Minutes twenty-ninth annual convention Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1899, Part 7

Author: Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Convention; Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Constitution
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Anderson, Ind. : Brandon-Benham Ptg. Co.
Number of Pages: 156


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FRIDAY EVENING:


Benevolence.


Liturgical Service by Rev. Z. M. Corbet and Rev. Wm. Evans. Addresses by Rev. William J. Finck and A. D. Crile.


Offerings for Institutions of Mercy within bounds of Synod. SATURDAY EVENING: Education.


Liturgical Service by Rev. A. C. Anda and Rev. J. Wesner. Address by Dr. S. Wagenhals, based on Psalm 119:130. Offerings for Beneficiary Education.


SUNDAY AFTERNOON:


Sunday School Conference.


Chairman, Rev. M. L. Wagner.


Opening Prayer by Rev. P. C. Wike.


A paper was read by Rev. A. J. Reichert on the subject, "What has the General Council done to Encourage Sunday School work?"


Addresses were made by the brethren, Finck, Whitman, Telleen, Crile, Gerberding, Lantz and Pearch.


Music.


SUNDAY EVENING:


Foreign Missions.


Liturgical Service by Dr. William A. Sadtler and Rev. Loran O. Pearch.


Sermon by Rev. J. Telleen, Superintendent of the Foreign Mission Board of the General Council.


Offerings for the General Council Mission Field in India.


Public services were also held on Wednesday evening, Sun- day morning, and Monday evening.


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REGISTER OF CONGREGATIONS.


LOCATION.


PARISH.


NAME.


LaSalle Ave. and Elm St., Chicago


Wicker Park


.N. Hoyne and LeMoyne Sts., Chicago


Hyde Park


St. John's.


Indiana A ve., south of Sixty-first St., Chicago . Clark St. and Addison Ave., Chicago


St. Mark's


Lakeview


St. Peter's


St. Peter's


Mandell


St. James'


Maplewood


St. Luke's.


Logan Square


Chicago


St. James'


Vandalia


Decatur


St. James'


Claremont


... Claremont, Richland county, Illinois


Union.


Gila, Illinois


Hope.


Crisman.


. Crisman, Indiana


Holy Trinity ..


Ft. Wayne


Wayne and Clinton Sts., Fort Wayne, Indiana


Holy Trinity ..


Goshen South Bend, Indiana


Goshen


Goshen, Indiana


Zion's ..


Lafayette.


Lafayette, Indiana


St. Mark's


Whitestown


Whitestown, Indiana


St. James'


Whitestown


Salem


Whitestown


Union.


East of Whitestown, Indiana


Syracuse


Emanuel


Syracuse


Syracuse


Syracuse


Emanuel


Alamo


Phanuel.


Alamo.


Philadelphia


Alamo.


St. John's.


Colburn


Zion's


Colburn


Bethel


Colburn


.Pettit, Tippecanoe county, Indiana


Zion's


E. Germantown


East Germantown, Wayne county, Indiana


St. John's.


E. Germantown.


Middletown, Henry county, Indiana


St. Jacob's


E. Germantown.


Millville, Henry county, Indiana


St. Paul's


Rochester


St. John's.


Rochester


Zion's


Mulberry


Mulberry, Indiana


Mulberry


Near Mulberry, Indiana


Newberry


Newberry, Greene county, Indiana


Newberry


Monroe' City, Knox county, Indiana


Anderson


Anderson, Indiana


Mt. Zion's


. Ovid, Madison county, Indiana


Mt. Solomon


Corydon.


Near Corydon, Indiana


Portland


Portland, Indiana


Frankfort.


Frankfort, Indiana


Hicksville


Hall's Corner, Allen county, Indiana


Hicksville.


Hicksville, Ohio


Lost Creek


Hicksville


North of Hicksville, Ohio


Holy Trinity ..


Holy Trinity


Wicker Park ..


Spaulding Ave. and LeMoyne St .. Chicago Flourney St., near W. 47th Ave., Chicago Chicago


Vandalia, Illinois


First English . .


.. N. Main and William Sts., Decatur, Illinois


Gila.


First English ..


Near Darlington, Mont. county, Indiana


New Augusta, Indiana


Whitestown


St. Paul's.


