Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-29
MISSIONS MUST De
HELPED BY AMERICA
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the election of officers. All the old
officers were reelected. They are:
The Rev. Charles r. Trowbridge. Eas-
ton, president: the Rev. Grayson u.
Stup, Lafayette Hill, secretary. and
the Rev. w. l.. Rutherford, Philadel-
phia, treasurer.
Synod Superintendent ]. F. Hart
man, of Philadelphia, then made his
annual report, showing the synod to
be in a flourishing condition, with
numerous accessions and increased
membership throughout the entire
district.
The report of the Rev. w. L. Ruth
erford. treasurer, which then was
read, showed total receipts for the
synodical year amounting to $6S.734.92
and total disbursements amounting to
S6l, 1858, leaving a balance OF
S1.566.29.
German Missions Need Help
: The Rev. l.. B. Wolf. of Baltimore,
general secretary of the board of for
eign missions. stated that three ap-
peals had been received by him from
Germany asking the Lutheran Cen
eral Synod for funds in assisting the
German Lutheran foreign mission
work. The Rev. Mr.. Wolf urged the
delegates to aid Germany since the
dlHeTlaTu mas Deen cut OIL from tne
outside world by sending money to
German foreign missions in India,
Africa and China. He says that more
than 1000 appeals have been received
from Germany by various church or
ganiZations in this country and after
careful study of the situation he finds
that a sum of $4,000 a month is
needed for German missions If they
are to continue their existence.
New VVhn will tho xxrnrlr
of the East Pennsylvania Conference
of the Lutheran Church from other
synods were introduced just before
the close of the morning session by
President Trowbridge. They were the
Revs. E. E. Dietterich. the West Penn
sylvania Synod; z, II. Gerhart, West
Pennsylvania synod; Thomas e.
Shearer West Pennsylvania synod; II.
d. Boyer, Maryland Synod; Edward
Dingman, New York synod; c. e.
Rice, Maryland Synod; ]. w. Gentzler,
Maryland Synod; L. E. Henry, West
Pennsylvania synod; Herbert S.
Garnes, West Pennsylvania Synod; c..
Mclean Davis, West Pennsylvania
Synod.
President Trowbridge then read his
annual report, which in part is as
follows:
Deaths-January 15, 1914, the Rev.
W. A. Trostle, pastor of Emmanuel
Church, Friesburg. n. j., passed away;
May 16, 1914, the Rev. Jacob Peter,
living with his son at Philadelphia,
was called home; May 20, 1914, the
Rev. II. w Mcknight. D, D., LID,
president emeritus of Pennsylvania
College. died at his home in Gettys-
burg. Memorials of these brethren
will be presented by members of
synod, who have been asked to pre-
pare such papers.
Resignations-Oct 81, 1913, the
Rev. Morris +. Good, Zion, Ashland I;
November 20, 1918. the Rev. f. f.
Meyer, st. Paurs. Lionville; December
brook; January Is. 1914, the Rev. D.
Burt Smith, Hummelstown; January
4, 1914. the Rev. J. /. Hummer, Tan
nersville; April IL, 1914, the Rev. f.
L. Staley. East Lansdowne; May z,
1914, the Rev. A. C. Forscht, Phi. D.,
Millersville; June 8, 1914, the Rev. A.
H. Steinhauer, Philadelphia; June s,
1914, the Rev. William Hesse. d. D.,
Coatesville; June 15, 1914, the Rev. H.
c. Holloway, D. D., Dauphin; July l.,
1914, the Rev. I. Walton Bobst,
St Marks. Trenton: August 9, 1914,
the Rev. NJ. p. Hooker. d. D., Steel
ton; August 80, 1914. the Rev. w. NJ.
Spangler. East Pikeland charge.
Observation-Disclosures 10, 1918. the
new f. - I1eTLud1t 10 the HlIISDurSn
Synod general counciD; October IL,
1913, the Rev. I. w. Bingaman, to the
Central Illinois Synod; October 81,
1893, the Rev. Norris F. Good, to the
Susquehanna Synod; November 20,
1913, the Rev. II. F. Mueller. to the
Synod of New York; January Z, 1914,
the Rev. Stephen Traver, to the Synod
of New York; January 21. 1914, the
Rev. ]. 1. Hummer, to the West Penn
GNrlX-ania Synn6. Anrf1
tiate NJ. Fl. sKrumbine, to the Allie
gheny Synod; April 20, 1914. Licen-
tiate Earl c. Bowman, to the Allie
gheny Synod; May 81, 1914, the Rev.
r. w. Hufford, D. D., to the minis
terium of Pennsylvania; June 8, 1914,
the Rev. A. II. Steinhauer, to the
ministerium of Pennsylvania; August
IS, 1914, the Rev. Henry c. Lang. to
the Synod of New York; September
2, 1914. the Rev. w. NJ. Spangler, to
the Maryland Synod.
The second report on the synodical
mission work shows that meetings of
the committee were held each month
except April and August to receive the
reports of superintendent. Two joint
meetings were held with the genera.
council to adjust matters pertaining
to the occupation of certain fields.
The pamphlet also shows that there
are great numbers of foreigners in
Philadelphia demanding the attention
of the Lutheran Church.
The report pamphlet contains a cut
of ST. Matthew'S Lutheran Church,
Third and Seneca streets, this city,
and speaks of it's increased member
ship. 1t also contains a cut of the
new Tabernacle Church. of Philadel-
phia, a recently constructed stone
structure. Other church growth and
extensions are explained.
The service tonight after the play
ing of the chimes by Edward Kepner
will begin with the organ selection at
7.30 o'clock The address will he made
by the Rev. Stanley Billheimer on
nCnntrLLmLinna Of the Int heran Chnrch