
report:
There are "a district synods. with Las
churches. The losses during the biennium
were 25,570 and the accessions 3S.0T4, MAX
ing the present communicate membership
1872, 800 The congregations own property
valued at s12, 12994321, on which the in
debtedness is 81 ,264. 50S.51. The amount
raised for local expenses during the two
years was s2,713.390 93, an increase of more
than quarter of a million over the pre-
vous biennium. The contributions for mis-
slons and other benevolent work aggregated
SAT- .133. The total amount Of money raised
for all purposes was s., d., 9O7 o.
The Sunday school statistics show a
membership of 1s6.695 scholars and % 625
officers and teachers. The Sunday schools
gave for local objects s21322S and for
benevolence s91 S3S 81 There are ~ 42o
members enrolled in the young peoples So
c:eties. who contributed s57037.77 for local
objects and 81 $50 for benevolence
Gratifying gains have been made in every
department of the work of the congrega-
TONS
The committee appointed to nominate
board of home missions presented the fol-
lowing as their report: Rev, NJ. W. HANNA
DID, of Washington, d. c.: Rev w F.
Parson, ID, of Washington. D. c.: Rev
J. c. Roller. ID, of Hanover, Pa; Rev
G. W. Enders. ID, of York, Pa: Messrs
l. c. Slater of Washington, D. c.; j. c.
Parker of Washington. d. c.: Edward Helb
of Shrewsbury, Pa. and W. H. Humrich-
oUse of Baltimore, Md.
They further reported that the first name
the committee desired to select was that of
Rev. Charles s. Albert. DID. of Philadel-
phia, Pa. He has been a member of the
board for eighteen years. and frequently
elected Its president. in which capacity he
is now serving. During this time Dr. AL
bert, by his untiring devotion his rare
Judgment and discriminating tact has rem
dered services to the church quite inval-
liable. But on account of the pressure of
ms duties as literary editor of the Lutheran
fuhllcatlon Society at Philadelphia and
after our most urgent efforts he has abso-
iuteiy declined denomination. we are COM
PEELED to yield to his judgment and wishes
He retires with the grateful regard and best
wishes of the general synod
Board of Foreign MissiOns.
A board of foreign missions was also
nominated, as follows: Rev. Luther KuhI-
man, DID, of Frederick Md. Rev D. NJ
Gilbert, ID, of Harrisburg Pa; Rev
Oliver c. Roth of Baltimore, Md: Rev.
Patrick H. Miller of Westminster, Md:
Rev. l.. NJ. Zimmerman of Baltimore Md
Rev. A. III. Studebaker, ID, of Baltimore
Md; Rev. H. C. Alleman of Gettysburg
Pa, and Mr.. Oliver F. Lantz, Judge Samuel
~
timore, Md
Rev. w. s. Freas, DID,, of Baltimore,
Md. as the fraternal delegate to the Wo-
mems Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the general synod, then reported
The society is twenty years old and has
contributed to the causes of missions in
the biennium $24, 56631 to foreign missions
$11,174.54 to home missions, and 81, 2S53S for
church extension.
Rev. Patrick H. Miller of Westminster.
Md, was appointed delegate to the next
convention of the society.
The report of the Orphans Home at
LOUISVILLE, Pa, was then read by the presi-
dent of the board. Rev: D. M. Gilbert. ID.
of Harrisburg, Pa. There are 80 children
at the home. Twelve went out last
July being of age. The home was estab-
lished in 1868 and occupies forty-three
acres of ground. nursery is about to
be erected on the grounds to be known as
the "Kunkel Memorial" 1t will be erected
by Messrs. Charles and Samuel Kunkel of
Harrisburg in loving memory of their
parents. 1t is also hoped to erect chapel
this summer Subscriptions amounting to
5000 have already been received.
Following this report the committee ap-
pointed by the synod at its convention at
Mansfield. Ohio, in 1897 the matter of
establishing an orphans home in the west
reported through its chairman, Rev NJ F.
Troxell, d. D.. to the effect that nothing
definite had been done, although several
plots of ground had been offered to it
in Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri
but none had yet been accepted. The
committee will be continued, to establish
an orphans home when the proper place
can be found.
DeacOness Board Report.
The report of the deaconess board was
then presented by Rev F. P. Manhart of
Baltimore. the secretary of the board. The
deaconess mother house of the general
synod is located at Baltimore. There are
twelve deaconesses, thirteen probationers
and one candidate in connection with the
mother house. Some of them are serving
as parish sisters in New York Washington
Cincinnati and in other cities.
During the biennium Sister Augusta V.
Shaffer. who was head sister of the mother