Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
SYNOD TAKES TABITHA HOME
Lutherans Vote Unanimously On Assuming
Charge of Lincoln Institute.
WILL MEET At GRAND ISLAND NEXT YEAR
sidney and Hardy Contestants for
Rext COnventiOn-Presen synod
Closes Its Deliberations
Sunday Night.

BY a rising vote, with no one dissenting,
the Nebraska English Lutheran synod. Sat
urday morning, decided to take over the
property and management of Tabitha home,
charitable institution at Lincoln. and
this committee was appointed with power
to negotiate the deal; c. B. Scherk and A.
]. Peters CT Lincoln, C. H. b. Lewis OF
Wilbur, ]. e. Huuamon of Omaha and w.
H. Hogrefe of Stella
The synod decided to meet at Grand Is
land next year, after a heated controversy,
in which Grand Island. Hardy and Sidney
were the contestants The following were
elected delegates to the national conVen-
ton to be held in Sunburg, Pa. next May:
Clergymen, NJ. L. Melick and j. f. Hum
mon of Omaha ]. A Lowe of Beatrice. L.
L. Lipe of West Point. M. L. Kunkleman
of Rising City; laymen, A T. Peters OF
Lincoln, w. II. Hogrefe of Stella. 7. B.
Smith and j. F. Wilhelmy of Omaha and
Andrew Yost of North Platte.
Committee to Take Home.
The committee appointed to take over
Tabitha home will first meet with similar
committees from other synods which care
to cooperate In the proposition and will
attend the German synod at Wilbur next
week to get a committee appointed there.
1t has power to employ attorneys to look
up the deeds to the property and arrange
all the matters incident to the transfer.
The synod will assume all the liabilities of
the Tabitha home, amounting to some $10,-
900. and will take over the property, worth
not less than $50 600. and, the legacies, which
are yet due, amounting to $4,000 II is the
ultimate hope of the Nebraska synod to
turn the home over to the national synod
as a home for old people and children, to
| be conducted in connection with a modern
| hospital. Owing to the big night made
| against the management of the home by
| the Rev. 8. 2. Batten and others In Lin
| coin, 1t has run down some, but can be
/ put in good repair so DIR. Peters said, at
very little expense Rev. Henry Heiner,
who founded the home and who spent a
| lifetime maintaining 1t, was anxious that
the synod take It and was willing to give
to the synod his lifework in order that the
home would be able 10 accomplish that for
which he founded II.
DIR. Lowe Called Home.
President j. A. Lowe was called TO his
home at Beatrice in order to preach fun
eral sermon Sunday and left on the after
| noon train
DIR. H. l. Yarger OF Atchison presented
the report OF the church extension work
the feature of which during the last year
he said was the great amount of other
church property which the Lutheran
church had bought J. F. siebert of North
Platte, talked of the work OF the board
Of education OF the church
While It had been published the SYNOD
had paid on the assessments levied against
II, except about 2 per cent, the finance
committee reported all the assessments ha1
been paid and there was left over $50 Johr
sorenson OF Benson reported his congre
cation has bought two lots and had rsiset
81 900 toward the fund for the erection o.
building since September 10. r. W
LAYERS Of South Omaha will have charg,