The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-08-30
the SYNOD ADJ0URNS|
Lutherans Close Busy Week of
Work on Tuesday.
IOWA CHURCH FLouRIsHlNG
Committee Reports Make Very Good
Showing. New Officers Elected.
Lyons Next Meeting Place.


Tuesday after what the members de-
clare to have been one of its most
profitable and pleasant sessions. The
visitors enjoyed Denison's hospitality
and were loud in their praise of our
city and its kindly homes. There
were more than 200 in attendance in
Guiding clergymen, teachers and lay
delegates.
On Thursday Rev. j. H. Able of
Fort Dodge, District Treasurer re-
ported on the state of the different
funds, Vice President Rev. C. G..
Schmidt of st. Louis spoke of the
great progress that had been made in
the Lutheran Colleges throughout the
synod. These schools are located in
St. Louis, Springfield, Ill. Milwaukee,
Wis. Fl. Wayne, Ind, Hawthorne,
N. Y. st. Paul, Mimi. Concordia,
Mo-, Addison, ILL.,. Seward. Nebr.,
New Orleans, La, Conover. N. c. San
Francisco, CAL, and in Brazil.
In Iowa the mission work has been
we'll maintained, during the last two
years $4,000 has been expended and
here is balance of $500 on hand. 1t
was announced that member of the
Iowa church had recently left this fund
the sum of $4,000. 1t was voted to
raise the salaries of missionaries $50
per year. 1t will be necessary to
raise S465O for this fund this year.
On Friday afternoon occurred the
election of officers with the following
results.
President Rev. C. Zurrer of Fit.
Dodge LIST Vice President Rev. A. D.
Grief of Davenport. End Vice Presi-
dent Rev. Theo. Stephan of Sioux City.
Candidates for other offices were
placed in nomination.
Reports were heard from the COM
mittees on church extension, student
support and others.
On Saturday the Clergy, the teachers
and the lady delegates held their separ-
ate meetings; Sunday afternoon servi-
ces were held in Washington Park,
sermons being delivered by Revs.
Seltz, Koch and Lundermeyer. These
services were largely attended by many
Lutherans from all over the county.
On Monday evening another service
was held at which the sermon was de-
livered by Rev. Henke. Rev. Zurrer
conducting the service. On Monday
afternoon the work of the missions
was brought to close. On Tuesday
the following officers of the synod
were announced to have been elected
Presiding Elders-Northwest Dis
trict, Rev. H. Wehking; Southwest
District. Rev. A. Amstien: Southeast
District, Phi. Dornseif: Northeas
District, Theo. Haendschke.
Committee on Missions Rev. C. F
Melcher, Rev. Theo. Wolfram ant
Mr.. F. Wolf.
Church Extension-Rev. G. Schroe
der, Teacher A. Landsmann. Mr.. H
F. Latge.
Students support-Rev. j. H
Brammer, Teacher w. Schmidt, Mr.
Aug. Melting.
Preachers support-Rev. C. W
Baumhoefner, Teacher w. Hid, Nh
H. Huedepohl.
Secretary Rev. H Grimm, Treas
urer. j. HI. Abel.
Committee on Rules-Rev. G. Fl
Seltz, Teacher A. Hermann, Mr.. Ere
Moeller.
Committee on Schools-Rev. Aug
Hermann, Rev. F. w. Heinke. Teacht
Mueller, Mr.. j. F. Gutz.
Committee on Transportation Re,
C. G. Seltz.
The place of the next meeting wi
be at Lyons, Iowa on August 1872
1907.
The synod passed resolutions than
ing the people of Dension and of tt
congregation for their hospitality. tt
Commercial Club for its courtesi
and the press of Denison for the i
terest shown in the work of the syno