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IX. 'lli. ..Miration iimliT which congregations 



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.fallible, but on the supposition that 

 - hare been so guarded by wise constitu- 

 tions M to create a higher moral prob- 

 intf tnu' and rightful than the de- 

 nllii-t with thorn, which may be made by 

 111 nr individuals. All final decis- 

 ions sln-uM !.. _'u.inl. ,1 with the utmost oarc, so that 

 ill i:i 11. > cuso claim without just grounds to 

 mi nt of those congregations in whoso 

 name ami l>v whose authority they are made in the 

 e of which just grounds they are null and 

 void. 



X. In the formation of a general body, the synods 

 .now and deal with each other as synods. In 



sur'h case the official record is to be accepted as 

 evidence of the doctrinal position of each synod and 

 of the principle* for which alone the other synods 

 responsible by connection with it. 



XI. The leading objects for which synods should 

 be organized are : 



1. The maintenance and diffusion of sound doc- 

 trine, as tho same is taught in God's Word, and con- 

 fessed in the authorized standards of the Church. 



2. When controversies arise in regard to articles 

 of faith, to decide them in accordance with God's 

 W.>r<l and the pure confessions of that Word. 



8. The proper regulation of tho human externals 

 of worship, that the same, in character and admin- 

 i-tration, may be in keeping with the spirit of the 

 New Testament and with the liberty of the Church, 

 and may edify the Body of Christ. 



4. The maintenance, of pure disciplineto the foster- 

 ing of holiness and fidelity in the ministry and 

 people. 



6. The devising and executing of wise and Scrip- 

 tural councils and plans for carrying on the work of 

 the Church, in every department of beneficent labor 

 for the souls and bodies of men, at home and abroad. 



All these things are to be so done, that the saving 

 power of the Gospel may be realized ; that good 

 order may be maintained, and that all unsoundness 

 in faith und life may be averted; that God may be 

 glorified, and that Christ our King may rule in a 

 pure, peaceful, and active Church. 



A committee was appointed, charged with 

 tho duty of drafting a constitution for a general 

 organization of Lutheran Synods. This con- 

 stitution must be based upon tho fundamental 

 principles of faith and polity above stated. It 

 inn-t grant to all languages represented in the 

 body, equal rights ; apportion representation 

 according to tho number entitled to commu- 

 nion; tho whole number of delegates to its 

 conventions, clerical and lay together, must not 

 exceed two hundred (200) ; it must set forth the 



duties, rights, and privileges of the general 

 ; it ion, etc. 



As soon as tho labors of the committee shall 

 be completed, they must report to the president 

 of tho convention, who shall send the constitu- 

 tion thus framed to the presidents of the sev- 

 eral synods represented, to bo laid before 

 their respective synods, and as soon as ten (10) 

 synods have adopted its general provisions, the 

 delegates elected shall assemble at such time 

 and placo as may bo selected by the president 

 of tlio convention. Delegates shall be elected 

 in accordance with the provisions of the con- 

 stitution as framed by tho committee. 



u The General Synod of the Evangelical Lu- 

 theran Church in the Confederate States of 

 America," convened in Mount Pleasant, Cabar- 

 ras County, North Carolina, on the 14th of June, 

 1866. Tho synod was composed of delegates 

 from the Synods of North Carolina, Virginia, 

 South Carolina, and Georgia twelve clergy- 

 men and five laymen seventeen in all. Rev. 

 T. W. Dosh, of the Synod of Virginia, was 

 chosen president on the first ballot, and Rev. 

 D. M. Gilbert, of the Synod of Georgia, was 

 reflected secretary. Tho synod changed tho 

 name from that above given to "The Evangeli- 

 cal Lutheran Synod of North America." As 

 regards doctrine, it placed itself squarely upon 

 the confessional basis, by striking out Section 

 Three of Article Second of the Constitution, 

 which read thus: "Inasmuch as there has al- 

 ways been, and still is, a difference of con- 

 struction among us with regard to several arti- 

 cles of the Augsburg Confession, therefore we, 

 acting in conformity with tho spirit and time- 

 honored usage of our church, hereby affirm 

 that we allow the full and free exercise of 

 private judgment in regard to those articles." 



Tho " Lutheran Church of Russia " is placed 

 under the "General Consistory," which has its 

 seat at St. Petersburg, and at the head of which 

 is, or was, in 1866, the Baron von Meyendorff. 

 Subordinate to this general consistory are eight 

 consistories, namely: St. Petersburg (with 75 

 churches), Moscow (57 churches), Livonia (seat 

 at Riga, with 111 churches), Courlaud (seat at 

 Mitaw, 112 churches), Esthland (seat in Rcval, 

 46 churches), Oerel (seat in Arensburg, 15 

 churches), Riga City (11 churches), Reval City 

 (4 churches). Total number of Lutheran cler- 

 gymen, 431 ; of clergymen, 566. 



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MAC-MASTER, Rev. E. D.,D.D., a Presby- 

 t< ri:iu clergyman, college president, and pro- 

 fessor of theology, born in Pennsylvania, in 

 1806 ; died at Chicago, 111., December 10, 1866. 

 II.- \\-a-; a son of the Rev. Gilbert MacMaster, 

 D. D., and was licensed to preach in 1829. In 

 1881 ho was ordained, and became pastor of 

 the Presbyterian Church in Ballston, N. Y. Ik- 

 was elected to the presidency of South Hanover 



College, Indiana, in 1838, and to that of Miami 

 University, Ohio, in 1845; to tho chair of sys- 

 tematic theology in the New Albany Theologi- 

 cal* Seminary in 1849, and to the same chair by 

 the General Assembly of the Theological Semi- 

 nary of the Northwest, in I860. Ho was ac- 

 tively engaged in the duties of the latter 

 appointment when taken ill. Dr. MacMa*u-r 

 was one of the iNest and pures* men in th? 



