The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-23
UNITED SYNOD
HERE NEXT MONTH ! Il
Twelfth Biennial Convention.
Opens September S With h
"a Large attendance.
MANY IMPORTANT TOP les. 4; )
Location OF Female College by
Luthkrans to Be Decided.
The Program.

II The twelfth biennial convention Of
the United synod OF the Evangelical
Lutheran Church intthe South will be
held in Richmond the week beginning
Monday September 5. In conjunction
there Will be a meeting OF the Woinan's
Home and Foreign Missionary Society.
Probably 500 delegates will attend
The United Synod WAS organized at
Roanoke in 1856 and consists of eight
district synods, as follows: North Car
DINA, Tennessee, South Carolina, yir-,
ginia, Southwestern Virginia, Alissls-
| sippi, Georgia and Holston The total
membership OF the United Synod Is
t4IS31 These district synods cover the
States OF Virginia, West Virginia, Ten
|inessee, North Carolina, South Carolina.
Georgia, Alabama Florida, Mississippi
Texas and Louisiana. The delegates to
the convention will be the representa-
tive ministers and laymen from these3
various States II
synod Officers.
The officers Of the United Synod are
as Follows: President, Rev. a. IT,.
yoigt, ID. d., Charleston, S. 81; Vice
President, Rev. L. L. Smith. D. ID.
strasburg Va; Secretary. Rev. s. 7.
Hallman, D. D., Spartanburg, S. CT.
Treasurer. C. Fl. Duls, Charlotte, n. c.
The officers OF the Woman's Home ana
Foreign Missionary Society are: Pres
ident, Mrs. w. r. Morehead, Salem, Va,
Fist vice-President. Mrs. A. D. r.
Hancher, Stanton, Va; Second Vice.
President, Mrs. r. A. Yoder; Record
ing Secretary. Mrs. E. c. Cronk; Cor
responding Secretary, Mrs j. g. Bring
man: Reporting Treasurer Miss Amelia
Habenicht
The convention will be opened on
Tuesday, September 6, at s p. NJ, with
synodical communion and a sermon by
| the president, DR.. Voigt. The ceremony
will mark the opening of the magnih-
cent new church edifce erected at
monument Avenue and Lombardy Street
by the congregation of the First Eng
llish Lutheran Evangelical Church. The
| day sessions will be held in the new
church. while at night the body will
probably meet in the chapel of Rich
rond College. where the sessions OF
| the woman's society will also be held.
Business Session.
i Business sessions Will be held each
| day at $50 A. NJ, at which the reports
lsof the boards of foreign missions. home
| missions. theological seminary, orphans
! home and publication and OF the COM
mittee on book of worship and other
committees will be heard. Organiza-
J, ton and election of officers will be on
the second day.
Evening services will be as follows:
Observation-Disclosures on home mis-
sions by Rev. John Hall, Gastonia. n.
c.: address on foreign missions by
Rev. c. X. Hunton. Salem, Va.
Thursday-Address on Inner Mis-
sions," by Rev c. E. Weltner, D. D., of
Columbia. S. c. Address on Orphans
Home,'' by Rev. A. D. r. Hancher,
: stanton, Va.
:. Friday - Address on Genealogical
Seminary, by Rev. 7. w. Shealy, Guy
ton, Ga Address on publication" by
Rev. George H. Cox, D. D.. Of Glass.
N. C.
Among the important questions that
= will come before the synod will be
4 the location of female college: the
: establishment of theological semi
! nary in the South, and the establish
: ment Of home for deacons.
Local Arrangements.
= = Rev. j. j. Scherer, Jr., pastor of the
First English Evangelical Lutheran
n Church. is seeing to the local arrange
. ments for the convention. He is be-
= ing assisted by Jacob Umlauf. who
will have charge of the social and en-.
Itertainment features. Mr.. Scherer ant
a. Mr.. UmlaQf leave this morning to at
tend the meeting of the Virginia Sy-
\ nod, which convenes in ShepherdstoWn
i w. Va, this afternoon for three
d days session.
: The objects and aims Of the . nitee
. Synod as set forth in resolutions pre-
yiousIv adopted are the outward ex
:, preston Of the spiritual unity Of tn
: synods concerned mutual strengthen
I ing of faith and confession; unihcatio =
il Of ali L,utherans in one orthdox faith
and mutual corporation N the Pr
- tha church. as books Of WORSHIP
l lit theological seminaries, char T
liable institutions. immisrah 1, s ,on,
Re missions, foreign and important nom
s missionary operations.