The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-16
THE RACE LINE
IS DRAWN IN
DARK AFRICA
Liberian Missionary Tells the
Delegates to Olive Branch
Lutheran Synod About
His Work.
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The Rev. c. Huber, member of the
Wittenberg college board, presented
his annual rport on the institution to
the synod. He reported an attend
ance of S21 students; that the first
Ohio state mission study conference
of college students had been held at
Wittenberg; that HANNA Divinity
school, a department of Wittenberg,
had an enrolment of 81. Attention
was called to the success of the sum-
mer school; the use of the campus for
sickly children; the winning of suit
u restrain the treasurer of Clark
cSunty from collecting taxes; the re-
ceipt of bequest of $4,000 from 1.
x. Funk, and other smaller legacies;
the effort to raise a DR.. S. A. Ort
memorial fund of $4,000; the receipt
of $43,765.2S, of which tuition netted
118.715; that the assets Of the college
were $707 ,S51.10, and the HANNA en-
dowment fund. $166,S17.92.
Treasurers Report.
B. c. Bowman, banker of Muncre,
treasurer of the synod, urged dele
gates to send in their full quotas for
all funds. The total receipts last year
in the Olive Branch synod were $780,
1916, divided among the following
funds: Foreign mission, s2.151.OS;
home missions, $1,69649; church ex-
-
$1.125.40; pastors fund, $491.2O; gen.
,eral synod treasury, $14S.3O; deaconess
board, $599.25; home for aged, $241. SO;
Tabitha home, $165.16; Oesterlen Or
sphans' Home, $799.55; ministerial edu-
cation, $781.59; synodical treasury,
$5O7.4O; synodical mission, SO3.S6.
! Brotherhood Meeting.
/, The Olive Branch Federation of the
lutheran Brotherhood concluded it's
Session yesterday by electing the fol-
lowing officers: President, Rev. A. C..
Miller, Louisville, KY; vice president,
e. B. Knollenberg, Richmond; secre-
tary, J. H. Laughner, Indianapolis;
treasurer; c. F. Deuser, Louisville,
KY; corresponding secretary, T. J.
Quinn, Louisville, KY.
The Rev. w. 8. Sigmund, of Indiana
polls, conducted brotherhood confer
ence on Bible study Tuesday after
loon and at a round table the boy
&oblem was discussed.
Delegates said this convention was
Qls best that has been held in the his
t0Yy of the brotherhood and ST. Pauls
congregation was generously lauded
IL it's hospitality.
Missionary Society.
Forty delegates were enrolled when
he thirty-first annual convention of
the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
6tonary society of the synod was call
ed to order this morning by Mrs. L. C.
,Sigelen, Of Indianapolis, president of
the organization. Mrs. j. L. Gore, of
Louisville, KY, is secretary of the
meeting.
The afternoon session was opened
with a devotional service in which
Mrs. Sigmund was the leader Mrs
Foul Benfeldt greeted the convention
In the name of st. Pauls congrega-
ton and extended the delegates a
haarty welcome to the city. Mrs. Vir.
Einia Summit. of Nashville, Tenn, re-
Ssponded graciously to the warm words
of welcome.
The report of the treasurer, Miss
Mary Klippel, of Louisville, KY, show
ed the society had contributed s2,213.-
t5s for the cause of missions in the
last year. The financial report was con-
isidered a flattering one. The box
work for missions amounted to $40,
which was declared a generous sum
" the delegates.
Made Life Member.
Miss Ada Startzman, whose interest
the work of the society and of mis-
NiOns has been an extended and whole
hearted one, was made life member
of the society.
The report of Mrs. L. c. Sigelen, of
Indianapolis, president of the society,
complimented the healthy growth of
gifts for missions. Mrs. Sigelen ex.
tolled the benefits of conventions and
urged delegates to work that the
young people in the congregations are
held for the church.
Reports of the department secretar-
les were received and the two vice
presidents reported on their activities
in organizing societies in the last year.
/ The following were appointed chair
men of committees: Credentials, Mrs
W. Sigmund, Indianapolis; presidents
report. Mrs. w. Criley. Indianapolis;
corresponding secretarys report, Mrs
l.. w. German, Louisville, KY; treas
urer's report, Mrs. G. Fl. Knollenberg.
Richmond; historians report, Mrs. II.
Hieger.
Miss Marie Thorman, of Richmond,
sang solo. Mrs. Lee Nusbaum, this
city, conducted round table quiz, and
the childrens band of st. Paul's en-
gagged in exercises.
The Olive Branch Synod elected the
following officers this afternoon:
president, Rev. c. A. Wilson, Louis
vile, Ky: secretary, Rev. T. A. Es-
Seii, Muncie; treasurer, b. c. Bowman,
Muncte, statistical secretary, Rev. H.