New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-04
.LUTHERANS TO CONFER
IN NUREMBERG SEPT. 5
Fourteenth General Biennial
Conference Fixed This Year
for South German City.
LAY WORKERS INCREASING
Church Counts 100000
Faithful in Various Countries
of the World-Innere Mis-
sion Work Explained.
from III. Tribune Correspondent

From The tribune Correspondent
Nuremberg. Germany. Aug. 24.-The
Nurembergers love their history. their
art their industries and their church
The last fat IS the special reason why
the fourteenth General Lutheran Con
ference IS 10 be held here. Perhaps no
other city in all Germany has so happy
a combination Of features that make II
OF interest TO the European traveller No
one goes 70 Southern Germany without
seeing Nuremberg and no one goes 10
Nuremberg without visiting the famous
shrine OF ST SeDaldus. The Church OF 81
sebaldus will be rdilying point in the
coming conference.
The General Lutheran Conference
meets biennially. Up to this time the
convention cities have been 10 Germany
or in one OF the scandinavian countries.
The convention OF 1911 was held IN Up
sala. The conference has several aims
II seeks 70 perpetuate positive ana
constructive theology as found 30 the
Lutheran confessions and 20 realize these
teachings In the devotional and pract-
cal Christian life Of the church mem
hers A second definite purpose Us 70
form and maintain & bond OF union be-
tween the Lutheraus Of the many nation
alities which the Church comprises. The
Intention. however, is not 20 discourage
its members from cooperating ID larger
movements with members Of other con-
LESSONS where no compromise Of prln-
ciule is involved. The closer union OF
the members Of the Church n all lands
is considered OF great importance IN
view Of the many perplexins problems
confronting the entire Christian Cnurcn
The Lutheran Church. as Is well
known. is distributed widely. and num-
hers inward OF 100000. The countries
in which almost the entire population -
Lutheran are Sweden. 5.2s5.c''. Norway
. 40 go: Denmark, $500. Finland -'''"'-
600. and IN Germany, where the protest
ant population is greater than oo.vp'''
three fourths are OF the Lutheran con
fession. The Church is also strong n
Holland Austria-Hungary, France anu
Iceland In America II includes more
than . 10000 In its communicate mempeI-
shin and is fourth I'm size among the
church bodies. The foreign mission ac-
,ivities are carried on In all countries.
In 100 the first Protestant missionaries
Ziegenbalg and Plutschau. Of HAZE were
cent out by the King Of Denmark TO In
da.
Twelve Hundred in Conference
The conference will have representatives,
IA ,ssi,ors from all the European couh-
tries and America 10 the number OF abou'
twelve hundred. The language used chie'
| " is the German. although greetings ana
renorts are brought in other languages as
we'll
When the conference opens on MONDAY
o,.arirp september s. the chief address
,,tu he nv Baron Wilhelm Won Pechmann,
n Munich. on More Lay Service III the
Church" The subject is Significant OF a
/ growing interest on the part OF laymen IN
the Church Of Germany. one hhds the
same phenomenon In the scandinavian
countries. Baron Won Pechmann is known
throughout Bavaria as a churchihah'
/ banking king and political leader. lie
| founded the Royal party of Bavaria ana
! is still its head. IL is interesting 10 note
! that in America and Europe alike there
I Is an dNdheltQ l'4l54SH'
does not identify itself with the Church
/ II seems. therefore timely TO have a dis
cussion of the two allied subjects: why
Has the Church Thus Far Gained so Lit
lie Benefit from the Newly Awakened IN
terest in Religion and How May the
| Church Take Advantage Of the Spiritual
Movements in Her Midst and Turn Ihem
/ IN Blessed Uses" The former question
will no treated by the court preacher. Dr.
u Hack. Of Schwerin, and the latter by
/ the court preacher Or. Norhy. OF stock
holm one evening is to be given to the
discussion Of three phases Of the general
topic Luther as a Man OF the Cnurcn
and os Man of the People.
AS TO Foreign Missions
series OF special conferences has been
arrarqed where the practical side OF the
/ Churcb's work will be discussed. Reports
~ the condition OF the Church in the vari-
ous countries represented VIII be gwen
and ,,,athods OF work freely discussed. In
the conference on foreign missions speeia'
attention is given to The spread OF Islam
1 IN Africa and the Responsibilities LAID on
Christisn Missions" Under the head OK
.1nnere Mission" will be discussed the
! work Of the young people. student work.