The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-06
LUTHERAN SYNOD
OPENS Tonight
Delegates Here From Eight
States.t Attend Important
Session.
TO MEET in NEW CHURCH
Many Questions Of Vital Interest
on Program for Dis
cussion.

Representative Lutherans OF both
the clergy and 1aity OF the church In
the States OF Virginia, Mississippi.
Florida, Georgia North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee are in Rich
mond to attend the twelfth biennial
convention of the United Synod Of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the
South, which will open here tonight.
Delegates have also arrived to attend
the Womans Missionary Conference
of the United Synod. The attendance
will probably be 500.
The United Synod Is composed Of
eight district synods, comprising the
States given above. and represents a
church membership of about $4,000
people. 1t was organized at Roanoke.
in 1886, and constitutes the main ad-
visory body OF the church In the
South.
The convention will be opened to-
night at 8 o'clock in the new church
OF the First English Evangelical
Lutheran Church, corner Monument
Avenue and Lombardy Street. Tho
ceremony will mark the opening Of the
new church. There will be n sermon
by the president, Rev. A. q. yoight
D. D., of Mount Pleasant, South Caro-
lima, after which synodical communion
will be administered.
To Elect Officers.
On Wednesday the days session Will
be opened with devotional services at
o'clock, which will be followed by
organization and election of officers.
At the evening services at O'Clock,
addresses on home and foreign mis-.
sions will be delivered by Rev. John
Hall, of Gastonia. North Carolina, and
Rev. C. K. Hunton, of Salem, Virginia
Rev. c. Z. Weltner, D. D., Of Column
bia, S. c., will address the convention
on Thursday evening on the subject OF
inner missions, and Rev A. D. Hanch-
err, of Stanton Va, on the subject Of
the Orphan Home.
be Rev. T. w. Shealy, OF Guyton, Ga,
and Rev. George II. Cox, D. D., OF
Glass, N. c., whose subjects will be.
'Our Theological Semi
nary and qualification Interests"
Business session will be held each
day. beginning at $3.50 A. NJ. at which
reports of the boards of foreign mis-
sions, home missions. theological SEM
mary, orphans home and publication
and OF the committee on Book of Wor-
ship and other committees Will be
heard.
The evening sessions. with the ex
ception Of tho opening service this eve
ming. will be field IN the chapel OF
Richmond College. Broad and LON
hardy Streets. The day sessions and
this evenings service will be held In
the Sunday school room OF the new
hardy Street.
Womnn's Conference.
The Woman's Missionary Conference
will be opened on Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock, with devotional services |
conducted by Mrs o. j. kreps. Column !
bia, S. C. The program is as follows:
Organization. chorus of greeting |
from Richmond congregation. North |
Carolina, South Carolina. Tennessee.
Virginia, Southwestern Virginia. Hols-
ton and Mississippi synods. and from
other bodies response by the presi-
dent, presidents report, appointment I
OF committees, report OF corresponding |
secretary. report OF thank offering !
secretary. discussion of reports.
1890 a. NJ. to 1890 p. M.-NIisson |
study class, conducted by Miss Sarah |
Van Gundy, Washington. D. c..
2:30 P. M.--Devotional service, re- (
port of general literature committee.
report of editor OF Woman's Mission
airy. department of Lutheran Church |
visitor discussion OF reports. messages |
from president OF synod. Rev. A. ]. |
stiewalt, Kumomota. Japan; president |
81 the board Of home missions, presi-
dent of the board of foreign missions.
editor OF the Lutheran Church Visitor. |
secretary of the laynens movement. |
Thursdays program Is as follows:
10 A M-Deyotiona1 service. con-
lucted by Mrs r. Cronk. Columbia. S.
s.; mission study class, conducted by
Miss Sarah Van Gundy: the work OF
the field secretary, Miss Gertrude
Simpson, Prosperity. S. c.: thank-of-
fering. led by Mrs. r. H. Holland
Orangeburg. S. c.: business session.
closing service,
This gathering OF representative
from all parts of the South
S meeting Of Importance not only to !,
the Lutheran Church, but to Christians
IN general.
Considers Big Problem.
The United Synod of the South is
argely advisory. 1t Will consider all
he great interests Of the church home
ind foreign missions, orphanage work.
is theological seminary being built
It Columbia, S, c., and another senin-
ry at Kumamoto. Japan. publications
interests. etc.
The meeting here will doubtless
eepen the interest OF the church in
eneral in the splendid work Of the
zeal congregation in building its hand
ome stone church on Monument Ave.