Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-28
.[UTHERANS DISCUSS
STUDY OF. THE BIBLE
Local Minister Talks on bible
School and Its Influence
Upon Character

The thirty-ninth annual Lutheran
Bible School convention Of the Lam
caster Conference of the Ministerium
Of Pennsylvania was held in the Ad-
vent Lutheran Church. Lancaster, yes
terday from 1890 a. m. to p. m.
The Rev. E. l. Wessinger, pastor of
the congregation, opened the conven-
ton with devotional services and Har-
yey M. Staar, superintendent of the
Advent Bible School, gave the address
OF welcome. The Rev. H. Branson
Richards, president of the Lancaster
Conference, responded.
The theme for the convention was
Our Bible Schools and Our Nation"
Article 16 of the Augsburg Confession
was taken as basis of the topic.
William M. Mearig. of Trinity, New
Holland, opened the discussion on the
subject "The Religious Sanction of
Government as 1t Should Be Presented
in the Bible School" Aaron H. Gil
bert. st. Johns, Columbia. started the
debate on the subject Teaching the
Duty of Christian Citizenship" The
Rev. A. E. Youse, pastor of Frieden's s
Lutheran Church, Myerstown, read his
paper on the subject citizenship: A
Doctrine of the Church. to Be Taught
in Our Bible Schools" The morning
session was brought to q close with
prayer by the Rev. George r. Deisher,
of Jonestown.
The ladies of the Advent congre-
cation served fine dinner and supper
to the members of the convention.
The Afternoon Session
Devotional services led by the Rev,
G. Sherry, pastor of st. Paul's, Millers-
vile, opened the afternoon session.
The topic, "The Bible School and Its
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for discussion by the Rev. John Henry
Miller. pastor of Holy Communion
Church, this city. A number of his
parishioners accompanied him to the
convention, including II. A. Loser, Mrs.
S. Fl. Hossler. Mrs. A. III. Landis Mrs.
w. e. Bachman and Mrs. Frank
Yingst. The Rev. III. X. Lantz, with
number Of his parishioners, and DR..
Fegley. of Mechanicsburg, with some
or his members, were in the Harris
burg delegation.
c. R. Lantz. of Salem Church, Leb-
anon, read paper on the subject
Religion and Patriotism in the Bible
Schools" Mr. Lantz Is a Bible school
teacher and Civil War veteran.
In the open parliament Miss Anna
Sener. of Holy Trinity, Lancaster,
asked the question, Should mission
ary Sunday be observed once a
ulohCu! Inc rev. u. L. We1DeI,
lions, Leacock, had for his question
What part should the teaching of
catechetics play in the Bible school %
Frederick l.. Reichert, Christ. Ian
caster, asked the question SHOULD
there be a special lesson for temper
ance in our graded system?" The
question Our Bible school in social
service work" was presented by Pro-
fessor IL. M. Bowman, Advent, Ian
caster.
A lenten meditation sermon was
preached on the text. John, 1912,
Know ye what l have done to you %
by the Rev. H. X. Lantz, of st. Johns.
Shtremanstown, and secretary of the
conference. The opening services to
the meditation were conducted by the
Rev. n. Yerger, of Rohrerstown. The
Nespers services were opened by the
Rev. P. III. c. SCHNEIDER, lions. Ian
caster. The Rev. John D. seegers.
D. D., of Holy Trinity, Reading, and
professor elect to a Lutheran theo-
logical seminary in the South. deliv-
cred the address of the evening on
the subject "The Church and the
State"