Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-10
Annual State Meeting of Evan
gelical Lutheran Church
Closes Sessions at Slater
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL QUESTION
Considerable Time Was Spent in the
Discussion of the Best Practical
Manner of Carrying on This Part of
tho Church Work-tnstalIation Ser
vices Sunday Evening.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Nevada. Oct 10.--lrhe annual meet
ing of the Iowa state synod OF the
Evangelical Lutheran church, which
has been in session at Slater, closed
last evening, with the exception of the
installation services, which will be held
Sunday evening Tuesday morning the
first of the delegates. both ministers
and lay, began to put in an appearance
and by Wednesday noon nearly every
church in the state belonging to that
synod was represented. Rev. W. j.
Turnkey. who has served the synod as
president for the past two years, made
most excellent talk on Tuesday even
ing.
The regular business session Of the
synod opened Wednesday morning by
the refding of reports, the election OF
officers, etc. The report of the various
officers and committees was very sat
!sfactory and contained much hopeful
The church turnout the state has en-
;oyed a most excellent growth the past
year and the prospects for the coming
year are still more encouraging. Rev.
Maggrath. OF Cedar Rapids, was
elected president after a spirited con-
test. Rev. Funkey, who has so ably
held that Office for the past two years,
would have received practically the
unanimous vote of the body for q re-
election, but owing to the precedent set
in past years, which has been for the
executive officers to serve but two con-
secutive years, he declined to be a can
didate. So far as the balance of the
synodical officers were concerned. the
old ones We're reelected.
Wednesday afternoon two meetings
We're held. the synod proper in St.
Luke's church and the Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society held
an interesting session In the Methodist
church The chairman OF the standing
committee on the Federation of Young
Peoples Societies made his report at
The afternoon session. Rev. Blaneke,
the chairman, recommended that the
committee be dispensed with hereafter
and that the synod encourage Il move
ment to organize state Luther league.
The report was adopted.
A great deal of the next days ses-
sion was devoted to the Sunday school
question. Several splendid addresses
were delivered on this subject. A talk
on the subject Of the teacher and home
work was discussed in most practical
manner and the Importance of both
emphasized The intern ational lessons
were also thoroughly discussed and
came m for considerable adverse as
we'll as favorable criticism While
many defects were brought out 1t was
decided best. however, to continue in
their Use for a time at least. The ses-
sion was closed by remarks on the
Sunday school mission work.
Dr. j. A Writ, of Des Moines, was
responsible for the meeting OF the state
synod in Slater this year The church
there is small, having been organized
less than a year. but DR.. Writ, the or
ganizer of the congregation. takes great
interest In the few who congregate
there and urged the meeting of the
state body there as sort of encourage
ment and stimulous to them in their
work The meetings have all been we'll
attended and those present speak In
the highest of terms regarding the
received at the hands of Sla-
ter people. both members of the English
Iyllthe ran church and all others as wen