Benton, Elkhart county. Indiana


S. W. of Napanee, Kosciusko county, Indiana S. racuse, Ko-ciusko county, Indiana


Near Hillsboro, Fountain county. Indiana


Near Alamo, Fountain county, Indiana


. Near Milligan, Parke county, Indiana . Near Owasco, Carroll county, Indiana .. Colburn, Tippecanoe county, Indiana


Tiosa, Fulton county, Indiana


.Bruces' Lake, Fulton county, Indiana


Fairhaven


St. Peter's


Mt. Zion's.


St. John's.


Anderson


Zion's


St. Paul's.


Zion's.


St. John's.


St. Matthew's.


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APPORTIONMENTS, May 1, 1899, to May 1, 1900.


Pastors and Pastorates.


Congrega- tions.


Home Missions.


Foreign Missions.


Education.


Synodical Expenses.


Ministerial Relief ...


Total.


Phanuel


13 34|


1 93 3 381


1 45


2 90|


23 00


Alamo, Rev. I. Whitman.


Emanuel


8 99


1 30


2 29


98


1 95


15 50


( Philadelphia.


5 20


76


1 32


57


1 13


9 00


ยง St. John's .


17 30


2 50


4 38


1 88


3 76


29 82


Chicago, Rev. W. Evans.


Rev. W. A. Sadtler, Ph.D.


19 95


2


89


8 40


3 07


59


1 34


2 34


1 00


2 00


15 90


St. Peter's ..


9 57


1 39


5 80


10 14|


4 35


8 69


69 00


Colburn, Rev. P. C. Wike.


/ Bethel.


10 44|


1 51


2 65


7 35


3 15


6 30


50 00


10 96


1 59


2


78


1 19


3 15


6 30


50 00


East Germantown. Rev. J. Wesner. ..


St. James'


9 57


1


38


2 43


1 04


2 05


16 50


9 57


1 39


2


43


1 041


2 08


16 50


Fort Wayne, Rev. S. Wagenhals, D.D.


185 60


26 88


47 04


20 16


40 32


320 00


21


75


3 15


5 51


2 36


4 73


37 50


45 53


6 60


11


51


4 94


9 89


78 50


First English 51 04


7 39


2 52


4


41


1 89


3 78


30 00


Hicksville, Rev. Lnther Hogshead


Lost Creek


22 62


3 23


5 73


2 06


11 03


7 71


4 41


3 9.


. 2 06


4 78


4 12


2 20


95


1 89


3 40


27 00


Syracuse


6 67


St. James'


24 36


Union.


5 51


80


1


8 03


3 47


34


4 00


8 00


63 50


St. James'


32 48


4 70


8 23


3 53


7 06


56 00


Alexandria, Rev. C. L. V. Dozer


(unorganized)


3 48


50|


88


38


76


6 00


South Bend, Student Eckert


Holy Trinity


2 32


31


59


25


50


4 00


Lafayette, Student Lantz


Zion's ..


2 90


42


74


32


62


5 00


Chicago, Student Haberland.


St. Luke's.


1 16


17


29


13


25


2 00


Mt. Zion's .. . 1 Holy Trinity 37 58 12


8 40


22


2 13


95


1 80


14 50


9 51


19


03


4 33


34 40


Rev. A. D. Crile.


6 30


12 60 4 59


36 50


St. James'.


7 00


St. Matt'w's.


St. James'


40 02


2 52 4 41


1 89


1 73


1 13


2 27


18 00


Corydon, Rev. L. O. Pearch


Mt. Solomon.


Hope ..


18 90


29 00


4 20


1


39


2 43


1 04


2 08


16 50


Gila, Rev. J. M. G. Sappenfield.


Union.


Goshen, Rev. A. C. Anda.


11 09


88 00


St. John's.


17


8 12 43 50


30


4


41


52


27


18


2 73


2 35|


1 26


2 27 97


3 531


6 17


2 65


60


1 19


9 50


Salem


31 40


4 62


St. Mark's


36 83


5 33


9


3 97


1 69


1 70 72


1 45


11 50


Vandalia, Rev. M. L. Wagner.


5 29


42 00


Zion's ..


Zion's.


Fairhaven.


j St. Peter's.


17 40


2


2


1


18 85


2 04


+ 10


32 50


/ St. John's.


16 24


1 76


3 53


28 00 15 00


Syracuse. Rev. A. H. Arbaugh


Emanuel


15 66


Mt. Zion's Zion's


15 66 8 12


1 70 88


3 40


1 761


14 00


Rochester, (vacant)


St. Paul's ..


