Presided by Pastor G. F. Walter of Pekin, began yesterday at the St. Paul's Church, La Salle and Ohio Streets, the annual conference negotiations of the German Evangelical Synod.

Pastor John reported about the happenings within the district and Pastor Schaub about the progress which is made by the mutual insurance system of the Synod. It was reported that of the Synod, $10,000.00 were sent to the sister parishes in St. Louis which suffered under the recent storm. The administrative board of the Orphan and Old People's Home in Bensenville reported that in this institution there are at present 27 orphans and 8 old persons.