The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-11
LUTHER LEAGUE MEETING.
Held in St. Marks Lutheran Church OF
the Wes, Side-.. ..Business That
Was Transacted.

The Central and Northeastern Penn
sylvania division of the Luther League
Of America held its annual convention
yesterday in st. Marks Lutheran
church, corner of Fourteenth and
Washburn streets. Three sessions were
conducted, at 1880 a. m. and at . and
7.S0 p. IN.
The officers Of the society are: Presi-
dent, Rev. G. II. Trabert, d. d.,
Wilkes Barre; vice president, Rev. A.
Il. Ramer, Phi. D., Scranton; recording
secretary, Miss Estelle NJ. Roll. Wilkes
Barre; corresponding secretary, Mr.. o.
y. Roth, Wilkes Barre; treasurer, Miss
Clara Schmalz. Pittston. At the con-
vention yesterday We're the following
delegates: st. Johns church, Wilkes
Barre, Rev. c. II. Trabert, pastor, II.
l.. Hungerford, Joseph Schlingman,
Mrs. J.. =. Knitlin: Christ church,
Wilkes-Barre, Rev. +. J. Seneker, pas
tor, Miss Frances Kautner, Miss Ida
Williams, Miss Annie Stcinbauer. ]. A.
Lehner: st. Peters church. Hughes
town, Miss Lizzie Fischer, Miss Emma
Boadman, Miss Clara SchmalZ, Rev.
Ettwein, pastor; st. Marks church,
Scranton, Rev. a. l.. Ramer, pastor,
Mrs. A. l., Ramer, Miss Mary Kaucher.
K. b. Moser, Il. w. Hauser; lions
Evangelical church, Scranton, Rev. f.
l.. Miller, pastor, Miss Schnell. Miss
Rohrwasser, Miss Katie Steaning, Miss
Annie Schlotterbeck, William Neaglie;
Grace Evangelical church, Gouldsboro,
Rev. Eugene Stettler, pastor, Mrs. j.
f. ROades, Miss Flora Flowers. Miss
Emma Hager, A. l.. Smith: St. Paul's
church, Wilkes Barre, f. W. Schmalz.
These representatives come from
seven out of ten societies in the league.
At the morning session Rev. A. l..
Ramer, pastor of st. Marks church,
made an opening address OF welcome,
which was responded to by Rev. DR..
Trabert, of Wilkes-Barre the presi-
dent of the division.
After a short religious service the
credential committee reported on the
delegates present. The treasurer re-
ported that there was balance of s51
in the treasury. Rev. Seneker read
his report of the last state convention,
which was held at Lancaster. The re-
port was filed Other business of the
forenoon meeting was the election of
Mr. Ramer to attend the next conven-
tion of the league. to be held in October,
at Chicago as representative Of the
Methodist Episcopal central division.
The executive committee was author
lied to draft new constitution for the
division league. The committee now
consists of II. Fl. Hungerford, r. II.
Gerlock, j. Gaughan, Peter Steinhamer
and Rev. DR.. Trabert. Grace Evan
gelical church, of Gouldsboro, applied
for membership in the league. 1t was
granted. The next convention will he
held at st. Paul's church, Wilkes
Barre.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the reading of papers on religious top
les. Rev. o. +. Ettwein gave a schol-
arly dissertation on "Our League Work
What Shall We DO About Them
The delegates afterward discussed the
subject. The question box was an in
teresting feature of this session. Be-
sides these exercises, there was spirit
ual service. Vice President Ramer
presided over this session.
In the evening there were addresses
by Revs. Eugene Settler and II. F.. J.
Senecker. The singing of songs and
the reading of versicles occupied much
delegates are being entertained at the
residence of Mrs. William II. Reese, of
Fourteenth street.