Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-15

was never observed during synod.
But DR.. Wolf had the hardest stand or
Monday morning, when quite a heated dis.
cussion took place on the question Of whai
men should constitute the new board OF
home missions. Here the cry Of "con.
sentative and radical" was once more
heard. after some years. although the
conservative element. which Is considerably
In the majority, tried to evade the term
radical" by using the word minority. 81
The wrangle came over the fact that the
name OF Mr.. Reen, an energetic young
minister belonging to the East Pennsyl-
vanla synod. and which is one Of the
strongest districts in the general synod,
was dropped from the list. while that OF
DR.. w. +. Parson was substituted. The
chairman Of the committee on nominating
the new board was DR.. 8. w. Owen of the
Maryland synod. When @. NJ. Difen-
derfer repeatedly cried out that he had the
floor and claimed that he had a right to
II even though the question OF order was
raised. DR.. owen. in a very decided man
ner, said: when a motion to postpone a
special order is made, to taxi a vote on a
pending motion, Il is neither courteous nor
Just that a member should take the floor
and hold It until the time has expired"
Dispute Not Easily Ended.
But to demonstrate tina "the time has
come when no one can charge that one
party will not do the other party justice. 4"
DR.. w. NJ. HANNA, president Of the board
OF home missions, made a very conciliatory
motion. which he desired to ask as a privi-
lege, namely. TO insert together with DR.
Parsons mann that Of Rev. DR.. Reen and
that Of J. D. Haupt, thus adding the
name of one radical and one ''conserva-
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mary at Gettysburg. who has been consid-
cred one Of the leaders Of the more pro-
p~ressive party, made a very fervent plea
to drop all such deprecatory terms as
radical and expressed his ideas that
these words of peace might have been
made earlier in the day. However, he was
willing to take the proftered hand, know
Ing that 1t was a poor and unwise man
who would not learn from his nemies
Here DIR. HANNA acknowledged that he,
too, had learned from the other side,
whereupon DR.. Richard told him he could
have still more II he, DR.. HANNA, so de-
sired. Going half way across the church
the two men met and shook hands. while
an enthusiastic individual commenced to
sing. Blessed Be the Tie that Binds" DR..
Owen did not like the expression Of Dr..
Richard, II shake hands with you across
the gulf" saying Then I am the gulf"
which expression caused laughter. But this
expression also was explained and general
amiability was the result of the electric
discharge of wit and repartee.
On the sth. at the evening session. the
president, DR.. Wolf. received from repre-
sentatives Of the Luther league a very fine
watch charm, representing the coat of
arms which Luther formulated. a cross in
q red heart imbedded in a rose of five
white petals shining in a sky-blue field.
Report on Foreign Missions.
The first days business was on foreign
missions. a long but interesting report be-
ing presented, read by Rev. Marion ].
Kline, general secretary of the board. The
report shows the total receipts Of the
board from all sources for the biennium
closing April 30. 1903, to be 1922, SOC. Al. The
report referred also to the munihcent fact
that the board had loaned to the board of
the general council the services of Rev. ].
H. Harpster. D.. D., for a period of at least
three years in the Rajahmunday mission
in India, for the purpose of reorganizing
that field of the general synod. The
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary
society contributed $s2,5s1 rs to the support
Of the work in the foreign field. The board
III io IepOIl recommended the continuance
Of the missions in the African, field, the
bad state of health of the Missionaries of
several years ago having now disappeared.
In this connection 1t may be said that Rev.
Augustus Bohlmann. NJ. D., for many years
a missionary at Muehlenberg Mission, Ii
IBERIA, Africa, Is now assistant professor of
anatomy in Johns Hopkins university OF
Baltimore. One of the other,
lions read as follows:
Resolved. That the church acknowledge
with gratitude its Indebtedness to the Chris
uan. Herald OF New York and its Indian
famine and orphan fund.- patrons for their
generous support OF the India famine or
phans In the case of our missions.
Rev. DR.. Uhl, a missionary from India. on
furlough at home, spoke very feelIngly for
lnria and mission work in general, urging
a more hearty support OF this work. He
alluded to the fact that there are people
in India as deeply versed in theology as
any OF our Owl theologians. and that they
are by no means stone and wood idol
people" DO not fool with missions" he
cried out. IF God gave US this work-I
say. II God did really give us this work
TO do-for heavens sake do not. fool with
1t any longer"
Some Entertainment Features.
On Saturday afternoon the synod and
visitors. together with members of the
First Lutheran church. about 800 people in
all, made a trip on the bay in the city's
iceboat Latrobe. The FIRE board granted a
request for an exhibition of the hreboat
Cataract. which showed its efficient work
in eNtinguishing flames in or along the
harbor. The French flagship Tage, visited
by Ambassador Jusserant and Cardinal
Gibbons on Sunday. was also viewed with
much interest.
On Saturday home missions were dis
cussed with a great amount of fervor. as
the several fields in the various states were
mentioned. The report brought out the
fact that the offerings Of the Sunday
schools have advanced about $1,000 over the
previous biennium. the aggregate being
nearly $4,000. A further report was read
showing that the National Lutheran Home
for the Aged is doing a good work. A
further paper, illustrative OF the osterland
Orphans home at Springfield. read by Rev.
A s. Greenawald of Bellefontaine. D.,
and a report on the Tressler Orphans
home. located at LOUISVILLE. Pa, were pre-
sented. The Tressler home is valued at
sso,O0 The receipts for the year were
sec. 749,u and there is now a balance In the
treasury Of SS.O76.lL
Interests of other boards.