Year: 1869

Church In the United states-Proceedings of


A. the meeting OF the General Synod Of the Ger


man Reformed Church. after the close OF our report


yesterday number OF preaching appointments for
meeting OF the General Synod was fixed for the
wednesday evening before the first Sunday In Ad-
vent 1872, in the First Church Of Cincinnati Ohio


The services this morning opened at O'Clock with
religious services The minutes OF the previous day


in both German and Eoglish were read and APP


A communication was received from the Academy


OF Natural Sciences inviting the members OF Synod


to visit the Academy at such time as may suit their


convenience The invitation was declined on the
ground that there would be no time to spare for


such visit but vote OF thanks was returned to the


officers OF the Academy.


A report was read from the Committee on the Re-


vision OF the Constitution OF the Church. stating


that they had completed their labors. and asking


that action might be taken in the matter.


-Four hundred @ copies Oh IN t9e report were ordered


panying document the revised Constitution.


A report was received from the Committee on
Overtures, which was considered item by item.


The first item was on Correspondence with Pasto-


raj Conferences in Germany and Switzerland, and


was laid on the table.


The second was petition from Reformed church


in Michigan for help in erecting their church build
ing. Referred to the Committee on Church EXten-
sion.


The third was petition from Rev. DIR. Bomberger,


complaining of the action taken by the Eastern


Synod at Danvie in relation to himself After some


discussion, it was laid on the table until the Com


mittee on the Minutes OF Synods report.
The fourth was q communication from the Rev.
George Weber, OF Sterling, Illinois, asking this
Synod to declare by resolution the divorce court
poweress in the Reformed Church Referred to a
special committee.


Item fifth was a communication from the Illinois
Chassis asking for protection from injuries inflicted


by the Milwaukee Chassis OF the Northwestern Synod
The sixth was memorial from Isaac Loose, of
Bethlehem relating to mission work along the line
Of the Pacific Railroad. Referred to the Standing
Committee on Missions.
The seventh was memorial from the Philadelphia


Casss asking the Synod to disapprove Of the action
taken by the Synod at IIagerstown in relation to
one OF the Philadelphia members. Referred to a
special committee.


Item eight comprises siXty-seven memorials from
congregations in the Eastern and other Synods ask
ing for action in relation to certain changes
in the form Of worship Referred to a special COM
mttee.


Item ninth was communication Offering one hun


dred and sixty of land, with a stone-house, in
Montgomery county, Kansas, to the Synod, as a gift


on condition that they erect an Orphans House


nominations, and which shall afford a home for the
donor and his daughter as long as they may live.


Referred to the standing Committee on Orphans
Homes.


An invitation was received from the managers OF
the homeopathic Fair, in horticultural Hail. asking
the attendance of Synod and Offering tickets of adj
mission for the same vote OF thanks was re-
turned


Several extra preaching appointments were made
by the Committee on Religious Services.
A motion was made to assess one dollar on each


member of the Synod, to pay the incidental expenses
of the meeting of the Synod and that a committee
be appointed to collect the same
The motion was discussed at some length, and
then amended to make the assessment fifty
cents instead of one dollar on each member, and
whatever be then lacking to pay the expenses be
taken from the treasury Of Synod Passed
The remaining official reports from several classes


were called for and were ordered to be procured as
soon as possible.


Adjourned until the afternoon.