Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-13
LUTHERAN SYNOD CONyESES
Grace Church is Comfortably Filled at the
opsning Session Wednesday Evening.
HUMBER or CANDIDATES FOR MINISTRY
In Addition to Ministers of This
synod, n Number of Prominent
Figures I'm the Church Are
20 he in Attendance.

The thirty fourth annual convention Of
the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ne
braska began last night at Grace Buth-
eran church and will continue until Sunday.
We synod Is composed OF forty-seven min
listers and one delegate from each of the
forty-seven churches in the district. II is
expected all of the ministers will be here
and many OF the lay delegates, though
few have arrived as yet
filled wednesday evening at the opening
exercises of the synod. Tie assemblage
was most representative. comprising all
members Of the synod in the city, special
representatives, Of International societies
AFFILIATED with the church, together with
many lay jmembers Of the local churches.
Rev. r. y. Hummon of the Kountze Me
mortal church led the services and after
the singing Of the Gloria Patria by the
congregation delivered the scripture lesson
which was taken from the eleventh chapter
of the Book of Revelations, first to hf-
teenth verses Rev NJ L. Melick then out
lined the program of the synods meeting
on Thursday and introduced the president
of the synod. Rev. ]. A Lowe of Beatrice,
who delisered the sermon.
Rev. loves sermon was a mastery pre-
sentatiof, showing the wonderful growth
of ChristiHnity during the last century. His
sermon was replete with statistics COM
pairing the strength OF the Christian ma
lions OF the present day with the decadence
In numbers and popularity OF the so-ealled
heather religions. wherein he referred par
ticularly 20 Japan az, being a. peculiar ex-
ample Of former heathen nation which
Ia now practically within the Christian
fold. He also gave the history of the
Lutheran church In a concise manner.
dwelling upon, the part this church had
taken In the proposition of the Christian
faith in foreign lands g. t
Candidates for Ministry.
Wednesday morning the examining COM
mittee held meeting and passed upon the
qualification of the following for ministers
r. w. Livers of South Omaha, William
Heidenreich of Oshkosh, Kan.i Gustav
Klatt of Stanford, Charles r. Lowe of Be
atrice, George N. Mendenhall of Erickson
The latter two were granted licenses and
the others will be ordained Sunday evening
All Of the young men are from the West
ern Theological seminary. The examining
committee lie composed of Dr. L. Groh Of
Omaha, Jesse Ball OF Lincoln, w. f. Eys-
ter, ID. d.. of Crete, L. l.. Lipe of West
Point, M. L. KGmkelman OF Rising City,
j. A Lowe, A. NJ, of Beatrice.
Many special representatives are expected
- eh1 AhcSeihes diIlOnb OeluBs rev.
I. p Ludden, d. d. of Lincoln represent
ing the board Of home missions; Rev. c.
Huber, ID D.. OF Richmond. Ind represent
ing the board of foreign missions; Rev. H.
Ia Yarser. d. D., Of Atchison, Kan, repre-
{ senting the board of church extension;
esev M. f. Troxel, D. D., of Atchison,
Kan. representing Midland college and
Nachusa Orphans home; Rev. c. E. Hay,
ID. D.. of Baltimore, representing the dea-
coness board. These will address the synod
in the interest OF their respective boards
at a time TO be fixed by the synod and
duly announced by the president.
Officers Of synod. i,
The officers--of-. the synod are: ]. A.
Lowe, PRESIDENT Beatrice; ]. S. Learner.
secretary, Sidney; C. ]. Ringer. statistical
secretary, Wayne: NJ. L. Melick, historian,
Omaha ]. II. Miller. treasurer Surprise.
The roll call shows the following min
listers are MEMBERS of the synod:
w. f. Eyster, D. D.. Crete; ]. thinner
man, nneoln; s I, Aqghey. 1. L D.,
Md; B. Sickel, Marysville. Kan; L.
9rohi o p P pmahai H. y L. Link Link Den.
j. L. Hammond, Waverly; L. L. Lipe,
West Point: n; 2. Foulk, York
fsIand yohn poCt A seis W. d K%
mel Lincoln: j. A. Koser, Nebraska city:
J. A. Lowe. Phi. d. Beatrice; n. A Whit
Lincoln; A. T. Ludwig. Jameson. Mo.
w. @. Gettie, steinuaer: NJ. ID. Mel
Achison. Kan; L.. NJ. Kuhns. Omaha
H. ], Hapeman, Imperial, CAL; r
A. White, York: E. Bollman, Wolbach;
8. r. Elson, Omaha; j. +. Eckert
Dakota City; j. s. Learner, Sidney: g. ].
Ringer, Wayne: William Heidenreich.
Oshkosh; J. p. Absolute. South Auburn;
c. r. Scherk Lincoln