The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-05
VISITING DELEGATES GIVEN
A CAR RIDE THIS AFTERNOON
n invitation Has Been Extended the Lutheran Delegates
To Visit the Local Art Exhibit and It Is Probable That
Big Majority Of Them Will Be Filled by Some Of the
Visiting Lutheran Ministerial Delegates.

only $22,686.43 Of which was paid in
The report was gratifying from an.
other source. 1t showed that during
the biennium $4,649.56 had been rails.
ed toward a permanent endowment
The Synod two years ago authorized
an endowment of $250.0OO. and Treas.
urer Dietrich in addition to four
thousand already raised has hopes OF
other splendid gifts
Death removed two officers of the
fund during the biennium. These
were the Rev. L. E. Albert. treasurer
for over "a years, whom Rev. J. e
Dietrich succeeded and William J
Miller, secretary, whose vacancy was
filled by J. B. Downing.
An Endowment Fund.
In commemoration Of the long ser
vice of the Rev. Mr.. Albert. a period
of nearly 35 years, an effort is now
being made to raise an endowment
fund of $4,000 which shall bear his
name. Slips as follows. have been
handed out to those now in attendance
at the Synod:
"On or before May 1st, 1909. prom.
ise to pay to the treasurer of the Pas.
tors Fund society of the General
Synod of the Lutheran church in the
United States OF America ...... dol
lars. toward an endowment to be
known az the Luther E. Albert Mem
orial Fund" and which shall be part
of the general endowment fund auth
orized by the General Synod of 1907,
minutes p. 29.)'
An invitation was extended to the
delegates this morning, to attend the
Art exhibit during the coming week.
The delegates will accept the invi.
tation, but no date for their visit has
yet been set.
Many significant remarks were
heard during the discussion of the pas
tors fund. The Rev. NJ S. Kemp
though that the names of the benefi-
ciaries of the pastors fund should be
published. He said that he considered
1t roll Of honor, not one OF humilia-
tion. Henry S. Boner, superintend.
ent of the Publication house, of Phila-
delphia, spoke Of the long time spent
by ministers in preparation for their
work and said that when they had SC
prepared themselves that they ought to
be in position to ask for more than a
street car motorman commands. He
said that ministers were not wasters
Of money, and that the place to see
real economy in housekeeping was in q
minister's home
The Rev. s. w. Herman of Harris
burg, Pa, spoke of the difficulty of q
minister securing desirable wife
when salaries are so low. He said he
believed the problem Of inadequacy in
the supply of ministers would be solv.
ed, II their remuneration were in
creased.
Many other splendid speeches were
made. which space does not permit
the mention of.
A report of the Hymn Book Publish.
ing committee was made. 1t showed
that no special work had been assign.
ed the committee that the total royal.
ties from April 1, 1907 to March 81
printing parochial blanks. letter heads
and the like. was $3.50, leaving bal
ance of $3.1S1.53.
President Fenner appointed the
Hymn Book Publishing committee for
the coming biennium. Composing II
are: T. H. Smith, W c. Stoever, A. r.
Dewey, A. D. Chiquoine and J. S. Mos.
eT.
The report Of the Deaconness Board
was to have been made this morning
but the time given to the pastors re
port, prevented it being heard. II
was made special order OF business
for Monday afternoon.
Two additional committees named
this morning were:
To Nominate q Board Of Home Mis-
sions-Rev. S. A. Ort. Rev. e. II. Delk
Rev. w. II. Blancke. Rev. ]. H. c,
Manifold. Rev Oscar Gruver. Rev. F.
w. Gretzler. NJ P Moeller. H. ". Har-
ter. Jesse X. Johnston. G. w. Bruner
E. ]. Emert.
On Foreign Correspondence-Re v
G. A. Tressler, Rev. ]. ]. Young, Rev.
]. l. Neve. Rev. G. H. Michelmann
Rev. w. F. Steck, Rev. F. g. Gotwald
Rev G. U. Wenner. Frank Traugott
F. r. Wehmer. Albert Seymour, j. F.