The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-10

The morning session of the fifth day
Of the forty-ffth biennial convention of
the General Synod OF the Lutheran
Church, at the Luther Place Memorial
Church, was taken up with the reading
Of reports.
As noon the delegates left for Balu-
more, where they will be given dinner
by the sister Of the deaconess mother
house and then attended the dedication
of the new mother house at o'clock
this afternoon. The women of Balu-
more will give a reception to the dele
gates this evening.
The hymn book publishing commit
tee was the first to report, and they
announced the Encouragement of the
music for the common service was COM
pleted and that the hymn books were
now on sale. The committee handed
profit of $2,2532S to the treasurer OF the
synod.
Approves Brotherhood.
The work of the Federal Council
Of Lutheran Brotherhoods, who held
their first annual convention here
last Monday and Tuesday, was then
considered and the convention
stamped the work of the brotherhood
with it's approval, and within three
minutes voluntary contributions were
made by delegates to publish the re-
port of the convention of the brother
hood, and its manual, for distribution.
The new board of managers of the
brotherhood was increased from ten
to twelve. and out of $50 brother
hood organizations in the church 1t
was announced 140 were regularly
enrolled. DR.. S. s. Waltz, of Louis
VILE, KY, made an interesting adj
dress on the brotherhood work.
considered by the convention and the
report was read by H. l. Hess. secre-
tary of the movement in the Lutheran
church.
He said there were committees on
this movement in zoo churches, and
a very active work was being car
ried on. The recent Easter cam
paign was the most important thing
yet done in connection with this
work.
Gets Floor.
The privileges of the floor were then
extended to J. L. Clark, of Ashland,
Ohio, chairman Of the committee on the
laymen's movement, he spoke of 1t as
a financial movement and urged the
importance of it's business side be con-
sidered. He spoke of the good results
accomplished by the duplex envelope
system.
A motion was passed to appoint a
joint committee of fifty for this work,
seven of the members of this committee
are to be the executive committee of
this general committee.
In accordance with the recent appeal
Of the Episcopal church, a committee
to consult with other denominations on
proposed church unity was named. 1t
consists Of the Rev: J: s. Simon, the
norman, and the Rev. P. A. Heilman.
The lay members Of this committee are
w. A. Granville. A. F. Fox, and Harry
Smith
The synod then practically reelected
the old members of the Home and For
eign Mission Boards.
The application of the Guntur, India,
synod, for admission to this synod was
rejected, and the Guntur synod was
body. The Guntur application for men,
bership was not acted on favorably for
the reason that its membership is con-
fined to the ministers of the Lutheran
church, while the membership of this
synod is composed of both ministers and
laymen.
1t was decided that the missionary
work in South America be carried or
by the Home Mission Board and the
Women's Home and Foreign Missionary,
mittee on South American missions is
received by the next synod at the BIZ
ennial meeting.
Off for Baltimore.
At the conclusion of the morning
session the delegates left over the
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
electric railway line for Baltimore,
to be present at the dedication serv-
ices Of the new Deaconesses' Mother
House, which has just been completed
at $500 and 260e West North avenue,
Baltimore.
On their arrival at the mother
house dinner will be served the dele
gates by the sisters of the mother
house and the official members of
the synod were the guests of the
mother house and of the Lutheran
ladies of Baltimore during the day
The new home is four stories high
and has a rear extension containing
a chapel and dining hall. 1t is built
of Port Deposit granite. and is at
tractively situated in the midst of
lawn Of eight and q half acres,