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Rev. Mr. Heinze, the pastor of the German Lutheran church, says that there were several errors in oar report of the factional schism in that chnrch. He says that, while the church is opposed to secret sooieties, that question did not enter into the difficulty under consideration. The trouble was on the oonection of members of the ohurch with the German workingmen’s society. The pastor did not issue any edict, but some time ago the church adopted a series of resolutions, one of whioh provided that after the date of its adoption no member of the workingmen’s society should be received into fellowship in the church, and another that any member of the church who joined the society after that date should be disciplined. The church also resolved to use its influence to induce its members to withdraw from the sooiety. Upon the adoptipn of these resolutions members of the workingmen’s association to the number of not to exceed eight withdrew from the ohnroh, instead of thirty as stated. There were only eleven members in the chnrch. In regard to raising funds for a new chnrch, Mr. Heinze says that his sooiety has had suoh a move in contemplation for a year and a half, and have raised about sixteen hundred dollars for that purpose, all of which, with the exception of thirty-seven dollars, has been raised inBide the chnrch.
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Elkhart Sentinel
Elkhart, Indiana, US
Thu, Jan 17, 1889
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