Evening star., 1901-10-21
LUTHERAN APPoRnONMENI
EACH MEMBER TO PAY A MINIMUM
OF $1.O2.
This Does Not Include Offerings for
Beneacent Purposes COM
3.
mittee Appointments.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


The closing hours of the first session of
the Evangelical Lutheran synod of Mary
land, now meeting here, was taken up in
discussion of the apportionment for the en-
suing year and the presentation of the in
terests of Pennsylvania College by Profess
sor P. NJ. BikIe, one of the instructors of
that institution. The year just closed has
been one marked with success aud the new
year opens under very favorable auspices.
In this connection Rev. ]. C. Butler, DID,
offered the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted: THAT the committee
on Pennsylvania College be instructed to
report resolution commencing that col
lege to- our people and the work of Presi-
dent Mcknight in the present effort to pro-
vide for the debt resting upon the college
The following resolution ON the question OF
apportionment was offered by Rev. c. S..
Albert. DID, of Philadelphia, Pa: Re
solved, that the basis Of the apportionment
for the coming year be the amounts re-
uuested by the general synod, from the
Maryland synod, as reported by our
delegates to the general synod, lately
convened at Des Moines, Iowa" This was
adopted This apportionment amounts to
81. .O2 per member and does not include the
offerings for orphans fund, beneficiary edu-
cation ad the expenses of the synod. The
matter of adjusting the apportionment, or,
in other words, the reapportioning same
among the various pastorates, was left to
the discretion of the committee, consisting
of Revs c. A. Britt, Chas. Reinewald,
Messrs H. M. Cowles and Cornelius Eek
hardt
The second session was opened with
prayer by Rev. M. L. Beard of Middletown,
Md, after which the president, Rev. ]. E
Maurer, announced the following commit
tees:
Presidents report-Revs. c. S. Albert, ID.
D.; P A. Heilman, IL T; J.; pas1 post ana = Messrs
State of the church-Revs. d. b. Floyd,
u. S. T. Rupp, G. A. Roger and Messrs.
W. c. Rupp and VIM. Grecht.
Minutes Of eastern conference-Revs. v:
Miller. c. l.. Reiter, Messrs. ]. J. Shenk and
T. T. Myers.
Minutes of middle conference, Revs. E.
FELTON,, Geo. Beiswanger.' Messrs J. Har-
land Smith and Daniel Hover.
Minutes of western conference, Revs q.
E. Hipsley S. A. Hedges, MesSrS VIM
Taylor and Albert Wilt.
a.'Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary
Society, Revs. E. H. Delk, John c. Bowers,
Messrs D. Gaines Miller and Milton Ward.
Excuses of absentees, Revs. ID. Il. W iSe-
man. c. II. Butler and Mr.. Joseph Witter.
Leave of absence, Revs. ]. Y. Asper, Asa
Richard and Mr.. Charles G. CushWa.
Catalogue Of Pennsylvania College, Revs
L. Kuhlman, DID, C. Reinewald and Mr.
David S. Rice
Devotional committee, Revs. ]. E. Maur-
err l.. M. Zimmerman, d. D., and Stanley
Billheimer.
Petition from Jefferson congregation
Revs. S. W. Owen, D. D., A, A. Kerlin and
c. H. Rockey.
Committee on Prof Neves' letter-Revs.
w. H. Dunbar, D. D., f. w. Moot and Mr..
E. F. Stockert. 81.
Committee on DR.. G. U. Wenner's letter
Revs. L. Kuhlman, d. ~, U. S. G. Rupp
and Mr.. Albert f. Fox.
Rv consent of the synod Rev VIC Stoud-
enmire of the Maryland Prisoners Aid Asso-
citation made a report. Rev Stoudenmfde is
chaplain and general agent of the associa-
ton which Is supported altogether by vol
untary contributions, and has been Tor the
past 80 years. 1t is believed that aid will be
given by the state in the near future. The
benefits derived from this association are
not only those enjoyed by the inmates, but
also to the community, in that expenses OF
many trials, &c, are done away with.
The cost of operating is about 5000 per
annum. During the past year 151 convicts
made a profession of faith, the largest in
any one year, and, it is said the largest In
the history of any association of like char
acter.
The committee on beneficiary education
reported eleven students ion the funds of
the synod and asked an appropriation of
$1,000 for the coming year, which was
granted. The department Of students, as
rule, has been good, and the same may be
said of their diligence in application to their
work.
Rev c. w Enders, D. D., vice president
Of the board Of home missions, then adj
dressed the synod in the interest of home
missions.
Among the Washingtonians present are
Revs. ]. G. Butler, D. D.; w. E. Parson,
D. D.; F. w. Moot, John c. Bowers. Charles
H. Butler, Stanley Billheimer, A. Ho1nrig-
haus and D. E. Wiseman, Mrs. F. w. Moot
and Messrs. Albert F. Fox and Cornelius
Eckhradt CE