The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-11-14
REVIEW YEARS WORK.
Lutheran Synod, Which Met Last Week
Considered Many Church Ques-
tiOnS.

Lone Star, Nov. 10.-The Evangeli-
cal Lutheran synod of South Carolina
met in it's eighty-seventh annual con-
vention in Pine Grove Lutheran
church at $50 this morning. The Rev.
J. B. Winberger conducted the deVo-
tons. The special order was taken
up, that of hearing from the Sta5e of
religion in the different churches. The
parochial reports were on the whole
encouraging: Under this head, after
hearing the statement of Mr.. John D.
Cappelmann On behalf of st. Barna-
bas, Charleston, looking to a possible
organization Of mission pastorate to
embrace, if possible, SummerVille and
Mount Pleasant, it was referred to the
executive committee of synod to inVes-
tigate, with full power to act.
The committee on nominating fra
ternal delegates reported as follows:
To the North Carolina synod, the Rev.
E. Fulenwider and j, B. Harman; to
the Tennessee synod, the Rev. S. F.
Koon and the Rev. r. E. Monroe; to
the Georgia synod, the Rev. N. D.
Bodie and the Rev. E. c. Witt. 2
At II o'clock a strong missionary
sermon was preached by the Rev. A.
J. Stirewalt, one of the United synod's
missionaries in Japan. Mr.. StireWalt
is at home now raising money for a
mission school in Japan.
An overture from the missionary
convention, asking that synod instruct
it's congregation not to count the
money raised by the women on their
synodical apportionnent, was heard.
The report of the executive commit
tee of missions, through it's chairman,
the Rev. NJ. o. J. Kreps, was inter-
esting. This committee has all the
missionary work in charge. Mission
ary operations are carried at Spartan
burg, Greenville, Greenwood, New
berry cotton mills, Olympia mills,
Fairfax, Sumter, Saluda, Swansea,
Florence and Beaufort. This report
was on the whole encouraging.
The most important item in the re-
port was that synod authorized to in
crease the appropriation for this COM
mittee by $500. This was done to sup
port pastors where they now become
necessary.
The committee on petitions an
nounced that letter from Holy Trim
ity church, New Brookland, asking ad-
mission into synod, was received. AT
ter frank discussion the church was
received into synodical connection.
The secretary of the laymen's move
ment, the Rev. E. G. Cronk, addressed
the body, dealing especially with the
financial problems of the congrega-
tions. A resolution was passed pledg-
ing hearty support to the laymen's
movement. the Rev. E. G.. Cronk, ad-
dressed the body, dealing especially
with the financial problems of the
congregations A resolution was pass
ed nledging hearty support to the lay
mems missionary movement, and es-
reciaIly to the great gatherings Of lay
men pronosod to he held in Salisbury,
N. c., next February.
Mr.. J. D. CapDelmann, member of
tho State Sunday echoo! evecntive
committee, presented the following res
olution:
Resolved. That hearty co-operation
with the work of the State Sunday
school aseociation is commended to
the nastors, church members and
Sunday school workers Of synod, and
that whenever possible, part be TAX
~, in tha county organizations look
;no TO the sending Of DELEGATES from
everv county in the State to the State
convention. to he hold in the city OF
Greenwood next spring.
Mr.. T. n. Cannalnann, Of CHARLESTON
orso~a6 tho following resolution:
Resolved. That the me2 and religion
Toward rnove~nnt now receiving Sc
~ions attention in this county, is hear
-:lv cGr,r!endei 10 the nasjors and
members OF our church, and that they