The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-07
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Office Of assistant secretary was Gre
ated. Mr.. Charles Fl. Stieglitz OF
Atlanta, Ca. was named by President
Morehead TO nh this office.
Rev. Or. George II. Cox, of Sails
bury \ G.. was elected statistical
secretary without opposition At the
! noon hour the synod was balloting
fer treasurer. there being three names
under consideration. These we're e.
/ IL. buls. j. l., Cooper and J. F. Cook
Opposition 10 the reelection Of Mr.
DulS as treasurer arose as result of
his failure to attend sessions of the
synod in the past. Mr.. Cooper. whose
F.. home is in Winchester. Va. was nm
ally elected
Immigration Helps Little.
The address Of Retiring President
! Foigt proved TO be feature OF the
! Wednesday morning session. He said
in part.
The numerical increase in our
church has not been rapid and can
not he expected TO be otherwise UNI
der existing conditions immigration
! helps us comparatively little. Our
work al home consists chiefly in hold
ing the natural increase of our pres
NiAt hhips 4NpN mere ia our Ter
ritory IL there large number OF
Lutheran antecedents which our sy-
mods do not reach. In proportion to
material We have to work on, the
United synod looks after what natu-
rally comes to it's care as well as any
other part of the Luther church else
where"
DR.. Voigt referred with qualification
to two donations made to the synod
within the past year One of these
amounting to $4,000 came from Mrs
y. G. Swigert. of Forrest Miss, while
the other, amounting to $1,000, came
from Mira Date Il. Drafts, OF East
over. S. G.. who contributed the do.
nation to the permanent endowment
fund of the Theological Seminary
Mrs. Swigert, he pointed out, desired
her nation devoted to students for the
ministry.
Finances Satisfactory.
DR.. Noigt also read the report of
Treasurer G. II. Duis, of Charlotte, N
c., who is absent from the synod. The
report showed the financial affairs Of
the synod to be in satisfactory condi-
ton.
The session adjourned at l p. NJ
following discussion of a quantity Of
routine business. Wednesday after
noon the session will be devoted most.
~ to committee work.
The delegates will assemble We'd
nesday night In the chapel hail Of
Richmond College to hear two lee
lures on missions. Rev. John Hall, of
Gastoniss n, c., will discuss Home
Missions" in. one lecture. and Rev c.
X. Hunton. OF Salem. Va, will talk
| on Foreign Missions
The Woman's Missionary Confer
Faf h.
day morning In the college chapel
with Mrs. w. r. Morehead, of Salem
Va. the president. in the chair.
A chorus of greetings was received
| from the following: Miss Helen
| Schmidt. from Richmond congrega-
lions; Mrs. j. Henry Harms, OF New
| berry, S. c.. from South Carolina sy-
! nod; Mrs. j. Fl, Dinglehoef OF States
Vile, n. c.. from Tennessee synod !;
Mrs. A. ID. r. Hancher,, of Stanton,
Va, from Virginia synod; Miss Louise
Bible, of Parrottsvilie, Tenn, from
Holston synod; Mrs. E. c. Cronk, Of
Columbia, s. c., from Georgia synod; ;
Mrs Paul Seig, of Radford. Va, from
Southwest Virginia synod.
Greetings from North.
Mrs. Charles l.. Fry. of Catasauqua,
Pa, editor of the Lutheran Mission
| Worker. brought greetings from the
General Council Societies of the North
! while Miss Sarah /. Van Grundy, of
Washington, u. c.. conveyed greetings
from the general synod Of the North,
Fitting and appropriate response
was made by the president. Mrs.
Morehead.
A feature of the meeting proved to
be the introduction of Mrs. f. A.
Stirewalt of Luray Va, mother of
Rev. A. J. Stirewalt. Lutheran mis-
sionary to Japan Mrs. Sttrewalt was
introduced as one who had made the
largest gift 10 missions in the person
of ner son. and the convention arose
in silent acknowledgment of her con-
secrated motherhood.
DIR. Voigt breaches.
The first session of the synod was
held Tuesday night, when President
Voigt delivered the opening sermon.
DR.. Voigt took for his text the fifth
chapter Of the gospel of St John.
verses As: I'VE must work the works
OF Him that sent me while 1t is day;
the night eonAth when no man can
work. When / am in the world. | am
the light of the world" tRevised ver-
sion.) Adapting his text to the par
poses of the present convention, DIR.
Voigt told the synod what It must do
to insure the successful carrying ont
of the work II has before it
Communion was administered to
the synod. and then to the members
Of the local congregation who attend
ed the service The sacrament was
administered by Rev. M. NJ. Kinard.
Of Salisbury. n. c.. and Rev. c. A.
Freed. of Column ia, s. c. Others who
assisted at the service were Rev. H.
c, Haithcox. n. D. OF Shepherdstown
w. Va, and Rev. S. T. Mailman, D.
D.. OF Spartanburg. s. c.
Despite the intense heat prevail
ing, the Sunday school room of the
church, where the services were held,
was we'll filled with delegates and
those affiliated with the Lutheran
faith In Richmond.
The musical feature of the program
proved TO be especially attractive.