The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-15
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BRANCH SYNOD
WITH ELECTION
missionary Societies Close
Convention, Electing OFF,
GERS and Delegates to BIZ
ennial Conference.
HAAS IS A DELEGATE
Returned Mission Workers
Address Church Members
at Evening Meeting With
Stories of Experiences.

Members of Olive Branch Synod and
OF the Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary societies OF Olive Branch
synod In convention at the First Eng
lish Lutheran church, had the pleasure
OF hearing two Lutheran missionaries
last night and this morning.
The closing meeting of the conven-
tion is in session this afternoon. The
w0msn's convention was scheduled to
elect officers for the coming year at
$3.50 this afternoon.
q. M. Haas of this city was the
only delegate elected to the general
synod on one ballot. About thirty
ballots were cast in selecting six dele
gates. The three lay delegates are
e. M. Haas, city; B. c. Bowman, Mum
Gle, and E. E. Washington, 1ndianapo-
list. The three clerical delegates are
8. S. Waltz, Louisville; T. A. Estelle,
Muncie, and J. B. Grove, Edinburg
Haas Twice Delegate.
The general synod meeting Is b.
ennial convention, which will be held
in Akron, o., next May. 1t convenes
for ten days for all synods in the
United States. All expenses of the
delegates are paid, and to be elected
Is considered by Lutherans as a dis
tinction. Mr.. Haas was a delegate to
Washington, D. c., four years ago at
the general synod.
DR.. J. c. Heckart, president Of Wit
tenberg college spoke at the morning
session in the interest of the Witten-
berg endowment fund. He was fol-
lowed by DR.. William Haley, superin-
tendent aof the Lutheran Orphans
Home at Springfield, o.
Another Ha1opoto chncon f0dov
William p Killing, of Louisville, who
will attend the anti-saloon league con-
vention at Atlanta in June. The presi-
dent Of the synod, c. A. Miller, D. D.,
of Louisville. said that the remaining
delegate, who will be sent in exchange
with the general council, would be
selected this afternoon, and that COM
mittees would be selected for the COM
ing year at the same time.
Women Conduct Session.
The session last night was conduct
ed by the wOmen's convention, and the
members Of the synod were guests.
Mrs. J. M. Curran of Morovia, Liberia,
Africa, and Miss Katherine Fahe of
Gunture, India, were the speakers.
The women gave interesting exam
pies of their work and the hardships
with which they contend in their re-
spective stations. The missionary to
India has been in the work twenty
years, and is able to see the progress,
which always slow, has been going
forward more rapidly of late
Both the missionaries declared that
their fields are excellent for scatter
ing the Christian religion among the
aborigines. The work is helped by the
increased interest taken in the United
States and the consequently increased
gifts.
There was special choir music and
q special missionary offering which
amounted to $22.44.
DR.. Haye of the Deaconess Mother
house of Baltimore spoke of the work
OF the institution. He said that a
class of sixteen has just completed
graduation.
Mrs. Helen Beegle of Springfield,
O., field secretary Of missionary work
in this country, spoke before the con-
vention Of women this morning. She
meets with the Olive Branch Mission
airy society each year.
A round table on missionary work
was conducted by Mrs. William Sud
hoff of this city.
When Mr.. and Mrs J. D. Curran left
at noon today, the members Of the
women's convention gathered in the
basement Of the church and sang,
God Be With You Till We Meet
Again" as farewell tribute. Mr.. and
Mrs. Curran were pleased with their
reception here and will return Satur-
day to remain until Monday. They
will speak at one of the Lutheran
churches.
Name Committees.
The committees which were appoint
ed in the wOmen's convention yester-
day afternoon to serve for the next
year follows:
Mrs. M. B. Nichol, Oxford, O., presi-
dents report.
Mrs. w. NJ. Kimbrue, Louisville,
KY. corresponding secretarys report.
Mrs. A. E. Rem, Indianapolis, treas
urer's report.
Mrs. w. w. Criley. Indianapolis, his
tor1an.
Mrs. Minnie Johnson. Broad Ripple,
thank offering report.
Mrs. Edna Bunger, Muncie, mission
AIRY band secretarys report.
Mrs. J. F. Kayhoe, Nashville, Tenn,
young peoples department.
Mrs. Anna Newly, Indianapolis,
home department.
box work.
Mrs. William Sudhoff, Richmond,
literature committee.
Mrs. Charles Johanning, magazine
secretary's report.
Mrs. Perry Steele, Lyons Station,
letters and papers.
Mrs. 9. H. Schnelle, Richmond.
Mrs. A. c. Miller. Louisville. KY.
resolutions.