The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
WORK OF SYNOD
FINALLY CLOSED.
Lutherans Pledge Support to
Great Mission Establish
ment in Japan.
SAME HYMNAL TO BE USED
Important Matters on Calendar
Settled in Harmonious
Manner.
SAME HYMNAL TO BE USED

THANKSGIVING servlcts for the most
successful meeting in the history OF
the body brought to close In Rich-
mond late yesterday afternoon the
twelfth biennial convention OF the
United synod Of the Evangelical Luth-
eran Church in the South. Exceeding
the expectations Of the most sanguine.
the convention was one of notable IN
terest New impetus was given in all
lines of church activity. and the new
biennium inaugurated auspiciously.
1t was growing dusk last evening
when the many ministers and laymen
who compose the United Synod had
completed their labors OF the week.
Since the opening service on TUESDAY
night they had continued their de-
liberations stopping only when 1t be-
came necessary to eat and sleep.
Plainly showing the fatigue they felt,
they arose to their feet when the act
ing president. Rev. NJ. G. G. scherer.
declared the meeting adjourned. Fer
vently they assisted In the thanks
giving service. which was conducted
by DR.. r. c. Holland. and the twelfth
biennial conference was at an end.
Atlanta was selected as the place
where the next meeting will be held.
and November 1912, was fixed as the
Date. Columbia, S. c.. was the other
competing city, the preference heinz
given to Atlanta by a vote of Al n
"a. The action of the synod also d.
termines the time and place az tha
fourth biennial Women's Miss,ona ~.
conference. the two bodies meetinn -,
ways In conjunction. a.
NO Money for ChurcL.
me United synod yesterday n,ornin..
so.eo not 10 authorize an annual nm.
plopriation or $1,000 for five years to
help nquidate the debt on the 49,,
church which is now in course ~ on ew
pletion for the congregation of tha
FIRST English Evangelical Lutheran
Shurch OF Richmond. The BODY did
however indorse the work OF the loca
congregation and commended II 10
other congregations within the iuris.
diction of the synod
Visitors to other Lutheran general
bodies were elected as follows:
ofhclal delegate TO the next csnven.
ton OF the general council-Rey. NJ. NJ
kinard. D. D., with Rev. S. s. Rain
D. d.. alternate: official delegate te
the next convention If the General
synod, Rev. c. a. Freed, with Rev. T
o. Keister, alternate.
The feature Of he days session was
the adoption of the reports of the com
its'SSS oi tiie ! epoitS VI the nome a nc
/ foreign mission boards. AUTHORIZING
appropriations of many thousand dol.
lars for the continuance of the work
of evangelization which has been car
| ried on by the Lutheran forces in the
field. the synod adopted the reports OF
both boards with practically nc
changes being made.
As a result OF the adoption Of the
report of the home mission board, the
body authorized the raising Of the SUM
of $4,000 annually for work IL the
home field. another sum of $4,000 for
church extension and that field sec
rotary be engaged. The action pro-
vides for the active support of the fol-
lowing missions: Bristol, Pulaski
Radford, Bluefield-Graham, Norris
| town Greenville, Olympia Mills, Spar
/! tanburg, Goodman-L Louisville.
Dig Fund for Missions.
The body authorized the expenditure
| of $4,000 for the complete establish
| ing of mission school and thcolog!-
| cal seminary at Kumamota, japan, as
recommended by the board of foreign
| missions. In addition the sum of $751;
| 600 annually will be Forthcoming for
-! the active support of the work In tina,
| field. The body also authorized the ap,
monument Of another missionary t.
Japan at the time when such action
| shall be justified. Thus 1t is assured
that the work which has been carried
| on in the Orient by Rev. A. ]. Stire-
walt and other Lutheran missionaries
| Is to be carried on to a stlll more
successful elimination. The United