The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-27
Petition of Western 0rganiza-
ton for Closer Relations
with Ohio Synod Is to Be In
vestigated.
CLEAR UNDERSTANDING
OF MATTER DESIRED
There viii Be No Business
Session of Lutheran Body
Sunday but Several Servic-
eS Will Be Held. .-|

Inasmuch as the delegates to the
Evangelical Lutheran joint synod OF
Ohio and other states did not have a
clear understanding of the relations of
the Iowa synod with the general coun-
Gil. no conclusion was reached today
in regard to it's synodical relations
with the Ohio synod. The question
was one of the most important to come
before the biennial meeting.
The Iowa synod's relations with the
general council have been very frater.
nal. Other Lutheran bodies assume
different attitude towards the gen.
eral council. inasmuch as there is no
frsternizing between the general coun-
Gil and the general body. The gen.
eral body does not recognize all the
Lutheran confessions. Owing to the
hazy understanding the Ohio synod
did not care to declare its synodical
attitude now.
overiaps Ohio Field.
The Iowa synod's field overlaps that
of the Ohio synod in the west and the
purpose Of closer relationship between
the two bodies, II all matters were
agreeable to each synod, was to effect
harmony and do better work in these
places where both synods have chur-
ches. The union would mean that sew
eral churches would be closed.
The action of the synod delegates
followed the reading Of the report of
President, Schuette. HIS report was
not read In full as at the point where
he touched on the synodical relations
Of Iowa and Ohio the discussion which
ensued took up the rest of the morn
ing period. The president did report,
however, that several large scholar
ships and legacies have been given
in the past two years. amounting in
all to $4,000.
No Session Sunday.
There will be no session of the
synod tomorrow. Services will be
held at both st. Johns and Trinity Lu-
theran churches. There will be two
morning services at st. Johns church.
The Rev. d. p. Ebert of Marysville, O..
will preach from 9 to 10 o'clock and
the Rev. G. Finke Of Cameron. Idaho,
will have charge Of the service which
in German. At 1880 o'clock the Rev.
w. e. Schramm Of Allegheny, Pa,
will preach in English. At Trinity
Lutheran church, the Rev. H. ]. Schuh
OF Allegheny, Pa. will have charge in
the morning and the Rev. C. v. Sheats-
ley Of Fairhaven. Pa, win officiate at
the evening service.
0aeoee.ial a>hanle
To the public school system some
of the evils Of the present day were
attributed, because they do not give
religious instruction. by the Rev. A. G.
Bergener of Detroit, Mich, at the FRI
day evening session Of the Evangelical
Lutheran Joint synod OF Ohio and 9TH
er states In session at St Johns Lu-
theran church. His point was that tho
parochial schools such as are main
tanned by the synod. supplying as
they do religious education, make q
more equal development Of all qualit-
les Of the child.
The nature of the public school,
those of all religions herding togetk-
er. units the school system to give
religious instruction. he said. This in
struction can be given only in the
church and in schools maintained by
the church. The divorce evil, lack of
brotherly love. disrespect for the old,
disregard for the business competitor.
and other kindred failings In present
day life. he said. could be traced back
to this lack of religious education.
He sees in the parochial school the
essential qualifications for instruction
along both general and religious lines.
He said that in all Lutheran schools
the pure word Of God was made the
basis for instruction.
In the afternoon the question Of
changing the location of the parochial
seminary at Hickory, N. C.. was
brought up. After considerable de-
bate the synod determined to locate It
more centrally In a southern state. No
place has been determined upon.