The Washington times., 1913-01-18
Lutheran

The many friends of the Rev. Paul
a Mcneil. pastor of the Concordin
Evangelical Lutheran Church. Twen-
tieth and G streets northwest, will be
grieved to learn of his illness with ty-
phoid fever He will be relieved of
his pastoral work by the Rev. o. Nuss-
man, connected with the mission work
in India, under the direction OF the
foreign mission board OF the German
Evangelical Synod, OF North America,
of which DR.. Mcneil is president.
Attention is again called to the di-
vine services in connection with the
eigt,eth anniversary of Concordia
Church. which will be as follows:
Morning services in German by the
Rev. c. w. Locher, of st. Matthews
Church, Baltimore, Md. whose theme
will be Birthday Wishes Holy COM
munion will be served in connection
with the morning services. Evening
services will be conducted In English
fby the Rev. K. G. Kuenzler, of st.
Johns Evanelical Lutheran Church.
Lombard street, Baltimore. The even
ing services commencing at 7:i5 o'clock.
will be In connection with the deacon
ess work" OF the church.
A special program has been PROVIDED
and a cordial invitation to attend these
services has been extended to all.
A, meeting of the Headquarters
COMMITTEES Anti-Saloon League OF the
District of Columbia held last Tuesday
the following were appointed chatrmen oil
| the various committees. each chairman
to nominate the members OF MS COM
mittee: Z,
MacI cod, d, D.; cooperation. James L.
Blaine: literature, the Rev. A. w
Spooner, D.. D.; press. the Rev. {. h
| Butler: law enforcement the attorne!
for the league. A. E. Shoemaker ESQ.,.
auditing. James l.. Ewin. The league
announces a mass meeting In the Inter.
est of the Jones-Works' excise bill fol
| Tuesday, January Is. at O'Clock. al
| Wesley M e. Church. Fifth and +
| streets. Hon. John ID. WORKS Senator
| of the United States from California
| Will preside. Addresses will be delivered
| by Senator Wesley L. Jones or wash
| ington and Hon. Morris Sheppard. Re-
| preventative freyn Texas.
The woman's Home and Foreign Mis-.
honary Society OF the Keller Memorial
Church, the Rev. G. p. Wfles. pastor
| recently sent a box of useful articles
valued at $780, together with a check. to
| a missionary's family in South Dakota.
all the other missionary societies oil
the city sharing In this useful and time
ly gift.
Although the established church OF
Russia Is the orthodox Greek Church
one OF the Catholic churches which
| do not acknowledge the supremacy
of the Roman Pontiff and all Russian
| subjects are compelled to belong to IL
exception Is made in favor OF the
Lutherans. who generally live In the
| Baltic provinces. and OF whom there
are 400 000, divided up into st2 parish.
es. with l.42S churches served by Isl
ministers.
The home mission work OF the tu-
| theran church of America Is primariiy
| among immigrants from northern
| Europe and their decentralization
| Germany. Sweden, Norway and Den
mark. Notwithstanding. an encourag'
ing work among the Italians has been
| in progress In West HoboEen, n: j.,
| for several years. A deaconess from
| the motherhouse In Baltimore has jus:
been assigned as assistant to Pastor
A. Bougarzone. under the supervision
| OF the Rev. G. A. Ripley, OF West Ho-
boken and OF the board OF home mis-.
| sions. The work will be supported
by the Woman's Home and Foreisn
missionary Society OF the general ~
nod.