The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-20
LU|HERANS ARE GAINING
REPORTS TO The EVANGELICAL
SYNOD TELLS OFF SUBSTAN-
TdAL PROGRESS
DENOMINATION IS GROWING
Missionaries Are Carrying the Ten
cts of the Faith, Among the
Indians of the Far
Southwest.

WINONA. Mimi, June 19.-(Spe2ial.1-
The Evangelical Lutheran synod of Wis
consin and other states, embracing all
of Wisconsin. Northern Michigan and
portions of Minnesota and Nebraska,
opened at St. Martins church in this city
tins morning. with a sermon ny Rev. T.
Jacket, of Milwaukee. The first business
session was held this afternoon and was
presided over by Rev. Philip Won Rohr.
of this city, who has been president of
the synod for the past twelve years
During the afternoon the election of Of
ficers of the synod for the next three
years took place, resulting as follows:
President, Rev. Philip Won Rohr, Of Wi
mona; vice president, Rev. ). Badirg, of
Milwaukee; treasurer, Rev. c.. Dowidat,
of Oshkosh; secretary, M. Eickmann, of
Menominee, Wis. Rev. A. Keibel. of
Kirchhayn, Wis, was elected chaplain to
open all sessions of the synod with
prayer.
An idea of the good work done the
past year was given in the annual report
of President Won Rohr. 1t showed
prosperous growth of the synod during
the past year. Not only without excep-
ticn had every congregation n the synod
grown in membership, but twenty-five
new churches had been formed and <he
ministry increased by fifteen. There Lad
D6en a loss OF TWO ClSI6y ~ OS'ISAA 'iiiu
three had resigned.
Referring to the synod's institutions.
Mr. Won Rohr reported a total OF ]13
students in the Northwestern univ ersity
at Watertown, Wis, of which NUM- er
ten graduated on Tuesday of this w9'k
Of these ten graduates eight would en-
ter the theological seminary at Milwau-
kee. The students in this theological
seminary numbered thirty-tive, of which
number six had been received INTO the
ministry.
The synod was reported to be doing a
good work among the Arizona Indians,
where three missionaries were in the
field. During the year eight half-grown
Indian children had been baptized after
having received the necessary instruc-
ton. The schools at San Carlos and Fort
Apache are regularly attended by great
number of Indian children. Two of the
missionaries have become proficient IN
the Apache language although the Ian
guage most used is English.
Besides the work among the Indians
much missionary effort had been put
forth in Wisconsin and Northern Mich
igan by twenty-one missionaries The
missionary work among the negroes in
the South was reported prosperous, ne
gro schools having been organized and
eighteen missionaries being constantly
employed.
A good showing was made in the finan-
ces of the synod. Although the cur
rent expenses of the past year had been
over $4,000, there was a balance in the
treasury Of respectable proportions, and
the debt on the institutions of the synod
had been reduced from $4,000 to $4,000.
The book concern in Milwaukee was
reported to be solidly established, and
the synodicaI paper. the 1Gemeindeblatt,
has a circulation of 10000. The present
number in the ministry in the synod in
cIuded 21S ministers and professors, and
so male teachers in the parochial schools.
The number of congregations was 340
This evening there was meeting Of the
board of directors of the Northwestern
university, of WATERFOWL, Wis Tomor-
row morning Rev. Philip Sprengling, of
I1ika, Wis, Will present a paper on the
subject of "How and by What Means
Can the Church Be Built up" On every
morning during the weeks session there
will be papers and discussions on this
general subject.