Evening star., 1901-10-22
SYNOD FINISHES ITS WORK.
maryland LHtherans VIII Meet Mex
in HagerstOwn.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
BOONSBORO', October u, 1901.
The eighty-second annual convention of
the evangelical Lutheran synod Of Mary
land closed this afternoon. The closing ses-
sions were devoted to hearing reports from
various committees. Much amusement was
afforded synod by the report Of the commit
tee on 'leaves of absence" Many of the
excuses for going home on the part Of lne
brethren were ignored by the synod and
only a few valid excuses were accepted
This action was the outcome of much in
difference on the part of members of late
years. Many Of them have not regarded
the Importance Of attending the sessions
regularly to the close and have absented
themselves for little if any good cause.
The sessions throughout were harmonious
and great deal of real business was done,
which in former years did not receive the
proper attention.
The consideration Of foreign missions oc-
cupied good deal Of the time Of the fourt n
session. The speakers were Revs. NJ. ID.
Gaven and NJ. J. Kline. DID. the latter
being the general secretary elect of the
board of foreign missions. DR.. Kline is
well known in Washington, having preached
often for st. Paul's and ST. Marks congre-
cations. 1t is said his selection as secre-
tary of the board has met with the indorss-
ment of the church everywhere.
tional services, conducted by Rev. T. w.
Moot of St. Paul's, Washington. The first
order Of business was the report Of the
treasurer, Mr. Cornelius Eckhardt of Wash
ington. The receipts for the year amounted
to $23 1889, as follows: Beneficiary edaca-
tion, 81 ,67263; board of education, ST. 133.3l ;
church extension. s2,945.13; deaconess fund,
s935.92; foreign missions, 5000, general
synod. $96561; home missions, A2o3-2o
home for the aged Qocated at Washingtou).
$735. 40; Prof. j. L. Neve, Atchison, Kan.
$2O75; orphans fund, s1.96414; pastors
fund, 81 ,220.29; synodical treasury (eX-
futf.2 CO., Sa1,t f,afa
est s1.297.5 80. During the year the treas
urer borrowed for urgent demands s1,5s5.U,
which amount was repaid in full, as also
debt from the former year amounting to
free from debt. The year just closed. 1t
was also reported, was the best in the
eighty-two years of the synod. or the best
in its history. On motion of DIR. Butler
the report was adopted, with thanks to the
treasurer for his able financierins.
The election of directors to fill vacancies
to the theological seminary. Gettysburg,
Pa, then took place and resulted in the Sc
lection Of Revs. Luther Kuhlman, DID,
Charles A. Britt and G. w. Miller. ID
and Messrs. Albert F. Fox and George Ry-
neal, jr., for a term of five years.
The report Of the directors OF the semi
nary showed an enrolment of fifty stu
DENTS The work of the students accord
ing to the report Of the examining COM
mittee was excellent, marked improve
ment over the former years. The general
endowment fund amounts to s1s7. .657. 20:
scholarship endowment to 1880, and
the library fund to 81, ,000 a total OF
S214, ,O3O7O The real estate of the seminary
consists OF two seminary buildings, nve
professors houses, steam heat plant, with
forty acres Of ground, valued at $le! .oo.
On this there is debt of <S9,oOO. Wnlch.
with subscriptions on hand amounting 70
S. .7SO to be paid in the near future, WIZ
reduce it to $50. -...-....
The report Of the neurological commit
tee was in. part, as follows: Our record
informs us that in 1855 Rev, Samuel Domer,
%. D. was ordained to the ministry OF recon-
citation DIR. Domer was prlncely preach-
er and few, indeed. were MS peers as a
pastor Tender and true were his quiet
mtnistrations in the sick room, and nope
fu1 and helpful his counseis to the sorrow
ing. as we'll as the living. He had large
mace In the hearts Of muititudes In the
CONGREGATION and the city where. amid our
strenuous life, he had ministered Tor more
than a Quarter Of century.
A committee appointed to consider let
ter of Dr. G. u. Wenner asking the APP
pofntment Of committee to inquire INTO
the policy of the deaconess board. reported
as follows: THAT the deaconess board Is
one of the general boards OF the church.
ond 40 SUCH ia the creation Of the general
SYNOD and the consideration Of the policy
~ that hoard and the direction Of this i'm
nortant work belong properly to the general
synod.
naxt fail in Hagerstown. Md. Rev. s. w.
owen DID. and the congregation of st.
Iohn's Lutheran Church will do the enter
fafnfng.