8 70


1 18


88


1 76


14 00


Mulberry, Rev. A. J. Reichert.


4 72


3 31 1 89


6 62


3 78


52 50 30 00 27 00


St. John's. Zion's.


17 40 15 951


2 31 4 04


2 43


1 04


2 07


16 50


Claremont, Rev. J. M. G. Sappenfield .


3 78


3 47


27 50


29 00 4


20


Decatur. (vacant) .


First English Zion's ..


St. John's Holy Trinity St. Paul's. ..


Frankfort, ( vacant)


St. Mark's ..


21 17


2 30


1 03


44


9


22


68


22 20


5 06


2 17


100 00


Rev Z. M. Corbet


Prof. Frederick.


Rev. Geo. P. Kabele


Rev. H. B. Reed


30 00


Crisman, (supplied)


7 35


12 94


5 54


2 46


4 91


39 00


9 45


75 00


Newberry, Student Shepfer.


Portland, Rev. C. L. V. Dozer


j St. Paul's.


Whitestown, Rev. D. L. Reese


6 93


55 00


Total Amount Apportioned Total Amount Appropriated.


1158 53 162 01 283 52 122 43 243 03 1928 52 1370 00 200 00 350 00 150 00 200 00 2270 00


151 00


St. John's. .. Wicker Park.


58 00


14 70 5 37


4 06


40


6 30


45


2 38


Anderson, Rev. W. J. Finck


PAROCHIAL REPORTS.


Pastors and Pastorates.


Congrega- tions.


Confirmed Members ..


Communed during the year ...


Infant Baptism.


Catechumens.


By Adult Baptism .


By Confirmation ...


From Lutheran Churches.


From other Churches.


By Restoration.


By Death ....


By, Removal


By exclublon


Alamo, Rev. I. Whitman.


Emanuel


31


Philadelphia.


18


16


St. John's ...


71


10


9


1


1


4


29


302


200


9


25


43


8


2


2


2 6


St. John's. .


86


65


12


20


12


5 13


1


10


73


71


10


32


191 5


4


20


18 2


30


19


1


6


55 46


9 20


1


10


3


138


111


6


21


60


45


46


1


1


2


36


36


4


16


Corydon, Rev. L. O. Pearch


Mt. Solomon. Hope ..


100


69


.0 6


4


3


1 :1


5


33


30


1


33


30


1


33


31


3 1


1


6-40


27


32


19/11


11


12


75


58


5


1


2| 2


1


157


117


4


1


5


1


3


6


1


Lost Creek


78


70


2


20


6


1


/ Zion's ..


28 27


2


18


17


1


1


2 1


Newberry, Student Shepfer.


| Mt. Zion's


43


1


Portland, Rev. C. L. V. Dozer


Zion's .. .


35


20


1


02


65


56


1


18


56


30


29


1


1


4


54


46


3 10 2


3


1


1


Syracuse 23


23


1


1


1


1


St. James' 84


60


16


6


2


1


6


1


Whitestown, Rev. D. L. Reese


St. Mark's


127


74


3


1


7


1


19


Alexandria, Rev. C. L. V. Dozer


(unorganized)


25


13


2


13


17


14


22


Total. Last Year


(48)


4002 2365 200 399


146 204 91 19 13 61 124 22


(44)


3879 1767 119 263 45 132 68 19 10 31 152 9


Phanuel


46


46 25


31 16


2 3


1


Anderson, Rev. W. J. Finck


Chicago, Rev. W. Evans.


Rev. W. A. Sadtler, Ph. D.


.. Rev. A. D. Crile


66 Rev Z. M. Corbet


Prof. Frederick.


66 Rev. Geo. P. Kabele.


.. Rev. H. B. Reed.


Claremont, Rev. J. M. G. Sappenfield.


Colburn, Rev. P. C. Wike.


Bethel. .


125 101 1-


12


1 10


Crisman, (supplied)


Decatur. (vacant) ..


First English Zion's ..


Holy Trinity St. Paul's.


Gila, Rev. J. M. G. Sappenfield.


Union.


Goshen, Rev. A. C. Anda.


First English 176 135 58


2


8


2


mmi-


1


2


3


Mulberry, Rev. A. J. Reichert.


Zion's ..


/ Fairhaven.


105


103


3


J St. Peter's ...


60|


1


6


Rochester, (vacant)


/ St. John's. St. Paul's ..


2


Syracuse, Rev. A. H. Arbaugh


Vandalia, Rev. M. L. Wagner.


19


14


110 90


1


6


3


1


St. James'


112


1


NAID


1


South Bend, Student Eckert Lafayette, Student Lantz Chicago, Student Haberland.


Holy Trinity Zion's ..


St. Luke's ..


:1 1


Wicker Park.


190 160


25


5


3


21


St. Mark's ..


St. James'.


St. Matt'w's.


St. Peter's ...


St. James'.


1


20


2


2


55


54


4


4


East Germantown, Rev. J. Wesner.


St. James'.


St. John's


Fort Wayne, Rev. S. Wagenhals, D.D.


Frankfort, (vacant)


1


4


4


St. John's. 60


1


Hicksville, Rev. Lnther Hogshead


150 140


3


17 16


54


12


J St. Paul's.


Emanuel


Union. Salem


:


3


10


1


53


St. John's. Zion's


3


Mt. Zion's .. . Holy Trinity


3


3


ACCESSIONS


LOSSES


May 25, 1899, to June 7, 1900.


SUNDAY SCHOOL


BENEFICENCE.


Teachers and Officers ...


Pupils ..


Income.


Property


Estimated Value of Church


Total Local Expenses.


Home Missions


Foreign Missions ..


Education.


Synodical Expenses ..


Church Extension


Orphan Work


Educational Institutions ..


Local or other Benevolence.


Ministerial Relief ..


Total Beneficence ..


Total Expenditures.


1


8


50


15 00


26001 300 200


292 60|1 101 00/ 50 00


12 00


2 22


96


32


118 50


45


15


8 40


58 40


1 12


80


65 47


5600


460 27


13 00


2 00


3 00


1 50


50


20 00


482 27


1


16


200


321 04


54000


5368 18


67 44 12 50


2 00


3 00


9 80


38


525


550 00


15000


70:00


12 00


17 50


7 50


40 00 200 00|215 00


569 16


16


206


156 00


400


23 00


3 00 4 55


3 80


3 00


9


118


96 41


2400


529 67


6 50


1 00


1 50


75


1 00


11 00


540 67


17


209


104 15


5000


729 66


6 50


1 00


1 50


75


25


15 00


744 66


13


195


30 00


1500


250 00


34 32


5.28


7 92


3 96


1 32


52 80


302 80


1?


50


20 00


1400


200 00


17 16


2 64 2 28


3 42


1 71


57


22 80


231 80


1


7


38


23 48


1800


161 50


6 35


13 18


14 40


12 00|


18 00


63 83


225 33


1


16


50


600


310 00


22 75


3.50


5 25


2 62


88


35 00


345 00


1


12


120


50 88


26200


328 71


24 48


3 72


5 58


2 70


6 70


10 37


6 01


93


60 47


389 18


1


50


16 00


205 00


9 36


1 44


2 16


1 08


361


14 40


219 40


1


30


18 00


2000


193 00


196 36


8 06


1 24


1 86


93


4 06


31


16 46


212 82


25


200


50000


6021 00


25 16


37 74


18 87


60 00!


400 00


50 00


611


60


6632 60


1


12


75


3000 2500


233 00


12 50


2 50


3 00


2 26


20 00;


253 00


:


1


125


100 00


10000


2250 00


45 3


7 00


10 50


5 25


25 00


112 00


2362 00


1


14


87


20 00


4600


575 00


20 09


2 32


3 43


1 74


6 00


34 20


609 20


141


80


26 00


5800


700 00


24 68


2 72


4 08


5 05


68


39 25


739 25


7


30


1200


200 00


1 12


1 68


84


2 05


28


13


213 25


17


150


115 00


9500


2795 00


47 70


65 80


8 70


4 35


3 85


13 25 13 00


62 00


1847 00


11


1600


8 50


1 46


2 05


1 02


13 70


1


40


14 50


1000


200 00


14 08 3 75


1 34


3 05


85


. .


8 99


536 74


1


10


33


16 75


2500


527 75


8 87


183 87


1


35


10 00


1000


175 00


15 00


2 50


5.50


1 50


50


25 00


240 00


1


9


80


1000 1200


?50 001


19 56


3 44


14 76


1 68


12 00


56


52 00


302 00


1


14


247 99


13500


1117 31


41 58


3 32


4 98


2 49


83


53 20 7 00


42 00


1


10


75


20 00


4000


350 00


1


11


60


3600


788 00


36 92


5 68


8 52


4 26


1 42


56 80


844 80


1


40


14 00


3000


233 00


1


2


20


6 57


76 12


76 12


1


7


40


1


6


60


1


39 464 3561 2268 99 258500 32051 13 920 20 214 49 218 42 113 92 106 74 103 85 672 74 398 31 33 20 2702 79 35683 23 44 418 3918 1695 49 267250 19797 56 1703 07 128 27 287 78 125 93 120 38 129 40 552 22 249 40


|2112 40 21376 28


1


8


40


18 00


1500


209 00


14 82


1 32


2 04


1 08


2 02


34


15 68


208 68


1


7


30


15 36


1000


200 00


7 02


1 08


1 62


81


27


26 80


50 37


22 38


2 54


202 55


5570 73


1


12


100


86 08


9000


55 80


859 06


1


34 80


1124 80


2 67


13 22


224 22


1


120


67 31


25


5 00


1


66


26 40


226 40


1


3 96


1 98


2 00 6 00


7 16


2569 16


1


1


2000 00 934 00 211 00


14 06


2 00


3 00 2 00


1 38


46


20 90| 17 50


313 50


5 90


1 00


90


10 80


210 80


10 16


15 24


7 62


1 50


27 00


1


163 54 21 46


5 84


4 26


2 13


2 85


37 25


74


12 00


1 75


58


1


17


85


25 00


7000


1785 00


36 00


4 00


6 00


3 00


1 59


21 50


221 50


1


8


35


215 00


130 00


5 72


88


12 52


66


20 00


150 00


300


3'42


68


2 22


51


17


40 00


360 00


40 00


287 00


2 12


3 18


8 56


139 21


2934 21


1


1


67 53


1170 51


1


2 04


6 : 29 71


1


1


1700


INDEX.


Absentees


.28, 29


Apportionments


.35, 41


Appropriations to Missions


.27


Auditing Committee


.344


Benevolence


33


Opening Service


5


Ordination


10


By-Laws


33


Parochial Reports


35, 42-43


President's Report


8


Report on


15, 36


Protocol.


32, 36


Reception of Congregations.


7


Redistricting Parishes.


12, 15


Register of Congregations


40


Relation to Gen. Council, Resolutions


.. 27


Religious Services


39


Resignations


10


Roll of Ministers


6


Roll of Lay Delegates


7


Statistics


16, 42-43


Sunday School Paper, Weekly


18


Thanks, Resolutions of


37


Treasurer, pro tem


11


Treasurers' Reports


19


Report on


34


Home Missions of General Council .. 13, 16


Installations .


.10


Vacancies


11


Institutions of Mercy


.33


Visiting Ministers


Young Lutheran


12, 15, 29


Luther League


12, 16, 17


Ministerial Relief


15, 34


Minutes of Previous Convention.


.32, 36


Next Convention


34,35


Officers


12


Beneficiary Education, plan of


.33


Candidates for the Ministry.


7


Chicago Seminary


12


Committees, Regular


14


Special


37


Standing


14,36


Conferences


32


Congregations Organized


11


Corner Stone Laying.


11


Deaconess Work


34


Death of Rev. A. E. Gift . . 10, 12, 15, 32, 38


Delinquencies


21,36


Delegates to Gen. Council, Report of . 15, 28


Dieckmann Home, Report of.


29


Education


31


Examination, Report on


5


Foreign Missions


.32


Home Mission Report.


13, 22, 23


Trustees.


13


NEXT CONVENTION, Wednesday, May 29, 1901, 10:00 a. m., St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Tiosa, Fulton County, Indiana.


Publications of the General Council. Books and Papers.


1. Church Book. New edition with Common Service. Large Size. Small size in one and two volumes. Altogether 23 styles.


2. Kirchenbuch. Large edition in 5 varities. Small edition in one and two volumes in 14 varieties.


3. Sunday School Book. With music in two styles. Without music, in one style.


4. Sunday School Book. New edition with music, and without music.


5. Sonntagsschulbuch. With or without music, in many styles of binding.


6. Little Children's Book. Service and Hymn Book for the little ones in school and family. In two styles of binding.


7. Orders for Ministerial Acts. English, German, or German and English.


8. Luther's Small Catechism. German or English.


9. Constitution for Congregations. German or English.


10. Constitution, By-Laws and Charter of General Council. German or English.


11. The Lutheran. A Weekly for the Christian Home. The Organ of the General Council. Address, Rev. G. W. Sandt, 1204 Walnut st., Philadelphia .


12. The Lutheran. A monthly edition of the above at 50c a year.


13. Lutheran Lesson Quarterly for Teachers.


14. Lutheran Lesson Quarterly for Scholars.


15. Sunbeams. The Semi-Monthly Picture Lesson Paper for the Primary De- partment.


16. Bible Stories. Lessons for the Intermediate Department.


17. Bible History. Lessons for the Intermediate Department.


If these publications are secured direct from the GENERAL COUNCIL'S BOARD OF PUBLICATION, all the surplus from sales will go to the Mission Treasuries of the Council.


Address Mr. CHAS. B. OPP, Manager, 1522 Arch St., Philadelphia.


The Foreign Missionary. An illustrated monthly, issued at Philadelphia, in che interests of the Mission in India.


Missionsbote. The German Foreign Mission paper, issued monthly. Illus- trated.


Siloah. The German Home Mission paper. Monthly. Illustrated.


All profits on these papers are devoted to the Missions of the General Coun- cil. The agent for these periodicals is


REV. H. GRAHN, D. D., 1233 N. 29th St., Philadelphia.


Officers of Synod.


President, Rev. MARTIN L. WAGNER, Vandalia, I11. Secretary, Rev. WILLIAM J. FINCK, Anderson, Ind. Treasurer, Rev. I. WHITMAN, Wallace, Fountain Co. Ind.


Benevolent Work of Synod.


All contributions made under the head of Synodical Apportionment are devoted to the following five objects: Foreign Missions in India under the control of the General Council. Beneficiary Education in College and Seminary. bome {Dissions of the Chicago Synod. Ministerial Relief. Spnodical Expenses.


The following educational, charitable and missionary enterprises are earnestly commended by Synod to the prayerful consideration and liberality of all congregations: bome Missions of the General Council. The Theological Seminary, No. 1311 Sheffield Avenue, Chicago. Jewisb MDissions, Rev. E. N. Heimann, 1305 Waveland Av., Chicago. Passavant (Demorial hospital. 192 East Superior St., Chicago. Passavant (Demorial bospital, Jacksonville, Illinois. Deaconess Work, Mother-House, Milwaukee, Wis. Dieckmann fome for the Aged, Vandalia, Ill. Church Extension of the General Council. Orpban Work, Zelienople, Pa.


CALL FOR WORKERS.


Deaconesses. Young women, members in good and regular standing of our Evangelical Lutheran Congregations, between the ages of 18 and 40, are earnestly urged to consider the call to become Deaconesses. Widows without children, meeting the above requirements, are also eligible. Unlimited opportunities to serve the Master are offered in this calling. Address,


Rev. W. A. PASSAVANT, or Sister MARTHA GENSIKE, Mother-House, Milwaukee, Wis. Trained Purses. A number of young Christian women between the ages of 20 and 35, with a good common school education, are wanted to take a two years' course to become trained nurses. Pupil-nurses are provided with board and wash and receive four dollars a month for their services. The next term begins Sep- tember 1, 1900. Address,


Pass. Mem. Hospital, 192 E. Superior St., Chicago.


Thirty - First & Convention


CHICAGO


SYNOD


Tiosa, Indiana, 1901.


CALENDAR. 1901.


August 11-Tenth Sunday after Trinity. The day ap- pointed for the commemoration of Jewish Missions. October 3-Thursday, 10:00 a. m., Chicago Theological Seminary opens.


October 31-Festival of the Reformation.


It is recommended by the General Council, that on the Sunday nearest this Festival, offerings be made for its Home Mission Work in every Sunday School and Congregation.


November 21-Donation Day at Passavant Memorial Hospital, 192 E. Superior St., Chicago.


November 28-Donation Day at Passavant Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Il1.


December 1-First Sunday in Advent.


1902.


January I-Circumcision of Christ-New Year.


January 6-Epiphany.


It is recommended by the General Council, that dur- ing the Epiphany Season, offerings be made for For- eign Missions.


February 12-Ash Wednesday, or First Day of Lent.


It is recommended by the General Council, that dur- ing Lent, self-denial offerings be made for Church Extension.


March 3-Easter.


April 30-Wednesday, 8:00 p. m., Annual Commencement of Chicago Theological Seminary.


May 8-Ascension Day.


May 18-Whitsunday.


June 4-Wednesday, 10:00 a. m., Thirty-second Conven- tion of Chicago Synod, Nappanee, Indiana.


Officers of the General Council. -


President, REV. MATTIS C. RANSEEN, D. D., 79 West Huron st., Chicago, Il1. Secretary, REV. WILLIAM K. FRICK, 2305 Cedar st., Milwaukee, Wis. Treasurer, WILLIAM H. STAAKE, Esq., 133 S. 12th st., Philadelphia. Pa. Superintendent Home Missions, REV. J. C. KUNZMANN, Greensburg, Pa. Superintendent Foreign Missions, REV. JOHN TELLEEN, Rock Island, I11.


MINUTES


Thirty-first Annual Convention


Chicago Synod


OF THE


EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH


St. Paul's Church, Tiosa, Fulton Co., Indiana,


May 29 to June 3, 1901.


BENHAM-CRAVENS PRINTERY ANDERSON, INDIANA.


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MINUTES,


OPENING SERVICE.


The Thirty-first Annual Convention of the Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church was held in St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Tiosa, Fulton County, Indiana, beginning May 29, 1901, at 10:00 a. m. The convention began with the Confessional and Morning Services of the Church Book, followed by the Synodical Sermon by the President, Rev. M. L. Wagner, based on I. Tim. 3:15, and the celebration of the Lord's Supper.


After the benediction, the President announced the names of the Committees on Examination and Credentials of Lay Delegates.


FIRST SESSION. St. Paul's Church, Tiosa, Fulton Co., Ind., Wednesday, May 29, 1901, 2 p. m.


The President opened the first business session ac- cording to the Order of the Church Book.


The Roll of Ministers was called and the Committee on Credentials presented the list of lay delegates.


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ROLL OF MINISTERS.


NAME.


ORDI- NATION


PARISH.


ADDRESS.


1


Rev J Good, a e


1850


No Charge


Whitestown, Indiana.


2 Rev M J Stirewalt, DD,ae


1859


No Charge


New Augusta, Indiana.


3 Rev J Wesner,


1861


E Germantown


New Castle. Indiana.


4 Rev A V House,


1364


No Charge


Arcadia, Indiana.


5 Rev S Wagenhals, DD, a e


1868


Fort Wayne


Fort Wayne, Indiana.


6 Rev C Kerner. a e


1869


No Charge


521 LaSalle Av., Chicago.


7 Prof R F Weidner, DD, a e


1873


Professor


1311 Sheffield Av., Chicago.


8 Rev J M G Sappenfield,


1874


Claremont


Claremont, Illinois.


9 Prof G H Gerberding, DD,


1876


Professor


1315 Waveland Av., Chi'go.


10 Rev M L Wagner, .


1884


Vandalia


Vandalia. Illinois.


11


Rev Polycarp C Wike,


1886


Colburn


Colburn, Indiana.


12 Rev William J Finck,


1887


Anderson


Anderson, Indiana,


13 Prof W A Sadtler, PhD, ae


1888


Professor


Dubuque, Iowa.


14 Rev D L Reese,


1889


Whitestown


Lebanon, Indiana.


15 Rev A C Anda,


1894


Goshen


Goshen, Indiana.


16 Rev C L V Dozer,


1875


Alexandria


Alexandria, Indiana.


17 Rev Isaiah Whitman,


1896


Alamo


Wallace.Fountain Co., Ind.


18 Rev Austin D Crile,


1897


Wicker Park


81 LeMoyne St., Chicago.


19 Rev Luther Hogshead,


1897


Hicksville


Hicksville, Ohio.


20 Rev Loran O Pearch,


1898


21 Rev George P Kabele,


1898 St Matthew's 1678 Flournoy St., Chicago.


22 Rev Harry B Reed.


1899


St Peter's


1269 W. DivisionSt., Ch'go.


23 Rev Zenan M Corbet,


1899


St Mark's


1311 Sheffield Av., Chi'go.


24 Rev Alonzo B Arbaugh,


1899


Syracuse


Syracuse, Indiana.


25 Prof P W H Frederick,


1899


St James'


1313 Waveland Ave.Ch'go.


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26 Rev Hiram Peters, r


1873


Decatur


Decatur, Illinois.


27 Rev Geo F Dittmar, r


1901


Rochester


Tiosa, Fulton Co., Ind.


28 Rev William Eckert, r


1901


South Bend


South Bend, Indiana.


29 Rev M E Haberland, r


1901


St. Luke's


1461 .N. Humboldt St.Ch'go


30 Rev Joel R E Hunt, r


1901


St. John's


Chicago, Illinois.


31 Rev Henry K Lantz, r


1901


Frankfort


Frankfort, Indiana.


32 Rev William H Shepler, r


1901


New berry


Newberry, Indiana.


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Roll of Lay Delegates.


NAME.


PARISH. RESIDENCE.


A. P. Johnson Wicker Park Chicago.


C. T. A. Anderson


Holy Trinity


Chicago.


H. S. K. Bartholomew .. South Bend. Warsaw, Ind.


Chas. T. Wann. Hicksville. . Hall's Corner, Allen Co., Ind.


Lars Undem


. St. Luke's.


Chicago.


J. S. Simon First English Goshen, Ind.


J. J. Kuhn.


Syracuse .. Etna Green, F. B. No. 1, Ind.


John V. Sappenfield ... Lafayette.


. . 1311 Sheffield av., Chicago.


William Brewer


Colburn


Pettit, Ind.


Michael Rudisill. Alamo. Wallace, Ind.


J. D. Fritch


Frankfort


Frankfort, Ind.


Henry Bertsch


E. Germantown ...


Cambridge City, Ind.


Nathaniel S. Wentzel . Rochester. . Bruce Lake, Fulton Co., Ind.


John Dreiman. .Newberry Verne, Knox Co., Ind.


J. Engelbert Heintz Alexandria Orestes, Ind.


Applicants for the Ministry.


The following Students of Theology were in attend- ance, and were granted the privilege of the floor: Geo. F. Dittmar, Rochester, Ind .;


William Eckert, South Bend, Ind .;


M. Edmund Haberland, Chicago, Ill .;


J. R. E. Hunt, Chicago, Il1 .;


Henry K. Lantz, Frankfort, Ind .;


Wm. H. Shepfer, Newberry, Ind .;


John V. Sappenfield, Student Theological Seminary, Chicago.


Visiting Ministers.


At this and subsequent sessions the following breth- ren were welcomed and invited to a seat and voice in the convention:


Rev. J. C. Kunzmann, Greensburg, Pa., Superintendent of the General Council Home Mission Board;


Rev. John Telleen, Rock Island, Ill., Superintendent of the General Council Foreign Mission Board.


Upon motion of Dr. Gerberding, the regular business was suspended and the time given to Rev. Mr. Kunzmann who presented the cause of church extension.


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The President's Report.


DEAR BRETHREN: Another synodical year has passed into history, and its close finds us, through the providence of God, as- sembled again, with ranks unbroken by death, for the transaction of such business as in our humble judgment will best conduce to the advancement of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ here upon earth. Let us then, first of all, make due acknowledgment of God's good- ness to us and invoke his blessings upon our labors. May he prosper the work which he has committed into our hands.


This initial year of the twentieth century, and the thirty-first of our Synod's existence, opens most auspiciously before us. Here- tofore our energies were chiefly devoted to the retention of what we as a Synod had. Our work was largely an effort to gather up the fragments which were left us as our heritage. In this we have succeeded quite well, and are now come upon the stage from which we can not only look back with a degree of satisfaction, but for- ward also, and view the whole field before us. We have come to that point where we must throw out our forces and occupy the strategic points; plan for the extension of our work, so that our synodical structure may not only rest upon a solid foundation, but may also develop symmetrically and harmoniously in all its de- tails. With institutions of mercy within our bounds appealing to the benevolence of our people and exhibiting most beautifully Lutheranism at work; with the seminary at hand and its stability assured, furnishing the workmen for the fields rapidly opening before us, we as a Synod surely have immense opportunities for doing good. Our Lord has set before us an open door and we are inexcusable if we do not enter therein and establish his work.




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