Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-15

| lAoI EN ENlNG.
| The proceedings of the Pittsburg
Lutheran Synod, at the English Lutn-
eran Church, yesterday, were very in
/ teresting and profitable. Reports were
received from various important de-
partments and other business of rou-
tine nature was disposed Of. During
! the day addresses were made by sew
eral prominent members of the eccIes-
iastical body.
The morning session was opened with
! devotional exercises under the conduct
or Rev. Alexander MacLong, assisted by
Rev. Ellis B. Burgess. After the usual
routine proceedings a committee COM
! posed OF j. 3. f. Hassinger, ]. Andrew
Bean and George F. Shaner reported
faVorably with reference to the appor-
| tioning of the synodical appropriations
as follows: General Synod, per capita,
"a cents. Amount appropriated,
S26e.33; contributions, 1S9S-g9, S156. S6.
| Synodical Treasurer, per capita, Z;
appropriated, sS0O.3S; contributed, 1895
SO, $747.96.
Home Missions, per capita, 2s14; ap-
propriated, $2,642; contributed last
year, $1,S4467
Foreign Missions, per capita. 2Ok.
Appropriated, $2.349; contributed last
year, s1.736.4S.
| Church Extension, per capita 2OA.
Appropriated, $2,349; contributed last
year $1,47419.
Board Of Education, per capita, IA -3.
Appropriated, s1,691; contributed last
year, s54S.61
Pastors Fund, per capita. ga.
Appropriated, $1,147 contributed last
year, s53166.
Orphans Fund, per capita, Z. Ap-
propriated, $500; contributed last year,
| $879.77.
| Deaconess Board, per capita, Z. APP
propriated, $3.50; contributed last year,
$224.77.
Home for Aged, per capita, 42-3. Ap-
| propriated, 1854; contributed last year,
| $27S.27.
Ministerial Education, per capita, Z.
Appropriated, $500; contributed last
year, $63479.
Missionary Presidents, per capita,
| 12A. Appropriated, $1,400.66; con-
trlbuted last year, $654.S0.
The report fixes the total per capita
| apportionment at $136; total amount
appropriated, $15,5S1.42, and the total
amount contributed last year, SO, 7O3.83.
The per capita is advanced IA cents. and
nearly $4,000 over the amount con-
tributed last year is demanded for the
coming year. The increase was opposed
by some of the ministers, but the re-
port finally passed as detailed.
The following recommendations were
included in the report of the committee:
eve recommend that the benevolent
| money be apportioned according to the
financial ability of the congregation, as
follows: First, there shall be three
classes of congregations, namely, coun-
try churches, mission churches and city
and town churches; second, the classif-
cation of the congregations and the per
capita Of the classes shall be left with
the committee on apportionment.
Then followed a heated discussion.
which was participated in by num-
Der of delegates, and the representa-
tives of the city and town churches
strongly opposed this recommendation.
Finally the recommendation was re-
jected
Action was next taken on the report
of the committee on missionary pres
ident's report, which was pending from
the previous session. The first item
was amended and adopted, the second
item stricken out and the third item
adopted.
The committee on seminary debt sub
mitted report, which was referred to
the directors of the Theological Sem
mary.
A report from the committee on ed
ucational committees was adopted.
The committee on minutes of sister
| Synods, composed of G. L. Courtney,
s. A. Shanlis and A. BODY, reported
that the minutes of quite a number of
hands and that on examining them
found nothing requiring the attention
OF the Synod
The report of the committee on cat
alogues of our institutions showed the
following: "One catalogue, that OF
Pennsylvania College, located at Get
| tysburg, Pa, was placed in its hands.
From this catalogue we learn the past
collegiate year has been good one.
The resident students numbered PSI
and the non-resideats, 8, total OF 254.
We heartily commend our Lutheran
institutions for higher education to the
favorable consideration of our people
and patrons" William j. Butcher and
F. J. Frederick compose the committee.
Rev W. NJ. Beck, missionary to At
RIGA was introduced to the Synod. and
W. w. Heltu was excused from further
attendance upon the Synod.
The following named ministers OF the
Synod were assigned to various local
pulpits for to-day: