| Show Evangelical Lutheran Synod LEBANON Pa May 29At todays session ses-sion of the general synod of the Evangel cal Lutheran church the application of the new German synod of California to be received re-ceived as part of the general synod was laid over until some irregularities were removed re-moved Canton Ohio was selected as the place of the next meeting It was decided to authorize the issue of a provisional revised catechism the same not to be regarded as the congregational standard stand-ard or in any way affecting the recent doctrinal doc-trinal basis of the general synod Dr Wenner of New York reported for the board to found deaconess institutions and the steps taken by the board were approved ap-proved A number of young women are to be sent to Kaiser Worth the original din coness institution and when trained to become be-come the first leaders of the proposed American institution A national Lutheran home for tho aged is being established in Washington With regard to the Columbian exposition it resolved that we solemnly protest against opening the gates of the exhibition on the lords day The offer of ten acres of land In the Garden of the Gods Colorado for a site of a home for invalid ministers was accepted and appointments made to carry out the project Prof Ort of Wittenberg college presented pre-sented a report on the state of religion in which it was declared there is no call for a revision of the creed the Augsburg con I fession Individualism is now sorely manifest I man-ifest I was adopted The synod then II adjourned sine die |
