Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-26
LUTHERAN SYNOD.
An Abstract of the Proceedings
of the Third Day.
The Report of tho Delegates to tho Recent
Meeting of tho United Synod Home and
Foreign Missions FirstLutheran Church,
Established in Japan Tho Twontietl,
Century Fund.
Century Fund,

The Lutheran Synod of Virginia op-
ened it's morning session yesterday at
$3.50 with prayer by Rev. A. A. j. Bush
ong' of Woodstock. The new arrivals
present were Rev. w. j.. Hubbard, of
Blacksburg, Va, one of the editors of
Our Church Paper" well-known
Lutheran publication; Mr.. IL. l.. Sny-
der. editor of the Shepardstown Regis
ter Ia lay delegate): Mr. a. c. I<ootz,
lay delegate from Trinity Church, New
port News, and Prof. j. A. Morehead,
of Charleston, S. c.. president of the
Theological Seminary at that place.
Mr.. a. G.. Henkle, of Grace Church,
Waynesboro, was received as commits
sioner of that congregation.
The report of Rev. Il. w. Cronk, SUI
perintendent of the Orphan Home at
Salem. was read and adopted. The re-
port showed that there are now thirty
children in the home and that the work
is progressing.
The following was adopted: IRE
solved. That the fund for the Newport
News congregation, as apportioned
among the congregations at the last
convention. be placed by the Commit
tee on Apportionment alorS with the
other objects of the Synod"
~ ItSOlullOn lniTOuutcu Ut the last
convention. providing for annual in
stead of sem-annual meetings of the
two conferences of the Synod, was de-
feated.
Next came the reading OF the report
of the delegates to the recent meeting
OF the United Synod OF the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of the South. This
was the most important matter that
came up at the meeting. Among the
most important features of this report
were the sections relating to missions,
Theological Seminary, orphans home
and place and time of next meeting of
the United Synod. The report on these
subjects is. in part. as follows:
MISSIONS.
The report OF the Board of Missions
and Church Extension showed receipts
for the bicnnium of s7.531.23 for home
missions and S7.7S2.63 for foreign mis-
sions.
notwithstanding the utterly made
quate funds at its command to meet all
the needs of the home field, the board
was able not only to hold intact the
work. but to make some progress.
During the biennium ending May, 1898,
the salaries of nine missionaries were
paid by the hoard. in whole or in part
During the bicnnum closing May. 1900
this number was Increased to seven
teen. The greatest step forward was
the planting Of our church in Newport
News. made possible by the Virginia
synod. For the successful prosecution
of the work four or more additional
churches should be built at once. Your
delegates note with JOY the fact that
the Virginia Synod approximately met
its apportionment. ana trust that in
the coming two years it may be met in
full.
I'm the foreign field there was
marked growth and substantial pro-
gress. The missionary force was in
creased by Rev. G. l.. Brown and wife
who reached Japan in November. 1895
Rev G. *. Lippard. under commission,
has sailed for Japan with his bride
The native church was organized in
Saga in 1898. The Miller legacieS of
$3.50 have been forwarded. and the first
Lutheran Church in Japan is now be-
ing built and will he known as the
MILLER Memorial" Soon after the ar
rival of Mr.. Brown, under authority of