The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-19
WILL EMPLOY
AN EVANGELIST
LUTHERANS ARE AGGRESSIVE.
OVER $500 A YEAR SUBSCRIBED Al
LAST DAYS SESSION.

Also Decided to Help Atlanta
Church to Extent of $500 for Next
Four Years-DenOminatiO Reach
ing Out After the big Cities,
Where They Have Little Orgnni-
zatiOn-Next Meeting at Mason,
Fla, in November, 1898.
Two noteworthy home missionary
events marked the last business meet
ing of the Lutheran Synod, held yes
terday morning.
After some hours discussion of the
need of missionary work in Georgia,
it was decided to employ an evangelist
for the state, whose duty it will be to
visit weak churches and organize con-
gregations in new fields. Pledges ag-
gregating over $500 were made, this
sum to be paid annually by the sub
scribers for four years.
The following were among the larger
subscriptions received: Capt. Jacob
Paulsen, $3.50; Mr.. j. H. Entelman,
$50; Mr.. G. P. Hodney, $50; Mr.. j.
NJ. Gnann, SIS; Mr.. c. H. Steiglitz,
S25; Rev. D. A. Sox, SIS; Mr.. NJ. L.
Shealy, $25; Rev. j. S. Gilmore. SIS.
Considerable enthusiasm was aroused
during the discussion and the result
was most satisfactory to the synod.
The evangelist will be selected later
Reaching Large Cities.
The second event was the assumption
by the synod of an agreement to pay
$500 per year for the period OF four
years to the building of a church in
Atlanta, to cost not less than $40, O0O
Rev. E. C. Cronk is in charge of the
missionary work in that city, and has
raised quite a sum for the building of
a fine church.
The foundations of the church have
already been begun, ana with the as
sistance and support of the Synod of
Georgia. and adjoining states, it is be-
lieved that the work will take on new
life. At present the Lutheran Church
has little hold in the larger cities of the
state. outside of Savannah, and the
building of a handsome new edifice in
Atlanta is regarded as a step towards
the extension of the work to the larger
cities.
The synod decided to donate the pro-
ceeds of Friday nights educational col
lection to Newberry College, at New
berry, S. C.
Next Meeting at Mason, Fla.
The question of the time and place
for the next meeting was taken up,
and it was decided to hold the next
synodical meeting at Bethlehem
Church, Mason, Fla. The session will
open on the Wednesday before the
second Sunday in November, 1905.
Rev. A. G. Weight, dean of the
Theological Seminary at Mt. Pleasant,
S. c., addressed the synod in behalf
of the seminary and the work which
it is doing. The active support and
patronage of every Lutheran in the
synod was urged.
On motion Rev. T. Shealy, of Pax
was elected as delegate to the meet
ing of the South Carolina Synod. with
Rev. NJ. ]. Epting as alternate. The
meeting will be held next October.
Rev. w. P. McCorkle, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church. and Rev.
John D. Jordan, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, were present during
a part of the meeting, and were in
vited to seats in the synod.
The synod adjourned with the re-
peating of the Lords prayer by the
members.
In the afternoon the delegates visited
Tybee, and at night partook Of a fish
supper on the island.
VIII FIJI Local PuIpits.
The visiting Lutheran ministers will
occupy pulpits in a number of the
churches this morning and evening.
The following will be the programme
for to-day:
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
II a. M. Rev. E. c. Witt of Mason
Fla; $50 p. m, Rev. j. S. Elmore
Oglethorpe and Rev. A. G.. Weight
Charlotte.
st. Pauls-11 a. M, Rev. P. NJ
Shealy, Pax.
Trinity Methodist-11 a. M, Rev. w
L. Seabrook, Newberry.
First Baptist-1 a. m, Rev. A. G.
Voight, Charleston.
First Presbyterian-11 a. m, Rev.
E. C.. Cronk, Atlanta; 6 p. m, Rev. f.
G. Witt. Mason. Fla.