The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-05
SERVICES TONIGHT.

SERVICES TONIGHT.
Rev. w. n. Dunbar, .. D., President
Of Deaconess Board, Presiding In St
Paurs church.
Rev. p. II. Miller. o. D., Of West
minister, Nd, Presiding In First
church.
ADDRESSES.
st. PauPs church-Rev. 8. w. Her
man, Of Harrisburg, Pa.
First church-Rev. w. n. eIancke
D. o., Of Davenport. Iowa.
This was certainly a joyous day for
the pastors of the Lutheran synod
First they heard sounds that rumbled
greatly like increased salary for them
and second they took long street
,car ride. and saw the physical beau
ties Of Richmond. their host city. The
first cause of their happiness occu
pied practically the whole of the
morning business session of the synod
and was occasioned by the report OF
Treasurer Dietrich of the Pastors
Fund committee. which report lead to
IL long discussion In which nearly ev
cry speech bristled with sentiment OF
added salaries for the active pastors
and bigger pensions for the disabled
ones, and their widows.
see clty's Sights.
The street car ride. of the visiting
ministers. and of the lay delegates as
well occupied the better portion OF
this afternoon. The excursion was
planned by City Chairman Haas, and
was a decided success. The party
started at Eighth and Main streets
went north to e street. and then out
ITO Glen Miller park. At the e street
entrance of the park the delegates
,alighted from the cars. and walked
through the park They spent thirty
minutes there. and then boarded the
trance. From there they went to Earl.
ham college, where thirty minutes
were also spent. The next point Of in.
terest was Easthaven, where they
stayed fifteen minutes. The delegates
returned from Easthaven by way OF
the Doran bridge and ended their car
ride at Eleventh and Main streets
From there they walked to the Reid
Memorial church where they were the
guests Of DR.. 8. r. Lyons for a short
time.
Was elo Party.
There were three hundred in the
street car party. the number being
provided with special cars for the oc.
Casion.
The report Of Treasurer. Dietrich
OF the pastors fund committee called
forth more discussion than any other
report that has yet been presented
TO the Synod. No definite action was
taken looking toward increased salar.
and better provisions for those dis.
abled. but the sentiment of the many
speakers was such that it called forth
a statement from DIR. Delk. member
OF the pastors committee, in which
DR.. Delk expressed himself as being
pleasantly overwhelmed with the
warmth Of feeling on the subject. He
said that the board In providing for
needy pastors would hereafter govern
itself accordingly. and he said that he
l1elt that the pastors would. as result
pof this synod be better cared for than
ever before.
May Increase Maximum.
At present the pastors hoard has
as It's maximum pension tolsninisters
5000 and to their widows. $3.50. II
was suggested that the maximum be
left in the hands of the board, and
smother suggestion was made that the
maximum be raised to fixed sum OF
$500. But the report of Treasurer
Dietrich was finally adopted without
0ny of these suggestions being in.
cluded. The pastors board knows the
sentiment of the synod, however and
they rs DR.. Delk said. will likely gov
ern themselves accordingly.
The report Of Treasurer Dietrich
showed that during the past biennium
III persons have been aided. IS OF
whom were pastors. and 66 OF whom
were pastors widows. In this total
OF Ill are included % who we're given
help only temporarily. while SO are on
the regular list To the regular list
during the biennium were added 10
IL Of whom are widows. During the
biennium beneficiaries died.
Was Net Deficit.
Although the pastors fund received
from the Synodical churches $2,052.S0
more during 10000. than during the
preceding biennium. there was a net
deficit between the amount appor.
toned to the fund. and the amount
actually paid in. Of $9.3O6.S3. The
apportionment given the fund by the
Synod two years ago was 3s1.sss.3e,