Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22
TOPICS FOR A DAY OF REST
Luthersns Celebrate Centennial of
Founder of Missouri Synod.
MEETING AT WASHINGTON HALL
'ucORbe Methodist Church Holds
services ut Homes of Members
RnlIy Day Services in
Several Churches.


The centennial OF the birthday OF DR.
c. F. w. walthcr. one OF the founders
oil the Lutheran Missouri synod. will be
observed by many Omaha Lutheran
churches, and will he observed generally
by Lutheran churches in the United
states, Canada, and foreign countries.
Dr. Walther, who has been called the
Luther of America, was born on October
%, 1911. In SaxOny, Germany, ana went to
Perry county Missouri. in 1859 In the
same year theological seminary was
established there, the students and the
professors themselves Telling the trees for
the log house that was TO be the home
Of the school, until 1t was transferred TO
st. Louis, in 1919. DR.. Walther was pastor
of Trinity church at St. Louis and filled
the chair of dogmatics and practical the
ology at st. Louis for thirty-six years
He died on May Z, 1857.
The Missouri synod now numbers more
than 1000 pastors and more than 1000
male teachers, and maintains two theo-
logical, two normal seminarles, ten coll
leges, and many missions in Europe
South America and India.
Lutheran churches Of Omaha will unite
in celebrating the centennial at Washing
ton hall. at $3.50 in the afternoon. Dlrec-
tor G. Weller Of the Teachers seminary
at Seward will speak in German. and
Rev. Thomas Hartman Of Louisville, in
English. A chorus will render selections
in both languages.
Homes of members of the McCahs
Methodist church, Fortieth and Farnaln
streets, will be converted into Sunday
school houses Sunday, and the pastor 8
home will become a church Wednesday
evening. The church is undergoing re-
pairs and worship in it hardly would be
pleasant sunday. The teachers will re-
ceive their classes in their own homes at
10 o'clock. There will be no preaching
services or young peoples meeting, but
the regular Wednesday evening prayer
meeting will be in the pastors home.
Rev. James A. jenkins will discuss
biblical Criticism and Philosophical
Freedom" at the meeting of the Omaha
Philosophical society at Baright hall, sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. The public is
invited to hear what a minister thinks Of
the relations between the Bible and
science.
Rallies will be\ held in several Omaha
churches Sunday. At the Dietz Memorial
Methodist church the Sunday school will
hold q rally in the main auditorium at
$3.50. All members of the church have
been asked to attend. There will be reci-
tations, music and addresses
At Grace Lutheran church every service
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tend, the church congregation, the Sun
day school and the Young Peoples society
having special programs.
Major General Edward Fielding of
Chicago of the Volunteers of America,
who has been here attending the Ameri-
can Prison congress, will remain over
sunday and will speak at the Volunteer
haH, ia North Fifteenth street, Sunday
evening DR.. Z. A. Van Fleet Of Omaha
will sing the tenor solo from THE Prodi-
cal Son.
The Brotherhood conference of the
United Presbyterian presbytery OF Omaha
to be held at the Central United Presby-
terrain church, Twenty-fourth and Dodge
streets. October % and 49, is one
of a series Of important conferences Tor
men, being conducted in some thirty
five centers of the church.
The leaders in the work are @. e. Raitt,
national secretary of the United Presby-
terlan brotherhood; George Innis, assist
ant secretary OF the Board of Foreign
Missions, and Rev. ii. c. Chambers,
missionary from India. The trip covers
about 5000 miles through nine synods.
The object is to discuss the problems,
needs and opportunities OF mems work.
Debate among Rev. Frank A. Case
of Council Bluffs, Charles A. Alden, and
Rev. Charles w. Savidge Of Omaha on
the question of introducing the Bible into
the public schools will be the feature
Of the quarterly rally OF the Tri-City
Baraca union, to be held in the First
| Methodist church Monday evening The
program will be as follows:
Fifteen Minute Song Service,..........