The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20
LUTHER LEAGUERS
In CONVENTION
Semi.AnnuaI Meeting Of the Northeast.
ern Central Division.
HELD IN ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
There Were Nearly Half a Hundred
Delegates Present, Representing
the various Local Leagues in This
District--JubiIeo of the Minis
terium Arranged For--Number OF
Interesting Papers and Addresses.
Officers aud Delegates Elected.

Nearly half q hundred delegates rep
resenting the churches comprised i'm
the Northeastern Pennsylvania divi-
sion of the Luther league of America
met in semi-annual convention yester-
day in the Zion Lutheran church on
Mifflin avenue.
Interesting papers and discussions
were heard, officers for the ensuing
term elected and a committee appoint
ed to arrange for a semi-centennial Of
the establishment of the Luthern min
isterium in Pennsylvania. The dele
gates were:
st. Marks League Scranton-Rev. A.
l.. Ramer, Mrs. "A. l.. Ramer, Miss Kate
Walther Miss Mary Kauch X. +. Moser.
st. Peters League, Pittston-Miss Clara
SChmalz.
Christ League, Wilkes-Barre - Miss
Mary Harkns Miss Anna Lynch, Miss
Frances Kantner, Rev. ii. +. j. Sencker,
Oscar Kantner
ST. Johns League, Wilkes-B -Barre-Rev.
w. L. Hunton. Ii. l.. Hungerford, Mrs. II.
L. lIungerford, Joseph Schllngman.
ST. James Lea que Hobbie-Pau White
head Martin Swank, Ada Grover, Mary
Good. Rev e. NJ. Beysher
Trinity League, Scranton-W. A. st.
John, Miss l.. Garraghan, Miss Croft,
st. Paul's League, Scranton--Rev. w. G.
/. Lauer, ]. L. Wireback, Il. Rodeman,
Mrs. w. c. l.. Lauer, Miss Beitta Bishop.
THREE SESSIONS HELD.
Three sessions were held, morning,
afternoon and evening, Rev. A. l.. Ra-
mer, of St. Marks, Scranton, presiding.
The ministerium jubilee was arranged
for at the morning session. Following
the reading of a paper on that topic by
Mrs. e. NJ. Beysher of HObbie. 1t was
agreed that it should be held in Holy
Trinity church, Adams avenue, on
Thursday, May 10, and the details were
placed in the hands of committee
consisting Of Rev. w. G. L. Lauer,
chairman; Walter Flower, r. b. Moser
Miss Clara Smaltz, Oscar Kautner, Jo-
seph Schlingmann, Martin Swank and
w. A. st. John. The pastors of the
various churches embraced in the
league We're invited to assist in arrang-
ing the programme.
Young People in Congregational
Work. by w. Naegli, of Zion church,
Scranton; phoebe, the Deaconess," by
Miss Mary Kaucher, of St. Marks,
Scranton, and Wasted Power" by
Rev. W. L. Hunton, of st. Johns,
Wilkes Barre, were among the papers
read and discussed. Interesting and
| encouraging reports were heard from
| the delegates and officers and much
| routine business was transacted. Ad-
| dresses by John Gahnn and w. f.
| Kiesel, of Zion's church, We're note
worthy features of the convention.
The elections resulted as follows:
President, Rev T.. NJ. Beysher. of Hob
| bic; president, Edward Eyers, Of
| Scranton; recording secretary, Francis
| Kauter, Of Wilkes-Barre: German Sec
retary, John Gahnn, of Scranton; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. f. NJ. Bey-
sher, of Hobbie; treasurer, Miss Jo-
sephine Rohrwasser, of Scranton; ma
| tional delegates Rev. II. +. ]. Sencker
of Wilkes Barre; Rev. f. NJ. Beysher
of Hobbie; Rev. A. L. Ramer, of Scran-
| ton; state delegates, Miss Josephine
| Rohrwasser, of Scranton; Rev. II. F
! j. Seneker, of Wilkes-Ba Rev. f.
| NJ. Beysher, of Hobbie; Rev. A. L. Ra-
mer of Scranton; Rev. Mr.. Speicher, of
| Scranton.
THE NEXT CONVENTION.
st. Peters church, Hughestown, was
selected as the place of holding the
next convention.
At the evening session, in addition tC
the devotional and other convention ex-
ercses, there were selections by the
choir, a vocal solo by Miss Pichel, q
| violin solo by John Drummer, and a
quartette by +. j. Widmayer, Johr
Gahnn, John Bruner and Otto Stoeckel
The convention closed with the singing