The Washington times., 1911-06-12
T|NGE OF SADNESS
MARKS SESSION Of
LUTHERAN SYNOD
Son of Illinois Pastor, At
tending Convention, Is
Killed by Train.

A tinge of sadness was given to the
General Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran churches today, by the an
nouncement that the Rev. p. c. Croll
of Beardstown, ILL.,, has been excused
so he could go to Philadelphia to
meet the dead body of his son.
DIR. CroIl is the pastor of the Luth-
Grams Church at Beardstown and his
son Alden, sixteen years old, was
killed on Saturday night while on a
straw ride given by the young people
of the church. His other son, Paul,
was seriously injured, but is expected
to recover. The accident was caused
by locomotive striking the wagon
which contained the party OF young
people. The body Will reach Womels-
dorf. Pa, tomorrow where the funeral
will take place. Special prayers were
offered at the opening NOf the synod
today for the bereaved family.
This is the sixth day of the forty
fifth biennial convention Of the synod
and the recommendation of the board
of church extension that the ASSESS
ment on each member of the church
be raised from 20 cents to rs cents,
caused a long discussion and was
voted down.
The board reported the total receipts
for the biennium just ended, were
$197, S12.9S, sixteen synods having raised
their full appointments. Loans have
been paid in whole or in part by forty
one congregations. The board made
loans to thirty-three congregations and
donations to 296 congregations. In the
work of building churches, the board
has received assistance from the Wom-
ems Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety for ten churches. The total as
sets of the board have increased
$9S,041.6 SO during the biennium, and now
are $52,9lS.6S The report of the board
was accepted. after the recommended
ton to increase the apportionment had
been defeated.
The Rev. c. E. Hay. secretary of the
board on deaconess work, then read
the report of his board. The report
shows there has been much progress i'll
the deaconess work, and special devel-
opment in the institutional work OF the
sisters.
Saturday last, in Baltimore, has twen-
ty-tvo deaconesses, seventeen proba-
uonefs and two special students. Par
ish sisters are at work in twelve
churches and six institutions. There
are in the mother houses throughout
the world 1855 sisters. who labor in
1915 different fields of work.
Students from the United Synod Of
the South, the joint Synod of Ohio, and
the Methodist Protestant Church, are
being educated at the mother house in
where there is a one-year
course for Christian workers. Indus
trial and kindergarten work is also car
ried on at the home.
The first Sunday in May has been set
apart in the Lutheran churches as
Deaconess Sunday. and this was done
to create more interest among the
Lutheran people in the deacOness work
and TO secure an increased number of
for the deaCOness calling.
The report of the board was accepted.
The remainder of the morning session
was given up TO a discussion of general
church work. and particularly that of
This session this after
noon continued to discuss the general
business of the synod. Tonight the an
of the Board Of Church Ex-
tension will be observed, the Rev. B. F.
Alleman. D. D., Of Lancaster, Pa, will
preside, and an address will be made by
the Rev. II. l.. Yarger. d. D., OF Atchi-
son, Kan. field secretary Of the board.