LUTHERANS. 



Kurtz's Luthtran Almanac pves lints of fif- 

 teen theological seminaries, sixteen colleges, 

 eleven general benevolent institutions, seven- 

 teen academies, eight female seminaries, and 

 twentr-Mvon eleemosynary institntionx, mn- 

 nected with or under the care of the Luther- 

 an*. The list of periodicals comprise fonrti-i-n 

 English, twenty-two (JiTimm. four Norwegian, 

 five Swedish, and one I>.-mi-li ]>iil>lii>:itions. 

 Of these, nine are weekly, eight semi-monthlv, 

 twenty-four monthly, and four yearly. 



I. GENRRAL SYNOD. The (;.-m-r:il Synod 

 met at Canton. Ohio, .Tune llth. Tlir l!rv. 

 Willinm Bniiin. I>. I)., of York. Pn., wns cl...-i n 

 pri-iili-nt. The linnnl of foreign Mittiora re- 

 ixirtcd on tlio coudilii n of the imsnion-fiH'K in 

 India nnd Africn. The expense of the Iiulian 



n for tin- two preceding years hail 

 $27,419.60; the estimate for tin- cii.suiii;' 

 mlliMl for $17,800. The miioti:iry ton > i-on- 

 1 of fonr ordained inini^trr.-. one female 

 missionary, and fifty-one native assistants. The 



