Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-15

receiving more for their services than coal
beavers.
President Mckinley was highly euiogized
In a resolution by DR.. Remensnyder. in
which the closing sentence is:
Resolved, That while mourning his loss.
wo rejoice at his illustrious Example,
Mhich VIII shine as a benehcent influence
through all our coming national history.
The Board OF Church Extension. also in
a very fourishing condition. as its report
on Monday showed, since II has now a
total net assets of about S456, 900, reviewed
It's history and recommended for the future
a parsonage fund. Total receipts In this
fund are SlS6. 9lO1s.
FraternaI Greetings Exchanged.
Fraternal greetings were received from
Kew l.. L. Smith Of Virginia, REPRESENT
ing the United synod of the south. and
Rev. DR.. s. A. Repass Of Allentown, Pa.
to which President Wolf responded In a
happy strain, saying there was no other
dividing line between the United synod OF
the south and the general synod thar the
POTOMAC river and giving also to the rep
resentatives Of the general synod a very
cordial welcome and handshake. DR.. Rem
ensnyder of New York City Jumped up
after the address of Rev. Smith, who had
referred to the origin of common service
as due to one DR.. Bateman, saying that his
torical errors are best contradicted at once
and that a certain ]. b.. Remensnyder had
been responsible for it's introduction. In
the excitement, instead of saying 1876 the
doctor said 17I6 and amid laughter of the
house declared. We'll, that does certainly
look as If l belonged to the ancients. -
Mr.. Louis Manss of Cincinnati, who looks
mitch like former President Harrison, and
was sometimes taken for him, is a very
genial watchdog" He has been the eff
cient treasurer of the snyod for many
years. In his report he showed that there
was a balance on hand In the treasury Of
$4,000.
The Yutan Neb) German Lutheran con-
~gregation, which had appealed from the
alleged unfair and unchristian treatment
Of a sister congregation. received the add
vice to have the two snyods of Nebraska,
both the German and the English, decide
the question through an impartial commit
tee.
Gifts for n school.
The munihcence of western men and the
widening influence of western civilization
was shown yesterday when DR.. HANNA
announced that Mr.. Henry Denhart of
Washington, Ill. has promised 5000 a
year for five years to pay the current ex-
penses of Carthage college, provided the
synod raises $1,000. Mr.. enh also agrees
to give 500, 900 toward an fund
for that institution provided its friends
raise a like sum. In all Mr.. Denhart's gifts
to the college amount to about $4,000. DR..
Richard in this connection developed a plan
for raising $l,OOO,OOO for the purpose of
education in the general synod" a certain
committee to handle and further this prop
osition.
DR.. Altman's stirring appeal was not
without good fruit, as the synod voted to
pay out of the treasury the $500 needed
to pay of the debts and put Midland col
lege of Atchison, Kan, on a firm footing.
on the last day the Parent Educational
society, the Historical society and the
Board of Beneficiary Education presented
encouraging reports, all showing the I'M
portance of the work of the general synod
in the United States. DE-. Remensnyder
read a resolution glorying In the fact OF
the firm scriptural and orthodox standing
of the Lutheran church, untalnted py the
deceits of present-day theological criu-
cism and controversy. In the evening
after the service devoted to the work OF
the deaconesses, with a mother house ana
Headquarters at Baltimore, the thanks or
the delegates and visitors to DR.. Beel ana
congregation was given hearty expression
In conclusion, IL can trutnluAy Oe SalN IN"'
the synod of 1903 at Baltimore, now a
thing of the past and a fact of history, was
indeed a beatihc and fruitful one, and that
II will exert it's influence for good FOR many
months to come. May the SYNOD OF Fltts-
burg. which will meet in Bethany church
on the first Wednesday after Whitsunday
in the year 1905 prove as Joyous ana pro-
life a convention with even greater pos
sibillties in store. ,.
And now, Baltimore, in saying good bye
IN the preachers, will get ready to receive
-. 80 Z 600 saengers. G. A. N.