Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-14
URGE TAFT
TO PROTECT HEBREWS
Ask President to Call Interna-
tionaI Conference Regard
ing Cruelty in Roumania.

The President Of the United States
Is urged to call an international con-
ference with power to consider and
act for the protection OF Jews In Rou-
mania. and giving recognition Of the
reforms already happily accomplished.
and under way. by the new constitu-
tional government in Turkey, and to
take cognizance Of the present con-
dition of the Armenians." in the re-
port Of the committee on resolutions
presented to the Lutheran General Synod
in the Luther Place Memorial Church,
Thomas Circle today, which was adopted.
The movement for international peace
was also Endorsed.
The attention of the general synod was
called to the Interchurch Federation.
The lack Of observance Of the Lord 8
day was deplored.
There is a greater demand for ministers
than the Lutheran theological schools
can furnish the general synod of the
church. 1t was declared during the read
ing Of the report Of the board Of educa-
ton by the general secretary, Rev. DR..
Frederick G. Gotwald Of York. Pa.
Financial Report Encouraging.
The financial features Of the report
are encouraging In 1909 the receipts
from the apportionment amounted to
creased to $63.624. q gain OF nearly 10
per cent. Including the special gifts
Of the German synods. which passed to
nearly II per cent. The percentage OF
the apportionment paid was So per
cent.
In the report Of the treasurer. william
gross receipts OF the board amounted to
SIS. S59.1S. which, with balances on hand
two years ago, make total Of $685.
800 As. The gross disbursements were
So. 133 GO leaving balance on hand with
which to begin the new biennium Of
81. 226.S5
The afternoon session was called to
order at O'Clock by Rev. DIR. Remen-
snyder, president, who also presided In
the morning. General business was taken
up at once.
At the session this evening the address
will be delivered by DR.. William Anthony
Granville, president OF Pennsylvania Col
lege. at Gettysburg. Pa. who will take
ton to the Work OF the Church" Rev.
Dr. Rhodes Of ST. Louis will preside
Says Writers Plagiarize.
In an address on Lutheran Publicity"
last evening, Rev. Y. G. A. Tressler Of
Springfield declared that Lutheran clergy
men who have written books have done
no original work. but have constantly
plagiarized from the German works.
There is hardly theological book put
out in America that Is not stolen, body,
home and breaches, from preceding Ger
man works, or else a mere abridgment
of ponderous German thought" he said
Without question much OF Americas
best known books on the market are
sheer transfusions. not to say translations
under new names. They are books made
from other books"
The question Of consolidating the
three large Lutheran periodicals Of the
Lutheran Church Work,
World and Lutheran Observer
was taken up at the afternoon ses-
sion yesterday, and committee appoint
I'd to interview the owners Of the papers
and declare that the General Synod
would look with favor on a union, so
that all members OF the body could be
Urged to take the surviving periodical
rs the organ of the synod.
The life of Rev. DR.. ]. G. Butler. late
pastor Of the Luther Place Memorial
was brought to the attention OF
the synod by Rev. p. A. Heilman Of
Baltimore, who declared that the work
Of Lutheranism of this city should look
ever to DR.. Butler as its central ngure